ChrisF Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 Liam Cresta aren't they a travel company? THREE FIAT PANDA'S Get your Westy fixed and regain some street cred Quote
JamesD Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 Well, in my 6 years of driving... 1986 Metro City (with 5 gears ) 1988 Scirocco GTI (owned for 1 week) 1993 Hyundai Pony X2 (Mates took the p***) 1987 Escort 1.6L (Blew up on the motorway) 1996 Rover 100 1993 Metro GTi 16v 1988 Escort RS Turbo (ate my student loan ) 1996 Pug 306 TurboD 1998 Rover 200vi (sold for westy) 2002 Westfield SEiW 2.0L Zetec 1991 Nissan Primera 1994 Rover Coupe I MUST stop buying Rovers..... Quote
Steve Kirk Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 Now if my memory serves me correctly.............. 1, Mini clubman estate Lasted 6 weeks , ended up in a ditch 2, Mini 3, 1.6 cavalier (old rwd type) 4,Opel Monza (Good fun) 5, 2.8 Granada Ghia x MK2 6,Manta GTE 7,Monza Gse 8,Manta GTE ( i can see a trend here ) 9,Mercedes 230TE 10,Mercedes E300 Diesel Estate 11,Honda HRV Current family Hack 12,Isuzu Trooper 3.0TD current company hack 13,SeiW Zetec in build (current financial drain) And out of all of them the 230 TE was probable the best all rounder , felt like it was milled from a block of steel,last class of merc to be built by engineers rather than accountants. ps sorry to any accountants here present! Steve Quote
brianm Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 For those with a memory;;;; 1970 nsu 1200TT, bought in 1973 after many bikes out performed most rallysport type things then, ie escort, mini cooper s, imps etc but took off at anything over 75, (one of the first cars that had to have a front spoiler ) Brian. Quote
sedsy Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 YOP 400T 1000cc mini 40,000 miles £100 off Dads mates wife, i was 16 so it was about 15 years ago, learnt in it with mates etc £360 insurance 3rd party f and f, Passed test after 3 lessons and rolled it 2 weeks later due to speeding and an idiot pulling out on me causing crash and he didnt stop !! Thanks Wa**er Wont bore you with my other cars as the thread started wiith wot woz 1st car Quote
Doug D. Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 a 63 Wolsley Hornet...um then a 71 Toyota Corolla SR Coupe,84 Astra......71 VW Camper, I loved that one travelled around europe for a year in it...78 Citroen GS Estate(could find its own way to any good surf break in cornwall) then it got boring till I got the Westy...not quite as many as Neo is it? Quote
AndyC_772 Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 1) Fiat Panda, Y reg, 900cc. Marginally preferable to taking the bus. Less fun than bashing head against wall. Mum's old car. Group 1 insurance. 2) Rover 216S, G reg. Quieter, very comfy. I bought most of my tools during ownership of this car. That's not a coincidence 3) Nissan 100NX, L reg. I liked this car a lot and was sorry to see it go 4) Subaru Impreza Turbo, V reg. Fantastic machine, modified, 3.5 years and 54000 miles later it's still the best car I've ever driven. (Note to self, check prices for equal length headers, suspension upgrade, 6 pot brakes...) 5) Westfield SEW, '99 Q reg, VX XE 2.0 engine on 45's. Great fun when it's not in bits dripping a mixture of fluids on the garage floor. My toolbox is starting to swell Quote
Liam Posted July 17, 2003 Posted July 17, 2003 Told you not to mention the Fiat Pandas Chris. Still, I see Andy is a convert. They are only marginally quick than a bus but you can keep your foot planted hard on the horses everywhere and are good fun especially in the wet on 145 tyres made of wood Quote
JimNoble Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 1990 Rover 416GTi - Stop laughing at the back, it had the 1600cc Honda motor and it went like stink, I used to have all sorts of fun blowing away max power types in a Rover with alloys, the only problem was it suffered from vicous lift off oversteer, just ask the armco... Agreed - I had a 416GSi. Handling definitely a bit on the dodgy side - Ouch Jim Quote
JimNoble Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 First car (c. 1991) C reg Vauxhall Nova 1.3 Then: J reg Rover 416GSi (see above) X reg Ford Granada 2.3L (whilst waiting for delivery of: ) S reg Ford Puma 1.7 (current cars:) '51 VW Golf V5 '02 Westfield Speedsport '03 Noble M12 GTO3 Jim Quote
stu999 Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 Agreed - I had a 416GSi. Handling definitely a bit on the dodgy side - Ouch bl**** hell. Was there anything to salvage Quote
JimNoble Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 Was there anything to salvage Yeah - I levered the badge off the bonnet with a scrwedriver Jim Quote
JimNoble Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 Nah, K series didn't make it into the 416 until the model year after (K-reg I guess, appropriately enough)... Jim Quote
westy Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 1.6 escort, wrote off in 1 week, final resting place on top of a no entry sign 1.3 escort, nicked 1.6 orion, cherished and sold to some one that curbed it badly 1.7 puma, small road rage incident 2.0 westy 0.700 smart car , birds car 1.7 puma, sold today 1.8 audi, pimp mobile 2.0 westy, the daddy 2.8 z3 0.4 suzuki drz (on its way) Quote
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