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Omegatoy

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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #30 on: 29 January 2007, 20:55:35 »
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......anyone know oif a bondbug thats sat in someones garage or garden????
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Sorry, no Bondbug but I do have a set of new sills for a Triumph 2.5 PI and a set of Lucas overhall books!

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aka the prince of darkness!!!! the damn fuel pump alwys overheated!!!
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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #31 on: 29 January 2007, 21:13:33 »
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1972 Hillman Avenger 1.3 GL...  :-[

Cost me £90... I was 18 and knew no better.

What a heap of... :-X

Lost 3rd after a week, but ran it for another 6 months (somehow) until engine seized on the hill down to the scrappers ...coasted in, parked up, took £15 and ran!  ;D



Another one not happy with them  [smiley=shocked.gif]- my mum had an Avenger and it was brilliant, went well, had races with bigger engined Capris, handled well enough to really pee off an off duty copper who was acting the prat following me down a twisty lane (Sandhurst lane James - going from Counds to Twigworth) (I should have discussed him with my traf pol friend), got loads of stuff in the back. I would love another but I would have nowhere to put one and tuning parts are getting to difficult to get - and most are now rotten - my Sunbeam basically rotted out at 22 years old. Oh the Avenger did have a part rebuilt engine (good clean up and new pistons)
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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #32 on: 29 January 2007, 21:19:47 »
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My first car was a 1983 MG Metro. Huge fun, and surprisingly quick for what it was. I do miss it.

I have had 52 others in the 15 years since then though :)


Click the link below to see them all :)

http://www.steve.dwest.dsl.pipex.com
One of my brothers used to work at Tickfords (of Tickfords Capri fame), and brought home a Metro Turbo that they had played with. That was friggin quick....
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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #33 on: 29 January 2007, 21:34:18 »
Just to go off-topic for a minute - forgive me...

Having worked in the motor trade all my life, the most frightening experience I ever had was driving a road legal Metro 6R4 - It ran like it was on rails no matter how fast you put it into a corner, and beleive me, the driver would chicken out before he found the cars limits!

The downside was the NOISE!!! Absolutely earth shattering - After 30 minutes in the car you couldn't hear anything for the ringing in your ears! And it would never make a practical everyday car, apart from the noise it had no power at all below about 3000 RPM, so driving around town was almost entirely done in first gear!

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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #34 on: 29 January 2007, 21:41:53 »
Let me list some cars i've had
1. Old S reg Morris marina
2. Ford escort MK1
3. Ford Escort MK1
4. Ford Cortina
5. Ford Granada 2.8 GL
6. Vauxhall Cavalier MK1
7. Vauxhall Astra Mk1
8. MG Metro
9. Nissan Micra
10. Ford Orion
11. Ford Escort
12. Vauxhall Cavalier
13. Ford Granada
14. Ford Granada
15. Vauxhall Omega
and now i can't be bothered to do the rest and there is some missing in there but hey
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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #35 on: 29 January 2007, 21:50:09 »
Heh, I'll stick my list up :)

1: 1983 MG Metro 1.3
2: 1982 Metro 1.0
3: 1987 Orion 1.6 GL
4: 1986 Peugeot 309 GR 1.3
5: 1987 Peugeot 309 SRi 1.6
6: 1988 Cavalier CDi 2.0 mk 3
7: 1984 Land Rover 110 3.5 V8
8: 1988 Cavalier 1.6 L mk 2
9: 1985 Cavalier 1.6 L mk 2
10: 1986 Escort 1.3 Popular
11: 1994 Cavalier 2.5 V6 automatic
12: 1984 Rover SD1 2600 Vanden Plas
13: 1990 Cavalier 2.0 GLi
14: 1995 Cavalier CDX 2.5 V6
15: 1990 Citroen AX 10E
16: 1991 Citroen AX GT
17: 1989 Astra 1.6 L estate
18: 1989 Carlton GSi 3000
19: 1989 Audi 80 1.8 S
20: 1996 BMW 540i V8 Touring
21: 1990 Volvo 440 GLE 1.7i
22: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS 2.0 16v
23: 1990 Audi 90 2.3 E
24: 1989 Carlton GSi 3000
25: 1992 Citroen ZX Volcane 1.9i
26: 1989 Fiesta 1.1 Popular
27: 1990 Cavalier 2.0 Li
28: 1992 Cavalier GSi 2000 16v
29: 1993 Audi 100 2.0 E Avant
30: 1991 Cavalier 1.6 L
31: 1993 BMW 540i
32: 1993 Cavalier Sri 16v (C20XE)
33: 1990 BMW 518i
34: 1994 Citroen Xantia LX 1.9 TD
35: 1994 Omega 3.0 V6 manual
36: 1994 Carlton 2.0 Li
37: 1995 Mondeo 2.0 GLX
38: 1994 Peugeot 106 XND
39: 1996 VW Passat Estate 1.9 L TD
40: 1998 Omega 3.0 MV6 Estate
41: 1989 Rover Metro 1.3 GS
42: 1997 Vauxhall Omega CD 2.5 V6
43: 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS 2.0 16v
44: 1988 Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFi
45: 1995 Ford Mondeo V6 24v
46: 1994 Nissan Sunny 1.4 L
47: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS 2.0 16v
48: 1996 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX
49: 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
50: 1997 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX
51: 1991 Saab 900i 16v
52: 1996 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX TD Estate
53: 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier CDX 2.0 16v
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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #36 on: 29 January 2007, 21:54:54 »
1983 Red Astra 1.2 hatchback. CCK 333Y.  5 years old and cost me £2100 - 4 months wages.  Checked DVLA link last week and it is of course SCRAPPED now  :'(
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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #37 on: 29 January 2007, 21:55:56 »
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Heh, I'll stick my list up :)

1: 1983 MG Metro 1.3
2: 1982 Metro 1.0
3: 1987 Orion 1.6 GL
4: 1986 Peugeot 309 GR 1.3
5: 1987 Peugeot 309 SRi 1.6
6: 1988 Cavalier CDi 2.0 mk 3
7: 1984 Land Rover 110 3.5 V8
8: 1988 Cavalier 1.6 L mk 2
9: 1985 Cavalier 1.6 L mk 2
10: 1986 Escort 1.3 Popular
11: 1994 Cavalier 2.5 V6 automatic
12: 1984 Rover SD1 2600 Vanden Plas
13: 1990 Cavalier 2.0 GLi
14: 1995 Cavalier CDX 2.5 V6
15: 1990 Citroen AX 10E
16: 1991 Citroen AX GT
17: 1989 Astra 1.6 L estate
18: 1989 Carlton GSi 3000
19: 1989 Audi 80 1.8 S
20: 1996 BMW 540i V8 Touring
21: 1990 Volvo 440 GLE 1.7i
22: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS 2.0 16v
23: 1990 Audi 90 2.3 E
24: 1989 Carlton GSi 3000
25: 1992 Citroen ZX Volcane 1.9i
26: 1989 Fiesta 1.1 Popular
27: 1990 Cavalier 2.0 Li
28: 1992 Cavalier GSi 2000 16v
29: 1993 Audi 100 2.0 E Avant
30: 1991 Cavalier 1.6 L
31: 1993 BMW 540i
32: 1993 Cavalier Sri 16v (C20XE)
33: 1990 BMW 518i
34: 1994 Citroen Xantia LX 1.9 TD
35: 1994 Omega 3.0 V6 manual
36: 1994 Carlton 2.0 Li
37: 1995 Mondeo 2.0 GLX
38: 1994 Peugeot 106 XND
39: 1996 VW Passat Estate 1.9 L TD
40: 1998 Omega 3.0 MV6 Estate
41: 1989 Rover Metro 1.3 GS
42: 1997 Vauxhall Omega CD 2.5 V6
43: 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS 2.0 16v
44: 1988 Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFi
45: 1995 Ford Mondeo V6 24v
46: 1994 Nissan Sunny 1.4 L
47: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS 2.0 16v
48: 1996 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX
49: 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
50: 1997 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX
51: 1991 Saab 900i 16v
52: 1996 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX TD Estate
53: 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier CDX 2.0 16v

Couldn't you make your mind up Steve ???? ;D
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Re: and what was your first car...
« Reply #38 on: 30 January 2007, 07:59:46 »
My first car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3.  I learnt a lot on that car but not how to weld and so it had to go.  Oh for that turning circle and the ease of engine access.
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