Name the first car you ever owned and the year
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mine was a 2002 Focus 1.6 Chic. Was 8 years old when bought. Was Faultless despite all the abuse it only ever required an Mot and service.Back in 2008, a 1996 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia in stunning white.
Optional body coloured bumpers too, because "swag"?
Edit: Just made me realise that my current car was the 'oldest' when bought at 13 years old. How things change!
Optional body coloured bumpers too, because "swag"?
Edit: Just made me realise that my current car was the 'oldest' when bought at 13 years old. How things change!
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That's so cool, any pics?
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1982 and it was a 1966 Ford Anglia 123e Bergundy with Grey stripe and roof.
I had an '86 1.2 Vauxhall Nova Antibes in Regatta Blue for my first car back in '99. Loved it and thought I was cool because being the Antibes it had all the "extras" like a rev counter, 5 speed gearbox, sunroof, spoiler, blue sports seats and blue carpet 
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...FjAMegQIABAB&usg=AOvVaw3dkgfMS7iMbLTCuoBdvq6A
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...FjAMegQIABAB&usg=AOvVaw3dkgfMS7iMbLTCuoBdvq6A
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I passed my test when I was 27 so I skipped the small car bit and bought a 2012 Mercedes CLS550 in March this year. I'd been using my wife's car for a year or 2 before that.
There is a build thread on here but photobucket changing it's rules sort of killed all of the images, not updated it in about a year as I haven't really done anything in the last 12 months with it.
I ran it for 4 and a half years before taking it off the road.
Need to get it sorted.
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X reg Fiesta in 1996
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1958 Ford Zodiac - yellow over white - purchased in appox 1968 for £75
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0wCv3m6ZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0wCv3m6ZM
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sounds like my current car, they sprang for the auto lights, auto wipers, full leather, voice activated bluetooth and no electric/heated seats
admittedly the lack of heated seats isnt a big issue given the engine takes about 10 seconds (and as many gallons of fuel) to warm up
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2008/2009... MK Vauxhall Astra 2.0l 3-door P-reg (1995) for £500
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It was this: Bought in 1986 (1300cc) when I was 20. IIRC 'T' reg? (dont ask me what year that was) Had a respray too, which hid all multitude of sins which I found out to my cost.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Sunbeam
I kept it for 4 years in total, I drove it for 2 of those, it failed the MOT before finding out it was basically held together with filler. I tried putting it back on the road but I was told it was uneconomical to do that so it was scrapped. Thirsty car & gutless.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Sunbeam
I kept it for 4 years in total, I drove it for 2 of those, it failed the MOT before finding out it was basically held together with filler. I tried putting it back on the road but I was told it was uneconomical to do that so it was scrapped. Thirsty car & gutless.
1981 Austin Allegro 1.3 HL. I got it in 1990 so wasn't that old but was quite the banger. It had plenty of rust problems, sills, floor, doors, boot.
Had it for quite a few years before the exhaust system fell off.
'Upgraded' to a Mini Metro 1.0L.
Had it for quite a few years before the exhaust system fell off.
'Upgraded' to a Mini Metro 1.0L.
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2007 Mazda 3 sport 2.0 too. In 2015.
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K-reg (1972) Mark 1 Ford Escort bought in March 1981 (after passing test) from backstreet garage in Northampton. More rust than steel and if it hadn't got written off by some moron ploughing in the back of it, would probably have been a scrapper at the next MOT.
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N reg rover 111 in purple. It had a sunroof and central locking. Never ran right, the sunroof leaked and the central locking would do its own thing lol.