your first car?

[dodger 3,367]

Mine was a nova n the first car ever it must have been passed round boy racers n been hammered even tho it everything just seemed to go wrong with it 

[Pardus 949]

3 minutes ago, dodger said:

Mine was a nova n the first car ever it must have been passed round boy racers n been hammered even tho it everything just seemed to go wrong with it 

Technically mine was a Nova, bought it for 700 bar before I passed my test, let it rot on the drive before having to pay 50 quid to get it removed. 

[mitre 157]

Total rust boxes they were hardly seen now they were always knackered and misued by idiots and the car insurance was always expensive on them type of cars with the low profile wheels

[dodger 3,367]

I had a few really bad unreliable cars early on didn't help that I didn't have anyone that knew what they was doing to go n view with me which always helps, I remember having an astra 1.7 Isuzu as mentioned think that was my third car and had alot of trouble with that n gave it away but looking back it probably didn't need much 

[dodger 3,367]

Last few years iv just had cheap jap cars boring to look at n drive but they just seem to keep going n going n don't break hassle free cheap to run would I like to have something fancier you bet

[mitre 157]

You learn as you go along or in cases when you get older the cars now is all computer micro chipping in certain areas and no back street mechanics wouldn't know what they doing it's all manufacturer or the main dealer and now the electric car is on the main talk so there's no chance of tinkering around your self 

[mC HULL 14,738]

3 minutes ago, mitre said:

You learn as you go along or in cases when you get older the cars now is all computer micro chipping in certain areas and no back street mechanics wouldn't know what they doing it's all manufacturer or the main dealer and now the electric car is on the main talk so there's no chance of tinkering around your self 

easily mate if you half a clue you can get very good disgnostic equipment for a few hundred quid now 

[dodger 3,367]

8 minutes ago, mitre said:

You learn as you go along or in cases when you get older the cars now is all computer micro chipping in certain areas and no back street mechanics wouldn't know what they doing it's all manufacturer or the main dealer and now the electric car is on the main talk so there's no chance of tinkering around your self 

There stopping making petrol n diesels soon aren't they then one day people like stalmer expect everyone to but an electric one

[breeze 1,348]

12 hours ago, Greyman said:

1970 triumph 2.5 pi insurance cost me twice as much as rhe car lol 

Me old dad had one of them, the ones with the overdrive on the gear stick mate ? 

He used to keep telling me "proper motor"... Lol

[Stavross 17,054]

7 hours ago, Lenmcharristar said:

Those xr2 were a nippy little motor

Apart from what I drive now I think the xr2 would be the one I’d want to own now out of all the cars I’ve had, just for the memories of being 18 and driving it like I’d stolen it 

[breeze 1,348]

Silver Talbot sunbeam for me.... X reg think it was 

[dodger 3,367]

10 minutes ago, Stavross said:

Apart from what I drive now I think the xr2 would be the one I’d want to own now out of all the cars I’ve had, just for the memories of being 18 and driving it like I’d stolen it 

Sounds good 

How did you get insured on something like that at 18 tho

[WILF 48,720]

1 hour ago, greg64 said:

 i thought you could  drive a 7.5 ton vehicle with c1 licence at 17 back then

18 as far as I remember mate 

[Stavross 17,054]

5 minutes ago, dodger said:

Sounds good 

How did you get insured on something like that at 18 tho

I think it was 1995 and I paid £620 for the insurance, I remember it because it’s the most I’ve ever paid for insurance 

[gnipper 6,669]

Escort van, I had one before I passed my test and drove it a few times stupidly and sold it my father in law before I got in trouble  but got another one after I passed. Handy vehicle for the dogs etc.