What was your first car?

djinuk205

djinuk205

djinuk205

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Just wondering what was other users of these forums first cars, mine was a 205 xs, i blew the headgasket and as a student i had no cash to pay to get it fixed so i read up and did it myself, along with recutting the valves and modifying the head, my love for cars stemmed from there.
 
K Reg 306 1.8 XT - what a machine. The immobiliser caught fire (located under the drivers seat) and after the electrical repair it averaged 10mpg. Happy days
 
V Reg Datsun sunny, I Loved that car, however I couldnt afford to put it on the road :(

Didn't stop me from learning the basics on a private lane though ;)
 
Pug 205 look. 1124cc of pure power!!! I didnt pass my test until I was 26 and had ridden bikes up until then including GSXR600's, Hayabusa, Honda SP-2.

So you can imagine how the car felt to me. Oh so slow. I'm amazed it never toppled over going around corners either. Moved on to a Pug 306 gti-6 now which isn't to bad value / performance wise in my opinion. Like my bikes on this car I've tweaked etc. Bilstein shortened shocks (yellow ones) all round. Eibach pro springs up front and 21mm anti-roll bars at the back. Lowers it about 30-35mm, not drastic amounts but enough to improve handling. I've also fitted a lighter flywheel and cams and re-mapped it (hmm I have spent way to much on this pug!!) Depending on the rollers it puts out 190-197hp (they all vary)

Thing I like is it doesnt look much but it goes pretty well :D
 
A beige D reg fiat uno. This was when I passed my test back in 1997 :D
My little baby lasted about a year until the headgasket went. :(
 
Astra 1.3 Merit 3 door estate, but it rusted away before I passed my test. I was a bit gutted because the number plate was probably worth a few quid but I didn't realise till the MOT had gone.

My proper first car was an E reg VW Polo 1.3 CL in metallic beige.

My dad did much better, his first car was a Jaguar XK150 :).
 
1976 Mini 850 with Cooper S disk brakes and lots of rust. Used as a getaway vehicle in an armed robbery by the person I sold it to when the MOT ran out...
 
'96 Fiesta Mk3 1.8D 'Sapphire Limited Edition'. One of the last boxy shaped Fiestas before the Mk4 bubble style. Paid £450 for it in 2004/5.

Terrible handling, severe body roll, rubbish brakes, heavy and underpowered engine up front. However, it did have electric windows and get this - TWIN AIRBAGS! Economy was incredible too; 75mpg was easily achieved.
 
X reg (no not a 2001 X, the olllllllld X MK1) Fiesta Bravo 1.3. :o

Cost me like £200 and cost me roughly £800 to insure, Endsleigh wanted £1,800 to insure it TPFT. :eek:
 
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Yeeeeaaaaa boyeee! Brap etc

Obviously it now belongs to some 18yo blonde girl
 
some interesting first cars, honda civic vti's are not slow, its pretty anoying actually.


nice to hear there is a gti6 owner on here, they are great cars.
 
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