What was your first car

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:53 pm

The first car I actually owned was an MG Magnette. I bought it for £30 and sold it to a stock car racer for £35 due to the engine/fan/ radiator being about 2 feet back from the front of the car. He said that he could crash into other cars and not damage the engine much.

I passed the driving test in a mk1 Cortina 1500 with bench seat and column change.

Russ59 · Post by **Russ59** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 1:53 pm

Mine was a plastic pig as I only had a bike license at the time, but my first real car was a mk3 Cortina 1.6GL.

gannet · Post by **gannet** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:08 pm

1989 Vauxhall Astra 1.3L in Silver...

Loved it, ragged it, sold it to my sister (and yes she knew how I drove it)... some scrote then set fire to it

Sidewaze Samm · Post by **Sidewaze Samm** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:12 pm

BeeEmm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:53 pm I passed the driving test in a mk1 Cortina 1500 with bench seat and column change.

I remember my cousin telling me, when I was about 12 or 13 - he was 10 years older, that when I learned to drive my first car should have a bench seat and column change.
Took me a few minutes to figure out why!

stupot1 · Post by **stupot1** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:44 pm

Sidewaze Samm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:12 pm
BeeEmm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:53 pm I passed the driving test in a mk1 Cortina 1500 with bench seat and column change.

I remember my cousin telling me, when I was about 12 or 13 - he was 10 years older, that when I learned to drive my first car should have a bench seat and column change.
Took me a few minutes to figure out why!

Absolutely!

slick · Post by **slick** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:39 pm

a 1964 Morris 1100.........back when petrol was 4s11d a gallon

montymog · Post by **montymog** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:24 pm

hi nanu your spot on i wish i still had the TR6 but i wouldn`t swop my roadster for anything

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:39 pm

My first car was my mod'd '79 Mini 1100 Special

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Mods included 1.75inch SU carb on Oselli inlet manifold, LCB exhaust manifold, RC40 silencer. Cooper S front disc brakes, shafts and Hardy-Spicers. Hi-Los, Spax shocks, 10" Black Mamba alloys, Corbeau hi-backs AND a rear wiper !

I even fab'd with my ex-father in law an awesome matching Mini rear-end trailer hence the tow bar

Bought the Mini for £800 in '83 when I passed my test, sold it in '90 for £can't remember.....wish I never had ! God I loved that car !

Happy days

Doddsy · Post by **Doddsy** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:49 pm

Renault Clio 1.2 8v 2006 (NJ06 YPE if I remember correctly). It’s probably been crashed or scrapped by now. Looking back I wish I had of went for something cooler as the insurance was a fortune either way

Edit: I stand corrected just checked the mot gov site and it’s on 82k and still has an MOT

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:36 pm

1990 Rover 214 GSi identical to this one.

A truly miserable example of British carmaking, which I suppose is why it was so cheap to buy at the time.
I think the 'GSi' stood for 'Gob Smackingly inferior' but feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

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Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:57 pm

Chris_D wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:36 pm I think the 'GSi' stood for 'Gob Smackingly inferior' but feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

That was the posh one - my one and only company car was the model below that, a 214SLi!

Still it only cost me some BIK tax, so not all bad.

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:00 pm

patriot66 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:39 pm My first car was my mod'd '79 Mini 1100 Special
20181017_170246.jpg
Mods included 1.75inch SU carb on Oselli inlet manifold, LCB exhaust manifold, RC40 silencer. Cooper S front disc brakes, shafts and Hardy-Spicers. Hi-Los, Spax shocks, 10" Black Mamba alloys, Corbeau hi-backs AND a rear wiper ! I even fab'd with my ex-father in law an awesome matching Mini rear-end trailer hence the tow bar Bought the Mini for £800 in '83 when I passed my test, sold it in '90 for £can't remember.....wish I never had ! God I loved that car ! Happy days

Nice!
I've been looking at classic mini's recently. I'd have deffo had a punt on that one...

MefiEcosse · Post by **MefiEcosse** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:43 pm

Colt Celeste 2:0GT .
£130 very well spent!

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:56 pm

Chris_D wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:36 pm 1990 Rover 214 GSi identical to this one.

A truly miserable example of British carmaking, which I suppose is why it was so cheap to buy at the time.
I think the 'GSi' stood for 'Gob Smackingly inferior' but feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
1990_Rover_216_GSi_(8811043190).jpg

The engine in those was actually pretty decent for the time.

The rest of the car though.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:02 pm

buzyg wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:56 pm The engine in those was actually pretty decent for the time. The rest of the car though.

Yes, when it wasn't overheating with blown head gaskets the 1.4 K Series was a great engine.

I chose a 214SLi because the only other option offered was a 1.8 Sierra that was less powerful and had a higher BIK bill, so why would you?

The rest of the car seemed OK to me, but then it was only just over a year old at the time.

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