Digsy Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 998cc Metro - Brown Do you think brown will ever make a comeback Don't they do the M6 in brown metallic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Rover 827 V6 ("like being the mayor of somewhere sh*t") PMSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Well done MickJ owning up to a MG Montego, me too Ford Thames 100E van Austin Mini Mini Cooper got married had kids Austin 1300 Estate (yes the one with the wood back end) Cortina got divorced Nissan Cherry MGB GT Capri MG Montego Got married again Rover 800 BMW520 BMW 525 350Z Now't wrong with the MG Montego the Maestro Turbo was one of the quickest cars about then! and you have reminded me I had a Datsun Cherry as well lol and another I missed was a Rover P6 3.5S V8 lol happy days! Does this look familiar? http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=17067 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickya Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Owned year / Make 1990 BMW 318i E30 -couldnt get insurance! 1990 VW Golf Mk2 1.6 driver -Done up like Gti by me 1995 Honda Civic Lsi Coupe -First one to get customised in UK I reckon! 2000 TVR Chimaera 4.0 Dont ask 2002 BMW M3 Evo convertible E36 - one of my faves until sum1 wrote off 2004 Honda Civic hatchback 2005 BMW 330d se E46 Still have 2006 Nissan 350z Still have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Well done MickJ owning up to a MG Montego, me too Ford Thames 100E van Austin Mini Mini Cooper got married had kids Austin 1300 Estate (yes the one with the wood back end) Cortina got divorced Nissan Cherry MGB GT Capri MG Montego Got married again Rover 800 BMW520 BMW 525 350Z Now't wrong with the MG Montego the Maestro Turbo was one of the quickest cars about then! and you have reminded me I had a Datsun Cherry as well lol and another I missed was a Rover P6 3.5S V8 lol happy days! Does this look familiar? http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=17067 I see you own up to a Rover 400 Sinbad:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I didnt have that long ago either , full green leather with cream piping. Loved it Bought it for £750, kept it a full year and replaced 2 front tyres, flew through its MOT, then sold it to my mate for £750. After blowing 2 head gaskets and the clutch going he's just decided to PX it in for a new clio haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Owned year / Make 1990 BMW 318i E30 -couldnt get insurance! 1990 VW Golf Mk2 1.6 driver -Done up like Gti by me 1995 Honda Civic Lsi Coupe -First one to get customised in UK I reckon! 2000 TVR Chimaera 4.0 Dont ask 2002 BMW M3 Evo convertible E36 - one of my faves until sum1 wrote off 2004 Honda Civic hatchback 2005 BMW 330d se E46 Still have 2006 Nissan 350z Still have Rick, am i right in thinking it was blue? I saw pics of this on a honda forum a couple of years back, i'm sure that was you? May of had a set of alloys and an s/s exhaust if i remember right.... i'm sure i spoke to you about it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Since 1965 when I passed my test and having sold my modded Lambretta TV175 and obligitory Parka: 850 mini - great first car (1962 model). 1967 Viva HB (absolute total and utter crap and bought new - a nightmare and I learnt a lot about dodgy dealers). Sold to get married/buy house Oval window 1956 beetle - had been salavaged and used for rallycross with porsche engine, then I adapted with 1500 tuned engine for road use. Another beetle (1957) - better cond but with the modified 1500 engine installed and used for much comp use - those were the days! another 850 mini (cheap but so sloooooooow) (kept beetle) Austin maxi (just crap, but a useful baby carrier) VW passat estate, better - just, (2 little ones to carry around), also a 4 door saloon (built in Brit under Jap licence and bugger if I can remember its name but it was the ex's car really - another rust bucket) Audi 80 gt - wolf in sheeps clothing and went like %hit off a shovel; (rust was a prob though) Dolomite Sprint - a useful 2lt car in its time and decent interior (then sold beetle) Golf gti (4 speed and half the weight of the current VW Gti's!?) First real chuckable car Golf gti (5 speed) + Singer Chamois Sport (Hillman Imp) for comp use Suzuki swift (divorce time and having sold the Imp) - intro to good value for money Jap cars Dahatsui Charade gti - a real stormer with a great 3 pot engine, huge fun and helped pull my present wife! Toyota Gti16 - solid & reliable Citroen 5 door diesel thing WHY DID I DO THAT? (confirmed just how bad French cars are built) Bought one of the early Scooby turbo's in 1975 (s/h) before the word got out - gave some Cossie owners a real scare and huge fun New Scooby (Terzo) version - not as good as the first - getting too common s/h Audi 80 4-wheel drive thing (but not the S3) - a real duffer - dealer agreed to take it back in exchange for a new one at no extra cost! No comparison to the Scooby's and bugger-all room in the back. New Smart Pulse SE - one of the first official GB cars helped get me a contract using an eco friendly car + a Yaris (for my wife) New Smart Brabus coupe - great fun in town with paddle shift - there is a knack to getting the best out of the much criticized autobox, plus a new Honda Civic SE - my wife had always wanted a Civic but never that happy with it but much happier with her current Jazz - a quite decent, if slow, drive) 3 years ago my first sports car - a s/h 2004 350Z which has led on to the present 2006 ZED bought new before I get too old and am not working to afford one. I still hanker after a 911 - I have a thing for rear-engined cars - perhaps its the challenge of keeping them from swapping ends! Oh, and to finish - I had responsibility at one time for demonstrating a small fleet of electic cars - mainly Puegot's 106. They take off quite well and around town were not so bad and were great for handbrake turns - the battery weight/location saw to that! Those that rode in them were always impressed, until you told them they caould not buy them and that about 60 miles was the max distance before needing to re-charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Oh well, here goes from another oldie - 1. 1954 Morris Minor (cost £10 in 1969, with seized engine, bought a Morris Traveller for £15 with 998cc engine as donor car) 2. 1961 Austin Mini (floor eventually perforated) 3. Ford Escort mk. 1 (death trap - will never own a Ford again) 4. Austin Maxi (surprisingly versatile until engine seized) 5. Morris Marina saloon (not too bad, actually) 6. Morris Marina estate (dire - no wonder British Leyland went under) 7. Datsun Stanza (first decent car I owned) 8. Rover 216 (Oh dear - why did I go back to British?) 9. Renault 21 (Much better - did huge mileage with few problems, including a couple of trips to France) 10. Lancia Thema (my Dad and I were long term fans of Lancia, and this was the culmination of a dream - brilliant car) 11. Lancia Thema 16v (obvious upgrade) 12. Renault Laguna 1.8 (ok - finances prevented natural progression at that time) 13. Renault Laguna 2.0 (things looking up a bit then) 14. Honda Prelude 2.0 S (That's better!) 15. Honda Prelude 2.2 vti tiptronic (Brilliant - kept it far longer than planned - now my son is running it) 16. Nissan 350 Z (finally made it!) Meanwhile, the other half has had a Renault 5, Citroen ZX, Lancia Delta (x2), Renault Laguna, Volvo S40, Volvo V40, Honda CRV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickya Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Rick, am i right in thinking it was blue? I saw pics of this on a honda forum a couple of years back, i'm sure that was you? May of had a set of alloys and an s/s exhaust if i remember right.... i'm sure i spoke to you about it.... It might have been me, though mine was maroon/purple, it was in the time before digital cameras! Il find some pics & scan them & put some up. I loved that car, had it for 7 years from new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Right being just turnt 21, my list ant gonna be as big as some others, lol, here it goes, 1/ Pug speedfighter scooter (50cc) 2/Aprillia RS 50 3/Yam DT 125 4/Aprillia RS125 Then comes the fun, lol 5/Fiesta 1.1, with full Si interior and gen Si body kit, 2" exhaust, escort gti wheels, Big sound system 6/Escort Xr3i, Bought standard, got everythign re-sprayed, full exhaust system, hi-lift cam, vern pulleys, stage 3 head, induction kit, 17" smiths alloys, full recaro interior, RS turbo body kit, genuine, de-badged, with focus RS badge on back, was featured in fast ford about 2 years ago. 7/MG ZR 105+, still got this now as my run around when not in the 350Z, 8/350Z GT, @ 20 years old !, Blade silver, no mods as yet, all in progress ! God what next, thinking a lotus elise in two years time, but will see ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Lots of Rover V8 fans among us, in P6 and SD1 models. This forum is obviously the home of good taste Or is there something about the numbers 3,5 and 0 !!! P.S. By another strange coincidence I'm just about to set off to Loughborough in a V8 Range Rover for a night out. That ex Buick V8 still going strong after all these years. Quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnbaggie Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Lots of Rover V8 fans among us, in P6 and SD1 models. This forum is obviously the home of good taste Or is there something about the numbers 3,5 and 0 !!! P.S. By another strange coincidence I'm just about to set off to Loughborough in a V8 Range Rover for a night out. That ex Buick V8 still going strong after all these years. Quality Got to admit the SD1 Vitesse I had was a fantastic car to drive, and probably the biggest grin per pound I've ever had in a car. 3.9 V8 plus a decent cam and race heads gave pretty good performance, and the noise through the SS sports exhaust was to die for. Scared a few bikers with it... Pity the build quality was so poor they all rotted away. Would love another one, but the twin plenums in good nick now are going for silly money. Couple of pictures if you are interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Miss Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 some of u guys have been through a few havent u??? 1) Fiesta 1.3 Sport 2) Nova SR (novadose bodykit, re-sprayed purlescent purple, 16" TSW Venoms - i think, and about 3 inches off the floor, not forgetting the massive sound system - The things u do at 17) 3) Fiesta RS Turbo - think only thing i changed was adding a dump value & lowered 4) MR2 Roadster 5) Golf GTI T - 150 (i-bach suspension, baileys m/s dump value) 6) 350Z - GT4 - Soo far - Nismo Kit, JWT Popcharger (too be fitted - along with requested video on how to do so ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Lots of Rover V8 fans among us, in P6 and SD1 models. This forum is obviously the home of good taste Or is there something about the numbers 3,5 and 0 !!! P.S. By another strange coincidence I'm just about to set off to Loughborough in a V8 Range Rover for a night out. That ex Buick V8 still going strong after all these years. Quality Got to admit the SD1 Vitesse I had was a fantastic car to drive, and probably the biggest grin per pound I've ever had in a car. 3.9 V8 plus a decent cam and race heads gave pretty good performance, and the noise through the SS sports exhaust was to die for. Scared a few bikers with it... Pity the build quality was so poor they all rotted away. Would love another one, but the twin plenums in good nick now are going for silly money. Couple of pictures if you are interested... I had one of those in Moonraker Blue and missed it off my list. I also missed one of my favourite ever cars which was a Sapphire RS Cosworth. I paid £6500 for it when I was about 22 years old and at the time it was by far the most expensive car I had owned. F234BSW !!! And the sad thing is I can remember most of my registration numbers including my very first car, Morris Marina FYS875T !!! The Vitesse was TIJ 35... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev946 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Ah an excuse to post a picture of the Cossie. As for what I've owned. Too many to remember. My first car was a Mk 1 Escort. First bike was a Honda XL125R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Lots of Rover V8 fans among us, in P6 and SD1 models. This forum is obviously the home of good taste Or is there something about the numbers 3,5 and 0 !!! P.S. By another strange coincidence I'm just about to set off to Loughborough in a V8 Range Rover for a night out. That ex Buick V8 still going strong after all these years. Quality Scared a few bikers with it... What with its dodgy handling haha Did you ever see that topgear shoot out with VBH in the nova i think? Funny as hell to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Ah an excuse to post a picture of the Cossie. As for what I've owned. Too many to remember. My first car was a Mk 1 Escort. First bike was a Honda XL125R. Have you changed your name so you have a personalised number plate Kev?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Ones that I remember ........... theres probably others that Ive forgotten 1979! 1.1 Fiesta 1.2 Nova 1.8 Sierra 1.6 Orion S13 200SX (modified - 230 bhp) Mk1 VW Scirocco S12 Silvia (modified - 210 bhp) 2 x Delta Integrale HF Martini Delta Saab 9000 2.0 Turbo Saab 9000 2.3 Turbo Saab 9000 2.0 S13 200SX (modified - 300+ hp drift car) S14 200SX S12 Silvia (modified - 200hp drift car) E32 BMW 740i Oh, and this 350Z thing that seems to have appeared on my drive recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev946 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Ah an excuse to post a picture of the Cossie. As for what I've owned. Too many to remember. My first car was a Mk 1 Escort. First bike was a Honda XL125R. Have you changed your name so you have a personalised number plate Kev?? Yeah my name used to be Duane Dibbley, but have you tried to get a number plate to match that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Ah an excuse to post a picture of the Cossie. As for what I've owned. Too many to remember. My first car was a Mk 1 Escort. First bike was a Honda XL125R. Have you changed your name so you have a personalised number plate Kev?? Yeah my name used to be Duane Dibbley, but have you tried to get a number plate to match that... Maybe...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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