Martin Keene Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 1996 - H Reg Rover 416GTi - Great car. Lots of toys, built by Honda and revved into the middle of next week. Crap brakes turned into popadoms at even the thought of stopping in a hurry and viscious lift off over steer. Yes, I did find out... <!--emo& Sounds very much like the Rover 216GTi that i had, including the lift off over steer....... Did you wrap yours round anything? I lost it on a wet roundabout, and had nearly collected it when I ran out of road a smacked the central reservation. Problem was I still had a good dose of oppostie lock on when it hit the barrier and it bent the rack as it came out of the case and bent all the rear suspension... It would have been a certain write off if it had gone through the insurance company, beause Rover wanted ~£575 +vat for a new rack! Quote
oioi Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 X-1/9 1.5 litre 9(still got) whats the X 1/9 like? almost bought one, always like them but... Quote
Pembroke Pat Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 I like the exxie. She isn't powerful but she is nimble although the suspension could do with a bit of work on it to reduce the roll but she is a tourer rather than a track car. At the moment the missus and I have a rear wheel drive/front engine car (westie), mid engined (x-1/9), 4x4 (softroader) and FWD/front engine(primera) and surprisingly you do change your driving style between each. I guess I need a porker now for the rear engine car. Quote
JeffC Posted December 7, 2005 Author Posted December 7, 2005 I had one in the early 90s In its day I thought it was the dogs danglies , roof off in the summer was even back then the body was like a bag of crisps and I spent hours welding it up , making door bottoms and wheel arches, I worked at a Fiat garage and the bits were a fortune for them .. gear synchros were a problem also.. me and the missus slept in it one weekend , must have been mad PS. rear engine rwd Quote
Pembroke Pat Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 surely mid engined ( engine before the back axle (just)) Quote
Bananaman Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 1996 - H Reg Rover 416GTi - Great car. Lots of toys, built by Honda and revved into the middle of next week. Crap brakes turned into popadoms at even the thought of stopping in a hurry and viscious lift off over steer. Yes, I did find out... <!--emo& Sounds very much like the Rover 216GTi that i had, including the lift off over steer....... Did you wrap yours round anything? I lost it on a wet roundabout, and had nearly collected it when I ran out of road a smacked the central reservation. Problem was I still had a good dose of oppostie lock on when it hit the barrier and it bent the rack as it came out of the case and bent all the rear suspension... It would have been a certain write off if it had gone through the insurance company, beause Rover wanted ~£575 +vat for a new rack! Span on a roundabout coming off M-way, luckily hit nothing and nothing hit me........ Did a 180 bracing myself for the impact that never happened........ As for brake fade............... K'in scarey.......... Quote
V 8 Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 luckily hit nothing and nothing hit me........ Well that makes a change.... Quote
Robandcolin Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Cars I've had Fiesta 1.1L Mk2 106 1.4 XT (written off) 106 1.4 XSI Renualt megane coupe 2.0 16v (quick but crap) Westy (still got it) Xantia 2.1TD (Good motorway car) BMW 325I coupe (bought it off me dad and sold for a profit) Saxo VTS Mk2 Golf GTI 16v 9 cars in 7 years I think I have commitment issues! Rob Quote
scruffythefirst Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 C reg polo 1.05 - thrashed it for 40k then the rust killed it. l reg cav 1.8i, cooked the breaks all the time, span it on a roundabout, crashed it into a mgf and drove it for 3 years with a dent in the rear quarter and bent rear beam (improved the handling on right hand corners) M reg Cav CDX, just bought it, needs loads of work (308mm brakes coming up ) Quote
SteveRST Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Since I'm quite young (27! I've only got a shortish list. I tend to hang onto cars for a while too, as I'm always spending on them and modifying. Was 19 before I could afford my 1st car... 1983 Astra GTE Mk1. - proper cool retro car. At 21 insurance allowed for a... 1988 Escort RS Turbo Series 2. - quick and chavy. Escort sold... budget run about for a while... 1990 Cavalier Sri 2 litre. - for 6 months whilst saving for Westy. 25 and another insurance break... time for a proper car... 1990 Westfield SEiW 2 litre. - first RWD! Bit cold and breezy ! steve Quote
dern Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Only thing I feel I've really missed out on was a mini and a mk1/2 escort... My cars in order... Citroen 2cv Special MG 1300 Citroen bx17rd Opel Manta 1.8 berlinetta Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC Nissan 200sx TVR S Series S3 Land Rover Lightweight MG BGT Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CDX Auto Westfield SE 1700 X-Flow Porsche 944 2.5 Lux Volkswagen Golf Mk2 16v Gti (current) Westfield SEiW 4.6l (current) Locost R1 (currently being built) My bikes... Yamaha TZR 125 Yamaha RD350LC Kawasaki ZXR750 H1 Yamaha Thundercat Kawasaki ZX6R G1 Kawasaki GPZ1100E1 Honda Fireblade (current) Kawasaki KX500 (currently in bits) Wife's cars... Vauxhall Chevette GL Vauxhall Astra 1200 MG Midget 1500 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6 Honda Civic 1.4GL Ford Mondeo V6 Ghia X Estate (the prelude was hers for a year too) Quote
JeffC Posted December 7, 2005 Author Posted December 7, 2005 suprising when you are reading what other people have had , you realise you forget youve owned one at some point .. MK1 astra ... looks a gem and now becoming desireable Quote
Liam Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Fiat 500C - wish I still had it - last one I saw sold for £5500 Morris Minor series 1 - destroyed against PB Cresta (which was turned into a largish pile of rust on the road) MM series 2 - liked ditches Cortina mk1 - liked eating valves Cortina mk 2 - liked lumps of concrete in verges Cortina mk 3 - was liked by a Hillman avenger Cavalier mk 1 - I liked that: in it's time it handled nicely Astra mk1 1300 - a belter: revved like crazy Astra mk 1 series 2 5 speed - didn't rev like crazy Lancia Prisma ie - another belter :cracking motor - became like the Red Arrows when it lost it's sump plug at speed on A45. Belmont - yes I know - my son has never forgiven me and it was over 20 years ago - but it was an 1800i and went wellish m'lud Renault 21 2ltr - quite quick but looked like s**t Peugoet 405 N/A diesel mistake - not for very long Peugeot 405 GTX diesel - now that's better - a Cavalier took a shine to it on M25 Passat TDi - different league to anything made in France - did 125000 - never missed a beat Audi A6 - more of the above with more toys and quicker - liked it a lot - good cruiser 99789 BMW 320d SE - very new - totally different animal - oversteer at last Oh, and a Westfield Quote
StuartMackay Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Here is my very first car...paid £175 for it.....now for sale at a price a few quid more than I sold it for..... EKR 270C The same week in the Motoring News my Elans, 1275S Cooper, Escort Twin Cam all got sold!! Oh the joys of being spoilt with company cars!! If anyone knows the location of 81 KPL, my old 1967 Lotus Elan whiich I raced in HSCC events in the early eighties, I would be keen to know more. Quote
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