First Cars!

[minimaxs1]

A 72 mini TNC 228 K way back in 1987

 

[Jason]

A black '08 Corsa D, it went from a bog standard 1.4, to a subtly modified D and now I have the 197.

I loved it, my brother has got it as his first car now too. So its still in the family.

 

[Arran]

1998 mk 1 1.2 8v Clio. Base model, no PAS, steel wheels, no rev counter, black bumpers etc. Bought for £800 and traded it in against a new mk 2 Clio 1.2 16v Campus Sport. Got £800 p/x , not bad for 8 months of motoring! Loved it, even though it was scary in the wet and broke down in Yorkshire! Mk 2 Clio was a great car. Traded in for the 197 earlier this year.

 

[Maz]

This thread is making me feel old, well apart from Roy lol

My first car back in 1998 when I passed my test was a toyota Corolla GL on a E reg, I paid £2k for it and crashed it 3 times lol

 

[Roy]

This thread is making me feel old, well apart from Roy lol

My first car back in 1998 when I passed my test was a toyota Corolla GL on a E reg, I paid £2k for it and crashed it 3 times lol

Thanks babe;/

 

[Maz]

Your welcome :lol:

 

[Roy]

first car i drove after passing my test as a 17 yr old was
a Datsun Cherry 120y,passion wagon

 

[Liambo-201]

My first car when i turned 17 in 2006 was a MY06 reg Clio 1.2 16v Campus Sport with an almighty 75bhp! Loved that thing.

I would actually STRAIGHT swap my 197 for it back in the condition i sold it.

 

[Arran]

My first car when i turned 17 in 2006 was a MY06 reg Clio 1.2 16v Campus Sport with an almighty 75bhp! Loved that thing.

I would actually STRAIGHT swap my 197 for it back in the condition i sold it.

I was the same, appart from I was nearly 18 and I don't miss mine much. It was such a struggle with overtaking.

 

[Liambo-201]

Yeah it was a struggle overtaking but if you knew what it could or in this case couldnt do very well you could do it no problem! haha!

I had mines for just over three years.

 

[CraigAPD]

Mk1 XR2 back in 1999, twas Y reg 1983 so 16yr old!
Was a belter car, I quite fancy another actually!

 

[Paul]

This thread is making me feel old, well apart from Roy lol

My first car back in 1998 when I passed my test was a toyota Corolla GL on a E reg, I paid £2k for it and crashed it 3 times lol

Well I was going to quote on the post below by stating that, the car bought then was in the same year I was born, I decided against it to stop people feeling old, however if you guys are already feeling that, there is no point in holding back haha!

A 72 mini TNC 228 K way back in 1987

 

[Gazeratti]

My 1st car i had even before i past my test thats how keen i was to get out there it cost me £500, insurance was a £1000

1987 Renault 5 1.4 GTS Panache a massive 72bhp, lol



I loved this car to bits and was gutted 4 years down the lie when i feel of the road in the snow, but it was easily fix didnt look as bad as it was and my mate bought it of me.

My 2nd car was a 1993 Renault Clio RSi 1.8 8v 110bhp



Now i only bought this car cos i thought my R5 had, had it so it was a bit of a rush job, there was never anything wrong with it but i never really 100% like it apart from the engine that was a corker i put a 16v bonnet on it and some Clio Baccara leather seats i think they were on less then six month sold them on ebay and made a nice profit

Then i found this a 2002 Renaultsport Clio 172 at a bargin price and bugger all miles on it i couldnt refuse to by it really



Even though i wanted flame red i still loved this car, i love it even more when i got rid of the conti non contact sport tyres and replaced them with the 182 cup size of the PES's

and then 4 years down the line i couldnt belive when i found my next and current car a 2005 Renaultsport Megane 225



From the moment it came out i wanted an Inferno 225 and i couldnt believe my luck i found this one at 10k with still a years warranty left at the time and it had just about all the toys which ph1's dont have, so i wasted no time in going down to see if test drive and put a deposit down. Best car ive ownd to date and it amazes me every time i go out in it it has a Stage 1 remap and an ITG replacement panel filter epic car and never thought i be able to afford one till it was an old crock

 

[Demic]

My first ever car was a H reg Metro Gti 16v back in 1998. Nowhere near as bad as it sounds though. 100bhp in a car that weighed nothing meant it was plenty quick and suprisingly chuckable too. It was made of cardboard though. The way I used to drive it makes me shudder to think of the consequences should I have binned it.

It did have red seatbelts. When you're 18 red seatbelts are quite possibly the coolest thing ever

Not mine, but for our younger readers who might not be fimilar with our BL heritage

 

[Roy]

My first ever car was a H reg Metro Gti 16v back in 1998. Nowhere near as bad as it sounds though. 100bhp in a car that weighed nothing meant it was plenty quick and suprisingly chuckable too. It was made of cardboard though. The way I used to drive it makes me shudder to think of the consequences should I have binned it.

It did have red seatbelts. When you're 18 red seatbelts are quite possibly the coolest thing ever

Not mine, but for our younger readers who might not be fimilar with our BL heritage

them were the days
hmy: awful but thats what we could afford then
i rember the insurance was £78 fully comp

 

[dmc_74]

1981 Mk1 Astra 1.3 GLS. Bought as a non-runner when I was 16 (back in 1990!). Rotten but loved it.

 

[Klinck]

Mine was a E reg Ford escort 1.3 which a week after passing my test I crashed into the back of my pals nearly new 206, she'd passed the day before I hit her lol

Then it was my L reg Mini Rio 1275, still got it in my dads garage its undergoing the worlds longest engine conversion (1.6 vtec from a crx)

Then a 2004 Suzuki ignis sport 1.5 that was fun until I rolled it on a slippery S bend

Then a 2003 Megane 1.6 dynamique which I treated like the shed it was, that thing just soaked up the speed bumps!

Now it's the 2008 197 cup and I'm delighted

 

[jaxx]

Ford Escort 1.3pop Combi Van lol

Ended up with an RS Turbo engine with 163bhp, it was a van and i was 17... i dont think i need to explain the "memorys" lol

 

[rudger]

My Car History - Yes yet another person who started with a fiat.

1. J reg White Fiat Uno 1000cc with 45bhp Apr 2000 - Apr 2001
2. Y Reg Black Renault Clio Sport 1.2 16V with 75bhp Apr 2001 - Feb 2010
3. V Reg Blue Rover 400 2.0l Diesel Sep 2002 - Sep 2003 (company Car that fell to bits)
4. 03 Reg Silver Rover 45 2.0l Diesel Sep 2003 - Mar 2004 (Replacement company car but after 18000 miles in 6 months Made me decide driving for a living was not my cup of tea)
5. 58 Reg Black Clio 197 Feb 2010 - Mar 2010 (Stealer tried to rip me off and failed badly)
6. 09 Reg White Clio 200 Mar 2010 - Present Day and loving every minute of it.

My Fiat was fantastic despite having to replace 3 of the 4 doors due to rust and having a new clutch at 120,000 miles mechanically the car was perfect when I sold it just the bodywork was falling to bits.

 

[luke3]

Had a peugeot 106 from 2007 up until July this year, then it got totalled big time by some looney woman in her big 4x4!!
Had a courtesy car for about 4 weeks, then i got the clio, love every minute of driving.