Show Us Your Motors!

dbaileyuk · 2 Oct 2011 at 13:02

My Sierra

Here are a few pictures of my motor, bought new, covered just under 20,000 miles. It's been garaged since 1994, but took it out a couple of years ago to take some pictures, then it's been put back in the garage and only done about 30 miles in the last couple of years.

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Cosworth by D A Bailey, on Flickr

Cosworth by D A Bailey, on Flickr

Hope you enjoyed looking at my pictures..........

Stormster · 2 Oct 2011 at 13:38

Very nice. But it's a shame it doesn't get used

thepeteh · 2 Oct 2011 at 14:49

It even has a plastic cover over the drivers seat

Fr0dders · 2 Oct 2011 at 14:52

dbaileyuk said:
Here are a few pictures of my motor, bought new, covered just under 20,000 miles. It's been garaged since 1994, but took it out a couple of years ago to take some pictures, then it's been put back in the garage and only done about 30 miles in the last couple of years.

Such a crying shame IMO.

Hope you don't think this is too confrontational but i dislike the people who buy cars, then stick 'em the garage never to be used.

Cars are motorised transport. They should be driven.

Not collected and stored away carefully in a garage never to be used like somebodys stamp collection.

Still, i know you and others have every right to do so.

dbaileyuk · 2 Oct 2011 at 15:39

Hope you don't think this is too confrontational but i dislike the people who buy cars, then stick 'em the garage never to be used.

No not at all, the reason it was put away was back in 1994 was the insurance premium was something like £2000 a year, because they were one of the most likely cars to be stolen in those days. Then when the premiums came down I had another couple of cars to use so it just got left parked up.
When I decided to take it out a few years ago It wouldn't run right due to rust building up inside the tank which blocked a couple of injectors. So it got left for a couple more years !
Eventually I got a new petrol tank, and injectors off Ford, cleaned out all the fuel lines and got it running again. Replaced cambelt due to the age of it, and it runs sweet as it ever did now.

MagicBoy · 2 Oct 2011 at 15:43

Has it got to the stage of an appreciating classic yet?

Raymond Lin · 2 Oct 2011 at 15:46

Howard said:
Went out to take some sunrise photos early this morning and couldn't resist a shot!

Nice photo

Simon · 2 Oct 2011 at 17:11

That 335D is lovely. How much

RenoRanes007 · 2 Oct 2011 at 17:30

Lovely Sierra!

Howard · 2 Oct 2011 at 18:12

Raymond Lin said:
Nice photo

Ta!

-Ad- · 2 Oct 2011 at 18:54

Howard said:
Ta!

Tis lovely! But the front wheels should be turned the other way

magicroundabout · 2 Oct 2011 at 20:15

our Vauxhall Signum 1.9cdti 150bhp we've owned for the last 3½ years. Sold her yesterday

dbaileyuk · 2 Oct 2011 at 22:45

MagicBoy said:
Has it got to the stage of an appreciating classic yet?

No it hasn't I don't think it ever will !
Good 3 doors are fetching good money,
Wish I'd kept the 3 door I had as well !

Lovely Sierra!

Thank you

Dup · 2 Oct 2011 at 22:57

Here's a photo of a sunset ruined by my car that you can hardly see.

DannyW · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:28

magicroundabout said:
our Vauxhall Signum 1.9cdti 150bhp we've owned for the last 3½ years. Sold her yesterday

How much you get for it? might get a 1.9cdti if my mondeo gives me grief

Gustov · 3 Oct 2011 at 20:23

Sorry to those from the clio 182 thread who have already seen these!

masonkian · 3 Oct 2011 at 20:56

nice pics Gustov.

2.0T aero 9-3

Si. · 3 Oct 2011 at 21:50

dessimpson said:
What's this like to live with? Always wanted a Cerbera but have been put off by the horror stories.
Do you drive it in the winter/wet?

Mine is just a weekend toy, I've got a Honda CRV and the wife has a C1 for daily stuff.

Saying that, I do know people who drive them daily, but at 6k services it can get expensive.

Don't really drive mine in the wet, try to avoid it if I can help it.

Adz · 3 Oct 2011 at 22:45

New toy. Quick "way home" pic for now, proper thread tomorrow.

Fr0dders · 3 Oct 2011 at 22:52

You're brave.

The running costs for these things are epic.