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Mine was an Audi Coupe GT 5 cylinder, no idea what the equivalent today would be?
Buying today's version of your first car
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Audi RS5? coupe?
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1997 Vauxhall Corsa B 1.4i Breeze (Hi-Torq - Wahey! 
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Cost me £950, I guess today's equivalent is the Corsa C at around £1500+
) Cost me £950, I guess today's equivalent is the Corsa C at around £1500+
Soldato
Mine was a bedford 17cwt van with windows, cost me £40 in 1970
Maybe a transit (non pc to call it a tranny) at about £500.
Maybe a transit (non pc to call it a tranny) at about £500.
Don
My first car in 1994 was a 1986 Ford Sierra 2.0i GLS. Paid £800 for it.
A similar car today I guess would be a Ford Mondeo 2.0i Sport. Looking at about £6k.
However, back in the late 80s or early 90s an 8 year old car was usually completely knackered and so rusty it would be unlikely to pass an MOT without welding. These days an 8 year old car is only half way through its useful life.
A similar car today I guess would be a Ford Mondeo 2.0i Sport. Looking at about £6k.
However, back in the late 80s or early 90s an 8 year old car was usually completely knackered and so rusty it would be unlikely to pass an MOT without welding. These days an 8 year old car is only half way through its useful life.
Soldato
I’ve just realised that Ford no longer sell a large luxury saloon car in the UK.
Sad face.
Sad face.
Soldato
My First car was a Fiat Cinquecento sporting and I'm now in a Abarth 500 so not too far apart. Price difference has a big jump from what they both were new.
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Soldato
I haven't bothered looking. I've just checked how many left & the DVLA said that there are 30 left registered in the entire country across the range of 10 levels of trim/Engines etc. Most have gone to the scrapper or are now a pile of iron oxide. 
Proof:
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=✓&q=chrysler+sunbeam&commit=Search
Proof:
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=✓&q=chrysler+sunbeam&commit=Search
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First car was an E30 318i. Think it cost me around £4k way back when...a long time ago. I later found it had been clocked but it still drove brilliantly and was in an excellent condition. Think I worked out it had about 50kmiles removed. Made me wise up to the used car market and examined the history much more closely in future. Most cars since then been main dealer cars other than a few E30 M3's. I remember I somehow managed to call the previous owner who confirmed the milage when he sold it - higher than when I bought it!
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I learned to drive in a F reg Mk4 escort 1.3L. 5 gears including reverse and a manual choke. Loved cruising with the windows up and the system down. Amazingly it’s still on the road!