Members old cars

[Quattro90]

before i was turned into quattro90

Before I was turned into quattro90 man there was Prelude Man!!!

my list of cars run from 2002 and starts with:

May 2002- Ford Fiesta 1.1 LX, L reg, red(faded almost pink), with 64000 on it not bad apart from being conned of 800 quid for it

February 2003- Honda Concerto 1.6i exec, K reg, silver, 900 quid, my 1st proper car was all proud of it lol then wrote it off up a nice windy road with a wall on 1 side which i missed by skin of my teeth and ended up with a burst tyre, feked alloy, burst exhaust, 2 broken axles and the whole car twisted outta shape and 4 a 900 quid car it was a write off!!!

September 2003- Citroen Ax 954cc, white, H reg, cost me nowt, passed mot 1st time, sold for 250 quid not bad at all lol

Novemeber 2003- Honda Civic 1.4i, R reg, 5 door, maroon, worst buy of the lot, spent 4500 on it, with only 29000 on it seemed steel at time, the car itself was brillant never broke down once but after 4 months or so i was so bored with having no power i was trying to get rid of it lol but ended up doing another 20000 miles lol and bought next car before selling this (big mistake) took ages to sell eventually got rid of it in june 2005 for a meesly 1650.

November 2004- Honda Prelude 2.2 vtec, import, j reg, this was a car that was set to cost me a fortune, when i bought it it had some rust around both A-pillars, i thought (foolishly) easy fixed and happily handed over 2000 for it. Then a few months later after putting off fixing it, the windscreen cracked. it then developed an oil leek and began overheating!!!! now being only TPF&T obviously i had to pay for windscreen myself. Luckily I worked for a car hire company and got mega discount on one which ended up at 350 quid (price without discount close on 800) along with 200 for fixing rust ouch. I then forked out another 100 on finding out that it was the thermostat after long pricely wrong guesses lol. After that finishing touch was 300 on powerflow exhaust!! By August this year i'd had enough so it had to go, got my 2000 back for it but minus what i'd put into it

August 2005- Citroen ax 954cc (again), this time red, k reg, bought for 100 quid of ebay lol, great wee car but seriously slow but it's doing me for mean time til i buy my 90 sport quattro!!!

anyway thats my life story abit long winded but had to get it out in open lol away to pub for adios

[FITZY]

I've been busy

This may take some time, 15 years of driving and 100+ cars later i've finally found something i'm happy with (my S2). Can't remember all of them, but don't laugh at some of my previous motors (well actually i did whilst making this list) so feel free to have a chuckle. cars in no particular order and all groupings below are my personal opinion (don't want to upset anyone )

C**p, bad or ugly

79 granada mk II 2.3
78 vw derby 1.1
89 pug 405 1.9
73 viva 1.3
90 citroen ax 1.4
85 mazda 323 gt 1.5
90 rover 216 se
88 rover 216 vdp
88 pug 205 van
84 fiesta mk II 1.1
85 sierra 1.6
89 sierra 1.6 lx
88 astra 1.3 x2
various mk II cavaliers x9
89 escort 1.4
87 orion 1.4 lx
88 orion ghia
92 orion 1.6

No comment!!

87 fiat strada 1.3
85 fiat strada 1.5
79 toyota starlet (at least it was RWD)
88 renault 25 (comfy)
76 renault 12
85 montego vdp
89 metro 5dr
91 proton 1.5
79 talbot sunbeam 1.0
bmw 3 series x3 (don't get on with the throttle pedal)

Seemed 'cool' at the time

78 cortina 2.0 S
79 cortina 2.0 ghia
83 sierra 2.0 ghia x2
85 escort 1.6 ghia
83 orion 1.6 ghia
84 orion 1.6 ghia
77 fiesta 1.3 ghia
(Bit of a ghia thing going on here)
84 escort cabriolet
81 escort XR3
82 escort XR3
84 escort XR3i
85 escort XR3i
67 hillman imp
71 marina 1.8 TC
rover 827 sterling

I liked these

84 cavalier sri
87 cavalier sri 130
77 cavalier 1.9 (rwd, quality in the wet)
83 orion 1.6i ghia (gloss black with a lot of rs 1600i/turbo parts)
various mini's x4
81 fiesta supersport
85 pug 205 gti 1.6
89 cavalier sri saloon
89 cavalier sri hatch (heavily modded)
90 cavalier gsi
86 astra gte
88 astra gte
84 XR2
87 delta HF turbo (fell to pieces before my very eyes)
78 dolomite 1850
72 escort 1.3
77 escort 1.6 (probably the most fun i've ever had in a car)
88 citroen bx 16v (surprisingly quick)
84 opel manta (sideways action guarenteed)
87 accord aerodeck
89 accord exec auto
86 bedford astravan
78 fiat amigo camper (fell to pieces unfortunately)
86 audi coupe 1.8
83 audi 100cd auto
83 audi coupe 2.2
87 audi 90cd

Wish i still had

87 corolla gt twin cam (fwd)
83 audi 80 quattro
87 audi coupe quattro (major suspension upgrades)
90 audi 80 sport (met black, tinted windows and dropped to the floor,azev 'a's)
78 audi 80 1.6 (1st car, sentimental reasons)
82 golf gti 1.8
90 golf gti 8v
94 civic vti 4dr (amazingly quick for a 1.6)
98 civic vti 3dr (never seemed as fast as above)

Still own

91 S2 (car for life)
95 calibra SE 8v (don't laugh, my dads had it since new, only done 39k and thought he was doing me a favour by giving it to me. keeps the mileage down on the S2 though, well when it's dark and no-one can see me driving it )

[AL80]

I saw this go on ebay the other day!! I was well tempted.

My 1985 Corolla Supercharged 189BHP and 186ft/lbs of torque not bad for a 1.6 and it only weighs approx 850kg

[MidnightBlueS2]

Previous cars

1986 BMW 320i M-Technic ( Couldn't get myself to sell it... Too many great souvenirs :mischeif: )

Converted it to a track car.

Full stainless steel freeflow exhaust
Brembo discs with kevlar pads
316i rear diff for shorter ratio
14.0 compression ratio
Rev limiter pushed till 7000 rpm
Vintage MSW racing rims
OMP FIA approved racing seat
Custom-made short shift
Front and rear aluminum strut braces
Eibach Pro-Kit springs
Koni Sport adjustables
Stripped it so that it now weighs about 1050 kg
Michelin Pilot SX XGTV 195/50-15

PHOTO TAKEN IN SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

[MidnightBlueS2]

Side view

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[MidnightBlueS2]

After the 320i, I had to choose a car suited to the kind of job that I had in those days. I needed something safe, very reliable and LPG equipped to cope with 80.000 km per year average. Sold it when it had 330.000km and I had bought it when it had 105.000km. Replaced nothing on car during that period. Just fed it with LPG, changed oil, filters, brake pads, brake discs, light bulbs, etc... Still had original shocks and exhaust. Amazing !

A 1988 MERCEDES-BENZ 260 SE ( W126 )

Sorry, no scanned pics ! But I'm sure you guys now what an old panzer looks like

Then after that, I fell in love with a 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300 GD SWB 4x4 that was in very bad shape and that I fully restored so that it looked like a G 500. Loads a fun offroad ( absolutely unstoppable, big long stroke 3 liter diesel engine with 88 bhp , all diffs could be locked individually, left Land Rovers, Toys, Mitsus and Suzukis in the muck when the going got too rough for'em ! )

Got tired of it after 1.5 years ( yeah, you guessed it, 0-100 km/h in about 25 seconds was the decisive factor ), sold it really well to get myself a powerslider.

Sorry, no scanned pics ! But I'm sure you guys now what an old panzer looks like

Then came a really rare one as my income grew, a 1994 BMW 530i V8 engine and getrag manual g/box. Only 1231 made with the Getrag and is commonly known as the mini M5.

Fabulous car ! Great powerslider thanks to it's limited slip diff and 218 bhp. I just only really miss the growling of the short stroke V8...

[Martynf]

arrrr the good old days... 3.5ltr V8 rover and driven from the back seat as the engine came half way up the interior!

[UR-S4]

Hello all.This is an easy topic to start me off on this forum lark !

My list is as follows-

68 wolseley hornet.Mushy pea green (still owned)
79 mini 1275 gt black
82 golf gti silver
85 audi 200 goldish
91 audi 80 16 v quattro green
85 ur quattro red (still owned)
95 audi 100 s4 black ( still owned daily driver)

Loved em all,tuned em all.
Also !
81 t25 van (still owned)
68 beech buggy (still owned) yes really.
88 coupe quattro
89 16 v golf gti
assorted polos !

I will post some pictures when i lean how to or ben does it for me !!!!!

[MidnightBlueS2]

Welcome !

to the forum !

"Snatch" fan, eh ???

[UR-S4]

Oh yes.

[MidnightBlueS2]

" Do you know what Nemesis means ?"

[UR-S4]

a ritious infliction of retribution administered by an appropiate agent in this case a orrible...............do you want to buy a caravan? Do you like dags ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AndersS2]

My previous cars

as topic says, i'm a nice, healty young chap and got the first car in @ the age 16.
bought the car original and fiksed all by myself on both cars.

-Previous cars-
*1985 BMW 320i
*1999 vw Golf 1.6 Highline "slightly modified"

-In the garage now-
*1993 Audi s2 avant

[GirlRacer]

Here's the only pics i have of my last 3 before mi got Jimmy

Puggy.... 1996 P reg. Phase 1 GTI-6 which i still have in the back garden, but needing some work. Still MOT'd but SORN

[GirlRacer]

ooops here it is