My Car History (17-19)
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Hi Pistonheaders,
Really enjoy reading other people's car histories so thought I'd post up pictures of my own.
Kicked off with a 1.2 Clio for my first car - had done very few miles and had Air Con which was a bonus, however the described full service history never turned up and It lost me a fair amount when I sold it with no history. Learnt from my mistake! A picture -
Saw me through a messy festival car park and loved it to bits, even with its french electronics.
At the same time a friend was selling this for pittence, so I bought it as a project -
MK3 GTI 2.0 8V which was an absolute shed. Thought I'd do it up and have it as a play thing but it taught me two things - 1) I have no patience and 2)I overestimated my mechanical abilities. Sold it for £40 profit so not all bad.
Got given a liveried Countryman (on the left)for a couple weeks - absolutely loved it! Approve.
By now the Clio was a little bit underpowered for the 55 mile a day commute. Always loved Saloons and so an A4 was purchased. It was a 1.8T S-Line but one of the last, so the 190PS version. It had a fridge in the glovebox and to me, went like stink, and I loved it -
Had it detailed and managed to sell it for a nice profit.
I then moved jobs and got my first company car - a 1.2T A3 Cab in Dog D*ck Red. Got given it during the snow, and with 8 miles on the clock, drove it home with the roof down at -3.C. Got some funny looks...
Then proceeded to move up in the world of company cars. They were never actually mine but I was lucky enough to take some very sexy cars home. These were the best ones -
Lava Grey - Lovely
Had the Q7 for a couple of days to show a few local customers. Such immense road prescence but so chavy! Cool in my book.
Rapid!
Lovely spec Q5, such an improvement with the facelift
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|http://thumbsnap.com/G0mRRNMz[/url]
A7 Black Edition
A6 Bi-Turbo - Incredible sound (albeit artificial) and frighteningly quick for a big diesel estate - awesome bit of kit.
In the meantime I developed a BMW itch. A 330i saloon manual happened to cross my path and I had to have it. Had every single option minus the Nav - Harmon-Kardon, Heated Seats, Xenons etc. Lovely straight six with a proper manual, and crippling insurance.
Some pictures -
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|http://thumbsnap.com/FBQ7nH9o[/url]
Got a brief chance to drive an R8 V10 Plus on my day off, albeit only for 2 hours. Never been questioned so much in a petrol station. Scarily powerful car, but I'd have the manual.
Had a career change meaning a need for a diesel and no more company car, so sadly the BMW was gone, enter my current car - a Seat Leon FR 170TDI Manual. Only had it around a week so not many pictures, planning on getting it mopped and detailed and swapping in a chav-style black grill. Here it is with my sister's car -
Hope this thread doesn't come accross as a boast - I've been very lucky to drive the stuff I have at my age and wanted to share it!
Really enjoy reading other people's car histories so thought I'd post up pictures of my own.
Kicked off with a 1.2 Clio for my first car - had done very few miles and had Air Con which was a bonus, however the described full service history never turned up and It lost me a fair amount when I sold it with no history. Learnt from my mistake! A picture -
Saw me through a messy festival car park and loved it to bits, even with its french electronics.
At the same time a friend was selling this for pittence, so I bought it as a project -
MK3 GTI 2.0 8V which was an absolute shed. Thought I'd do it up and have it as a play thing but it taught me two things - 1) I have no patience and 2)I overestimated my mechanical abilities. Sold it for £40 profit so not all bad.
Got given a liveried Countryman (on the left)for a couple weeks - absolutely loved it! Approve.
By now the Clio was a little bit underpowered for the 55 mile a day commute. Always loved Saloons and so an A4 was purchased. It was a 1.8T S-Line but one of the last, so the 190PS version. It had a fridge in the glovebox and to me, went like stink, and I loved it -
Had it detailed and managed to sell it for a nice profit.
I then moved jobs and got my first company car - a 1.2T A3 Cab in Dog D*ck Red. Got given it during the snow, and with 8 miles on the clock, drove it home with the roof down at -3.C. Got some funny looks...
Then proceeded to move up in the world of company cars. They were never actually mine but I was lucky enough to take some very sexy cars home. These were the best ones -
Lava Grey - Lovely
Had the Q7 for a couple of days to show a few local customers. Such immense road prescence but so chavy! Cool in my book.
Rapid!
Lovely spec Q5, such an improvement with the facelift
[url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/G0mRRNMz[/url]A7 Black Edition
A6 Bi-Turbo - Incredible sound (albeit artificial) and frighteningly quick for a big diesel estate - awesome bit of kit.
In the meantime I developed a BMW itch. A 330i saloon manual happened to cross my path and I had to have it. Had every single option minus the Nav - Harmon-Kardon, Heated Seats, Xenons etc. Lovely straight six with a proper manual, and crippling insurance.
Some pictures -
[url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/FBQ7nH9o[/url]Got a brief chance to drive an R8 V10 Plus on my day off, albeit only for 2 hours. Never been questioned so much in a petrol station. Scarily powerful car, but I'd have the manual.
Had a career change meaning a need for a diesel and no more company car, so sadly the BMW was gone, enter my current car - a Seat Leon FR 170TDI Manual. Only had it around a week so not many pictures, planning on getting it mopped and detailed and swapping in a chav-style black grill. Here it is with my sister's car -
Hope this thread doesn't come accross as a boast - I've been very lucky to drive the stuff I have at my age and wanted to share it!
A friend of mine texted me the other day from the passenger seat of an R8 V10 doing ludicrous speeds across the Northumberland countryside, being driven, surprise surprise, by his mate who works at an Audi dealership! The videos they made were a good watch, certainly looked like good fun, though the rest of the Audi lineup is enough to put me in a coma. Still, getting to drive cars for free, even if some of them are diesels, is not a bad deal.
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