Of all the cars you've owned.................
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cptsideways said:
My old Saab 900 Tjugofem anniversary model
Did the best part of 150k miles in it in my first few years of driving, all over Europe. Not the fastest or the best but the single most car that defined driving for me. It saw me through snow covered lakes in northern Europe, all over the alps, down & around southern Europe, much of Eastern Europe before it was EU & all over the UK on trips away. Still have fond memories of it despite the wind noise, the dodgy heater knob & wheel bearings that only lasted 10k miles of spirited driving.
It sadly passed away in the most almighty rear end shunt in Lipno in the Czech Republic on Christmas eve 1999 within 50 miles of having 300k on the clock & it was as mint as the day it left the factory the day it passed away.
You beat me to it. I did 70K miles in an early 16valve 900 turbo. I bought a 9-5 thinking that it would be something like my old 900, man what a mistake that was. Did the best part of 150k miles in it in my first few years of driving, all over Europe. Not the fastest or the best but the single most car that defined driving for me. It saw me through snow covered lakes in northern Europe, all over the alps, down & around southern Europe, much of Eastern Europe before it was EU & all over the UK on trips away. Still have fond memories of it despite the wind noise, the dodgy heater knob & wheel bearings that only lasted 10k miles of spirited driving.
It sadly passed away in the most almighty rear end shunt in Lipno in the Czech Republic on Christmas eve 1999 within 50 miles of having 300k on the clock & it was as mint as the day it left the factory the day it passed away.
Edited by cptsideways on Friday 6th March 22:39
My mk2 MR2...
All things considered I shouldn't really have had it as its running costs (i.e. insurance - being 19 at the time) were so ridiculously high for me at the time, but I had a good job, a bit of money coming in and not much in the way of outgoings so I went for it. Though I only had it a short time, there are many fond memories from that car. All my mates were still in Corsas and Fiestas and there was me, finally getting to be the one with the flash car that everyone's jealous of. And I bought it with my own hard-earned cash too (always made people upset when I told them how much it cost, that is to say, several hundred quid less than their gran-mobile). It was my chance to play the successful yuppie and I made the most of it - roof off unless it's actually raining, aviator shades on at all times. Even took the Mrs for a weekend getaway to a stupendously swanky hotel in France (this was back when we first started seeing each other, so you can imagine it won me some major brownie points! That hotel is where the picture above was taken).
Its keyring still lives on my keys
I only don't have it anymore as our baby came along - as they do - and 3 into 2 doesn't go. We can't afford to run two cars so the family barge takes priority. But one day... one day!
All things considered I shouldn't really have had it as its running costs (i.e. insurance - being 19 at the time) were so ridiculously high for me at the time, but I had a good job, a bit of money coming in and not much in the way of outgoings so I went for it. Though I only had it a short time, there are many fond memories from that car. All my mates were still in Corsas and Fiestas and there was me, finally getting to be the one with the flash car that everyone's jealous of. And I bought it with my own hard-earned cash too (always made people upset when I told them how much it cost, that is to say, several hundred quid less than their gran-mobile). It was my chance to play the successful yuppie and I made the most of it - roof off unless it's actually raining, aviator shades on at all times. Even took the Mrs for a weekend getaway to a stupendously swanky hotel in France (this was back when we first started seeing each other, so you can imagine it won me some major brownie points! That hotel is where the picture above was taken).
Its keyring still lives on my keys
I only don't have it anymore as our baby came along - as they do - and 3 into 2 doesn't go. We can't afford to run two cars so the family barge takes priority. But one day... one day!
Edited by OwenK on Friday 6th March 23:01
I think i'd like my first car back. Clio 1.5 diesel. It was dirt cheap to run (55 mpg £35 road tax) and gave me a wonderful sense of freedom.
I'd probably be hugely dissapointed with it now but i had no pre-determined ideas of what i wanted from a car at that time so it was just get in, drive, enjoy.
I'd probably be hugely dissapointed with it now but i had no pre-determined ideas of what i wanted from a car at that time so it was just get in, drive, enjoy.
d called the Dude conned me into selling it. 
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