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What was your first car?

ThreadKiller
ThreadKiller Posts: 8,638
edited November 2006 in General Charlton
mine was a vauxhall cavalier mkI-orange.
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  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    first i drove was a 1.0 peugeot 106 "champion" that just about got us to college every day with a bit of persuasion, in fact, it may have been under 1.0!
    first car i actually bought was a 1.6 ford focus.
    dont have a car now. :-(
  • kigelia
    kigelia Posts: 2,583
    Only learnt to drive 5 years ago. First car I drove was the blue Corsa the wife drove at the time.
  • righthandbackward
    righthandbackward Posts: 180
    my first car was a fiat panda 1.0l, shoddy build quality, terrible gearbox, an all-round shocking car, but will always hold a special place in my heart.

    then i had a peugeot 205 "junior", that was definitely less than 1.0l, but it had go-faster stripes which made all the difference...well downhill it did
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    If memory serves me right it was a silver Ford Orion 1.6GL. Quite a pokey little number as I recall without the ridiculous XR3i insurance costs despite having the same engine. I think it was a 1986/C plate.
  • carlingaddick
    carlingaddick Posts: 1,030
    a nova 1.2.. then upgraded to a Nova GTE (my boy racer years!) loved that car
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    An 8yr old chocolate brown 1.0 mk1 Metro City (the cheapie bottom of the range model). It had been imported from Ireland so was even more susceptible to rust than one that had lived in the UK it's whole life!
  • Charlton Dan
    Charlton Dan Posts: 4,937
    A white 205 GTi 1.9.....

    Bought it from my middle aged neighbour for £1000 (with only 7k on the clock) and ended up paying £1500 a year 3rd party!

    Had it retuned, put a dump valve on it and a new exhaust system that gave me about 10% extra BHP

    Used to love thrashing the pants off XR2is and 3is, Renault 19 16vs, Golf GTis..........And even once did a Porsche up Welling High Street at about 3am on the way back from T's in Erith.

    Proper boy racer!
  • DA_6
    DA_6 Posts: 124
    A sky blue Nissan Micra, the steering wheel was bigger than a buses streering wheel !!
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    A 1978 bright yellow mini.... with an 850cc engine. I have no idea how that thing managed to move with me in it!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,718
    Mark 1 Ford Cortina

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  • carlingaddick
    carlingaddick Posts: 1,030
    my bro in law still has his original mk 1 cortina.. hasnt driven it in years tho.. just makes sure the engine gets an airing every now & then..
    its in mint condition......
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Ford Escort Mk I

    KMM 806k
  • pickwick
    pickwick Posts: 1,649
    MMY816P

    A tahiti blue Mini 1000, like a go-kart, never actually broke down but had all sorts of electrical problems, and I understand the wiring loom went up in flames shortly after selling it.
  • Charlton Dan
    Charlton Dan Posts: 4,937
    How do you two remember your regs'?

    I cant even remember my current one and we've had the car for 2 years!!
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Lime green VW 1.something with rust patches and body filler from a previous shunt.

    Reg: KGW 709P
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    The mini was UBW666T, yep 666.... I did ok though until the engine mountings snapped, leaving the engine sat on the road....
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    My first car was a present from my late great sister, a fiat uno 1.0 i.e. Great car! I remember when i part exed it for a chincwachento (or however you spell it) a few years later it was broken down wouldnt start in the car park of the guy earl of warwick where i used to drink always, me, my old man and uncle pushed it accross the road to san siro fiat dealer, left it in a space ( it wouldnt even start) and drove out in my new car! Because they had already valued it, they just asked where it was parked and didnt want to see it, and that was that! quality
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    edited November 2006
    [cite]Posted By: CharltonDan[/cite]How do you two remember your regs'?

    I cant even remember my current one and we've had the car for 2 years!!

    My current cars are the 12th and 13th I've owned. I can remember all the registration numbers. In fact I can remember all my wife's registration numbers since she started driving a Herald I got her (SGN 201F) and the ones by parents owned all the way back to a 1963 Anglia, which was LOU 643 until I left home (you'd probably get about £5k for that number plate now).

    Haven't got a clue what my mobile number is though.
  • Charlton Dan
    Charlton Dan Posts: 4,937
    [cite]Posted By: Addickted[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: CharltonDan[/cite]How do you two remember your regs'?

    I cant even remember my current one and we've had the car for 2 years!!

    My current cars are the 12th and 13th I've owned. I can remember all the registration numbers. In fact I can remember all my wife's registration numbers since she started driving a Herald I got her (SGN 201F) and the ones by parents owned all the way back to a 1963 Anglia, which was LOU 643 until I left home (you'd probably get about £5k for that number plate now).

    Haven't got a clue what my mobile number is though.

    No wonder were know as Trainspotters ;-)
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    I still got all my old rear no plates that i kept from all my old cars as memorabilia, so i no mine!

    My old 205 gti 1.9, was H47 OGLY or H470 GLY whichever you wanna put it!

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  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    I can also confess as to previously owning a 205 1.9GTI mine was dark metallic Sorrento Green though. Electrically quick.
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    Yellow MK3 escort which I bought for £300 - took me to Sheff Weds and Man City away as well.
  • PalaceHater
    PalaceHater Posts: 697
    Renault Clio
    Navy Blue !
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,926
    Dark bluey, black Golf Driver, H442 YGC
  • Charlton_Charlie
    Charlton_Charlie Posts: 1,430
    Canary Yellow Vauxhall Astra 1300s (with two doors, cos it was a sports car!)...17 years old and ready for the world...used to drive into sixth form like it was the nuts.....then it fell apart...big step up from the Honda MB5 that I had been riding for the previous year or so

    ETY 340W
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    A Navy Blue Morris 1100 with a steering wheel as big as one you'd find on a bus!!!

    Closely followed by Mark II Cortina, Mark I Capri, Mark II JPS Capri, and then Cavallier.
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    [cite]Posted By: 04_MCS[/cite]My first car was a present from my late great sister, a fiat uno 1.0 i.e. Great car! I remember when i part exed it for a chincwachento (or however you spell it) a few years later it was broken down wouldnt start in the car park of the guy earl of warwick where i used to drink always, me, my old man and uncle pushed it accross the road to san siro fiat dealer, left it in a space ( it wouldnt even start) and drove out in my new car! Because they had already valued it, they just asked where it was parked and didnt want to see it, and that was that! quality

    You bought a Cinquecento?!?! You've have just lost all respect on this board mate..... and there was me thinking you were a proper 'dude' !!!

    ;-)
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    dude, i was a mere young wippasnapper 18! We all do these silly things! i think!
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,690
    Avenger
  • les_says
    les_says Posts: 934
    never driven a car in me life.....

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