How long did you keep your first car?
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It is the crappy 1.9 though, hardly an amazing car for someone to have at 20, especially if they left school at 16/18 instead of going to uni. When I was at Uni people were driving around in Skylines, brand new MINIs and all sorts.
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Students these days must be loaded, when i was in my first year people thought I was posh coz I had a TV and playstation.
When I did my post grad a friend bought a 996 !
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Indeed, one of my friends had a Mini Cooper S for a good long while at uni.
Mind you, most of my uni friends on my repeat were amazed that I drive a BMW, in fact, most of the people I have spoken to since I got the car (job interviews/recruiters when asked what I drive) have all been amazed that I drive a BMW because they are amazing expensive cars.
Not like I'm young really, I owned my 328i at 21 and this 318iS at 23...but both are/were shonky old cars.
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I think I'm one of the longer standing owners then 
Still own my Micra, first car, which I bought just over 4 years ago for £700. It's been through some tough times and cost a lot to run but it's still going strong. It will be replaced later this year with something French though.
Still own my Micra, first car, which I bought just over 4 years ago for £700. It's been through some tough times and cost a lot to run but it's still going strong. It will be replaced later this year with something French though.
I shared my Mum's Renault Megane when I first learnt to drive, which I drove on and off for about 4 years whilst I was at school/uni.
Then I got a Ford Ka as a student car for placement, had it for 3 years now - it's a tin can with wheels and I very much hate it, but I keep going on holidays/trips/weekends away so not really saving much for a new car atm. Will almost certainly change it come Sep/Oct time.
Then I got a Ford Ka as a student car for placement, had it for 3 years now - it's a tin can with wheels and I very much hate it, but I keep going on holidays/trips/weekends away so not really saving much for a new car atm. Will almost certainly change it come Sep/Oct time.
Then bought the petrol FR which i proceeded to ram into the back of somone a couple of months ago. tool
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9 months then I put it through a fence....
The second car I owned I had for about 3 years though.
The second car I owned I had for about 3 years though.
Had my beast of G-reg Fiesta 1.6S for three years before giving it to my brother for his first car. Was really handy in London - people are reluctant to pull out on you when you're in a terrible car. Apart from buses, they'll pull out on anyone.
Rover 416. 3 months during which time it had 2 head skims, 1 water pump, 2 sets of valves and 2 cambelts...
Got shot as soon as it came back the last time without even driving it.
Traded in for a 1.8 Audi A4 and kept it for 5 years til I was 24 and wanted something better.
Got shot as soon as it came back the last time without even driving it.
Traded in for a 1.8 Audi A4 and kept it for 5 years til I was 24 and wanted something better.
About a year and a half, bought for 1800, sold for 1500 (still need to update sig, but the Volvo is gone 
). Many great memories from flying in it (as in going airborne), sticking 2 mates in the boot ( on a holiday, was either a 10 minute drive in the car, or 50 minutes with the bus, all my mates accepted the risk and said if we'd get a fine we'd split it, so we went with 7 ppl in the car), surprised looks from caps in Corsa's and stuff alike when doing a traffic light gp, always slight wheelspin when going from first to 2nd quickly, I loved that ''eeep'' from my tyres on a gearswitch, ahhh, good memories, old farts looking funny when I drive past in an army green Volvo estate blasting Wu Tang Clan shaking up the area . Good times.
). Many great memories from flying in it (as in going airborne), sticking 2 mates in the boot ( on a holiday, was either a 10 minute drive in the car, or 50 minutes with the bus, all my mates accepted the risk and said if we'd get a fine we'd split it, so we went with 7 ppl in the car), surprised looks from caps in Corsa's and stuff alike when doing a traffic light gp, always slight wheelspin when going from first to 2nd quickly, I loved that ''eeep'' from my tyres on a gearswitch, ahhh, good memories, old farts looking funny when I drive past in an army green Volvo estate blasting Wu Tang Clan shaking up the area . Good times.
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6 years of Peugeot goodness.
I really want to replace it, but I keep thinking that its not worth it
I'd rather take a big upgrade than just a little upgrade and then another little upgrade. I was tempted to go from a 307 to a Mondeo, and then to another car but just seems like a waste of money.
So within 2 years I will have a new car, and it'll be along the lines of the 5 series, XF, E-Class and so on.
I really want to replace it, but I keep thinking that its not worth it
I'd rather take a big upgrade than just a little upgrade and then another little upgrade. I was tempted to go from a 307 to a Mondeo, and then to another car but just seems like a waste of money.
So within 2 years I will have a new car, and it'll be along the lines of the 5 series, XF, E-Class and so on.
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Triumph Dolomite 1850HL. Had it for about three years, with one or two other cars in that duration as well.
Sold it for £300 more than I bought it for - but still a massive loss once you take into account three year's running costs and insurance
Sold it for £300 more than I bought it for - but still a massive loss once you take into account three year's running costs and insurance