RE: My First Car
Discussion
blowy84 said:
1983 mk1 golf driver 1.3 (gti lookalike in mars red)
insurance was only three times what i paid for the car!
still,paid for all by myself. certainly looked after it better knowing how hard i had to work to pay for it! had the funniest dangerous fault where whenever i pressed the brake pedal the headlights would come on. wondered for months why people kept pulling out in front of me at junctions............
insurance was only three times what i paid for the car!
still,paid for all by myself. certainly looked after it better knowing how hard i had to work to pay for it! had the funniest dangerous fault where whenever i pressed the brake pedal the headlights would come on. wondered for months why people kept pulling out in front of me at junctions............
My story has been sent in so you'll all have to wait for the story of Suzy the Suzuki SC100 'Whiz Kid' until I'm guessing they get published?
No its not a bike, look it up on t'internet.
My first motor was a K reg Mk1 Escort RS1600 but unfortunately with a 2 ltr pinto (rally tuned though) The previous owner to me was in debt to a guy who did rallying so they swapped the BDA engine out and put the pinto in, be worth a freakin fortune nowadays as well, ah fun days they were..........................
Gary
Gary
I'm surprised that I haven't seen a Mk 1 or Mk 2 Capri updated with a Duratec V6. I think it'd be a nice swap. When I was a kid and lived in Europe, I loved the looks of the Mk 1 Capri. I especially thought that the curve of the rear window was rather lovely and unique. The Mk 2 looked nice, too, but to my eyes never quite captured the looks of the special rear side window of the Mk 1.
Miguel
Miguel
My first was one of these:
A 1600GL in blue (with a slightly different coloured driver's door). Cost me £750 back in 1986. Made the mistake of buying a Haynes manual and "tinkering" with it. Turned the idle up so high, you could put it in second and drive around with no feet on the pedals.
First week I got it, I drove into town on Saturday (as usual), parked in the multi-story, looked round the shops (as usual), then got the bus home (as usual). It was only when Mum said I could put it in the garage as Dad was on nights that I realised I'd left it in town. D'oh.
Absolutely bullet-proof car though; regularly got me from Edinburgh to Watford and back without a hiccup. Once froze solid (I'd never heard of anti-freeze), but thawed out and was right as rain. Eventually, the engine seized up in about '92.
I remember the rear seats being very comfy, too...
A 1600GL in blue (with a slightly different coloured driver's door). Cost me £750 back in 1986. Made the mistake of buying a Haynes manual and "tinkering" with it. Turned the idle up so high, you could put it in second and drive around with no feet on the pedals.
First week I got it, I drove into town on Saturday (as usual), parked in the multi-story, looked round the shops (as usual), then got the bus home (as usual). It was only when Mum said I could put it in the garage as Dad was on nights that I realised I'd left it in town. D'oh.
Absolutely bullet-proof car though; regularly got me from Edinburgh to Watford and back without a hiccup. Once froze solid (I'd never heard of anti-freeze), but thawed out and was right as rain. Eventually, the engine seized up in about '92.
I remember the rear seats being very comfy, too...
In 1998 I had 1987 Pug 205 1.0, 4 gears, flat out at 80, sycro betweem 1st and 2nd was no existant.
rolled a lot, super skinny tyres, poor brakes inspite of new pads, discs and fluid, you had to get in from the passenger door as the drivers side was jammed, exhaust fell off one saturday on the way to work (must have woke up most of the town)
The sony CD player in it was worth more than the car.
was a fun car.
then bought a Clio 1.8RSi, it blew my mind
rolled a lot, super skinny tyres, poor brakes inspite of new pads, discs and fluid, you had to get in from the passenger door as the drivers side was jammed, exhaust fell off one saturday on the way to work (must have woke up most of the town)
The sony CD player in it was worth more than the car.
was a fun car.
then bought a Clio 1.8RSi, it blew my mind
M-reg Fiesta 1.3, 1 lady owner and spent most of its previous life on the shopping run. Then I brought it
There is a picture somewhere of me heading to Pistonfest down the M69 nudging 121mph after about 5 miles of gravity to help whilst trying to keep up with the 360, 911 etc etc. Taught me the laws of conservation of momentum and understeer.
Then I got the 205 1.9 GTi
There is a picture somewhere of me heading to Pistonfest down the M69 nudging 121mph after about 5 miles of gravity to help whilst trying to keep up with the 360, 911 etc etc. Taught me the laws of conservation of momentum and understeer.Then I got the 205 1.9 GTi
but boy! could that thing handle(and it never overheated)
to date most fun cars i have ever owned/driven.My fisrt car - Ford Escort Mk II 1100 Popular - the model with cloth seats AND carpets! Fitted a Weber twin choke carb, then crashed it, then had insurance problems!
My son has just started driving and his dream first car is a Ford Capri Mk III OR a Mk I Mexico!!! New genartion, same old asperations!
My son has just started driving and his dream first car is a Ford Capri Mk III OR a Mk I Mexico!!! New genartion, same old asperations!
My first car was an immaculate Opel Manta Berlinetta 2.0 (OJN 576T?), bought in 1990 for the princely sum of £1,995.
It was a 1978 model with Rostyle steel wheels, red bodywork, a black vinyl roof and manual sliding sunroof. I was the second owner and I recall the car had been Ziebarted from new, hence, there was no rust. The red velour inerior was like new and there was a nice three spoke, leather rimmed steering wheel. The radio/cassette was a Blaupunkt model, while the instrumentation sported a rev counter and ancillary gauges.
I hope the new owner replaced the Pirelli tyres which were legal, but old with cracking sidewalls.
The insurance policy with Highway cost me £250 (TPF&T), although, an 18 year old would not be able to insure such a car today.
I never ventured far, the longest journey being to South Wales. The car was kept for one year before being replaced with a 1964 LWB Land-Rover.
If anyone knows the car I'd love to hear from them. They are a rare car these days.
It was a 1978 model with Rostyle steel wheels, red bodywork, a black vinyl roof and manual sliding sunroof. I was the second owner and I recall the car had been Ziebarted from new, hence, there was no rust. The red velour inerior was like new and there was a nice three spoke, leather rimmed steering wheel. The radio/cassette was a Blaupunkt model, while the instrumentation sported a rev counter and ancillary gauges.
I hope the new owner replaced the Pirelli tyres which were legal, but old with cracking sidewalls.
The insurance policy with Highway cost me £250 (TPF&T), although, an 18 year old would not be able to insure such a car today.
I never ventured far, the longest journey being to South Wales. The car was kept for one year before being replaced with a 1964 LWB Land-Rover.
If anyone knows the car I'd love to hear from them. They are a rare car these days.
i had one of these in black http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT_Marbella
cost £400, drove @ 17 (now 8 years ago!), i loved it tho, first set of wheels and freedom !!
"The engine is an in-line 4-cylinder with 40 hp (30 kW) and 903 cc. This proved adequate for this light car which weighed in at about 700 kg"
Oh dear 40hp haha
cost £400, drove @ 17 (now 8 years ago!), i loved it tho, first set of wheels and freedom !!
"The engine is an in-line 4-cylinder with 40 hp (30 kW) and 903 cc. This proved adequate for this light car which weighed in at about 700 kg"
Oh dear 40hp haha
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