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

[cywprof]

Originally Posted by Paul Clark

Okay, my first car was a Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1 1.6 GL. White with Black Vinyl Roof. I thought I was well cool LOL. You can see me in the second pic' at the ripe old age of 18 washing my pride & joy outside of my parents house in Allestree, Derby.

My fave of all those I've owned was my first Volvo, a Torslanda. Still going I beleive. Mind you my current 240GL is very very close to it (the one with the 480 in my 'sig pic').
Piccies if poss please.

Thanks Paul,
will get back to you on this. Will post 1st Import, 1st car overall & favorite imports & favorite overall. Import for me refers to non-North American.
later,
Bill

[jamrussell]

my first car was a flame red 998 metro city x, what a beast lol!!

since that i have had:

1.0 fiat uno
1.8 vauxhall cavalier gls
2.0 vauxhall cavalier sri
1.8 8v mk2 golf gti
1.8T nissan 200sx
1.4 nissan sunny (current work hack)
2.0T 940 wentwort est (current baby chariot)



of the lot i have to say the golf was the most fun (more of a go-kart with a roof) and the 940 has been the nicest to drive and live with.

[cywprof]

Hi Paul & All,

Great question.
I restricted list to vehicles owned by me (pink slip), excluded family owned.

1st car:
1955 Chev 150 2 dr cpe, auto, inline 6 (Blue Flame), frost green, AM radio.

1st Import:
1959 Austin Healey Sprite (Bug Eye), white exterior/red interior, 2 seater,
4 spd, black button down convert top, chrome luggage rack, AM radio

Favorite Cars:
1959 Thunderbird Convert, red/ beige leather interior/white top, V/8, auto;
1951 Ford Sunliner Convert, red/black interior/black top, V/8, 6 seater;
1965 Mustang 2 dr cpe, 6 inline, automatic, blue/black leather interior;
1969 Mustang 2+2 Fastback, V/8/, red/black leather;
1979 Mustang, 2+2 Hatchback, inline 4, automatic, bronze/beige leather;


Favorite Imports:
1980 Volvo 262 C Bertone Coupe, Gold/white leather interior, V/6, automatic;
1978 Porsche 924, 4 cyl, 4 spd, BRG exterior/beige leather & cloth,
1972 BMW 2002, 2 dr cpe, sunroof, blue/black interior, std 4 cyl;
1965 Volvo P1800S, 2dr cpe, white/red, 4 speed +OD, 4 cyl ;
1959 MGA FHC, 4 cyl 4 spd, Black/red leather interior, luggage rack;
1959 MGA convert, 4 cyl, 4 spd, Grey/black/black top, luggage rack;


Favorite Vans or Trucks:
1971 VW Westfalia Pop Top with Camper package;
1978 Chev Beauville Custom Camper package, raised roof, 350 V/8 auto;
1989 Nissan Pathfinder XE, 4X4, V/6, standard, Black on Black;
1989 GMC/Chev Tracker, 4X4 (had 2, 1 Red & 1 Grey), std;
1997 Dodge Caravan SE, V/6, auto, 7 passenger.

Lots more, too many to mention here. A list of autos that gave us more grief than pleasure might also be of interest?
regards,
Bill

[cywprof]

Hi again Paul,

You started me thinking about cars that "gave me grief" and cars that
"I wanted". Mind you as a "certified car nut", I can usually find something good in most cars. A few did give me more grief than pleasure. Short list:

Chrysler Le Baron 2dr Coupe, looked great, motor was a mistake (2.5);
Renault Caravelle, good looker, mechanically a disaster, was there a frame?
Ford Grenada 2 dr Cpe, nice lines, couldn't hold a charge, dealer no help;
Plytmouth Belvedere, bought new, great style, ate transmissions (5); New Chev Corvette, blew a transmission took GM 2 mths to replace; just to mention a few!

Cars I would still like to own: Jaguar XK150S FHC; Porsche 911; TR2 or TR3; Volvo 120 series, Volvo P444 or 544; Tucker; 1955 T-Bird; 1975 Rolls Royce; reown: Volvo P1800S, 1959 Ford Thunderbird convert; 1959 MGA FHC.
regards,
Bill

[infinity1]

excellent posts guys! if i can remember the cars..
1st, ford fiesta 1.1 l bought for £75 ran for 18months mega reliable!
2nd vauxhall astra 1.3 gl bought for £50 so reliable it hurt until i sold it (£80!!)someone then used it in an armed robbery...try explaining that to the police...
3rd another vauxhall astra bought for £25!!,1.4 l.. crock of sh** sold within a week for £50
4th sierra 4x4 estate 2.9 bought for £250 awesome car had 140000 miles when i bought it very fast car for its day,double the legal limit in it! stolen from lakeside shopping centre one afternoon and actually watched 2 blokes walk up to it open door a drive away in about 10 seconds,with all my kids seats,clothes in it...gutted for weeks..
5th another sierra 4x4 est 2.9 ebay(early days) job bought for £100 with tax and mot!!
again very quick reliable motor,sold for £450
6th subaru legacy turbo est,£2600 utter sh** gearbox went sdold for £1500(?)
7th volvo 240 gl est bought for £50 from the side of the road! run for about 2000 miles sold for £150 got me into the whole volvo thing..
8th 740 est £150
9th 740 turbo est £350
10th 740 est £500 (gradually going up..)
11 740 est £375 90k miles full service history 2 owners...should of kept that one..
12th vauxhall omega elite est 89000 miles £1500 lovely car but all vauxhalls have bloody head gasket,rocker gasket,issues,lovely to drive and a real luxury car price of this one when new was over £35k!!!
13th volvo t5r hooray after being after one for about 5 years finally one turns up 2mins from my house!!!! love it!!!
there was a couple of 940's ut im stuffed if i know where???
still would like a go in...
alfa 75 2.5 v6
saab 900 turbo old style one..

[James A]

My first car was a 1989 Fiesta 1.1LX which I owned from 1996 until 2000, when it was written off by an artic on the A2 outside Dover. I replaced it with a 1994 Rover 214Si, which wasn't very good at all, even though I kept it for four years; in the end I had to buy a raggy old car (a Volvo 240GL, which sold me on the idea of RWD Volvos) to use when it was off the road being repaired...

My favourite car out of the four I have owned so far has to be The Volvo