0-60 for your first car?

[CB2152]

First car I drove around in: Mum's Renault Clio 1.4. Probably about 11-12sec.

First car I actually owned myself: Saab 9-3 Aero. About 6.8sec I think.
More impressive in-gear rolling acceleration though.

[M1C]

I can't find the data for my first car, a 1988 Renault 5 1.2 TR.

However, it was slightly quicker than my second car, which was a 1993 L Fiesta 1.1 LX 5r - 18.8s quoted....but 16.26s timed professionally*

• stopwatch in hand

[toon10]

10.7 Suzuki Swift 1.3 GS on a "D" plate (1987). Believe it or not, that was actually quite quick back in the day. In the right gear, it could give XR2's a run :-)

[99dndd]

caelite said:

'99 Nissan Micra 1.0 - 16.4s. Which I am sure I achieved very day leaving my folks driveway into a 50 limit road . Thrashed the ever living st out of that car at 17/18. It just refused to die.

My one was probably a little slower because it was air cooled. It kept running out of water and I got bored of filling it. Did about 4,000 miles between my brother and I in about 6 months before we sold it for the £400 we bought it for.

[Hammy98]

Gad-Westy said:

13-14 ish in my 1.3 Polo. Went like a bullet!

I know it is crass to ask but I have to know, a few people have mentioned some quite spicy cars as their first, Impreza, 350Z, Supra, S6 etc.. Were these bought and insured as 17 year olds and if so, how many 0's on the insurance premium?

I'd like to know this as well, I had a 1.6Vti Citroen DS3 - 10s to 60 but anything faster would have required the sale of a kidney to insure.

[red_slr]

I am going to guess around 12-14 seconds. Escort 1.4 CVH.
My next car was around 8 seconds which was pretty quick for the late 90s.

[Bennet]

Gad-Westy said:

13-14 ish in my 1.3 Polo. Went like a bullet!

I know it is crass to ask but I have to know, a few people have mentioned some quite spicy cars as their first, Impreza, 350Z, Supra, S6 etc.. Were these bought and insured as 17 year olds and if so, how many 0's on the insurance premium?

Presumably people playing around with fronting and/or trade policies.

[Blayney]

Bennet said:

Gad-Westy said:

13-14 ish in my 1.3 Polo. Went like a bullet!

I know it is crass to ask but I have to know, a few people have mentioned some quite spicy cars as their first, Impreza, 350Z, Supra, S6 etc.. Were these bought and insured as 17 year olds and if so, how many 0's on the insurance premium?

Presumably people playing around with fronting and/or trade policies.

Could be bikers who decided to get a car later in life.

[mackie1]

1997 Rover 414i - 10.6 seconds which isn't bad at all. Followed by a Puma 1.7 which was 8.6 and then a Monaro 5.7 which was around 6 I think.

Edited by mackie1 on Thursday 29th June 09:13

[Silverbullet767]

Ford Ka, not the new engine. 14.3 seconds book. Add a couple to that. Mine was a 'Friday car' No way it did that time.

[ojoman]

K10 Micra. Not sure it did.

[fewfe3]

Apparently my first car would do it in 14.3s (Ford Fiesta 1.8D) no way it felt like that. Seemed to take an age to get there.

[Dr Interceptor]

13.0 seconds in my Corsa 1.2 16v Club.... Pearlescent Polar Sea Blue, with optional aircon, but still had window winders and 13" steel wheels.

[veccy208]

97 1.2 Corsa. 17secs. Sounds suspiciously optimistic!

[MorganP104]

22.3 seconds (the .3 is REALLY important).

1971 Mini Clubman (998cc)

40bhp of tyre-shredding performance.

[MFR_TT]

13.4 seconds supposedly in my Fiat Cinquecento Sporting. It felt a lot faster!

[Aids0G]

1987 Defender (not then) Land rover 90 2.5td a glacial 24 seconds 'timed' - - now with a 300tdi but bigger tyres 15 seconds is achievable with some snappy gear changes... it still does lift of oversteer to which is great fun and a little scary at the same time.

[VladD]

pwd95 said:

If your luckey.... 1972 Morris Marina 1300.

13 flat for my 1978 Marina 1.8 SDL apparently.

[dojo]

Toyota Starlet KP61 993CC

Can't find the number - but I'd guess a shade under 20sec!!

[QuartzDad]

15.8s - '73 Spitfire. Felt a lot faster knowing the sills were held together by rust...