your first car?

[dodger 3,358]

16 minutes ago, Stavross said:

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 

Doesn't sound bad that tbf for an xr2 and sounds like you had alot of fun in it 

[dodger 3,358]

7 minutes ago, gnipper said:

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.

I had an excort van someone gave it me think it'd been round the houses before I got it but it was a cracker not a bit of bother then typically got nicked

[eastcoast 4,348]

MK III Ford Cortina estate, 1.6 or 1.8L (I forget which), red with black vinyl roof. A good dog bus when it worked but that was hit n miss. Paid £350 for it, my life savings, on the dole at the time and dad went ballistic when he found out, 17 and on the dole. However, me and my mate had a plan, once mobile the world was our lobster and we would earn big bucks catching the big bucks. Only problem being that I had Jack Russells and his lurcher only really excelled in finding and retrieving hedgehogs. He loved to chase the big bucks but it never entered his head to actually try and catch one, but we didn't leave many places without a hedgehog to release.

My brother in law wrote his car off and needed a run around until a new car could be sorted and offered me £100. Dad made me take the money. When his new car was sourced the dealer refused to take my beautiful Cortina in part ex as apparently parts of it were made of wood.

[Greyman 30,419]

52 minutes ago, breeze said:

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

I had two my first car was a white one with the overdrive but my next one was an American export model and was automatic with power steering had two vitesses as well a rag top and a hard top and a dolly sprint  

[Greyman 30,419]

I have also owned every mk cortina, mk1 gt mk2 1600e several mk3s 2000 e and a 2000 gxl mk 4 and 5 basic models then a sierra 20 ghia 

[Stavross 17,010]

25 minutes ago, dodger said:

Doesn't sound bad that tbf for an xr2 and sounds like you had alot of fun in it 

It was quality having a car like that at 18, for some reason I got it into my head I wanted a BMW, sold the xr2 and bought one, I instantly regretted it

[gnasher16 30,779]

Opel Kadet cost me 50 quid, 3 days later the gearbox fell out on the Kingsmead Estate and i walked away from it....next day bought a Mk 1 Capri for £175 this one lasted over a week....then had an electrical fire.

I gave up with cars for a while after that until i could actually afford one !

[dodger 3,358]

9 minutes ago, Stavross said:

It was quality having a car like that at 18, for some reason I got it into my head I wanted a BMW, sold the xr2 and bought one, I instantly regretted it

That's a nice car and you must of been proud of yourself owning that at that age you was doing well an xr2 and then onto a bmw.

[dodger 3,358]

6 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Opel Kadet cost me 50 quid, 3 days later the gearbox fell out on the Kingsmead Estate and i walked away from it....next day bought a Mk 1 Capri for £175 this one lasted over a week....then had an electrical fire.

I gave up with cars for a while after that until i could actually afford one !

I thought I had bad luck with my first cars lol

[Lenmcharristar 10,073]

1 hour 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 

Id love an rs turbo

[Stavross 17,010]

10 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said:

Id love an rs turbo

I used to have one, it was on an F reg, there was always something wrong with that car, I didn’t half waste some money on it 

[mitre 154]

Back in 1995 that was alot to pay out at 18 now it's nothing not like now and we didn't have the equipment for diagnostic for cars back then very basic some times people prefer that compared to now 

[mC HULL 14,707]

2 hours ago, Stavross said:

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 

i’ve never been below 1100 quid at 1400 now

[Stavross 17,010]

1 hour ago, dodger said:

That's a nice car and you must of been proud of yourself owning that at that age you was doing well an xr2 and then onto a bmw.

It was all when I still lived at home with mam and dad, I had a well paid job and no bills so just used to spend it all on cars and motocross bikes, happy days 

[Qbgrey 4,227]

Mazda b1800 pick up,, Mazda 626 coupe, then onto to mk1 granadas v6 3 litres