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What was your first car
- MalNCH
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What was your first car
Alfasud Ti Cloverleaf in red, absolutely loved that car, handled beautifully, unfortunately the rust issue with those early cars got it.
2004 E85 3.0i, Titan Silver Metallic.
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My mate had one of those in the 90's he made over 200K miles in it!buzyg wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:56 pmThe engine in those was actually pretty decent for the time. The rest of the car though.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.
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My first car bought in 1970 was a 1959 Austin Cambridge A 55 in grey & rust!
Paid £40 with a years mot,after replacing sills part of the front floor etc sold it for scrap for £10 after doing 18000 miles.Next car was 1965 Ford Corsair 1500 GT in red paid £200, insurance cost £200 tft!
Paid £40 with a years mot,after replacing sills part of the front floor etc sold it for scrap for £10 after doing 18000 miles.Next car was 1965 Ford Corsair 1500 GT in red paid £200, insurance cost £200 tft!
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Most of them had head gasket trouble, mine cost more than the car was worth to repair!!Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:02 pmYes, 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.
The Honda engine's were fine though
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What was your first car
A 1986 D reg Mini Mayfair.
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My first car was a Harvest Gold 1973/L 850 Mini. My parents allowed me to buy it when I was 16yrs old as I was pestering them for permission to buy a 50cc motorbike. I learned clutch control driving up and down the driveway at home eagerly awaiting my 17th birthday Before I started learning to drive it properly on the road I had it painted pillar box red with a white roof, had a peco exhaust fitted, bucket seats and a 10" steering wheel - loved it!
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A nine year old 1967 850 Austin Mini, maroon with a silver roof & alloy wheels.
I paid £195 for it, sold it a year later for £225 and it's still the only car i've ever sold for more than I paid for it!
I paid £195 for it, sold it a year later for £225 and it's still the only car i've ever sold for more than I paid for it!
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God I loved that car: memories of wheel bearings being replaced, filler, spray paint, the drivers door could be opened even when it had been locked, a misfire over 4000 rpm which meant you had to stall the car to cure it
10-plate E89 35i, Deep Sea Blue
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a pimp-tastic rover 414i bubble for me.
It was actually a pretty decent buy at 650 squid and 30,000 miles on the clock.. which meant in what would become a bad habit, I sold it for a rover 216 coupe moneypit.
It was actually a pretty decent buy at 650 squid and 30,000 miles on the clock.. which meant in what would become a bad habit, I sold it for a rover 216 coupe moneypit.
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E92 M3 | 981 Boxster S | Corvette C4 | 996 911 Gemballa |XR8 | Whatever else is lurking in the garage
E92 M3 | 981 Boxster S | Corvette C4 | 996 911 Gemballa |XR8 | Whatever else is lurking in the garage
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E30 325i Coupe ph1
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As soon as I passed my test in 1981, I bought a 1965 Mk1 Ford Cortina Lotus. Unfortunately, someone had previously swapped out the engine for a standard one. It still looked the dogs though (well, at least I thought so at the time), but I thought I could make it better by sticking black fur all over the dash, head liner and door cards.... oh yes, and complimented by fax fur tiger stripe seat covers Embarrassing thinking back, but it did get some admiring looks, at least I thought they were admiring looks......
E89 2009 30i Auto. Silver with red trim.
Other toy - 2007 E93 335i with just about every option going. I love being topless.......
Other toy - 2007 E93 335i with just about every option going. I love being topless.......
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Opel Kadette coupe 1.2s in pale blue, then red!
Dam if only i still had it, worth a fortune now.
Very rare car indeed.
Dam if only i still had it, worth a fortune now.
Very rare car indeed.
Bmw Z4 2.5 Si, Hellrot Red, Style 224s, Zorst tips, Cupholders,
SEAT Exeo ST170, superchipped to 215hp.
Audi A3 S-Line.
Honda SP2 S4.
1984 Mongoose Supergoose.
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SEAT Exeo ST170, superchipped to 215hp.
Audi A3 S-Line.
Honda SP2 S4.
1984 Mongoose Supergoose.
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Nice car that very rarethe stripler wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:08 am Opel Kadette coupe 1.2s in pale blue, then red!
Dam if only i still had it, worth a fortune now.
Very rare car indeed.Screenshot_20181102-080807_Photos.jpg
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The first car I drove and in which I passed my driving test in was a 1936 Morris 8 Tourer. This was in 1958 and must have scared the examiner witless. The photo below is not the actual car but is the same type. Just in case you are all too young to know what one is!
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- dr_john
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What was your first car
I bought a 10 year old Ford Popular in 1989, RBA 848, for £35.
It got me around Manchester every day for 3 years when I was a university student, and down to Devon each summer.
It finally succumbed to the rust and I got a fiver for it at the scrap yard.
It got me around Manchester every day for 3 years when I was a university student, and down to Devon each summer.
It finally succumbed to the rust and I got a fiver for it at the scrap yard.
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