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Thought I’d start a little thread with my mini fleet of cars, having enjoyed reading all the others on here. I’m 21, fresh out of uni and I’ve already owned 6 cars where most of my mates are still on their first and driven many more besides.
I started with a 1.2 Punto that I shared with my mum, a good starter but too slow with 65bhp. So I moved on to a 1.6 MK2 Focus (with a heady 99bhp!) which I loved. When that died at the end of 2019, I replaced it with a MK3 1.6 EcoBoost Titanium X. Lovely car, but looked a bit old man for me so my Dad took it off me. With me not attending uni in person for my third year, I had some money (no rent to pay) and got a MK8 Fiesta ST-Line on a very good deal via a business lease through Dad’s company. This is it:
It’s the ubiquitous 1.0 EcoBoost with 125bhp. It’s a great fun car to daily, and fairly comfortable despite my 6ft 5 frame. Goes well enough for a little car, and looks pretty good too.
My second car is a result of my part time job. I deliver pizza for Pizza Hut, and so with having the Fiesta I wanted a shed to put through the wars out on delivery. Enter a 52 reg 1.9 TDI Skoda Fabia Comfort, which I picked up for £650. This is absolutely perfect for what I need it for; 55mpg around town, so many scrapes that I don’t care where I park it and I’ve taught myself some basic DIY spannering too (though big jobs still go to our local garage)
It’s done 184k, but still drives well. The interior was mouldy when I got it, but scrubbed up well.
Lastly, I have my fairly new to me toy. It’s a 2007 Focus ST-3, in chav asbo orange. I’ve always wanted one of these, so when this came up for sale not too far from me in May I went to have a look and was smitten. Great spec, with dual climate, sunroof and auto lights and wipers. Not the best cosmetically, as the orange paint is renowned for lacquer peel and poor finishing. A respray is on the cards for the future. All I’ve done to it so far is lower it, but of course it won’t end there! End goal is 300ish bhp.
That’s enough of the spiel for now, but I’ll update this periodically with bits and bobs about the cars and any others that I buy!
I started with a 1.2 Punto that I shared with my mum, a good starter but too slow with 65bhp. So I moved on to a 1.6 MK2 Focus (with a heady 99bhp!) which I loved. When that died at the end of 2019, I replaced it with a MK3 1.6 EcoBoost Titanium X. Lovely car, but looked a bit old man for me so my Dad took it off me. With me not attending uni in person for my third year, I had some money (no rent to pay) and got a MK8 Fiesta ST-Line on a very good deal via a business lease through Dad’s company. This is it:
It’s the ubiquitous 1.0 EcoBoost with 125bhp. It’s a great fun car to daily, and fairly comfortable despite my 6ft 5 frame. Goes well enough for a little car, and looks pretty good too.
My second car is a result of my part time job. I deliver pizza for Pizza Hut, and so with having the Fiesta I wanted a shed to put through the wars out on delivery. Enter a 52 reg 1.9 TDI Skoda Fabia Comfort, which I picked up for £650. This is absolutely perfect for what I need it for; 55mpg around town, so many scrapes that I don’t care where I park it and I’ve taught myself some basic DIY spannering too (though big jobs still go to our local garage)
It’s done 184k, but still drives well. The interior was mouldy when I got it, but scrubbed up well.
Lastly, I have my fairly new to me toy. It’s a 2007 Focus ST-3, in chav asbo orange. I’ve always wanted one of these, so when this came up for sale not too far from me in May I went to have a look and was smitten. Great spec, with dual climate, sunroof and auto lights and wipers. Not the best cosmetically, as the orange paint is renowned for lacquer peel and poor finishing. A respray is on the cards for the future. All I’ve done to it so far is lower it, but of course it won’t end there! End goal is 300ish bhp.
That’s enough of the spiel for now, but I’ll update this periodically with bits and bobs about the cars and any others that I buy!
Haha sorry guys, no minis as much as I’d love one! My cousin has two though, so I’m sure I can get some on the thread.
The MK2 ST is a great car, lots of modding potential and a slightly exotic 5 pot engine. Always fancied one since getting into the Ford hospitality tent at Goodwood when they first came out and they had an orange one sitting there!
The MK2 ST is a great car, lots of modding potential and a slightly exotic 5 pot engine. Always fancied one since getting into the Ford hospitality tent at Goodwood when they first came out and they had an orange one sitting there!
Had the AC regassed on the Skoda- glad I did! £50 and it’s held firm over the last 2 weeks. Makes deliveries in this weather much more pleasant.
Also had the ST in for an alignment on a Hunter machine, big improvements there:
I’ve also purchased an aux cord for it, as the head unit doesn’t support Bluetooth.
And it’s booked in for a respray on the 9th to take care of the rusty gremlins it has and the general wear and tear to the lovely orange paint.
Also had the ST in for an alignment on a Hunter machine, big improvements there:
I’ve also purchased an aux cord for it, as the head unit doesn’t support Bluetooth.
And it’s booked in for a respray on the 9th to take care of the rusty gremlins it has and the general wear and tear to the lovely orange paint.
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