First car - who had what? (Honestly)
11 July 2003, 05:32 PM
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@18... Fiat uno 70s
19....xr2 crashed
19....fiat uno turbo
21....Ax Gt
25....mondeo ghia
27....golf gti
28....mondeo si
29....vectra v6
31....hyundai coupe
32....scooby
19....xr2 crashed
19....fiat uno turbo
21....Ax Gt
25....mondeo ghia
27....golf gti
28....mondeo si
29....vectra v6
31....hyundai coupe
32....scooby
11 July 2003, 09:12 PM
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First actual car was a Mini 850. I was 14. Rotted away faster than I could put filler in and never made the road.
First car to drive was a Mk1 Fiesta Van. Totalled it after 6 weeks.
First performance car was a 2.8i Capri. I still own it.
First car to drive was a Mk1 Fiesta Van. Totalled it after 6 weeks.
First performance car was a 2.8i Capri. I still own it.
11 July 2003, 10:41 PM
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17 Pug 106 1.0L,did 55mph in 2nd lol lasted 11 days then i went through side of bridge.
17 Citroen AX GT, blew up twice, quick though, close gears, 80 in 3rd, 95 in 4th lol
18 Citroen Saxo VTR, needed a reliable car for work, lol!!
19 Citroen Saxo VTS, i got a proper job
20 still got VTS and currently having a naughty engine built
17 Citroen AX GT, blew up twice, quick though, close gears, 80 in 3rd, 95 in 4th lol
18 Citroen Saxo VTR, needed a reliable car for work, lol!!
19 Citroen Saxo VTS, i got a proper job
20 still got VTS and currently having a naughty engine built
12 July 2003, 10:35 AM
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X reg Ford Escort MK3 1.3L - sold for scrap after the engine went pop @ 98500 miles
D reg Nissan Micra MK2 1.0 - Sold for scrap after the engine went pop @ 115000 miles
P reg Nissan Primera Precission 1.6 - Sold PX for scooby
X reg Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 - Spun on black ice, hit a fire engine and written off
Y reg Honda Integra Type-R (DC5) - Current motor
D reg Nissan Micra MK2 1.0 - Sold for scrap after the engine went pop @ 115000 miles
P reg Nissan Primera Precission 1.6 - Sold PX for scooby
X reg Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 - Spun on black ice, hit a fire engine and written off
Y reg Honda Integra Type-R (DC5) - Current motor
12 July 2003, 12:55 PM
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Snot Green Cavlier 1.6 GL (FWD) toasted the big ends after two weeks so it went to the auction with some Hyvsis stuck in it to quieten it down a bit, followed by a 1.3 MK2 escort 4 door, lowered, weller rims, rally exhaust and a twin choke and K&N, killed the motor doing donuts and burnouts one night in a frosty carpark, so rebuilt it over the winter with a rally cam, home flowed head, dizzy and a twin choke webber from a 1.6 sport MK2 
used to push MK2 XR2's to the ton easily
used to push MK2 XR2's to the ton easily
12 July 2003, 02:03 PM
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J reg Vauxhall Nova 1.2 merit. Only thing I could afford the insurance for. Heap of crap but never broke down and even though only 4 speed I could change into 4th at about 45mph and it would go all the way to 115mph with a slight tail wind and descent No idea what revs it was doing though but it didnt sound good as the floor panel below the pedals was vibrating pretty bad.
Simon.
No idea what revs it was doing though but it didnt sound good as the floor panel below the pedals was vibrating pretty bad.Simon.
12 July 2003, 03:27 PM
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first car ever was bought for £15
a mk1 escort
brush painted in matt black
bonnet full of the union flag
leopard skin seat covers
snow tryes on fronts ( ??? )
wish i still had it!!!
a mk1 escort
brush painted in matt black
bonnet full of the union flag
leopard skin seat covers
snow tryes on fronts ( ??? )
wish i still had it!!!
12 July 2003, 11:19 PM
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1st car: E reg Peugeot 309 1.6
I still see it around - it must have nearly 200k on the clock now
I sold it for enough money to buy a new sofa (I wasn't allowed to use the money for Scoob mods 
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2nd car: P reg Scoob turbo. (Still got it)
Now considering at a 205 GTI as a run about/project... (I still have a soft spot for Pugs
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I still see it around - it must have nearly 200k on the clock now
I sold it for enough money to buy a new sofa (I wasn't allowed to use the money for Scoob mods )2nd car: P reg Scoob turbo. (Still got it
)Now considering at a 205 GTI as a run about/project... (I still have a soft spot for Pugs
)
13 July 2003, 02:40 PM
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18 - D reg Nova 1.3 SR
18 - F reg Nova 1.3 SR
19 - H reg Pug 205 1.9 GTi
21 - N reg Clio 1.8 16v
23 - S reg UK Scoob
Loved them all. I wish i had owned an AX GT at some point though
18 - F reg Nova 1.3 SR
19 - H reg Pug 205 1.9 GTi
21 - N reg Clio 1.8 16v
23 - S reg UK Scoob
Loved them all. I wish i had owned an AX GT at some point though
13 July 2003, 09:26 PM
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Passed test in 88' aged 18, so far I have owned
1969 Capri GT XLR 1.6 (brings a tear to my eye)
1984 Capri 1600 LS (was proper class as an 18 year old)
1982 Golf GTI MK1 1.6 (A revelation after Fords, superb at 18)
1987 Capri 1.6 Laser (bit slow after the Golf, what was I thinking)
1987 Manta GTE (dissapointing performance, nice seats)
1988 Montego Turbo (well a GTI with turbo mechanicals, very fast)
1987 Polo 1.0 (usefull little hearse shaped thing)
1983 Golf GTI 1.9 (GTI ENGINEERING) (Beast, still going)
1987 Renault 5 1.7 GTX (Made from cardboard and old bin liners)
1995 Golf Mk3 1.8 CL (Boring, but first new car)
1990 Audi 100 2.0 (Superb, air con the works, made me feel 55)
1988 Golf GTI 3 Door (white) (slowest GTI ever)
1988 Golf GTI 5 door (red) (Creaky 5 door, never again)
1988 Golf GTI 3 door (Green) (smelt of eggs ?)
1994 Rover Vitesse turbo (not as bad as you may think)
1994 Volvo T5 Estate (lovely)
1990 Metro 1.0 Clubman (not bad for 100 quid !)
1990 Metro GTI 16v (poop)
1990 Peugeot 309 1.3 Look (Sold this morning ! cracking banger)
1988 Golf GTI (Black) (Current)
2002 VW Sharan 115 PD (Current)
1969 Capri GT XLR 1.6 (brings a tear to my eye)
1984 Capri 1600 LS (was proper class as an 18 year old)
1982 Golf GTI MK1 1.6 (A revelation after Fords, superb at 18)
1987 Capri 1.6 Laser (bit slow after the Golf, what was I thinking)
1987 Manta GTE (dissapointing performance, nice seats)
1988 Montego Turbo (well a GTI with turbo mechanicals, very fast)
1987 Polo 1.0 (usefull little hearse shaped thing)
1983 Golf GTI 1.9 (GTI ENGINEERING) (Beast, still going)
1987 Renault 5 1.7 GTX (Made from cardboard and old bin liners)
1995 Golf Mk3 1.8 CL (Boring, but first new car)
1990 Audi 100 2.0 (Superb, air con the works, made me feel 55)
1988 Golf GTI 3 Door (white) (slowest GTI ever)
1988 Golf GTI 5 door (red) (Creaky 5 door, never again)
1988 Golf GTI 3 door (Green) (smelt of eggs ?)
1994 Rover Vitesse turbo (not as bad as you may think)
1994 Volvo T5 Estate (lovely)
1990 Metro 1.0 Clubman (not bad for 100 quid !)
1990 Metro GTI 16v (poop)
1990 Peugeot 309 1.3 Look (Sold this morning ! cracking banger)
1988 Golf GTI (Black) (Current)
2002 VW Sharan 115 PD (Current)
13 July 2003, 11:34 PM
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B reg 1.3 Golf C - Got it 'cause I fitted in it! Didn't drive it for 6 months while I learnt to drive.. Think my brother caned it as when I got hold of it no end of stuff went wrong - Money pit on wheels! Nice handling, but gutless..
F reg 2.0i Cavalier Mk3 - My dad's old repmobile.. Cracking car, bit of poke, frantic wheelspin (skinned front tyres within a few weeks!). Predictable but fun handling, never bit me despite much provocation!! Px'ed for...
K reg Citroen ZX Volcane (8v) - First Hot Hatch (well, maybe warm hatch!). Much better ride, fluid handling and torquey engine.. Passive Rear Wheel Steering (Liftoff Oversteer!!!) caught me out twice but 99% of the time great fun and enjoyable to drive. Trying to sell now as I've got
L reg Subaru Legacy Turbo - Bigger, faster, grippier and yet to be modded. Just getting to grips with it, not as "chuckable" as the ZX but I think I'm treating it too nicely at the moment!
F reg 2.0i Cavalier Mk3 - My dad's old repmobile.. Cracking car, bit of poke, frantic wheelspin (skinned front tyres within a few weeks!). Predictable but fun handling, never bit me despite much provocation!! Px'ed for...
K reg Citroen ZX Volcane (8v) - First Hot Hatch (well, maybe warm hatch!). Much better ride, fluid handling and torquey engine.. Passive Rear Wheel Steering (Liftoff Oversteer!!!) caught me out twice but 99% of the time great fun and enjoyable to drive. Trying to sell now as I've got
L reg Subaru Legacy Turbo - Bigger, faster, grippier and yet to be modded. Just getting to grips with it, not as "chuckable" as the ZX but I think I'm treating it too nicely at the moment!
14 July 2003, 04:35 PM
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First car I actually drove after passing the test was an MG Metro, 1.3 litre. Crashed it into the back of a Rover 216 Doh! Had it repaired and was never the same again. Whole car shook above 80mph!
First car I parted ackers for was a Citroen BX 1.9 diesel. Bought from the town where Last Of The Summer Wine is filmed. That was really good on fuel, even though it had done over 110k. Filled the Metro up 3 times on the way home from there (mate in the BX), and the Citroen's gauge never moved off full!
Ah... those were the days... waiting for the suspension at the back to wake up...
Doh! Had it repaired and was never the same again. Whole car shook above 80mph!First car I parted ackers for was a Citroen BX 1.9 diesel. Bought from the town where Last Of The Summer Wine is filmed. That was really good on fuel, even though it had done over 110k. Filled the Metro up 3 times on the way home from there (mate in the BX), and the Citroen's gauge never moved off full!
Ah... those were the days... waiting for the suspension at the back to wake up...
14 July 2003, 05:27 PM
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W reg, 1.0 litre VW Polo. Not a bad little car, despite some of the build quality problems. Oh and the trouble I had when some barsteward cloned it.
Two years later, I was pining for something with a little more power, so I bought an Octavia vRS
[Edited by Witchfinder - 7/14/2003 5:28:57 PM]
Two years later, I was pining for something with a little more power, so I bought an Octavia vRS
[Edited by Witchfinder - 7/14/2003 5:28:57 PM]
15 July 2003, 09:26 AM
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Passed test two weeks after my 17th Birthday in 1990, 3 weeks hence, my father teaching me a little humility bought me from some family firends a B-reg Lada 1500 Estate, in bright yellow with a brown vinyl roof.
Sure as **** taught me who my friends were, anyone who wasn't refused to be seen in it. In the end I had it for four months, thrashed the nuts off it, Mk2 Escorts were easy meat for it, as it would rev to 8000rpm, admittedly there was a we bit of valve bounce, but it never blew up. Lots of tail-out rally style driving down forest tracks was enjoyed. After that I had to put up with a nearly-new Metro 1.0, I think my parents thought I was going to kill myself in the Lada, which, is probably about right.
It was the only car we ever turned a profit on, bought for £800, sold for £1000.
Sure as **** taught me who my friends were, anyone who wasn't refused to be seen in it. In the end I had it for four months, thrashed the nuts off it, Mk2 Escorts were easy meat for it, as it would rev to 8000rpm, admittedly there was a we bit of valve bounce, but it never blew up. Lots of tail-out rally style driving down forest tracks was enjoyed. After that I had to put up with a nearly-new Metro 1.0, I think my parents thought I was going to kill myself in the Lada, which, is probably about right.
It was the only car we ever turned a profit on, bought for £800, sold for £1000.
