Your first car

[White Room]

:lol:

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

peugot 405 MI 16v black

 

[Terry Cottar]

1966 MG Midget in Canary yella wiv a black soft top god those were the days, flippin eck i just thought i had me first car nearly 35 yrs ago thatts scary

tel

 

[doit4u]

A 4 year old Morris Minor De Lux Model - it had a heater - bought of my Dad when he was going to trade it in for a new one in 1968. Paid him the trade in value of £200 and ran it for four years, including taking it to Norway for a year when I was working there. Only non service/wear and tear repair from new was a sheared fan blade and I went mad and replaced the water pump at the same time. Sold it with 97K on the clock for £195 and had them queing in the street in case the first person didn't want it.

Those were the days when you could climb in the bonnet with the engine and if you needed more than a flat screwdriver, a 1/2 inch spanner and a hammer to fix it was a serious breakdown. Two warning lights - ignition and oil pressure - not like modern cars with all these modern cars with all the electronics that cost abot £400 for the garage to fix everytime a light stays on.

 

[python]

mine was a mk 2 escort, two door. 1975 ex police. went like stink. oh how i miss those days. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

1985 Volkswagen Polo Coupe - scrapped it after 2 years after I failed to look after the engine properly.... didn't learn as my second car went the same way...

Now I lease a car so I don't have to use the "I'm a woman" line at the garage

 

[Dan]

Mine was a MkIII Golf 1.3, loved it to bits bit it died. Second was an Astra hatchback, 1.4, loved that and gave it an Aunt when I got a Saxo VTS, 1.6, and I rolled it and was really lucky to come out of it with just a broken nail lol. The only bit of the car that wasn't crushed (it rolled quite a few times) was where my head was, not that my head stopped it crushing, I guess it just kept leaving the floor on that bit as it rolled.

You'd have thought I learnt my lesson then but I didn't, I had after that, a MR2 Turbo, Celica GT4 Turbo, Escort RS Turbo, Corolla T-Spot and a Mitsubishi Spacewagen, a road legal quad, and a 125 crosser to boot. All at the same time, all parked in the drive or on the fronts. Had an MOT, Tax or Insurance renewal nearly every month.

Loved my cars, and still do, though I now just rob the Mrs' car every now and again as the Nivara went back to that hoax of a leasing firm. Just in talks (now I'm back off holiday) with a couple of leasing firms who should be able to sort us all out with decent deals.

Anyway, Gold MkIII was my first. lol (waffled a bit there)

 

[grumpygrouter]

Ford Cortina 1600E for me. Red with black vinyl roof. had it 3 weeks before some old biddy ran me off the road! Bless her, she never even knew!:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

 

[CJ]

So will someone explain to me.............we have all had old sheds/bangers in the past which we got with our own hard earned cash.......or as in Oli's case. Nowt

We all tinkered/fiddled with them and put on the bling (when I say bling.....I mean, it was bling in them days) you remember........go fast stripes, chrome wheel trims and the like.

Nowadays, I can't help wonder where the hell the young-ens of today get the money for the fully blinged up & top of the range customised jobs, todays kids have.

I know "Daddy" will have helped them out....maybe, But a lot of the cars they drive are sports cars compared to the likes of Allegro's and Chevettes.

I had a Chevette as well.........saloon :yikes:. Great car until the wife reversed into a road.....and missed. :mad2::mad2:

 

[python]

easy. finance. oh and daddy's help too.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

So will someone explain to me.............we have all had old sheds/bangers in the past which we got with our own hard earned cash.......or as in Oli's case. Nowt

We all tinkered/fiddled with them and put on the bling (when I say bling.....I mean, it was bling in them days) you remember........go fast stripes, chrome wheel trims and the like.

Nowadays, I can't help wonder where the hell the young-ens of today get the money for the fully blinged up & top of the range customised jobs, todays kids have.

I know "Daddy" will have helped them out....maybe, But a lot of the cars they drive are sports cars compared to the likes of Allegro's and Chevettes.

I had a Chevette as well.........saloon :yikes:. Great car until the wife reversed into a road.....and missed. :mad2::mad2:

I reckon bank loans and credit cards CJ :yikes:

I used to be into the "bling" scene and was constantly looking at new alloy wheels and air filters etc. Cars with bling are worth nowt unless you look after the engine and bodywork too

After university I spent my last 2k of savings (much to the horror of my bank) on a deposit for a brand new Fiat Punto on 0% finance. Had that car for 5 years, kept it fully serviced and repaired and sold it for 2k cash :hurray: winner!

 

[stevee]

1500 allegro, ,steve

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

View attachment beast baby.bmp after my pug i bought this escort from my brother in law

 

[DHTiling]

Mexico..?...look a like jobbie..or RS2000

 

[theyomper]

Having passed my test in a Landrover that you had to double de clutch and no power steering my first was a Hillman Avenger.....bliss no double de clutching. Then a Fiat 124 special T.....that had a rev counter!!! But my favourite then was an old MG Midget with a valve radio and a faulty slave cylinder. Now if I'm feeling lazy it's the Saab Convertible or if I feel like an adrenelin rush it's the Cooper S.