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What you've had and how good it's been.
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20-03-2006 2:22am#1
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Starting 1988 as 16 yr-old on French equivalent to a provisional, drove my Dad's Renault 25 V6 Auto & my Mum's AX (14TZS, below). Then from 1990:
#01 - Citroën C35 (circa '81): Pug 504 mechanics, a shoebox has better aesthetics and aerodynamics, twice as big as a Transit. It taught me to park and to use wingmirrors.
#02 - Pug 205 1,0L (1988): anaemic, but indestructible and tail-happy. It taught me how much owning a car costs.
#03 - Citroën BX 1,9D Enterprise (1987): anaemic, but again indestructible and oh-so-comfortable. 'Enterprise' edition was what Fiesta mini-van would be like nowadays: standard Hatch body, but front seats only. The back was flat (fake rear doors :rolleyes:) and big enough for a queen size mattress...he he he
#04 - Citroën BX 1,9 TZD (1991): 190 kph turbo-diesel, fast, reliable, clocked 160.000+ miles in that without ever missing a beat. An old man's car for a lad at the time, but by God I miss it
#05 - Citroën AX 1,4 TZS (1987): the GT version in bourgeois garments. Stupidly fast (clocked 210 kph on m'way, downhill, everything incl. my teeth was shaking!), stupidly light, thirsty little number under a heavy foot. It taught me lots about understeer.
#06 - Lancia Delta 1500 (1987): the most unreliable Italian ever. Falling electric windows, short-cutting wipers, total temporary death at the most inopportune moments, etc, etc. But the alcantara seats were so comfortable!
It didn't put me off so much because I then got a...
#07 - Lancia Delta HF Integrale (Mk.1) (1989): that was an error that nearly cost me my life. But how beautiful the error was. Brutal, sh1t-eating-grin-inducing machine. It taught me about 4WD dynamics - any prospective 4WD owner should undergo training.
#08 - Citroën CX 25 GTI Turbo (Mk.1) (1987): what I really wanted the Delta for, but didn't know it (;)). 240 kph motorway cruising on-rails, Porsche/BMW/Merc eater in sheep's clothing. Thirstiest car ever (bar 5.0L V8s and the like), but my God what monster had the Aulnay guys birthed with that!
#09 - Hyundai S-Coupe SEI (factory-lowered ltd ed.) (1995): the sheep in wolf's clothing. One of the best chassis ever (I believe Lotus tech guys had something to do with it at the time
), vastly let down by anaemic 1,5L power plant. Could have happily taken a 2,0L and then some... Fantastic cornering, very economical, built like a Panzer and more reliable than anything built either side of the Ruhr. In view of the next one, converted me to Asian cars 'in hindsight'.
#10 - Fiat Brava 1,6 SX (1996): coulda, shoulda, wasnt
Good built quality, reasonably economic yet happy sporting it up a bit under a heavy foot, really sound road manners, good equipment, etc. But electrics went tits-up pretty early and were never sorted, there was always 2 or 3 gremlins going on at some point.
#11 and current - Mazda MX5 1,8 Berekeley (1998): the best yet, bar none. Best built quality, as sporty as you dare make it or as comfortable as you want it, the same goes for fuel efficiency. As reliable as you could ever dream a car to be. It converted me to RWD, couldn't imagine going back to FWD ever, and finished converting me to Asian cars.
#12 and current - Subaru Impreza 2,0L Sport (1997): spartan but so many facets to this car: sporty, family, utilitarian, motorway cruising etc. Whatever I need to do with a car and whatever the circumstances, this can do anything and more. Scoob reliability is legendary and this one has not let the brand/image down. It's comfortable enough but equipment is quite 'spare', in true Jap fashion. It's very thirsty though. It converted me to Subaru for the family, can't imagine going to any other brand tbh.0 -
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(2000) -(2001) 1994 Astra 1.4 Petrol Green Saloon, First car Bought it for €700 sold for €850, The selling price was the highlight of ownership.
(2003) - Present 2000 Skoda Fabia 1.4 16V Still have it, Kills overweight VW golfs everyday.......all they see the skoda badge fly by!!!!
2006 - Present 1974 Rover P6 2200SC. Another Golf slayer...Just cause it old doent mean it does not move. The same colour etc as Vinnie Jones Rover P6 in Lock Stock. Get this tax €42 yearly...insurance €432 fully comp. Full lincence 1 Yr. :cool:0 -
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88 Civic Si - 1.DOHC . Great car, fast and reliable. Written off by some dozy cow who couldn't understand the difference between the accelerator and brake pedals.
91 Civic Si - 1.6 DOHC. Not quite as good as the 88 - perferred the pre-facelift Civic, the engine seems to run like a bag of shi t till my dad got the motoring engineering department in Bolton St to work on it. Sold it because it was white.
95 Civic - 1.3 - and decided to get a captiva Blue EG Civic. The car was lovely - about 10k on the clock, was spotless inside, and was bought so I could move out onto my own insurance. Was stolen two weeks later - and then crashed three weeks after that on my way to a body shop to get a quote to repair the theft damage. Sold it on, cost me a fortune.
91 Civic VTi (jap) - fantastic car. Most of my neighbours didn't even realise I'd had an enforced change of car as it looked identical to the previous one. Kept if for years - never really let me down. Quite nippy for a 1.5, ran out of steam quickly enough though. Still see it around, the new owner put blue seat covers on which I don't approve of
94 320i Coupe - probably my favourite car so far if I'm honest. Was jet black with basic cloth interior and ok-ish alloys. Changed almost everything on it, had a mag feature - my dad is still driving it at the moment. Car received plenty of attention, despite looking basically like a normal coupe.
88 320i - Had this at the same time as the E36 320i - was going to do it up - but needed more done with it than I had the time or money for - sold it after three months of so.
92 CRX Del Sol - didn't want to run the BMW into the ground with a new job I had - so went for the CRX. Had wanted one for ages - very happy to have gotten it out of my system. Car was ok - had the optional ABS and LSD so it handled quite well. 1.5 engine again ran out of steam very quickly. Whoever designed the seals on the roof and door should have been flogged - got drenched evrytime there was heavy rain. And I looked for more like a hairdresser than I wanted to. Like the Civics - a tin can on wheels. Never once felt safe in it having just stepped down from the BMW.
00 328ci - without a doubt the best car all-round I've driven. Perfect compromise between performance and luxury. Unfortunately getting hit 2 weeks after buying it by an uninsured driver didn't help matters, but it's slowly but surely getting moulded to be the car I want. Won't be selling it anytime soon.
89 325i SE - got it 2 weeks ago. Nice car and great to look at - but anyone (imo) who says an E30 BMW is a better drive than either the E36 or E46 is dellusional. Will be lovely when I'm finished playing with it.0 -
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Ok, here here we go :
First car was in `1996, so In chronological order -
86 Suzuki Swift, first car, did the job.
89 Fiat Tipo, bought cos it had a digital dash!!
90 Toyota Celica, black, which was great craic, traded it in for a
91 Mitsubishi GTO Na which blew the autobox within a month and then snapped the timing belt so while I rebuilt the engine I got a
92 Honda Prelude Vtec, which I blew the box in too (autoboxes dont like left foot braking), but by then the Gto was ready.
90 300zx twin turbo, which I ran on a rotating basis with the GTO
1979 Porsche 911, which has given no trouble at all,which i rotated between the GTO and the 300zx.
1991 300zx twin turbo, the GTO now sold I still have 2 300zx tts, and the 911, all rotated on a 3 monthly basis.0 -
I've driven nearly everything there is out there.
The best I ever had was a 2001 Volvo S60 T5. Oh yes, baby!:D
I've 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe at the moment *yawns*
I'd an Alfa 159 at the weekend and I was not really impressed with it.......:rolleyes:
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first car 77 Fiesta 957cc, burnt valves out :rolleyes:
79 Opel kadett, great reliable car
85 MK3 XR3i, this was fun to drive, was sad to let it go.
90 Vectra GT, fast but handled like a bag of nails
99 Punto Fun car to drive (first new car I bought)
02 Punto Speedgear, Rally Box:D even more fun to drive
04 Alfa 156... what a machine, sadly was W/O in accident poor baby
06 Alfa 159 1.9 16V JTDm, will have this next Monday....:) Can't wait....0 -
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i didnt start driving until i was 24, lazy you see as friends did it for me:D however when i did
April 1998 Rover Metro 1.4 Gti (16v) bought for the pricely sum of £2,995 and a hoot to drive. at 6ft 6" i must have looked a right spanner driving it. stopped by the police and me and brother asked to step outside the vehicle. my brothers 6ft 8" and after clambering out the police officer just fell about laughing - saved me 3 pts and £60 mind. Had 34,000 miles on it when i bought it, had only 34,412 miles when i crashed and rolled it 5 weeks later
July 1998 Ford Escort 1.6 Sport - for the years when the xr3i wasnt being sold. bought from a friend for £2,600. lasted just over 9 months before it was stolen one night from an NCP car park. nothing really memorable about it at all, although i recall the stereo was very good
May 1999 Peugeot 205 Gti (1.9:D ) the car was a hoot to drive but in all fairness an absolute bucket. went through 3 driver seats as they couldn't handle my weight. sold it for the princely sum of £100! had a good night out with that
didn't need a car for 18 month however back on the scene in
December 2001 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo. Sprint blue and very hairdresser looking but a fabulous car to own and drive. had it until there was 58,000 miles on the clock and didnt fancy the £3,000 cambelt change and service
July 2004 Peugeot 206 Gti. Got me and all my crap here to Ireland in one journey and since arriving has been driven by the missus. had an argument with a deer one night in tipperary, lost....... still on the drive and her little runabout
September 2005 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA - absolutely bonkers! stunning looking car inside and out but upn arrival of our new born this Feburary something more family orrientated had to be purchased
February 2006 BMW E46. had to get the family car and a perfect choice. I say it is anyway but already getting it in the ear about practicality
Future.........
who knows (not fiat uno's) but a TVR is very much top ofthe list. A Tuscan S0 -
90 peugeot 405 GRD estate - This was my dads car. Needed a turbo, but very good handling.
99 peugeot 406 Hdi - Again, still couldn't afford my own, so was insured on my dads car. Nice pull up to about 3200rpm, then not a whole lot. Really comfy and relaxed though. Fair bit heavier than the 405, but excellent handling all the same.
My first car: 93 Nissan Sunny 1.4lx. Brilliant japanese engineering, excellent 1.4 twin cam engine, and reasonable gearing. No rev counter, so judged them by the speedo, could get 30 out of 1st, and 55 out of second Terrible, terrible handling though, steering is far too light, no feel at all, and loads of roll and understeer. Never felt like spending any time or money on this car apart from basic servicing, so gave this to my sister
Saab 900 1991 3dr lpt - Love this car, and have done a lot of work on it. Extremely reliable, but the clutch master cylinder needs replacing, so its currently off the road.
Saab 900 1991 T16S - Bought this car supposedly for parts to put into my other 900, but its so good that it can't be scrapped 185hp, 210ft/lb of torque, basically goes like a rocket. Has a modern mitsubishi turbocharger, so has very little of the turbo lag that older 900's have.
Longer gearing than lpt, so nicer for cruising. Has leather interior, all the electrics - seats,sunroof,mirrors etc , cruise control, so its pretty much what I'm looking for. Lived most of its 15 years in england, so has some rust which will be attended to shortly hopefully. Mpg on these cars is about 33 if you take it easy.0 -
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