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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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What was everyones first cars?
My first car that was for the road was a 54 mercedes e270 cdi, got it last year, payed for it all by myself insurance included.
Currently not driving it at the moment, is in the middle of getting some air suspension  , currently riding an Aprilia rs125 till its finished  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What was everyones first cars?
My first car that was for the road was a 54 mercedes e270 cdi, got it last year, payed for it all by myself insurance included.
Currently not driving it at the moment, is in the middle of getting some air suspension , currently riding an Aprilia rs125 till its finished "
I've got a big Willy Mach 2!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a mk 1 ford fiesta 950 pop complete with bulb you squeezed with your foot on the floor for the screen washers
it was lovely shade of snot green "
Awwwwwe ye can't beat snot green,
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"vauxhall chevette for me. How did we get for and all our camping gear in when the kids where small."
My friend had a chevette with tartan seats!
Mine was a Fiesta sport cost me a £900 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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First car I had was a E reg fiesta silver back in 98. But sold it due to never passing my test. (Knee op)
Paid for it myself out of savings I'd built up.
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1966 Austin A40 Mk II, pale green, but I resprayed it Royal Blue. She was 6 months older than I was, cost £150, with fully comp insurance £60. Paid for with the money from my holiday job.
Everyone used to stop me to tell me they learnt to drive in one.
And when the battery was flat, you could hand-crank her!
Also had a long letter from the lady who had bought her from new, asking me to take care of her.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"1966 Austin A40 Mk II, pale green, but I resprayed it Royal Blue. She was 6 months older than I was, cost £150, with fully comp insurance £60. Paid for with the money from my holiday job.
Everyone used to stop me to tell me they learnt to drive in one.
And when the battery was flat, you could hand-crank her!
Also had a long letter from the lady who had bought her from new, asking me to take care of her.
Mr ddc"
A fair few people stopped me and asked how much my insurance was lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Daimler V8 (inspector Morse type)in 1978.
Fell in love with them as a kid.
All my NORMAL mates were driving minis and escorts."
All my mates have corsas and cars a like, they cost the same to insure as my car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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morris ital - eba 497y - (useless information i can remember  ) - this was on a list of the worst ten cars - i really loved it - leather seats and everything including 4 gears hahahah Sx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"ford capri 2.0 s in jet black on an A plate back in 1991.xr3i eat my dust "
i would have killed for a capri - m reg or earlier as i liked the shorter back window |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"ford capri 2.0 s in jet black on an A plate back in 1991.xr3i eat my dust
i would have killed for a capri - m reg or earlier as i liked the shorter back window "
that'll be the mk1 with the boot not the hatch .capri's are worth a fortune now i sold my last one last yr for £2500.00 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"ford capri 2.0 s in jet black on an A plate back in 1991.xr3i eat my dust
i would have killed for a capri - m reg or earlier as i liked the shorter back window
that'll be the mk1 with the boot not the hatch .capri's are worth a fortune now i sold my last one last yr for £2500.00"
i wouldnt have a clue just remember when N reg appeared so did the longer window - preferred the chunky one |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"ford capri 2.0 s in jet black on an A plate back in 1991.xr3i eat my dust
i would have killed for a capri - m reg or earlier as i liked the shorter back window
that'll be the mk1 with the boot not the hatch .capri's are worth a fortune now i sold my last one last yr for £2500.00
i wouldnt have a clue just remember when N reg appeared so did the longer window - preferred the chunky one"
yeh n reg to s reg was mk2 with square headlights then t reg 1978 till 86 was mk3 .been trying to replace the capri ever since but failed so far
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By (user no longer on site)
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Insurance isn't all about engine size, I'm paying less on a 1.8 with specialist modified insurance compared to a 1.4 with no mods
My mate has a 6.3 AMG and doesn't pay much more than me.
Certain cars cost a lot more than others
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By (user no longer on site)
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A yellow vauxhall cavalier. We paid £50 for it. It used to break down all the time as it had a rusty fuel tank. We sold it to friends for £80 (having done some work to it!) and then it got written off by an hgv....i was gutted. I loved that car. |
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In 1981, I bought a 2 year old mini 850 at an auction which was stolen/wrecked/ recovered. I restored it to working condition. It took me and two mates down to Munich in October 81 and was a brilliant car. I still pine for it. |
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1937 vauxhall 14, cost me the pricely sum of eleven pounds,go over 65 and the head gasket blew every time,the days when cars were cars,with there own character...... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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First car - Peugeot 106 - I bought it when I was 17 - paid for myself - £500
Second Car - Peugeot 206 - I bought it new when I was 19 - paid for myself in full - £9,500
Third Car - Toyota Yaris - I bought new when I was 26 - paid for myself in full - £10,500
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By (user no longer on site)
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"morris ital - eba 497y - (useless information i can remember ) - this was on a list of the worst ten cars - i really loved it - leather seats and everything including 4 gears hahahah Sx"
Are you sure about leather seats? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"morris ital - eba 497y - (useless information i can remember ) - this was on a list of the worst ten cars - i really loved it - leather seats and everything including 4 gears hahahah Sx
Are you sure about leather seats?"
definately - |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Mondeo then an Escort Cabriolet.
Do people not usually pay for it themselves?
None of my mates did, they all got funded by their parents"
How things have changed. Explains a lot about the youth of today. They have everything given to them while we saved up and got it ourselves.
MkII escort. Then an mg Midget. Then a 1275gt mini. Escort. Escort. Escort. Cavalier. Golf gti....,,,,,, now got an m3 evolution and a transit van. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Mondeo then an Escort Cabriolet.
Do people not usually pay for it themselves?
None of my mates did, they all got funded by their parents
How things have changed. Explains a lot about the youth of today. They have everything given to them while we saved up and got it ourselves.
MkII escort. Then an mg Midget. Then a 1275gt mini. Escort. Escort. Escort. Cavalier. Golf gti....,,,,,, now got an m3 evolution and a transit van. "
Definitely does, I work with yoots and loads of them get cars bought for them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My first car was a silver 306...loved it, was a nippy little thing but was fairly old and after the clutch went a few times and it sprung a oil leak I traded it in towards a rav4. |
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"I learned to drive in a 1953 army Land Rover, passed ma test in a 1978 Opel Kadett and ma dad gave me his 1981 Datsun Sunny 150Y.
Already had 4 motorbikes at that stage though "
I've had plenty of bikes before I was legal, and cars too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"vauxhall chevette for me. How did we get for and all our camping gear in when the kids where small.
My friend had a chevette with tartan seats!
Mine was a Fiesta sport cost me a £900 "
p reg silver chevette, no front bumper with mustang p45 shark teeth painted round the front.....Got people's attention. Lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Mondeo then an Escort Cabriolet.
Do people not usually pay for it themselves?
None of my mates did, they all got funded by their parents
How things have changed. Explains a lot about the youth of today. They have everything given to them while we saved up and got it ourselves.
MkII escort. Then an mg Midget. Then a 1275gt mini. Escort. Escort. Escort. Cavalier. Golf gti....,,,,,, now got an m3 evolution and a transit van. "
...... in certain other countries, driving was actually affordable .......... just imagine trying to afford not only to buy a car but more importantly, run a car today; even apart from the massive tax on fuel, there's the unbelievable shroud of red tape!!
.....I genuinely feel sorry for the kids, - they cannot possibly live the lives of their western counterparts ......because of Westminster? It really does suck, to be honest!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Rover 216 vitesse reg was D705VAL was a fantastic car until I was hit from behind by some dozy bint at a junction.
She was doing her make up on her way to work instead of looking what she was doing.. really was gutted. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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A Vauxhal Tigra sport in silver, when I passed my test at 17. I have the picture up on my wall now... Big pink bow, filled with balloons, and a massive teddy in the drivers seat  my Ma will always be the absolute best at surprises.  |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
Couldn't tell you my first cos I had probably 10 plus cars whilst I was learning as our family business is a Ford Franchise and 2nd hand car garage so I had everything from 3l Cortinas to toyotas, to Datsuns...the first car I had for any length of time was a converted Fiesta van, reg GBV 71W with a dodgy starter motor so I carried a hammer with me to tap it when it gave up...ah, happy days...I'd probably be done for going equipped for assault nowadays and I'd have no fecking idea where the starter motor was to thump it with said hammer |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
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"A Hyundai I20. Courtesy of daddy . Had it 5 years now. Love my little car. "
I had cars courtesy of Daddy until I was 44...still on fleet insurance so although I do kinda own my car now (on Ford Options lease), I've yet to enter the wide world of car insurance |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I had cars courtesy of Daddy until I was 44...still on fleet insurance so although I do kinda own my car now (on Ford Options lease), I've yet to enter the wide world of car insurance "
You probably couldn't afford anything of your own now!
I've had classic/American insurance for 20-odd years so although I'm completely clean in all ways, I've got no ncb so even mundane cars are stupid money to insure, but I'm happy sticking to the older unusual gas guzzlers that cost pennies to insure. |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
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"I had cars courtesy of Daddy until I was 44...still on fleet insurance so although I do kinda own my car now (on Ford Options lease), I've yet to enter the wide world of car insurance
You probably couldn't afford anything of your own now!
I've had classic/American insurance for 20-odd years so although I'm completely clean in all ways, I've got no ncb so even mundane cars are stupid money to insure, but I'm happy sticking to the older unusual gas guzzlers that cost pennies to insure."
You're probably right, although when I changed car last year, Ford gave me a quote that, whilst not prohibitive, was a lot more expensive than my sister in law's. I'll stick with the garage insurance til they kick me off |
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By *D123Man
over a year ago
Kings Heath and Estepona |
Morris 1000 Traveller with the wood on the rear!
A 1957 model, one of the first with a full windscreen rather than the split one!
Paid for by my summer job whilst doing my A levels. £40, all in! |
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I passed my test in my mums fiat panda (the old model). I used that when I use to be on nightshifts for months, till I was able to afford my own car which was:
Fiat chiquicento (I'm sure it gad a 750cc engine)
Bought it myself (and paid for my insurance etc) without any help from parents etc.
Car was ok, got me to and from work, which was less than 5 miles away. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Mark 3 Cortina 2000E automatic in sebring red on an M plate.
I had to have I converted to a manual after my mate slammed it into park while I was driving as he 'wondered what would happen '! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Toyota mr2 turbo, great little car "
I have just had to scrap one of them , great car put a grin on my face every time i around the TT course in it
First car Austin A40 payed £50 Quid for it at age 16
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By (user no longer on site)
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Lovely red mini cooper (real one not new fangled nonsense) with a white roof, two white stripes up the bonnet and four extra spots named Jilly (as in Cooper).
She was awesome, a tad unreliable and spent many hours by the side of the road watching the world go by as she remembered she was a car rather than an ornament, but I loved her. |
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1960 VW Beetle paid £55 ran it for 10 months then it got nicked and finished up in the foyer of the Grand theatre in Blackpool. Yes they literally lost it and rammed it through the front door.  (before Church St was pedestrianised)
Then "upgraded" to a Mk1 Cortina. |
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"Daimler V8 (inspector Morse type)in 1978.
Fell in love with them as a kid.
All my NORMAL mates were driving minis and escorts."
The 250 Dart engine was one of the smoothest V8's ever built. Why they didn't use that engine in the Stag was always beyond me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Mondeo then an Escort Cabriolet.
Do people not usually pay for it themselves?
Yes of course - unless they're daddies girl, naturally!  "
had to pay for everything myself from an early age - looking back i was quite well off as a teen just no time to spend the money - paper rounds, after school job, saturday job and babysitting  |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
Not all of who had cars given to them were able to drive them on the road straight away!
My Dad gave me an Austin A35 Countryman when it failed the MOT due to rust. It also had a knackered engine as well so I spent a good year making it roadworthy, then fitted a Riley 1.5 engine in it! When this engine also blew up, I fitted an MGB engine in but this only lasted a week due to a collision between me and a VW camper that pulled out in front of me! |
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1972 Bond Bug 700 ES Three wheeler 110 mph. Lasted a year and wrote it off and 14 stitches in my head.
Could drive it with a motorbike license aa it was under 8 cwt
Cost £678 brand new.
Now fetching £6k plus.
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In 1972 bought 1963 Austin 1100 cost £95 - it was brill - had posh speedo - orange line instead of needle. While using it was approached by a guy who bought the registration for £35 - 555 Grh. Nowadays I wouldn't want to drive it to end of street but at the time it was my Roller lol |
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"A 1968 Ford Cortina Mk 3 in Daytona Yellow "
I Think you have probably got the year wrong.
The Mk3 was only launched in 1970 so a '68 would have been a Mk2 and as I don't remember Daytona Yellow being a Mk2 colour you probably had a Mk3 from the early 70's. |
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Austin a40 mk2
Built in 1963, bought in 1990 for £400. Once drove five miles home having to top up float chamber after fuel pump failed. Remember clambering around a scrap yard for a hand brake cable too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Daimler V8 (inspector Morse type)in 1978.
Fell in love with them as a kid.
All my NORMAL mates were driving minis and escorts.
The 250 Dart engine was one of the smoothest V8's ever built. Why they didn't use that engine in the Stag was always beyond me."
Progressed to a Dart when I'd made a bit of money.
What a beautiful sound! |
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Ford Fiesta Xr2 (1986) B reg. In Cadbury Purple with the RS style bonnet vents (very rare) and green bumper inserts, very good looking car. Paid for it myself but couldn't afford the insurance so drove it very rarely. |
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First car I bought myself - nissan micra cc. cute little car loved it.
The first that OH got for me that was driveable was a hillman imp.
the first car we had as a married couple was a 1956 morris oxford. guess that should be read in reverse |
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