Whole generations wiped out
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I regularly see a yellow W reg Mk1 Astra estate on my way to work. Also occasionally a Frontera (the 5 door version), and most recently a late 80s/ early 90s Passat estate. (The shape with the square headlights but no grille). Also plenty of mk1 Focus about aswell. And there is a 95 Cavalier parked in the next street to where I live.
And cars that I don't seem to see many of;
Mk1 or even Mk2 Mondeos, mk1 Vectras, Mk3 Astras, Mk1 Skoda Fabia, the original Fiat Brava/Bravo, mk1 Renault Scenic or even Megane. Rover 25, or 45. The Hyundai Accent used to be a common site too.
And cars that I don't seem to see many of;
Mk1 or even Mk2 Mondeos, mk1 Vectras, Mk3 Astras, Mk1 Skoda Fabia, the original Fiat Brava/Bravo, mk1 Renault Scenic or even Megane. Rover 25, or 45. The Hyundai Accent used to be a common site too.
Funkycoldribena said:
ch108 said:
And cars that I don't seem to see many of;
Mk1 or even Mk2 Mondeos, mk1 Vectras, Mk3 Astras, Mk1 Skoda Fabia, the original Fiat Brava/Bravo, mk1 Renault Scenic or even Megane. Rover 25, or 45. The Hyundai Accent used to be a common site too.
See Mk1 Fabias everywhere!Mk1 or even Mk2 Mondeos, mk1 Vectras, Mk3 Astras, Mk1 Skoda Fabia, the original Fiat Brava/Bravo, mk1 Renault Scenic or even Megane. Rover 25, or 45. The Hyundai Accent used to be a common site too.
Just checked on my dad's old Sierra sapphire 2.0 glsi. It was a great car to drive . Registered March '88 tax due July 2001 so lasted 13 years which sounds about right
ultimately it's either rust or they become uneconomical to repair
I did come across a first gen rover 820 today and couldn't believe how small it looked compared to the modern insignia it was alongside. There was a time when it would have been in the segment above bit it looked tiny
ultimately it's either rust or they become uneconomical to repair
I did come across a first gen rover 820 today and couldn't believe how small it looked compared to the modern insignia it was alongside. There was a time when it would have been in the segment above bit it looked tiny
gforceg said:
The Mk1 Scirocco is pretty scarce, even the mk2 isn't that common.
My cousin has three of them, a Scala and a GT2 that he and his other half use as dailies, and a mk1 GL that he's slowly bringing back from the dead. 
The 1991 GT2 stands out. He's painstakingly rebuilt and restored it over the past 2 years, and all the non-standard bits it picked up over the years have been junked for correct, factory parts. Condition wise, it could pass for a 30,000 miler sitting on a VW approved used forecourt in the mid 90s.
Lovely thing, and still a perfectly reliable daily as well.
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