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over a year ago
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"Sierra rs cosworth basically any fast Ford from the 80s and loved my neighbours e30 bmw still look fantastic today  "
I have a e30 m3 tucked in my garage... i also loved it then when my grandad got cataract i bought it off him. |
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"Sierra rs cosworth basically any fast Ford from the 80s and loved my neighbours e30 bmw still look fantastic today
I have a e30 m3 tucked in my garage... i also loved it then when my grandad got cataract i bought it off him."
worth a few quid now them e30 beemers I keep looking at them but I’ve got a project at the moment that’s taking my time and money |
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Vintage VW beetle, Karmann Ghia, and Mini Cooper.
My first car was a beautiful turquoise 1303 veedub, and I bought a cooper (complete with racing stripes and Italian Job style lamps) 10 years ago.
I still have to tick the Karmann Ghia box though. |
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"It was horrible to drive"
Fair enough! I`ve got several 80`s hatches in my collection, very few of my friends can deal with driving them, especially the non PAS steering & clutches.. Everyones spoiled these days!  |
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By *ogNMuseCouple
over a year ago
Surrey |
"It was horrible to drive
Fair enough! I`ve got several 80`s hatches in my collection, very few of my friends can deal with driving them, especially the non PAS steering & clutches.. Everyones spoiled these days! "
She hates driving my old classics as well - auto everything now or she moans, don’t you dear |
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"It was horrible to drive
Fair enough! I`ve got several 80`s hatches in my collection, very few of my friends can deal with driving them, especially the non PAS steering & clutches.. Everyones spoiled these days!
She hates driving my old classics as well - auto everything now or she moans, don’t you dear "
I love seeing their faces when they first try to turn the steering or press the clutches down, they always think something broken!
Personally, I love the basic, direct, raw feeling from 70`s & 80`s stuff! |
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By *ogNMuseCouple
over a year ago
Surrey |
"It was horrible to drive
Fair enough! I`ve got several 80`s hatches in my collection, very few of my friends can deal with driving them, especially the non PAS steering & clutches.. Everyones spoiled these days!
She hates driving my old classics as well - auto everything now or she moans, don’t you dear
I love seeing their faces when they first try to turn the steering or press the clutches down, they always think something broken!
Personally, I love the basic, direct, raw feeling from 70`s & 80`s stuff!"
One is an E30 BMW with a 3.5 conversion, the other is S2 928 |
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"It was horrible to drive
Fair enough! I`ve got several 80`s hatches in my collection, very few of my friends can deal with driving them, especially the non PAS steering & clutches.. Everyones spoiled these days!
She hates driving my old classics as well - auto everything now or she moans, don’t you dear
I love seeing their faces when they first try to turn the steering or press the clutches down, they always think something broken!
Personally, I love the basic, direct, raw feeling from 70`s & 80`s stuff!
One is an E30 BMW with a 3.5 conversion, the other is S2 928"
I`ve had an early E30 323i & a 79 928, but the retro ones I`ve got now are much rawer, noisier & lighter! |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
carrbrook stalybridge |
"Austin Healey 3000.
A real drivers car!!"
my new boss has one he uses for classic rallys and yes i am working on getting a go in it .
managed to own two of my dream cars escort xr3 i black proper fanny magnet lol
and a lotus sunbeam hed an ex skip brown semi works group 4 rally car that i used fro hill climbs sprints and blowing the doors off the hot hatch brigade haha |
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By *ogNMuseCouple
over a year ago
Surrey |
"It was horrible to drive
Fair enough! I`ve got several 80`s hatches in my collection, very few of my friends can deal with driving them, especially the non PAS steering & clutches.. Everyones spoiled these days!
She hates driving my old classics as well - auto everything now or she moans, don’t you dear
I love seeing their faces when they first try to turn the steering or press the clutches down, they always think something broken!
Personally, I love the basic, direct, raw feeling from 70`s & 80`s stuff!
One is an E30 BMW with a 3.5 conversion, the other is S2 928
I`ve had an early E30 323i & a 79 928, but the retro ones I`ve got now are much rawer, noisier & lighter! "
Nothing quiet about either of them, especially not the 928 with crosspipe and rear box delete |
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"Austin Healey 3000.
A real drivers car!!
my new boss has one he uses for classic rallys and yes i am working on getting a go in it .
managed to own two of my dream cars escort xr3 i black proper fanny magnet lol
and a lotus sunbeam hed an ex skip brown semi works group 4 rally car that i used fro hill climbs sprints and blowing the doors off the hot hatch brigade haha "
Suitably impressed. 3000 is not easy but so rewarding when u get it right! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Golf Gti
I did eventually have one in my early 30's, a brand new one, with 17 miles on the clock 
I'd still like a Mk1 Gti, one that hasn't been tampered with or modified though |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F223605475957
A little something I spotted on eBay, original Cavalier, untouched. 20 grand. |
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over a year ago
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"I had a Datsun 100A which I loved but wanted a Fiesta XR2 "
I had the 120 A. Alloys and a rev counter and it blew Minis... What more could an 18yr old squadie want after passing basic lol.  |
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A big yellow, ex AA land rover. It meant everything to us because it never seemed to let us down, would adequately carry the family , kids, dogs and the multitude of stuff and took us everywhere.
We called it the big yellow beast. |
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over a year ago
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Matra bagheera. Passed one every morning on the way to school. Same guy also had a Hartwell tuned sunbeam stiletto ..my uncle had a jenson interceptor mark three. Nearly bankrupted him running it |
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Citroen XM in the early 90s, looked insanely futuristic like a spaceship on wheels. It had air suspension that could be raised and lowered, self levelling and adjusting for a smooth ride or firmed up for performance and responded to steering going through corners... And one of the first cars to have a CD entertainment system in. My dad had one as a company car before a Volvo 850 sports saloon and wow did that move |
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Hiya, I’ve had loads of interesting cars but I guess my favourite was my first Ferrari which was a 308 GTS, I thought I was Magnum! Haha!
Got a few interesting ones now too.
I get the feeling this might be a male-centric room but I’m looking for women to chat with, feel free to message me.
WG x |
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I loved the Triumph TR7 as a kid. I remember going to the motor show at the NEC and being mesmerised by it.
I made the mistake of buying one when I was 21 out of an inheritance that I got. Now that was a bad buy, a complete bag of spanners!
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over a year ago
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Supercars don't particularly interest me. I appreciate them, but I find them a little vulgar
Souped up Subarus and the like also leave me a little cold
When I go to car shows, I always seem drawn to day to day classics - Marinas, Maxis, Escorts, Cortinas, Toledos and the like  |
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Same as you op but that was never going to happen. I also had a passion for Mitsubishi fto. I bought 1 what 20 odd years ago completely stripped and rebuilt it it was a minter and I loved it but in the end it never moved out of my garage. I ended up giving it my sister. A sad end to a much loved car. Know I shouldn't have give it her. |
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Ferrari Testarossa. My University friends clubbed together and bought me one on my 21st birthday. They gave me a key and told me it was in the student residence car park. Intrigued I went to find it and discovered they’d bought me a Dinky one |
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"Hiya, I’ve had loads of interesting cars but I guess my favourite was my first Ferrari which was a 308 GTS, I thought I was Magnum! "
I had a 308GTS QV as well, I barely used it, but loved it, & want it back now! I deliberately didn't go for Magnum red though!  |
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over a year ago
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"Audi Quattro
Why Quattro?
Four wheel drive back in the 80's. Not many cars had it then, coupled with power and styling."
Do you really need a four wheel drive in Britain? A rear wheel drive is more fun to drive surely |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities."
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities."
Absolutely! All this talk of global warming and rising sea levels. It’s only so long before South Wales is under water |
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"Golf GTI Mk1. Had a go in one later in life and it was every bit as fun as I imagined.
Had a mark 1 convertible for 10 years, I loved that car!
Jo x  "
Lucky lady. I bet the feeling of driving with the top down was immense! |
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits "
A Quattro is a normal sized hatchback, like a Mondeo, not an SUV.. |
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits
A Quattro is a normal sized hatchback, like a Mondeo, not an SUV.."
I know! It was an example. A small four wheel drive is as pointless as a big SUV with 5 seats |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits "
This is an Audi Quattro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Quattro
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits
This is an Audi Quattro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Quattro
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I know what it is lol I used to sell cars for a living |
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits
A Quattro is a normal sized hatchback, like a Mondeo, not an SUV..
I know! It was an example. A small four wheel drive is as pointless as a big SUV with 5 seats "
Depends what you use it for, doesnt it?
A Nissan Leaf isn't suitable for everyone.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits
A Quattro is a normal sized hatchback, like a Mondeo, not an SUV..
I know! It was an example. A small four wheel drive is as pointless as a big SUV with 5 seats
Depends what you use it for, doesnt it?
A Nissan Leaf isn't suitable for everyone.."
An estate car is more practical |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits
This is an Audi Quattro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Quattro
I know what it is lol I used to sell cars for a living "
FFS the title of this thread is 'Fave car when growing up' - nearly every car quoted on here would be considered either a gas guzzler or a polluter now. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The James Bond one that turned into a submarine
JPDV (see above) would ask if you really needed a car with submarine capabilities.
Ofcourse it’s so unnecessary.. people who drive SUVs with 5 seats and pollute the environment really get on my tits
This is an Audi Quattro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Quattro
I know what it is lol I used to sell cars for a living
FFS the title of this thread is 'Fave car when growing up' - nearly every car quoted on here would be considered either a gas guzzler or a polluter now."
Well most cars are gas guzzlers.. however we can cut the emissions by driving small engine S and cleaner cars  |
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"Nice to see the Capri get a mention. Even today, some of the younger guys at work are interested in my past ownership. Mine was the 'Special' edition. The sound from those twin exhausts!"
I had a brooklands 280 and a 3.2 savage if you remember them. I also had a 1966 cortina. 1 owner from new. I dragged it out of the garage it had been in for 40 odd years. Wheels seized and into daylight. Round the 2 head lights crome rims it had a circle of rust that was it. 2 hour after I got it home I had it running. Some payday that was |
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