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Put this back on the road after storage for 18 months, the ex was going to take it and I ended up keeping the Mondeo we had, fortunately the Mondeo got stolen and the ex couldn't afford to insure the Civic.
I will never sell this car, it's the memories it carries more than what it is, been on the track a couple of times, can't wait until I have enough funds to buy an Integra 🙂
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V12 with electric powered superchargers too good to sell or scrap - still drives like £70K's worth and can give a M5 a run for its money:
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I've been very lucky to drive some fun cars:
Mini Cooper (original) ex-works racer (track only)
Renault Clio Williams (original one)
Porche 930 (Turbo) ex-works racer (track only) (400BHP!)
BMW M3 Left-hand drive original version
BMW M3 E36 modified to 340 BHP
Sadly serious illness meant my business suffered, then I got married and has a son, now drive a bogo standard Mondeo
Nicest is difficult either the Clio Wiliams or the LHD M3
We like our Golfs don't we.
The one I wish I hadn't sold
The best car I've ever owned
Mine was a 83 Audi Quattro with a 2.2 20V motor which I rescued from a barn.. brilliant car and had loads of grunt.. sold it to fund the first house purchase 🙁
Mk1 Escort - great car, fun handling, and as much sideways fun you could want at 40mph. Sold that when my Marlin kit car was finished - that was a cherished fun car,only sold to buy a bike!
Surprised to see so many Golfs. My first car was a Mk1 GTI,a failed attempt to wean myself off m/bikes(smashing myself up,friends getting killed etc). I did like Mk1,but all the lardy,big ugly brutes that have apppeared since have been a total turn off.
Not fussed about cars now,just transport. Did like the Integra Type R that appeared earlier.
Mine would have to be this:
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Great car to drive and a bit of a childhood dream after following the Touring Cars in the late 80s.
Never got to sell it as I lost it in the Sheffield floods two years ago.
Here are some of mine, though the days of driving nice cars like these are well and truly over, kids and £900 a month childcare have seen to that, I now drive a 4yr old Touran!
Alpina B3s 3.4
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Impreza P1
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Boxster S
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First thoughts were either of the two Alfa, Guila GTJ or Alfasud ti for pure fun even though being a flat 4 didn't like deep puddles.
But would have to say the car a miss most was my Lancia Fulvia Rallye Coupe. Fab motor corner on rails great seats & just fun, fun, fun. Italian Red black bonnet & boot with cromodora wheels. Had to sell it when I had to move & lost my garage. All I have left is the tool kit & manual.
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one of these
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and one of these
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I have three cars I regret selling, MK3 Golf GTI 16v, Landrover 90 TD5 2004 and my true love which was by Suzuki SJ413 off roader would go anyway through anything. Had it completly submerged in water once had to bail out the roof lol.
Now have got 08 Saab 93 sport. Which is nice but not the character of the Golf or Suzy
Biggest regret was selling my 172cup. Everything else i owned/drove afterwards just left me feeling bored. So 6 months later i bought another one :-). Its horribly built, the electrics are dire, the ride and noise make me go mad, but every time I come close to selling this one I go for a decent drive or a track day and it just makes me fall in love with it again. No matter what ive got i think until i build a garage i can keep a catherham in ill always keep this one for play time.
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And i can get 2 dh bikes in the back!
Don't know if I'd describe them as "nice" but they were all great in their own way!
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Now I've got a 205 GTI 1.9
The daddy of all retro hot hatches!
Facelifted Toyota Corolla GT Coupe rear wheel drive. What a car. Sold it to some numpty's from Leeds and they put it on it's roof. I Still shed a tear now and again thinking about that car. 😥
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this one. thirsty and impractical, but it was good on a nice day
Mine was my silver Puma 1.7 Zetec. Really loved that little car, handled like a dream, sounded wonderful when you revved it hard, fitted me perfectly and was so comfortable on long trips, and the design just hasn't dated. Had to get rid of it when made redundant and the new job didn't pay as much. Twenty five to the gallon with the roof bars for the bike carrier on, over £300 to insure and £170 tax was too much, compared to to 45-59 per, £110 tax and £155 insurance for my current Octavia 1.9TDi. Still get pangs every time I see a Puma: maybe I'll get a windfall and be able to to buy a Racing Puma on day... *sigh*
lol about the a-class they are notoriously poor in the reliability stakes.
the most fun car was a 205 gti .
the best & most reliable car a volvo v-40 2.0. 11 years old 108k still does everything so well reliable comfortable very good quality feel & has never needed a non servicable/wearing part fitted since it was in the family brand new.
plus it doesn,t get me annoyed that the kids & wife have no respect for the car what so ever .
Mine would be my 205 1.6 gti. i loved that car just couldn't afford to keep it on the road and had to sell. I still check ebay to see if it ever turns up.
My fav!! 540 V8....sadly had to part as there were not enough seats!
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The best car I've ever owned would be my Mark V GTI. Looked at replacing it with a Focus RS and just couldn't justify the outlay, its the perfect all-rounder.
Car I should never have sold - 2003 Toyota Hilux Double Cab D4D. Never skipped a beat for three winters in the Alps, could tow anything, sat at 80 on the motorway, so many memories. Still regret selling it. Consoling myself with plans to buy an old one some day and do it up.
Nice to see some 205s, always wanted one as a kid. Loddrik has had some nice cars!
The best company car I ever got... before the tax system ruined company car use.
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Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane dhc - had to leave it behind when I went to Oz.
Any of several Mini Mokes (Oz version with big wheels). Wish I had kept one.
Like my current car Volvo S80, but my daggy ancient Renault Espace is more fun as it is always full of bikes.
This one and I still have it:
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Yep, My original Mk2 Golf.
Bog standard, G reg, and fading Red.
Fitted a kick ass sound system in it tho !
My first ever car purchased on my own.
Loved it ! Pics are somewhere, but not digital.
Bought off my GF a few years back when it was current and sold to my old man when I went to uni.
SE model with big wheels as std and full leather and all extras including M-tech suspension Mmm.
Thirsty but the 6 cylinders was great and it had solid handling.
I think the tyres cost more than my current old banger bike mobile!
Wish I could afford a new car! I'd buy a cheap estate to transport bike to Wales!
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Mk 1 XR2 great car, sadly destroyed by a load of concrete posts and a tree. My first and best car. Worst car, Rover 400.
I always wanted to drive the Mk1 XR2-it just looked great and not too chav.
No such thing as chav in the late 80s. Simple car, 1600 no injection, 4 gears, no sunroof, went like stink if you thrashed it and went through front tyres like they were going out of fashion. Written off a few weeks after it had a new engine, gutted.
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Simnple but handled great, good economy back then, nippy and you could still put shopping in the back with 2 kids.
Wasn't too dear on the money. Cheap to service/repair.
This one:
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My 205 1.9 GTi but only after its Mi16 engine transplant. My goodness me it was wonderful but Uni + mtb racing meant it had to go as I had no money left. Still wonder where it went - it was black, reg plate was F something something something....
my indestructible 306 turbo diesel. ran on veg oil, did 70 to 90 fast enough to surprise reps and could car 5 people and 5 bikes with me in comfort as i was driving and didnt care.
my current BMW 520d touring! full leather zenon headlights 30,000 miles full dealer service history still under warranty, but too nice to get dirty when biking!! I need a van! any body want to buy it??
John.
Never owned one, as they were only in left hand drive - but one day i will - one day.............
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OK, not the nicest but it is remembered fondly. With the back seats down you could get a full drum kit, 4 guitar flight cases, a HH 100w bass top, 2 x 15" Bass cab, 2 x Fender Twin Reverbs and all the ancillary gubbins in the damn thing. The gear box is best described as a sprung mattress, filled with custard, into which was rammed a yard-brush handle.
The punk wars. Ah, happy days. 🙂
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Not the sexiest car ever, but I miss our Picasso - chuck bags, bikes, family, whatever, in the back, set off for a trip somewhere.
Also - was great driving in France with my 10-year old daughter in the passenger seat - weird looks we got - "is she really driving?"
Here it is getting its new plates: (that ain't me, I hasten to add!!)
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Here's mine, the BananaSaab 😀
Not mine but same spec etc. The lady that bought it visits her daughter on my road 3 times a week so I get to wave/talk and most importantly see what I let go 🙁
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Another Maxi owner here too - they were workhorses.
Hate to admit this but - one of these -
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Because you could fit a bike in the boot and all the camping equipment on the back seats.
One of these -
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As it was like sh*te of the proverbial shovel.
Loved my old 205 Diesel, only sold because it started getting expensive to repair every few months.
But I've always wanted one of these -
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My 1987 Renault 5 turbo, in stealth black. Very light, very fast and perfect for a young hot headed idiot to fly around the country lanes. I had it for almost 2 years and managed not to back it into a hedge (just)
Became uninsurable in Mid '90s due to thefts of simelar car types 🙁
Tried to find a good one a few years later - but every one I found was junk/crashed/blown/stolen/broken.
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4.0 V8, sorted handling.
did >40k miles commuting and a couple of track days.
**** knows how much it cost me, but i pay a mortgage now, and i have significantly more money in my pocket than i did then!
great car, but it had to go, and i don't regret it. i just wasn't using it in the end.
Love that TVR, but nowhere to put bike/surfboard etc etc 😥