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What was your 1st car & what is your fave of those you had.

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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 13:04   #11
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First Car - 1985/C Audi 80 Quattro.

Cars Owned: 1985 Golf 1.8GL
1989 Toyota Celica GT
1991 Toyota Supra 3.0 Turbo
1989 BMW 325i Sport
1993 Celica GT (x2)
1995 Supra TT
1995 BMW M5 3.8
53 Jaguar XKR
1997 BMW 328i (present)
2000 Volvo C70 T5 (present)

Favourite = BMW M5 - genuine 4 door supercar
Supra TT - FAST, reliable, comfy and FAST!
Volvo C70 T5 - amazingly quick and comfy
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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 13:21   #12
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First car: an Austin Maxi 1500 Mark 1 - the one with the cable-operated gear change. It listed to starboard, had a dodgy petrol tank and 2nd and 4th gears made only intermittent appearances.

Favourite: a toss-up between Sweden's finest sporting saloon (which will probably now go off in a huff because it is a toss-up) and Britain's finest tow-car, as shown below.

If the man from Camelot, or Santa Claus, is reading this - I want an AC289 Mk3 and an Overdrive equipped FE-series VX4/90 plus a 5-speed 245GLT that doesn't have any holes in its roof.
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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 13:24   #13
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My first car was a tartan red 1965 Morris 1100 on crossply tyres which was great fun at the time. Enjoyed the freedom it gave and wanted a 1300 GT next. My fav car was either my BMW 2002 tii or my MGB GT V8 both gave loads of fun.
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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 13:44   #14
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My first car was an old Ford Squire. This was basically an estate version of the Ford Popular 100e. It got me across to Salford University over the pennines and back every week in the late sixties. It's biggest fault other than only three forward gears, was the vacuum windscreen wipers which gradually stopped working on the uphill sections, and usually at a time when you needed them most. If you managed to reach 55mph (usually on a downhill slope) you thought you were flying. lol.
I think my 740 Estate must be the nearest there is to my favourite car as at nearly 12 years, it is the longest I have kept one.
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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 14:12   #15
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I have only had 3 cars but Im only 22.

1. 1998 Poseiden Blue Citroen Saxo VTS 16v.
2. 1999 Metallic Black Volvo S40 T4 CD (B4194T2).
3. 1995 Dark Olive Green Metallic Volvo 850 T-5R (B5235T5).

The T-5R has been my one of my dream cars since I was at school - I used to have 850 btcc posters on my bedroom wall and an original double page advert from a 1995 Top Gear magazine! I finally got my own in December 2007 when a nice one came up for sale.

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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 14:20   #16
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My first car was a reliant robin (does that qualify) my favorite car was my bmw318 that ended up getting squashed by a nissan navara.
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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 14:21   #17
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Here’s my list of cars – quite a mixed bag!

May 1975 – 1963 Austin 1100 full of rust -given to me by my aunt to drive until the MOT ran out
Aug 1975 – Ford Anglia – my mum’s old car
Nov 1976 – 1960 Triumph Herald bought for £50 from a 92 year old who had had it from new and had done 16000 miles in it. He was a bit concerned that I was thinking of driving to Wales in it. He thought that I would be alright just going to the shops though!
19?? - Another Triumph Herald - I practised my basic car mechanics on this – as a student nurse I couldn’t afford garage fees!
19?? -Toyota Corolla Estate
19?? -Opel Manta
1985 -1985 Citroen 2CV – my first new car
1988 -1978 Triumph Dolomite
1994 -1994 Nissan Micra - from new
2008 -2000 Volvo V70 2.4T SE

Most unreliable
- Opel Manta - called the AA out I don’t know how many times. As I was District nursing at the time and relied on it for work it didn’t last long. (A friend sold it for me and a few months later I was contacted by the police to say that it had been used as a getaway car in a bank raid and was still registered in my name! – I had to make a statement to explain that I was not involved!! I was amused that such an unreliable car had been used – shame that it hadn’t broken down that day!)

Most fun – 2CV – I loved that car because it was so quirky, but without a proper heater it was not very good for doing my visits in winter.

Most comfortable – has got to be the Volvo. We always joked that my Micra didn’t even have a clock, so heated leather seats, CD player , self dimming mirror etc. – pure luxury.

My favourite has got to be the Volvo. I’ve only had it a month and after 13 years with the Micra it is taking a bit of getting used to the size and steering, but it wins hands down.
( However if I could afford a second car, it would have to be a 2CV !! I’ll run and hide now as I can imagine the comments I’ll get on this LOL.)
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my 1st car was a '78 cortina 1.6l, best car is a toss up between a capri i had with a 2.1 pinto, twin webbers, kent high lift cam, k&n filters and a 5 speed box or a range rover 3.5 v8 i had. totally different cars but i loved them to bits.
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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 14:56   #19
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Ok, here is my list of cars & bikes (in the order of which I bought them):

1978 Austin Mini 1000 City - Green
1989 Peugeot 309 1.3 XL - White
1991 Volvo 440 1.7 - Blue
1992 Rover 820 Si 2.0 - B.R.G.
1989 Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.6 - Two-tone Red over Grey
1990 Ford Escort XR3i 1.6 - White
1989 Volvo 240 GLT 2.3 - Grey
1986 Austin Mini 1000 Mayfair - B.R.G. with White roof & Cooper stripes
1996 Peugeot 306 XLDT 1.9 - Blue
1992 Rover 827 SLi 2.7 - Red
1993 Volvo 940s 2.0 - Black
1989 Vauxhall Astra SXi Estate 1.8 - Burgandy
1997 Ford Escort Zetec 1.6 - Blue

1995 Honda MT50 X - White
1997 Kawasaki ER-5 - Silver
1998 Suzuki XF650 Freewind - Silver
1989 Yamaha TZR 125 - White & Red
1998 Honda XL 125R - White
1993 Suzuki GSF400 Bandit - Black
1999 Honda CBR 600 FX - Red & Blue

Fastest Car - Rover 827 SLi
Fastest Bike - Honda CBR 600 FX
Best Looking Car - Ford Escort XR3i
Best Looking Bike - Yamaha TZR 125
Most Surprising Car - Vauxhall Astra SXi Estate
Most Surprising Bike - Suzuki GSF400 Bandit
Best Car Overall - Volvo 240 GLT
Best Bike Overall - Honda CBR 600 FX
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Old Feb 5th, 2008, 15:27   #20
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well theres too many to list but here goes.. 90% of these cars never where on the road after i finished with them (mind you, half of them where sheds to start with!!!
some time before i was 18..
E reg nissan sunny 1.3LX black (hand painted by yours truely)
E reg escort 1.4 Quartz maroon ( slipping clutch, tapping like a B'tard)
B reg granada ghia gold (classic but had a broken front spring)
E reg VW polo 1.4coupe S black (the biz in its day)
C reg nissan micra white with sh!t brown int (never again)
C reg nissan cherry with a cherry bomb exaust!! 1.4 GS! (top spec cherry, you choud listen to long wave on the front speakers and play a cassete on the back speakers at the same time!)
F reg vw golf mk2 1.6 met blue (saved me from a skoda that crashed into me)

and after 18..
pug 205 1.8 diesel (LOL)
E reg vauxhall carlton 2.0 GL (meh)
H reg nissan sunny ZX 1.8 16v hatchback version (160 mph rocket ship!)
H reg subaru XT 2.2 turbo white (2nd rocket ship!)
H reg subaru legesy 2.2 gun metal grey(woohoo!)
L reg rover 820si 16v (electical problems from hell!)
Lreg pug 106 1.1 base model (mistake)
R reg pug 306 XSI 1.6 dark met blue(mistake)
F reg volvo 360 GLT met blue/green (ace car, full black leather and all the toys want another!)
E reg volvo 740GL 2.0 estate signal red (previously the old mans)
G reg volvo 480 ES 1.7 light met blue (rusting, dead starter, no handbrake but no leaks!!)
F reg volvo 740 GLE 2.3 saloon auto light met blue (my cruser, used to fit 3 bmx bikes in the boot when going on a trails mission)
J reg volvo 940 SE manual saloon 2.3 turbo dark met blue(£150 in auctions, was a stunner with 70k on it sold on for £600)
H reg volvo 760 GLE-L3.0 v6 limo (hell yeah!!)
J reg volvo 940 GL red (for spares)
M reg volvo 940 SE 2.3 trubo (crashed)
G reg volvo 760 GLE 2.8 v6 (when it finally gets here!)
bikes..
E reg Honda C90 met red/white
G reg yamaha TZR 125 blue
C reg honda melody!! black and yellow ( aka the bumble bee)



the best has to be the 940SE saloon ,it was like new and went well, i could drive it all day.
the fastest was a toss up between the subaru XT and the nissan ZX, both were stupidly fast..

and the worst.. dear god, the pugs and the micra!
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