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Horsetan 
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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 Posted: 13-February-2005 at 19:03 |
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20. That was in 1992. Just took delivery of a 1985 Audi 90. 2-liter, 5-cylinders. Great sounds!
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard
Joined: 02-March-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 1948
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Posted: 13-February-2005 at 19:10 |
 Horsetan wrote:
20. That was in 1992. Just took delivery of a 1985 Audi 90. 2-liter, 5-cylinders. Great sounds! |
My dad had one of them ... 
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Ciao,
Spokey
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Dergside
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 16-May-2004
Location: Mid West, Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 4000
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Posted: 13-February-2005 at 19:40 |
Fiat Ritmo (Strada) 105TC, '82, great engine, everything else was crap, especially the front chassis legs which had a tendency to crack for no good reason - made it interesting going around corners when the thing would "flex" once in a while and steer you a different way to the one you wanted to go.
But it was black, had alloys and was a "hot hatch"! Couldn't afford the 50% extra that the cheapest early rhd 4spd mk1 1600cc golf gti with a front end full of filler cost at the time.
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Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93.
Prev:
e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci.
e39 523i SE.
e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE.
e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i.
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Rhys
Moderator Group
Coffee addict...
Joined: 02-February-2003
Location: from the Latin locātiō
Status: Offline
Points: 10053
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Posted: 13-February-2005 at 19:56 |
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I was in my mid-twenties when I bought my first car,
B reg 1985 316 2 door coup, in zinobar red.
Body work was rotten, took ages to restore for mot but the engine was a pearler (except for the weber conversion)
wish I had some photos of it now for memories sake
B469 ORK (now resides in the great car park in the sky)
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V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate
J Reg Saab 900i 16v
'63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe
R reg Honda PC50 moped..
No BMW as yet...
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rubberknees50
Really Senior Member II
Does it have chrome bumpers?
Joined: 26-July-2004
Location: Telford, Shropshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1074
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Posted: 13-February-2005 at 21:13 |
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Didn't have car till late 70's after bad smash on 750-4. Was unable to ride for a while so rescued a Ford Mk1 Cortina from a friends dad who intended scrapping it. Interesting car, column change auto, been owned for it's first decade by Ford as test vehicle. Concreted bottom of front wings where they flapped in front of door bottoms, fitted recon engine, had a lot of fun and sold it for what I paid! IanT
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IanT
E28 528, E23 735
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mick_n3
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 30-July-2003
Location: BMW-Board.co.uk
Status: Offline
Points: 357
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 02:45 |
The memories,
At 20 I had a Mk11 RS2000 custom in black, complete with the fishnet head rests, and a few engine mods,
This was replaced with a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, again in black, if you think Bm's are tail happy in the wet you should try one of these, only one word would describe the handling, "evil" but sooooo much fun.
Wish I still had both of these
Oh to be 20 again, no worries apart from what to get for your car next, no morgage,
Mick
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Andrew Rolland
Moderator Group
Go away rain
Joined: 19-August-2004
Location: Scotland
Status: Offline
Points: 6579
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 03:09 |
First Car was a 1991 H plate (H719RSC) 998cc Mini Mayfair which I learnt to drive in at 17 and still had it when I was 20. Bought privately from a lady in Ayr. 19,000 miles FSH and 2800 in June 1995. Ah the memories, knackered rear subframes, water pumps.....
Upgraded the 50 bhp Mini to a 204 bhp monster Vauxhall Senator CD 3.0i 24v 52,000 miles FSH and 2900 in June 2000 just before I turned 22. Ah what a car, gave most things on the road a good run for their money.
August 2004  Senny had to go due to a unfixable fault but I did swap it for the current wheels my E39 523iA SE 
Mini with its unmistakable charm, the looks and the dreaded tin worm and chain driven camshaft ohv engine!
Senny, my first rear drive, multi valve more than 4 pots car, again with chain drive to the camshafts, then the Beamer!
No nasty cam belts to go 'ping' in that lot!
Nice healthy stories of you lot starting out in Fords such as proper fords like the rear drive Escort, Cortinas and Granada Mk1s. You lot must be (no offence!) a bit older than me. That is old enough to have owned proper cars i.e. ones that are rear drive! I didn't see any Capris though. I wanted a 1600 Cortina as my first car. I had read my dad Haynes Workshop Manual (the days when the manuals were actually quite good) instead of studying for my Standard grades at 16.
By the time I was old enough to drive in 1995 all the Cortinas had gone and I can remember Granada Mk1s only just. My dad was a Ford Fan and told me about them. He had Cortinas and the like but he always wanted one of the 6 cyl Granada Coupes. The West Coast of Scotland was never very good at preserving cars! Even today you still see the odd Cortina and rear drive Escort but never ever any British Leyland cars!
Andrew
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Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series!
Current
'13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto
Previous
'04 04 E60 545i SE Auto
'03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen)
'98 S E39 523i SE Auto
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II
7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness)
Joined: 17-October-2002
Location: Good Old Hertfordshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1644
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 03:31 |
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Well I must admit, I went through cars like they were going out of fashion, but somehow a few types kept returning, so after my Mexico came a TR4a, a 2.8i Capri, my first BMW a 325iSE (had that for 3yrs) then a spate of Mini's including an excellent 1380 Cooper S, then a few 3.0S Capri's (including a Burton engined all steel 3.1) a 535iSE e28 then to a 2051.9GTI then back to the BMW's, culminating in my BMW M3 e36 and the current brace of Alpina's!
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Nick
Bavarian-Board Contributor
BMWCC Area Organiser Yorks & Humber
Joined: 21-October-2002
Location: Gods own county... Yorkshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1319
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 03:31 |
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What a sad world we live in now.
When I was 20 back in '82 I used to run around in a Rover SDi 3500.. and drive the thing sideways everywhere. Dad had a nice 635csi and I used to get the keys to that quite often.. my first car in my own name was a Fiesta SuperSport when I was 21... nice car but not enough grunt.. that went after less than a year to be replaced by my beloved Manta.
Our Chris is now 20 and a brilliant young driver.. but there is no way we can put him behind the wheel of cars like that anymore.. cars may be cheap, but the insurance is a killer.
When I think back to all the 'classic' motors me and my mates used to knock about in and the way the roads were policed properly.. fuel was more affordable back then as well.
It seems to me that every car we as a family ever owned was never a duffer and each one of them would be collectable today.
.. there is nothing wrong with rose tinted spectacles.
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eta.
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 21-October-2002
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 599
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 03:55 |
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You're all so young! 105e Anglia, grey plus undercoated replacement wing (never painted, didn't have any money). Reg no: 1277 MP what would that plate be worth today I wonder? Progressed to a rare 105e estate, then a mki 1500 Cortina (LGO 644D), then a series of company cars, Cortina's, Alpine's, Ital, Sierra 1.6 Ghia auto (one of the best cars I've had), then a plethera of BM's working at a delaership, the 525e was my favourite.
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Philip
Really Senior Member II
E23 the forgotten 80s BMW
Joined: 28-January-2005
Location: Essex
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Points: 1425
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 08:09 |
shorty wrote:
As loads of previous posts have said " Oh! to be 20 again "
mine was a Ford Escort 1600 E . with uprated suspension ( woooopee !! ) & "Carlos Fandango " wheels ( older forum members will remember the ad for a brand of cigar with the guy with the Ford Anglia with the wide wheels & the farm gate ????? )
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Carlos Fandango wheels and Jean-Pierre Super-Looney Skis
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Philip
'86 E23 735iA SE - Polaris - The Silver Surfer
'85 E23 735iA SE - Cosmos Blue - VJ
'86 E28 528iA SE - Dia Black - Helga
'86 E23 728iA SE - Polaris - The CHAV mobile
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II
7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness)
Joined: 17-October-2002
Location: Good Old Hertfordshire
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Points: 1644
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 08:21 |
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how about the cars that had saucer size steering wheels fitted to them!
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Points: 6381
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 08:38 |
spokey wrote:
Horsetan wrote:
20. That was in 1992. Just took delivery of a 1985 Audi 90. 2-liter, 5-cylinders. Great sounds! |
My dad had one of them ... |
It was in silver. Reg. was B 766 TNG. Trouble was the 1994cc unit was tuned to give only 115bhp. So 9.5 secs to get to 60 was a bit slow.... Great 5-speed gearchange; throw was noticeably shorter than a BMW one. Reverse a bit erratic to engage - with my car, you had to let it creep forward first!
With the 136bhp 2144cc unit, more fun could have been had....but they were mostly quattros, so maintenance cost , instead of or
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 08:42 |
M3AG wrote:
how about the cars that had saucer size steering wheels fitted to them! |
Large saucer or small saucer?
When the steering wheel on my old man's Mk.2 Cortina 1600E was vandalised, he replaced it with a very small Astrali wheel....
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard
Joined: 02-March-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 1948
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 08:48 |
I've just fitted a 10" Mountney to my 323i ...
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Ciao,
Spokey
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whitey
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 15-May-2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 450
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 12:23 |
If we are going in order mine go like this
- 1966 Mini super deluxe LYN 422D. I upgraded the 850cc to a 998 cooper lump with a c/r straight cut box. White Balck roof.
- 1977 Fiat 131S Mirafiori 1600. TLN 963R A great car which eat 1600 fords and had a 5 speed box as well. In a Lovely Yellow!!
- The aforementioned 1977 Mk1 Ghia 3.0 Granada. PRK 787R are you still out there? White / Tan roof.
- The aforementioned 1979 Mk2 Ghia 2.8 Granada. ATF 910T Anyone know it? Statos Silver / Black roof
- The aforementioned 1983 Mk2 Ghia X 2.8i Granada. FKN 111Y a fully loaded motor without a doubt. In Glacier Blue.
- 1984 Saab 900 Turbo. A543 POT. Immaculate in Red but Crap.
- 1984 Opel Senator 3.0CDi A600 VGP. Very quick but trim kept breaking. In Silver with a hideos blue velour trim.
- 1985 Sierra XR4x4 2.8i in White. C229 NAU.
- 1985 Granada Scorpio C322 RRA in Jet Black. Another excellent big Ford.
- 1981 Escort 1.3L!!!!!!! TFG 1X In Gold. Well I had just bought a house!!!!!!! Sold the plate for 500, Only paid 450 for the car.
- 1989 Sierra 2.0i Ghia in Tasman Blue. F289 TFU The biggest pile of dogs dooings ever.
- 1986 Volvo 760 GLE estate. D120 PGN. In Met Red Tan Leather and all the toys. Bought for the loading space while doing the house up. Superb car, would have another.
- 1990 Celica 2.0GTI auto(!). Red G36 TEA. Auto was the reason I sold it.
- And then it started....1990 525iSE BMW in Alpine white with antracite trim. G876 SPN. Anyone know it.
- 1993 525iSE in Diamond Black with Silver leather, air con and s/r. L989 BPF. Sold it to a guy up the road and it's still mint now.
- 2000 523i SE with full factory Sport kit. In Biaritz Blue with Grey leather.
In 89 I bought a 1965 Herald 12/50 which over the next 11 years I restored and took best of show twice along with various other best in class etc before selling in 2004.
That was replaced by my 1989 F E30 325i convertible which I slowly getting up to scratch. Some of you should see this at some of the southern meets this year.
Now your all bored I'm off.
Cheers
Trevor
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2000 e39 523i with full factory sport kit.
1989 e30 325i Convertible
1999 Golf GTI 1.8T
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 12:40 |
whitey wrote:
...Now your all bored I'm off. |
....Z.... Huh? Wha'? 
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PaulS
Really Senior Member II
East Anglia BMWCC Regional Chairman
Joined: 03-July-2004
Location: Aylsham, Norfolk
Status: Offline
Points: 2516
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 13:40 |
I had a 1984 E30 cream 320i 2 door coupe, but my first car was very embarrassing at the time but I wish now I still had it - 1981 1300 ford capri!!
Paul
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 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue
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rubberknees50
Really Senior Member II
Does it have chrome bumpers?
Joined: 26-July-2004
Location: Telford, Shropshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1074
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 13:50 |
Talking of sideways cars, my second car was a Ford Corsair 2000E. Loads of torque, snapped the back axle twice wheelspinning it outside mated houses in the early hours. OK in a straight line but crap at cornering. Too low geared for much over a ton. Engine was naffed when I had it, great if being tailgated, quick lift off throttle and instant fogbank while one floored it away! IanT
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IanT
E28 528, E23 735
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whitey
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 15-May-2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 450
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Posted: 14-February-2005 at 14:35 |
e28silver528i wrote:
but my first car was very embarrassing at the time but I wish now I still had it - 1981 1300 ford capri!!
Paul
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WHY?????????????
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2000 e39 523i with full factory sport kit.
1989 e30 325i Convertible
1999 Golf GTI 1.8T
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your car when you were 20
