Cars I wanted in the late 80’s & mid 90’s.
Those of us of a certain age will probably have craved for, and possibly owned, some of the following cars of the late 80’s / early 90’s. Alas, they were all just too rich for my pocket, especially factoring in the sky high insurance premiums back then. This wasn’t a wish list (which would have included the usual 911’s, Lotus’s, Ferrari’s etc.) this was more of a ‘can I justify spending that much’ list:
Golf 2.8 VR6 (1991), Corrado 2.9 VR6 (1992), Sierra RS Cosworth (1988), Escort RS Cosworth (1992), Toyota Celica GT4 (ST185 - 1989), Audi S2 2.2T Quattro (1991), BMW 325i Sport (E30 – 1986), BMW M3 (E30 – 1988), Porsche 944 2.7 (1988), Toyota MR2 MK2 Turbo (1993), Mazda RX7 Turbo (1989).
I was in my late 20’s / early 30’s, married with a baby, and driving a Sierra 1.8 followed by a Cavalier SRi
The Cavalier ticked all the ‘family friendly’ boxes being a 5 door hatchback with affordable insurance, but also had the bonus of a sporty image (it was black with red piping and had a boot spoiler). A few years later I progressed to an Astra GTE 16v which gave me the quickest straight-line acceleration I could afford at around 7 secs, but cornered like Sh*t 
However, I still longed after one of those other beasts.
I know that was 25 years ago, but nevertheless I still smile at the fact my Zed has more horses and hits 60 quicker (or matches) those particular cars I yearned for in that golden era of hot hatches and fast turbos
Those of us of a certain age will probably have craved for, and possibly owned, some of the following cars of the late 80’s / early 90’s. Alas, they were all just too rich for my pocket, especially factoring in the sky high insurance premiums back then. This wasn’t a wish list (which would have included the usual 911’s, Lotus’s, Ferrari’s etc.) this was more of a ‘can I justify spending that much’ list:
Golf 2.8 VR6 (1991), Corrado 2.9 VR6 (1992), Sierra RS Cosworth (1988), Escort RS Cosworth (1992), Toyota Celica GT4 (ST185 - 1989), Audi S2 2.2T Quattro (1991), BMW 325i Sport (E30 – 1986), BMW M3 (E30 – 1988), Porsche 944 2.7 (1988), Toyota MR2 MK2 Turbo (1993), Mazda RX7 Turbo (1989).
I was in my late 20’s / early 30’s, married with a baby, and driving a Sierra 1.8 followed by a Cavalier SRi
The Cavalier ticked all the ‘family friendly’ boxes being a 5 door hatchback with affordable insurance, but also had the bonus of a sporty image (it was black with red piping and had a boot spoiler). A few years later I progressed to an Astra GTE 16v which gave me the quickest straight-line acceleration I could afford at around 7 secs, but cornered like Sh*t However, I still longed after one of those other beasts.I know that was 25 years ago, but nevertheless I still smile at the fact my Zed has more horses and hits 60 quicker (or matches) those particular cars I yearned for in that golden era of hot hatches and fast turbos
It would be quicker to list the 80's/90's muscle cars that you didn't own