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" Capri 3 litre and 2.8i
Opel Manta GTE
Rover SD1 Vitesse
Jaguar XJS
Reliant Scimitar GTE
Any more favourites? New cars are so boring now!"
My old Vauxhall Chevette saloon..
Loved that car.
I agree about modern cars... Theyve got no soul... |
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I've got a mint 1987 Mercedes 230CE coupe
Built like a tank, and still drives like a modern motor
Lovely engine and auto box, full leather interior and better carpets than we've got in our house  |
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" My old Vauxhall Chevette saloon..
Loved that car.
I agree about modern cars... Theyve got no soul..."
I bought one, brand spanking new in August 1978, Jamaica Yellow with Dearskin plastic seats, lol. £2785.00 on the road.
I kept it for 10yrs, even learnt Kate to drive in it, and it was where we had our first shag, in June 1981 |
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The insanity that is the DeLorean DMC-12..... I mean come on...!!!!…. The truth surrounding the existence of that car is way better the fiction, which keeps it in our thoughts now….
Wouldn't want one myself ... but hey...!!!   |
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remember my dad had a capri, it was great fun, all i remember was every time we went on holiday down south we spent the first half of the holiday fixing it |
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I love many of the cars from this era..
For me the ones that stand out are the
Audi Quattro
Metro turbo
M5
Alpina bmws of that era.
Sierra rs500
I do also love the 205 gti..  still keep considering one now for a track toy..
I had a nova for a rally car for a while and as much as I loved it I always wanted a gti 205 but couldnt afford one at the time..( or race in that engine class as my nova was a 1.4)
But the ones that really make me think are the
Lancia Delta integrale
or the Charade gtti.. Such a fast little car 0-60.. rare as anything now too..
To be fair I just love the 80s cars.. so much soul... I had a little metro turbo rather heavily modified and caged for a track toy.. it was ace.. such a cheeky car.. as was my little nova..
Ohhh cant forget the series 1 escort turbos either.. or the RSturbo fiesta.. R5 turbo.. this is car porn to me lol
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"Got a mk1 xr2 in my garage.
Only ever sees the sun.
The grand total of 47000 miles now.
As you might have gathered one of my fav 80s cars!"
Car porn.. mmmmmm they are a very underated little car.. to many not left alone though.. 
I love going to the ford fest for these and a few other little gems.. I am a bit ford fan.. actually no.. like many cars.. but my dream garage is very ford heavy lol
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I have also had a sierra cosworth sold that when it reached 30000 (a big ford fan) but my heart is and always was xr s
Had to have a cosworth to get it out my system. |
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" Capri 3 litre and 2.8i
Opel Manta GTE
Rover SD1 Vitesse
Jaguar XJS
Reliant Scimitar GTE
Any more favourites? New cars are so boring now!"
Hmm nice choice but these are from the seventies and some of them are actually from the sixties. |
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i had rg500 suzuki,rd500 yam still quick even todays standards just didnt handle aswell ,also had 3.0 capri and rs 3.1 capri also capri with 3500 rover engine in it lol that was bit quick lol |
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My first memorable cars were ...
A Ford Escort MK1 (called him Errol - loved him to bits)
A Morris Marina (called this 'baby' as it had so many rattles)
A Cortina Ghia (thought I was 'all that and a bag of chips' driving this around
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Before my cars I owned a Honda CD175. Not exactly sporty but I had to get a low slung one as my legs are so short
Emm x |
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Car has to be a Mk 1 Golf Gti, loved mine to bits, would love another but no room in the garage.
Bike has to be an Yamaha RD350 YPVS, which I'm happy to say I do have in my garage |
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Owned two MK2 Granada's both 2.8 V6.
Had a 1979/80 mini too.
Have to agree with the Rover SD1. It had a V8 engine that was originally a Buick engine from the states.
The Capri's were really good too. The 3ltr essex V6 was a good solid engine too and was replaced with the 2.8iltr that was based on the Cologne V6 that was in the Granada and was later dropped into the sierra's.
I'll put me anorak away now lol |
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"i dont drive but my fav car of all time is the original mini.
the modern one is awful as is the new beetle no character "
I definatley agree there, I've got 2 old Minis, I have always had at least one of the little beasties at some point! They still drive fantastic minis do, well mine don't but they will get restored eventually! |
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"Owned two MK2 Granada's both 2.8 V6.
Had a 1979/80 mini too.
Have to agree with the Rover SD1. It had a V8 engine that was originally a Buick engine from the states.
The Capri's were really good too. The 3ltr essex V6 was a good solid engine too and was replaced with the 2.8iltr that was based on the Cologne V6 that was in the Granada and was later dropped into the sierra's.
I'll put me anorak away now lol"
The Essex V6 wasnt a good engine it was noted for blowing head gaskets under hard driving conditions mainly because it was never intended to be a petrol engine it was designed to be a diesel engine. |
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"Owned two MK2 Granada's both 2.8 V6.
Had a 1979/80 mini too.
Have to agree with the Rover SD1. It had a V8 engine that was originally a Buick engine from the states.
The Capri's were really good too. The 3ltr essex V6 was a good solid engine too and was replaced with the 2.8iltr that was based on the Cologne V6 that was in the Granada and was later dropped into the sierra's.
I'll put me anorak away now lol
The Essex V6 wasnt a good engine it was noted for blowing head gaskets under hard driving conditions mainly because it was never intended to be a petrol engine it was designed to be a diesel engine. "
The V6 in the Granada's I owned were the Cologne engines. The essex V6 wasn't too bad, it just depends who owned and maintained the engine/car. |
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then bought a 2.8 injection silver and red one next.
them were the days 