What did you drive in the 80s?

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aaron_2000

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5,407 posts

98 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Watching Grand Tour the other day, I thought to myself when watching the bit with the Testarossa "How unbelievably cool you would've been driving one in the 80s", so out of boredom, what did you drive in the 80s?

MDMA .

9,552 posts

116 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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My Mum and Dad crazy.

85Carrera

3,503 posts

252 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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A 1971 Vauxhall Viva (my first car).

Alex_225

6,927 posts

216 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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A pushchair in the early 80s! haha

I do recall my mum having an old Mini when I was probably 5. This was an era where the shorts were short and the vinyl seats in the car were scorching hot in the summer!! haha

Dr Interceptor

8,148 posts

211 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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I think I started out in something like this...



By the end of the '80s, i'd upgraded to one with a Briggs and Stratton 3.5HP engine in.

warch

2,941 posts

169 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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A red pedal tractor cloud9

mk4gtiturbo

194 posts

162 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Didn't pass my test until April 1991

Pupbelly

1,413 posts

144 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Mini 1275GT - 1st car (JAJ 151W)
Astra Mk1 1.6SR (XAW 805Y)
Series 1 Escort RS Turbo (C171 CBU)

If only I had kept them all!

Prinny

1,669 posts

114 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Ride - but one of these:



(Malaguti Ronchio)

Poshbury

749 posts

134 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Some nice ones for me. V8 powered Mk3 Cortina, Z28 Camaro, 3.0S Capri, XJ6, Corvette Stingray. Happy days.

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

276 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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85Carrera said:
A 1971 Vauxhall Viva (my first car).
Ha! Beat ya! A 1973 Viva. BBP 56L

Followed by LRL 412P a red Viva after the first met a nasty end.

Then AAF 648J a green 1600E Cortina, followed by FJN 578Y a red Mk5 2.0L Cortina GLS with the Recaro seats.

Aaand then we hit Company cars - new Fiesta 1.1L, Fiesta 1.6D, Escort 1.6D, Escort 1.6 petrol...

P700DEE

1,157 posts

245 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Really just a question of how old you were!!

Mini
Hillman Avenger
Vauxhall Cavalier
Astra 1.3 Estate
Astra 1.6 Estate
Vauxhall Cavalier

Not in anyway fun.

FWIW

3,453 posts

112 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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85Carrera said:
A 1971 Vauxhall Viva (my first car).
Got any pics? I was driving a 1970 3rd estate - it was great! LOL

My car in the late 80s was a Nova 1.3SR in mustard yellow


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Edited by FWIW on Thursday 21st March 14:40

Mr E

22,477 posts

274 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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BMX (a gold and black super burner)

Scrump

23,412 posts

173 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Mini 1275gt, a lot like this one:

Then an Xr3i, a lot like this one:

There was also one of these:

AC123

1,227 posts

169 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Drove myself out of my mother's vagina

HealeyV8

438 posts

93 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Mk1 Capri 1600 GTXLR

jet_noise

5,891 posts

197 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Ford Transit LWB
Mini Minor
Citroen Visa GT
Renault 5 GT turbo
Alpina C2 2.7

Camelot1971

2,784 posts

181 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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A 1979 Vauxhall Viceroy. In black. Loved that car.

hogg968

145 posts

203 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Hillman Avenger, then a R5 gordini Turbo, followed by a 2.8 injection special and then to round the 80,s off a 944 lux.

Now own a R5 gordini turbo, 2.8 injection special and not quite a 944, but a 968. Not too bothered about getting an
avenger for the collection, but maybe an Avenger Tiger one day.