Lots of sheds and my new Saab turbo *pic heavy*
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I'm really bad at remembering to take pics of the cars I own, so I thought I'd stick some of the pics I have from the last few years on here to prompt me to do it more often!
Firstly, my first ever MX5, a 1991 JDM 1.6, bought for the bargain price of £650 from the PH classifieds. It had tax and ticket, but a big dent in the rear quarter which someone blind had tried to repair and repaint. It also had a Jackson Racing cold air intake, decat, stainless cat-back and some 'style' bars which were worth a few quid on their own! Mercilessly thrashed for 2yrs and 20k miles, never put a foot wrong and hopefully still on the road! In this pic it is still sporting the remnants of the sticker job it wore to Le Mans 24hr on its nose.
Sold it and regretted it instantly, ended up bying an almost identical car but one which was completely standard and in amazing condition, Tax and ticket for less than a grand. Loved it, had some amazing drives in it and not really sure whu I sold it to be honest, I'm sure I'll get another at some point.
At some point I owned this along with my brothers as a weekend toy. Great fun but woefully underpowered on the road. 40bhp when new, really not a good motorway cruiser but proved its worth at some pay and play sites and Salisbury Plains a few times. Cost us £500 from memory and I think we sold it for about the same.
Bought this Pug 306 D-turbo as a first car for my other half for £400. Great car, fun to drive and so frugal, scrapped in the end because someone reversed in to the wing and the insurance company wrote it off. In fact you can actually see the damage to the rear.
Bought this for £850 as I had fond memories of my E30 325i Sport (Can't find any pics of it!) but I never really gelled with it. Didn't feel anything like 170bhp and the handling was dull as dishwater compared to the MX5's I'd had. Wasn't too sad when the HG let go on the way back from the airport and I sold it for spares or repair.
After the demise of the BMW I needed some wheels and quickly, so courtesy of a friend in the trade I swapped £250 for this big old beast. Just run in at 160k but with more history than you could shake a stick at I absolutely loved this car. Felt loads quicker than the E36 even with a slushbox, and was definately more fun to drive. Lovely cruiser and amazing heated seats but sold due to a prodigious thirst that was probably 90% due to driving style.
So, having left loads out we end up at the end of 2011, and I've just bought a Saab 900 Turbo on ebay. Last owner for 14yrs, and it has been mollycoddled at the Saab garage for most of its life. I'm hoping it is going to be slightly more frugal than thelove bus Omega, but at the moment I'm enjoying the boost too much! Handling is a bit wooly but I expected that, so no complaints so far!
Firstly, my first ever MX5, a 1991 JDM 1.6, bought for the bargain price of £650 from the PH classifieds. It had tax and ticket, but a big dent in the rear quarter which someone blind had tried to repair and repaint. It also had a Jackson Racing cold air intake, decat, stainless cat-back and some 'style' bars which were worth a few quid on their own! Mercilessly thrashed for 2yrs and 20k miles, never put a foot wrong and hopefully still on the road! In this pic it is still sporting the remnants of the sticker job it wore to Le Mans 24hr on its nose.
Sold it and regretted it instantly, ended up bying an almost identical car but one which was completely standard and in amazing condition, Tax and ticket for less than a grand. Loved it, had some amazing drives in it and not really sure whu I sold it to be honest, I'm sure I'll get another at some point.
At some point I owned this along with my brothers as a weekend toy. Great fun but woefully underpowered on the road. 40bhp when new, really not a good motorway cruiser but proved its worth at some pay and play sites and Salisbury Plains a few times. Cost us £500 from memory and I think we sold it for about the same.
Bought this Pug 306 D-turbo as a first car for my other half for £400. Great car, fun to drive and so frugal, scrapped in the end because someone reversed in to the wing and the insurance company wrote it off. In fact you can actually see the damage to the rear.
Bought this for £850 as I had fond memories of my E30 325i Sport (Can't find any pics of it!) but I never really gelled with it. Didn't feel anything like 170bhp and the handling was dull as dishwater compared to the MX5's I'd had. Wasn't too sad when the HG let go on the way back from the airport and I sold it for spares or repair.
After the demise of the BMW I needed some wheels and quickly, so courtesy of a friend in the trade I swapped £250 for this big old beast. Just run in at 160k but with more history than you could shake a stick at I absolutely loved this car. Felt loads quicker than the E36 even with a slushbox, and was definately more fun to drive. Lovely cruiser and amazing heated seats but sold due to a prodigious thirst that was probably 90% due to driving style.
So, having left loads out we end up at the end of 2011, and I've just bought a Saab 900 Turbo on ebay. Last owner for 14yrs, and it has been mollycoddled at the Saab garage for most of its life. I'm hoping it is going to be slightly more frugal than the
Nice collection. I had an early 9-3 and it was quite woolly. Not that great on fuel either, even though the engines are branded 'eco-power'. I guess it was 200bhp and as you say, enjoying the boost too much.
Have you checked the bulkhead on it at all? Common problem which I never really checked out on mine fully.
Have you checked the bulkhead on it at all? Common problem which I never really checked out on mine fully.
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