What was the car your mum/dad had when you were a kid?
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My dad had a Vauxhall Cavalier as a company car, this was the mid 80s after all. When I was 6, he got a Saab 9000 and when that went away, he got another, both as company cars.
My mum had a Fiat Panda that I just about remember, then a Fiat Uno when my sister came along. When my next sister came along, and my brother was on the way, she got her first Renault 21 Savannah, estate car with 7 seats so we could all fit in it as a family together, as this was in the days before every child under 12 needed their own car seat. When that died, we got another one which she kept for a while as well. I learned to drive in that car.
My mum had a Fiat Panda that I just about remember, then a Fiat Uno when my sister came along. When my next sister came along, and my brother was on the way, she got her first Renault 21 Savannah, estate car with 7 seats so we could all fit in it as a family together, as this was in the days before every child under 12 needed their own car seat. When that died, we got another one which she kept for a while as well. I learned to drive in that car.
I wonder if anyone's parents have a worse car history than my Dad, cop a load of this:
1983 bright yellow Austin Metro
1986 doom blue Peugeot 309
1995 Rover 214 SEi
1999 Rover 414i
2004 Vauxhall Meriva "life"
2014 Peugeot 2008
No doubt someone will be along to say how their parents had a thing for Ladas or something.
1983 bright yellow Austin Metro
1986 doom blue Peugeot 309
1995 Rover 214 SEi
1999 Rover 414i
2004 Vauxhall Meriva "life"
2014 Peugeot 2008
No doubt someone will be along to say how their parents had a thing for Ladas or something.
That I can remember:
Dad:
Big (as in fookin' huge) 70's yankee 12 seat Jeep thing
80's Chrysler LeBaron with headlight shields and digi dash.
Renault 4 van
Mini Clubman (woody)
Mk1 Transit minibus
VW Transporter (1984 ish, first year of the turbo diesel)
Ford Ka
2CV
Mum:
Peugeot 104
Renault 18 Estate
Morris Marina
Vauxhall Viva
Golf+ (yuk)
And the good stuff:
Volvo 340DL (with the DAF box, as fast in reverse as forwards)
Sapphire Cosworth (which my mum drove at 60mph max)
1972 W108 280SE (still got)
Dad:
Big (as in fookin' huge) 70's yankee 12 seat Jeep thing
80's Chrysler LeBaron with headlight shields and digi dash.
Renault 4 van
Mini Clubman (woody)
Mk1 Transit minibus
VW Transporter (1984 ish, first year of the turbo diesel)
Ford Ka
2CV
Mum:
Peugeot 104
Renault 18 Estate
Morris Marina
Vauxhall Viva
Golf+ (yuk)
And the good stuff:
Volvo 340DL (with the DAF box, as fast in reverse as forwards)
Sapphire Cosworth (which my mum drove at 60mph max)
1972 W108 280SE (still got)
Started out in a mini van, with a bench seat down one side. My brother, dog and me used to roll around having a great laugh. Used to get fingers stuck in the roof vent though - painful.
From there Dad got an Austin 1100 followed by a 1300, then a purple Austin Maxi 1750 (CWN668K).
Thems were the days.
From there Dad got an Austin 1100 followed by a 1300, then a purple Austin Maxi 1750 (CWN668K).
Thems were the days.
Edited by LordGrover on Friday 14th July 12:49
My Dads car when I was born was a Ford Prefect late 1950's I guess, then he bought a 1963 Hillman Minx two tone Blue and White then rust by 1966 !!!!
Then he had a became a one manufacturer man from 1966 until he passed away in 1999, hows this for loyality
1966 Renault 10, 1968 Renault 16 GL,1972 Renault 12,1974 Renault 12 TS,1977 Renault 16tx, 1981 Renault 18,1984 Renault 11TSE,1989 Renault 11TXE,1994 Renault 19 GTXTurbo Diesel and finally 1998 Renault Megane.
He was an insurance inspecter and agent for the NFU so his cars did about 30,000 a year so his cars were not garage queens they worked for a living. Apart from the 1968 Renault 16 all were very reliable as they had to be.
His favorite of all of the Renaults was the 16TX I am sure there was a tear in his eye when he traded it in with well over 100,000 on the clock
Then he had a became a one manufacturer man from 1966 until he passed away in 1999, hows this for loyality
1966 Renault 10, 1968 Renault 16 GL,1972 Renault 12,1974 Renault 12 TS,1977 Renault 16tx, 1981 Renault 18,1984 Renault 11TSE,1989 Renault 11TXE,1994 Renault 19 GTXTurbo Diesel and finally 1998 Renault Megane.
He was an insurance inspecter and agent for the NFU so his cars did about 30,000 a year so his cars were not garage queens they worked for a living. Apart from the 1968 Renault 16 all were very reliable as they had to be.
His favorite of all of the Renaults was the 16TX I am sure there was a tear in his eye when he traded it in with well over 100,000 on the clock
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