Guest Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 a bit bored today and wondering if people cared to make a list of- there first car? what age they were when they got it? how much they paid 4 insurance? also feel free to host any pics u have or any information u would like to give about the car il start off with mk2 golf gti 16v with kent cams and ported head i was 20 insurance- £874 tpft was a lovely car black full leather quality sound system and handled like a dream
dave_morgan Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Car : Renault 5 Gordini Age : 17 Insurance : A lot ! (can't remember, but it wasn't far off what the car cost me for TPFT!)
Marky-San Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Fiat Uno SX 19 yr old £1100 tpft and summit as a student!! Car cost £600 FFS!
Johnny50 Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 1989 Mg Metro Turbo 17yrs old Think i was paying £840 TPFT
imprezapete Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 1999 Citroen Xsara VTR 1.8 16v 21 £600 (Special deal), £1050 next year
oobster Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 A-reggy Chocolate Brown 1.0 mini Managed to forward-roll it into a ditch 2 months after i got it, walked away without a scratch but the roof was caved in so was written off. Think i was paying about £900 insurance fully-comp at the time but was paying it in installments - once the settlement cheque arrived i cancelled the DD, and never heard anything back from the insurance co. - was quite surprised! Also managed to half the speed limit sign in two on the way to the ditch - i got a bill in from West Lothian Council for "replacement of street furniture"
2559B Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 vauxhall chavalier 1.8 lsi 18 years old my mum was kind enough to insure it for me and put me on as a named driver !! even remember the reg. --- N605 Y**
ANDYJDMSTI Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Orion 1.6i ghia (non chavved up!!!) Unlike someones citrus yellow one
john_robertson Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 MKII Escort 4 door 1300 Linnet (the very last of them) Started life as standard ended up lowered, wide wheels, rally exhaust, 34/36 DGAS, K&N, Kent BCF3 Cam and Piper Dizzy used to shove the local XR2 boys about also went very sideways John.
ormiboy Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 white xreg metro 1.3 hls, top notch cos it had a rev counter piece of sh1t it was scrapped it as the hydroeleastic suspension was leaking cos £300 to buy - £600 TO insure tpft. was 17 years old at the time.
ScoobyAndy Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 1989 landrover 90 was 17 at the time and fell in love with the slow lane very quickly. now currently re building another one but with a slightly different engine to get me out the slow lane and over some serious mountains (and cars.. got 37" tyres fitted to it) cant remember what my insurance was but dreading the insurance for the new one allready tho iam sure the insurance co will love me when i tell them i want to insure it and a scooby (when i find 1 that i like)
frank c Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 car; mk2 escort 1.3 (later 1.6sport) age;17 insurance;£400 tpft Still miss the fun of rear wheel drive.
wilky Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 (Eyes glaze over...) It was a 1966 mini cooper s, in the days before minis took off again in the early 90s. It would be worth a fortune if I had kept it, but it was well worn by 1987 anyway. I smashed the front end the second day I had it and my dad leathered me within an inch of my life! He put a glass fibre front end on it and connected the wiring by way of a caravan power socket so I could take the front end off completely. The 1275 block was replaced by a 1380 with omega pistons, and I used the cooper s steel rods and steel crankshaft. By the time I sold it she had a Jack Knight staight cut gearbox, kent 276 cam, 1.5 highlift roller rockers and a Longman stage 3 head. The carb was a single 45 webber and I cut an airbox into the bulkhead and made it out of a steel drawer from a filing cabinet. Janspeed 3-1 manifold, janspeed exhaust and an aldon dizzy with luminition. about 98bhp @ the wheels so 108 at the flywheel through a comp clutch and the JK box. Insurance was about £285 for the year which was a fortune in those days. Sold it to a chinese bloke from Helensburgh who smashed it the day he bought it. Ahh, the days before forced induction and ecu's........................................... Used to pour methanol into the tank to make it go quicker, it would pop and splutter like a bugger but did no harm apart from scorch the plugs..............................Memories, Ill need to look out my old photo album............................... Callum W
scoobykev Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 first car- Fiat 500 age-8 used to go up and down the farm track first road legal car- ford escort 1.3L age- bought it when i was 16 insurance- 300ish
ANDYJDMSTI Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 << (Eyes glaze over...) It was a 1966 mini cooper s, ..............................Memories, Ill need to look out my old photo album............................... Callum W >> No..........please do and i will get me violin out!!!!!!!!! think am gonna cry myself.
Stiks Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Mk 3 Cortina - 1600 with vinyl roof - just like the sweeney !
ian_craig2 Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 vauxhall chevette 17 years old feeling no pain apart from £ 500 to insure a £200 car
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Renault 5 Campus ( old boy had the R5 Raider Turbo just to make matters worse ) Age 17 Insurance - £470 or so
billyboy Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 1973 Vauxhall Viva hc mettalic blue OXB555L.£475 for insurance at 18 y.o
Guest Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 all this talk of old car give me an excuse to put up a pic of whats sitting outside the house just now http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/ciaranboylan/mini5.jpg
ian_finlayson Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 In 1999 when i was 22 I bought my first car. A 1996 BMW 328i sport in Metallic Black (cosmos) from BMW dealer. No Pics.God I loved that car, wasn't too upset when I replaced it with Golf V6 4motion but when I look back I wonder what I was thinking. It was so gorgeous and was in mint condition. Vow that I will get another BMW sometime. Maybe an M3 after the current RB5. Paid £1300 for insurance first year. Admiral and lived on the Isle of Lewis in the north west of scotland. A very safe postcode for insurance! Just for info sold the golf to buy a house and bought a clio 172 "exclusive" No 003 of 172 made. Nice car but a bit gay. Almost as fast as the scooby though. Now have the RB5 as I had a bit more cash.
TypeRA28 Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 A red Fiat Panda 1000cc. I loved that car. Drove it until it died.
MS S6CUB Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Peugeot 205 - in 'piss' yellow colour. I was 17 and insurance was £900... loved her, she even had an indoor pool via hole in floor. On really cold mornings I had to scrape the frost off the inside of the windows... and push her off numerous roundabouts - she didn't like the rain too much, typical woman
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