What did you own before scoob
04 July 2000, 02:00 PM
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1962 Morris Minor Traveller (wood panels, moss & mushrooms included!) - great for practising four-wheel drifts
1964 Morris Mini 850 - v slow
1967 Austin Mini Cooper S 1071 - getting quicker
1968 Austin Mini Cooper S 1275 - brilliant with limited-slip diff
1972 Ford Capri 3000GT - Broadspeed Bullitt conversion - the dog's danglies at the time
1976 Ford Cortina 1600XL - awful
1978 Ford Escort RS2000 - safe as houses
1979 Fiat 127 Sport - faster than the Cooper S
1983 Subaru 1800 GLF - old man's car
1983 Honda Jazz - packet of Smarties to anyone who's ever heard of one.
1986 Subaru 1.8 GLSE - another old man's car
1987 Subaru 1.8 GTi - old man's car with a GT badge
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 130 - getting quicker again
1992 Mazda 626GLX - sensible family car
1993 Mazda RX-7 - not so sensible, a scream
1994 Subaru Impreza 2000 Turbo - aaah! a proper car!
1995 Mazda Xedos6 SE V6 - don't knock it till you've tried it
1997 Subaru Legacy 2.5 4CAM - nice fast comfortable tourer
1996 Subaru Legacy RS-B twin turbo - permanent grin
1964 Morris Mini 850 - v slow
1967 Austin Mini Cooper S 1071 - getting quicker
1968 Austin Mini Cooper S 1275 - brilliant with limited-slip diff
1972 Ford Capri 3000GT - Broadspeed Bullitt conversion - the dog's danglies at the time
1976 Ford Cortina 1600XL - awful
1978 Ford Escort RS2000 - safe as houses
1979 Fiat 127 Sport - faster than the Cooper S
1983 Subaru 1800 GLF - old man's car
1983 Honda Jazz - packet of Smarties to anyone who's ever heard of one.
1986 Subaru 1.8 GLSE - another old man's car
1987 Subaru 1.8 GTi - old man's car with a GT badge
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 130 - getting quicker again
1992 Mazda 626GLX - sensible family car
1993 Mazda RX-7 - not so sensible, a scream
1994 Subaru Impreza 2000 Turbo - aaah! a proper car!
1995 Mazda Xedos6 SE V6 - don't knock it till you've tried it
1997 Subaru Legacy 2.5 4CAM - nice fast comfortable tourer
1996 Subaru Legacy RS-B twin turbo - permanent grin
04 July 2000, 02:06 PM
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hi Blubs,
Chevette HS was a pucka forest rally car, when i first bought it it was a 2.3 twin cam but i replaced the engine as it was so damn unreliable with a 2litre Pinto (a very special Holbay F3 spec one with billet roller cams, titanium valves and followers etc. Reved the nads off it
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It was five linked at the rear with coilovers, big AP brakes etc. Fabulous fun car, miles better traction than a MKII escort.
Had to sell that to fund my career change, a sad day. But i sold it to a mad irishman who put a 300BHP N/A cossie lump in it and came second overall in the Irish Rallycross championship against GroupB metro's and the like.
He then rolled it into a ball on the donegal rally, so it is no more.
Notice you had an i200, i was the Opel Manta Owners club motorsport champion in 95 i think the year was, did something like 28 races/rallies/sprints.
Chevette HS was a pucka forest rally car, when i first bought it it was a 2.3 twin cam but i replaced the engine as it was so damn unreliable with a 2litre Pinto (a very special Holbay F3 spec one with billet roller cams, titanium valves and followers etc. Reved the nads off it
)It was five linked at the rear with coilovers, big AP brakes etc. Fabulous fun car, miles better traction than a MKII escort.
Had to sell that to fund my career change, a sad day. But i sold it to a mad irishman who put a 300BHP N/A cossie lump in it and came second overall in the Irish Rallycross championship against GroupB metro's and the like.
He then rolled it into a ball on the donegal rally, so it is no more.
Notice you had an i200, i was the Opel Manta Owners club motorsport champion in 95 i think the year was, did something like 28 races/rallies/sprints.
04 July 2000, 02:13 PM
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Here we go...
Not that good but ....
'78 Marina TC ( Underated
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'78 Fiesta Van .... passion wagon ( OK I'm not tall !)
'81 Escort L Mk3
'83 Escort Ghia
'86 Escort Ghia
'90 Fiesta XR2i ( 130bhp great little car did 92k in it by the time I swapped it fast in a straight line but those corners in the wet
)
'99 Impreza - not looked back ..
K
Not that good but ....
'78 Marina TC ( Underated
)'78 Fiesta Van .... passion wagon ( OK I'm not tall !)
'81 Escort L Mk3
'83 Escort Ghia
'86 Escort Ghia
'90 Fiesta XR2i ( 130bhp great little car did 92k in it by the time I swapped it fast in a straight line but those corners in the wet
) '99 Impreza - not looked back ..
K
04 July 2000, 04:38 PM
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My list of cars....
C reg Escort 1.1 (Ex police car bought at auction horrible maroon colour with lots of dents and rusty bits)
G reg Peugeot 205 XS (My first decent car and I loved it. 1 owner FSH etc. Got a 3300 loan to buy it and wrote it off after 2 months with only 3rd party fire and theft insurance (During the silly insurance period where i could have bought a 1.9GTi for less than it cost for the XS). Spent the rest of the year paying off the loan very depressing time!!)
D reg Fiat Uno Turbo (Better than you would think, lots of fun, cheap insurance, excellent engine although the rest of the car disintegrated around you. Well thrashed but still easily managed 100,000 miles!!! (Also most police attention in this))
F reg Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6 (Biggest disapointment, never ran properly most unreliable car I owned although handled superbly. Shock after how good the 205XS was (although that was much better looked after))
L reg Rover 220 Coupe (Reliable and reasonably quick although never happy with the dodgy build quality and the fact that I found out if had had a new front wing at some point)
W reg Impreza Turbo (First new car and I am never going to buy a second hand car again, lots of power though I thought it would feel quicker)
C reg Escort 1.1 (Ex police car bought at auction horrible maroon colour with lots of dents and rusty bits)
G reg Peugeot 205 XS (My first decent car and I loved it. 1 owner FSH etc. Got a 3300 loan to buy it and wrote it off after 2 months with only 3rd party fire and theft insurance (During the silly insurance period where i could have bought a 1.9GTi for less than it cost for the XS). Spent the rest of the year paying off the loan very depressing time!!)
D reg Fiat Uno Turbo (Better than you would think, lots of fun, cheap insurance, excellent engine although the rest of the car disintegrated around you. Well thrashed but still easily managed 100,000 miles!!! (Also most police attention in this))
F reg Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6 (Biggest disapointment, never ran properly most unreliable car I owned although handled superbly. Shock after how good the 205XS was (although that was much better looked after))
L reg Rover 220 Coupe (Reliable and reasonably quick although never happy with the dodgy build quality and the fact that I found out if had had a new front wing at some point)
W reg Impreza Turbo (First new car and I am never going to buy a second hand car again, lots of power though I thought it would feel quicker)
04 July 2000, 06:22 PM
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Now : STi III
Before : MY96 UK - Full Prodrive
Before : MY94 UK
Before : Rover 416GTi (pants!)
Before : Sierra 2.0 GLS
Before : Pug 205 GTi 1.6 (marvellous)
Before : Capri 2.0S (diff & prop destroyer!)
Before : Capri 1.6L
Best In order:
STi III -> Prodrive -> 205GTi -> UK MY94
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Before : MY96 UK - Full Prodrive
Before : MY94 UK
Before : Rover 416GTi (pants!)
Before : Sierra 2.0 GLS
Before : Pug 205 GTi 1.6 (marvellous)
Before : Capri 2.0S (diff & prop destroyer!)
Before : Capri 1.6L
Best In order:
STi III -> Prodrive -> 205GTi -> UK MY94
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04 July 2000, 08:34 PM
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Starting with the first in 1977
1. Mini 850, wide wheels, wood dash, nasty spoiler, good fun though.
2. 1600XL MK3 Cortina, worst car I've owned a complete dog.
3. 2000E MK3 Cortina, much better than the 1600, but that's all.
4. Rover 3500S P6, ah.... now this brings back memories, throbbing V8, manual g/box, quite rare in it's day, why did I sell it
5. 1600 MK2 Cortina, can't remember why I bought this one, must have had a good reason at the time.
6. 2.3 Ghia MK4 Cortina, engine smooth and quite but gutless the 2000E was quicker.
7. Golf GTI 1600, were into the early 80's now, most modified car I've owned.
8. Volvo 343GL, family arriving needed something cheaper.
9. Carlton 2000, family getting bigger.
10.Orion 1600 Ghia, nice car until it started to go rusty.
11.Saphire 2.0GLS, hit a pot hole in this one and creased the inner wing !!
12.Volvo 460, best car ever, no only joking.
13.Cavalier V6, fantastic engine in an otherwise ordinary car, lots of go in a straight line.
14.Vectra 1800, much better than you might think
Currently owned
15. Mazda MX5, much much fun, if only it had more power.
16. MY00 Scoob, ooh suit you sir.
Top 5
1. Scoob
2. MX5
3. Golf GTI
4. Cav V6
5. Rover 3500S
Allan
1. Mini 850, wide wheels, wood dash, nasty spoiler, good fun though.
2. 1600XL MK3 Cortina, worst car I've owned a complete dog.
3. 2000E MK3 Cortina, much better than the 1600, but that's all.
4. Rover 3500S P6, ah.... now this brings back memories, throbbing V8, manual g/box, quite rare in it's day, why did I sell it
5. 1600 MK2 Cortina, can't remember why I bought this one, must have had a good reason at the time.
6. 2.3 Ghia MK4 Cortina, engine smooth and quite but gutless the 2000E was quicker.
7. Golf GTI 1600, were into the early 80's now, most modified car I've owned.
8. Volvo 343GL, family arriving needed something cheaper.
9. Carlton 2000, family getting bigger.
10.Orion 1600 Ghia, nice car until it started to go rusty.
11.Saphire 2.0GLS, hit a pot hole in this one and creased the inner wing !!
12.Volvo 460, best car ever, no only joking.
13.Cavalier V6, fantastic engine in an otherwise ordinary car, lots of go in a straight line.
14.Vectra 1800, much better than you might think
Currently owned
15. Mazda MX5, much much fun, if only it had more power.
16. MY00 Scoob, ooh suit you sir.
Top 5
1. Scoob
2. MX5
3. Golf GTI
4. Cav V6
5. Rover 3500S
Allan
04 July 2000, 09:34 PM
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MY96 Scoob (present)- over the moon with it.
1988 M3 left hooker,240bhp.Hartge modified.
BMW325i
Escort RS2000
BMW325i Auto
Bmw320i
Sierra 2.8i 4x4
Bmw318i
Supra 3.0i
Audi Coupe 2.2i
Mk2 RS2000
Mk1 Mexico
Mini Cooper
1988 M3 left hooker,240bhp.Hartge modified.
BMW325i
Escort RS2000
BMW325i Auto
Bmw320i
Sierra 2.8i 4x4
Bmw318i
Supra 3.0i
Audi Coupe 2.2i
Mk2 RS2000
Mk1 Mexico
Mini Cooper
05 July 2000, 12:07 AM
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first car was:-
85 peugeot 205 1.4 gr
92 renault 19 1.4 rn (new)
ok its a renault, no probs with it though
93 renault 19 16v (new)
good car, shame about the rattle from new
96 peugeot 306 gti-6 (ex demo, nice for the first 2 hours until some ar**hole drove through a red light! nice airbag though)
89 peugeot 309 gti (shed, second car)
cost me an arm and a leg to keep on the road, reliability pretty good but rear beams wear, not cheap for another (250quid)
97 peugeot 306 gti-6 (ex demo, no crashes!!)
If you ever want a second car, this is it, its better in town than the scoob, pushing 147bhp at the wheels (175bhp at flywheel) and it was standard!!! handling was brill, driven old 205 gti, sorry this a lot better!!
89 renault 19 1.7 gtx (second car)
rattles etc, but reliable as anything, just shame it was a slug!!!
00 subaru impreza turbo.... hmmmmm the dogs!!!!!
really impressed with the handling, aint really ragged it yet but run on the good stuff from new (sul) no jerkiness etc.
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85 peugeot 205 1.4 gr
92 renault 19 1.4 rn (new)
ok its a renault, no probs with it though
93 renault 19 16v (new)
good car, shame about the rattle from new
96 peugeot 306 gti-6 (ex demo, nice for the first 2 hours until some ar**hole drove through a red light! nice airbag though)
89 peugeot 309 gti (shed, second car)
cost me an arm and a leg to keep on the road, reliability pretty good but rear beams wear, not cheap for another (250quid)
97 peugeot 306 gti-6 (ex demo, no crashes!!)
If you ever want a second car, this is it, its better in town than the scoob, pushing 147bhp at the wheels (175bhp at flywheel) and it was standard!!! handling was brill, driven old 205 gti, sorry this a lot better!!
89 renault 19 1.7 gtx (second car)
rattles etc, but reliable as anything, just shame it was a slug!!!
00 subaru impreza turbo.... hmmmmm the dogs!!!!!
really impressed with the handling, aint really ragged it yet but run on the good stuff from new (sul) no jerkiness etc.
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05 July 2000, 12:48 AM
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How embarrasing, well here goes;
(18-20yrs)1973 Mini Clubman, lots of mods - cool 1st car
(20-22)1977 Audi 100GL5e Auto - Cheers Da! He let me have it
(22-23)1970 Austin 1100 - Swapped Audi for 1100 with me da! Bouncy Bouncy he! he! Big'ends went
(23-25)1984 Capri 2.8i Special - ok but wanted shut when a MK11 GTi 16V wasted me!
(25-26)1981 MG Metro - Pa! waste of space - some kind soul nicked it though - cheers I owe you!
(26-28)1984 Triumph Accliam - Zo's Car
(28-30) 1987 MR2 GT TBar - Silver, lowered, 17" stealths - nice motor!
(30-33) 1992 VW Corrado G60, Awesome! spent £1000's on mods, still not recovered, 200BHP.
(33- ) 1997 WRX STi 3, Unbelievable performance!
Future - 22B (in my dreams!)
Cheers
Howie
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(18-20yrs)1973 Mini Clubman, lots of mods - cool 1st car
(20-22)1977 Audi 100GL5e Auto - Cheers Da! He let me have it
(22-23)1970 Austin 1100 - Swapped Audi for 1100 with me da! Bouncy Bouncy he! he! Big'ends went
(23-25)1984 Capri 2.8i Special - ok but wanted shut when a MK11 GTi 16V wasted me!
(25-26)1981 MG Metro - Pa! waste of space - some kind soul nicked it though - cheers I owe you!
(26-28)1984 Triumph Accliam - Zo's Car
(28-30) 1987 MR2 GT TBar - Silver, lowered, 17" stealths - nice motor!
(30-33) 1992 VW Corrado G60, Awesome! spent £1000's on mods, still not recovered, 200BHP.
(33- ) 1997 WRX STi 3, Unbelievable performance!
Future - 22B (in my dreams!)
Cheers
Howie
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05 July 2000, 08:17 AM
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John,
Forest rallies in rear wheel drive cars........hmmmmmm. I also had a pinto engine in my Chevette. Isn't the fitting of the exhaust manifold the most miserable experience known to man!!!
blubs
Forest rallies in rear wheel drive cars........hmmmmmm. I also had a pinto engine in my Chevette. Isn't the fitting of the exhaust manifold the most miserable experience known to man!!!
blubs
05 July 2000, 08:40 AM
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Golf Mk2 1.3 - great first car
Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver - Aint no stopping me now !
Golf Mk2 1.8 GTi16v - Great 140bhp performance - great mpg - great reliability - pound for pound probably the best car I have owned
Escort Cossie - company car - felt quick at the time but feels slow compared to my current STi
Probe 24v V6 - WHY ??? - Great engine but everything else was poo - sold it after 3 months
Scooby Turbo 95MY - Fantastic - loads of mods
Scooby Turbo 98MY Prodrive - Fantastic again - but missed the "big Turbo" fun of the last one
Scooby WRX STiV4 Even more fantastic !
Driven but not owned :
EVO 5 - Test drove one back to back with my STi4 - & chose the STi
Ferrari 360 Modena - Dad looking to buy one & the Ferrari garage let me take it for a spin (to stop me dribbling all over the showroom floor) FANTASTIC - I now understand how a car can be worth £100k
Porsche Boxter - felt slow - more a pose than a drive.
What next ? Possibly EVO 6/7
Ro
Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver - Aint no stopping me now !
Golf Mk2 1.8 GTi16v - Great 140bhp performance - great mpg - great reliability - pound for pound probably the best car I have owned
Escort Cossie - company car - felt quick at the time but feels slow compared to my current STi
Probe 24v V6 - WHY ??? - Great engine but everything else was poo - sold it after 3 months
Scooby Turbo 95MY - Fantastic - loads of mods
Scooby Turbo 98MY Prodrive - Fantastic again - but missed the "big Turbo" fun of the last one
Scooby WRX STiV4 Even more fantastic !
Driven but not owned :
EVO 5 - Test drove one back to back with my STi4 - & chose the STi
Ferrari 360 Modena - Dad looking to buy one & the Ferrari garage let me take it for a spin (to stop me dribbling all over the showroom floor) FANTASTIC - I now understand how a car can be worth £100k
Porsche Boxter - felt slow - more a pose than a drive.
What next ? Possibly EVO 6/7
Ro
05 July 2000, 01:40 PM
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mine's a short list:
model age
Nova 1.4 SRi 21-22
Peugeot 405 GL 23-24
BMW 318is 24-29 (stolen)
Prodrive Scoob 29-now
one of my business partners is now on his 49th (no.49 = Volvo T5), same age as me. makes up for my pathetic contribution.
05 July 2000, 01:41 PM
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mine's a short list:
model age
Nova 1.4 SRi 21-22
Peugeot 405 GL 23-24
BMW 318is 24-29 (stolen)
Prodrive Scoob 29-now
one of my business partners is now on his 49th (no.49 = Volvo T5), same age as me. makes up for my pathetic contribution.
05 July 2000, 02:11 PM
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49????????
what the hell happened to the previous 48??
I own.. (never had anything previous)
89' rebodied marina
96' cross between TVR and race car
96' american tractor
97' Italian tractor
98' Impreza Turbo
I've always been a big fan of tractors
what the hell happened to the previous 48??
I own.. (never had anything previous)
89' rebodied marina
96' cross between TVR and race car
96' american tractor
97' Italian tractor
98' Impreza Turbo
I've always been a big fan of tractors
05 July 2000, 06:50 PM
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Below is the collection of cars that I have owned with some of the company cars my wife has had that I've driven a lot.
83 Mk1 Golf GTI - good, but got nicked
82 2CV - bad, but didn't get nicked
84 Mk1 Golf GTI (uprated everything) - brilliant - had a garage by now
87 Corolla GTI 16v - underated hot hatch, but not as good as Mk1 Golf GTI
82 Escort Mk II 1600 - one of the last Mk2's ever built - I loved this car.
89 Corolla GTI 16v - see above
85 Polo - boring, but reliable 2nd car
93 Astra 1.4L - Yuck - officially the second most unreliable car on earth
95 Rover 220 Coupe - officailly the most unreliable car on earth
97 Scooby 5 dr - Wow
99 Scooby 4 dr - Wow again
00 Scooby 4 dr - Wow again again
00 Lotus Elise - Wonderful
I can't really choose my favourite as I have owned them over many different periods of my life and the memories are sometimes muddled with other circumstances. Plus everything seemed so much more exciting when I was younger... I'll shut up now before this gets too deep.
Regards,
tiggers
83 Mk1 Golf GTI - good, but got nicked
82 2CV - bad, but didn't get nicked
84 Mk1 Golf GTI (uprated everything) - brilliant - had a garage by now
87 Corolla GTI 16v - underated hot hatch, but not as good as Mk1 Golf GTI
82 Escort Mk II 1600 - one of the last Mk2's ever built - I loved this car.
89 Corolla GTI 16v - see above
85 Polo - boring, but reliable 2nd car
93 Astra 1.4L - Yuck - officially the second most unreliable car on earth
95 Rover 220 Coupe - officailly the most unreliable car on earth
97 Scooby 5 dr - Wow
99 Scooby 4 dr - Wow again
00 Scooby 4 dr - Wow again again
00 Lotus Elise - Wonderful
I can't really choose my favourite as I have owned them over many different periods of my life and the memories are sometimes muddled with other circumstances. Plus everything seemed so much more exciting when I was younger... I'll shut up now before this gets too deep.
Regards,
tiggers
05 July 2000, 10:00 PM
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Here goes
Toyota Starlet (bought for £250 at auction sold for £500 never drove it on the road)
Mk3 Escort 1600L (stuffed by some **** at a lollipop crossing (and it still winds me up))
Mk3 Xr3i (lovely car which i eventually ran into the ground)
Phase 1 Renault 19 16v (Great car even better after prima racing had a play week after i sold poor guy that had it also got stuffed not sure if written off though)
MY95 WRX (just aver a month now occasionally miss the renault and then i press the loud pedal
Cheers
Simon
Toyota Starlet (bought for £250 at auction sold for £500 never drove it on the road)
Mk3 Escort 1600L (stuffed by some **** at a lollipop crossing (and it still winds me up))
Mk3 Xr3i (lovely car which i eventually ran into the ground
)Phase 1 Renault 19 16v (Great car even better after prima racing had a play week after i sold poor guy that had it also got stuffed not sure if written off though)
MY95 WRX (just aver a month now occasionally miss the renault and then i press the loud pedal
Cheers
Simon
05 July 2000, 10:26 PM
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89 Cavalier 1.6
92 Cavalier SRi
90 Supra Turbo auto
95 Cavalier 16v CDX
90 Supra Turbo manual
98 Honda Accord
95 Supra Twin Turbo
90 Nissan 200sx
which makes it look like I jump around cars a bit, but I had the Cav16v with the Supra Turbo manual as a weekend car, then I got the Honda Accord, my wife had the Cav and I still used the Supra turbo manual as a weekend car, then I ditched the Accord and used the Supra turbo as the main car, then I got the Supra TT and used that as the day to day car, with my wife STILL using the Cav, and the Supra turbo as a weekend car. I just sold the supra turbo, I use the Supra TT as a weekend car, my wife still uses the Cav and I just bought a Nissan 200sx as a runabout.
My insurance bill is a nightmare, but its suprising how quickly you can rack up a full no-claims by moving insurance company and seeing what the new one will accept.
In order of enjoyment
1. Supra TT
2. Supra turbo manual
3. Supra turbo auto
05 July 2000, 11:05 PM
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This is the question that shows the impact of family all too well, but here goes:
Ford Orion 1.6i ghia (company car)
Ford Fiesta XR2
Nisan 200 SX
BMW 318 touring - the first of the kids arrived
Volvo 850 - the next of the kids arrived
Scooby MY99
plus a Forester S-turbo for the family
Which was most fun - well they were all great in their way, I probably burnt most rubber in the XR2 and spent most time sideways in the 200SX, but guess what, its the Scooby that get's the vote.
The Forester is a bit of a star as well if you like a bit more drift, anyone else out there tried one?
Ford Orion 1.6i ghia (company car)
Ford Fiesta XR2
Nisan 200 SX
BMW 318 touring - the first of the kids arrived
Volvo 850 - the next of the kids arrived
Scooby MY99
plus a Forester S-turbo for the family
Which was most fun - well they were all great in their way, I probably burnt most rubber in the XR2 and spent most time sideways in the 200SX, but guess what, its the Scooby that get's the vote.
The Forester is a bit of a star as well if you like a bit more drift, anyone else out there tried one?
06 July 2000, 01:04 AM
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82 X ,Fiesta Pop Plus 1.1( brand new on 17th birthday spent the next 2 years paying back dads loan ) fantastic
85 B ,Civic 1.5 S (nearly Wrote it off big style !)
87(nov)E ,CRX 1.6 twin cam (original shape)
89 G,8V Integrale ( second hand with John Whalley RHD ) insurance climbed to £1100,so
93 L , Primera eGT 5dr (black+speedlines )6 months old to avoid depreciation still did though !!!.
Formula 27, Fiat TC1600 still building slowly!!!!
97 P Impreza Turbo 5 dr (98 wheels redish blue.
00 V , Dutch Impreza 5dr Green
1,Impreza 00
2,CRX fantastic engine
3,Fiesta (nostalgia)
4 97 Impreza a few niggles
4,Integrale a classic but always worried it would go bang , fairly reliable though costly!
5,Primera purest handling of all these a good honest car
85 B ,Civic 1.5 S (nearly Wrote it off big style !)
87(nov)E ,CRX 1.6 twin cam (original shape)
89 G,8V Integrale ( second hand with John Whalley RHD ) insurance climbed to £1100,so
93 L , Primera eGT 5dr (black+speedlines )6 months old to avoid depreciation still did though !!!.
Formula 27, Fiat TC1600 still building slowly!!!!
97 P Impreza Turbo 5 dr (98 wheels redish blue.
00 V , Dutch Impreza 5dr Green
1,Impreza 00
2,CRX fantastic engine
3,Fiesta (nostalgia)
4 97 Impreza a few niggles
4,Integrale a classic but always worried it would go bang , fairly reliable though costly!
5,Primera purest handling of all these a good honest car
06 July 2000, 06:57 PM
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Metro 1.3S
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 (18 yrs old)
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 (19 yrs old)
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 again - eventually stolen
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 again
Peugeot 405 Mi16 Nice colour - Sorrento Green but very unreliable
Peugeot 205 CTI
Escort Cosworth (dream come true but biggest let down)
Fiat Barchetta (bought for £9400 in France - sold 6 weeks later for £12200 - gorgeous engine noise)
Subaru Impreza STI 3 4 door (quite simply the best OVERALL car I could imagine)
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 (18 yrs old)
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 (19 yrs old)
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 again - eventually stolen
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 again
Peugeot 405 Mi16 Nice colour - Sorrento Green but very unreliable
Peugeot 205 CTI
Escort Cosworth (dream come true but biggest let down)
Fiat Barchetta (bought for £9400 in France - sold 6 weeks later for £12200 - gorgeous engine noise)
Subaru Impreza STI 3 4 door (quite simply the best OVERALL car I could imagine)
18 July 2000, 12:21 AM
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Thanks for all the responses
Not as many Fix Or Repair Daily Cossies as i expected.
Next question probably should be: WHAT'S NEXT
followed by WHAT'S YOUR ONE DREAM CAR?
My answer: STI V4/5 2DOOR (next)
SKYLINE R34 GTR
Stevec
PS Dave, what was wrong with the escort cos?
Not as many Fix Or Repair Daily Cossies as i expected.
Next question probably should be: WHAT'S NEXT
followed by WHAT'S YOUR ONE DREAM CAR?
My answer: STI V4/5 2DOOR (next)
SKYLINE R34 GTR
Stevec
PS Dave, what was wrong with the escort cos?
18 July 2000, 12:49 AM
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Another old git list - mostly company cars (so limited choice) - but not now though...:
59 Ford Anglia 100E (rebuilt the engine when I understood what did what)
67 Ford Cortina 1600
70 Ford Escort
70 Ford Capri 1600GT
72 Ford Cortina 1600GT full East Africa spec – so rather heavy
?? Ford Cortina for some reason I can’t recall the details of this
Vauxhall Cavalier
79 Ford Capri 2000GL
80 BMW 316 never again
Big gap – working abroad – being driven in Merc
88 Vauxhall Astra SRI
80 Ford Crusader 2000
88 Vauxhall Cavalier written off (and nearly me) by a tw@t who lost it coming round a bend towards me, on that great A68 nr Jedburgh
89 Ford Sierra used to crab along the Mways – but did so for 70000+ boring miles
93 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI stolen (aren’t they all) (from me not by me) - 75000 miles of greeeat fun
95 Citroen Xantia 2.0 VSX 110,000 miles of wallowing in an armchair
97 Ford Mondeo V6 GhiaX all the toys – but shifted though – another 90000 clocked up
98 Subaru Impreza Turbo great – but not quite…
98 Subaru Impreza Sti v5 yeeees
59 Ford Anglia 100E (rebuilt the engine when I understood what did what)
67 Ford Cortina 1600
70 Ford Escort
70 Ford Capri 1600GT
72 Ford Cortina 1600GT full East Africa spec – so rather heavy
?? Ford Cortina for some reason I can’t recall the details of this
Vauxhall Cavalier
79 Ford Capri 2000GL
80 BMW 316 never again
Big gap – working abroad – being driven in Merc
88 Vauxhall Astra SRI
80 Ford Crusader 2000
88 Vauxhall Cavalier written off (and nearly me) by a tw@t who lost it coming round a bend towards me, on that great A68 nr Jedburgh
89 Ford Sierra used to crab along the Mways – but did so for 70000+ boring miles
93 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
stolen (aren’t they all) (from me not by me) - 75000 miles of greeeat fun95 Citroen Xantia 2.0 VSX 110,000 miles of wallowing in an armchair
97 Ford Mondeo V6 GhiaX all the toys – but shifted though – another 90000 clocked up
98 Subaru Impreza Turbo great
– but not quite…98 Subaru Impreza Sti v5
yeeees
18 July 2000, 06:03 PM
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Yeesh! How old are all you guys?
My list:
1997 Got 'N'-reg Rover 214SEi
1999 Got 'V'-reg UK Scoob new
Steeper curve than most... so what to get in 2001 then? As I doubled the power last time, I need around 450bhp next time... perhaps an ex-Felstead car?
Richard
My list:
1997 Got 'N'-reg Rover 214SEi
1999 Got 'V'-reg UK Scoob new
Steeper curve than most... so what to get in 2001 then? As I doubled the power last time, I need around 450bhp next time... perhaps an ex-Felstead car?
Richard
