your car when you were 20

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Ah.........Talbot Alpines......Now they played a lovely tune! My brother had one and the engine literally fell out of it at the 5 ways traffic lights on the Purly way in Croydon. He left it there. Come to think of it that's why he never bothered registering anything in his name. He won a Mk4 Zodiac in a game of cards one night. The floor was rotten and the exhaust minifolds were leaking. He took a "young lady" out in it one night and nearly gassed her. Never saw her again! He had some blinding cars..........NOT! 

Peter,

Your post has just reminded me of when my ex-wife's relative died and left an E plated Sierra 2.0 GLS Saloon. 

It was 6 years old and had done, wait for this, 700 miles.

He'd bought it, become almost housebound shortly after, and just used to pop out to the garage to clean it every week (every week, despite the fact it never went anywhere).  A very sad affair actually because he'd sit in it, on the drive with the engine running, looking ever so down about it.  Even the washing was a big effort for him because of his health - but he still did it week in and week out (but he'd had his driving licence taken off him on medical rounds by now too).

He continued insuring it for all those years on a TPF&T basis because he refused to part with it.  It had a special policy if I recall because of the fact he didn't have a licence.  It had to be taken to the petrol station twice in the 6 years - because of the fuel it used each time he started it up when just sitting in it!

Anyway - we had the task of selling it.  It's amazing just how hard that car was to sell.  A 6 year old car with less than 1,000m on it?  No-one wants to know!

It went eventually and I can't recall how much for.  But I do remember the guy who bought it saying he worked on a building site so it was going to get very dirty every day....I so much wanted to say "Right, you're not having it!".

It seemed very quiet from what I remember, and a very soggy ride too.

whitey wrote: 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

what a fantastic list & memory.

why ere #6 & #11 so awful.

#2 - Has anyone seen a Mirafiori on the road in the last ten years? the 2 litre supermirafiori must have been a flier.

My god....if we're now listing everything we've owned you'll need to give me a good few hours to compile the list!

I have a reputation for changing my cars, how shall I put this, ermm frequently.

I'll do my best and gather the list (I am bound to miss something out!).

I thought this was just a "What you owned when aged 20" thread...good to see we're developing them to be life-spanning!

As this thread develops into every car I've ever owned I think we are going to see some amazing lists.

Who will be first to list Ferrari, Lambo or maybe a Trabant!

Not sure my poor old bones can recall all mine, also known for changes, usually something unloved - sorry Philip, no Trabby!

1966 Mk1 Ford Cortina 1500, 1968 Mk1 Ford Corsair, ???? Toyota Cressida  2000 estate(given), ???? Chrysler 180, 198? Ford Sierra(carrycot space), 1983 Ford Granny 2.8 estate, ???? Maxi(unemployed), ???? Datsun Sunny Estate (same), 198? Talbot Alpine 1.6 (divorced), ???? 2.3 Volvo 240 Estate(given), 1986 Vauxhall Cavvy 1.8 CDi, 198? Vauxhall Carlton 2.2, ???? 2xVolvo 240 saloons, *1979 Vauxhall Royale Coupe 2.8, ???? 2xVolvo 740 2.3 saloons, (*)1990 Volvo 960 2.3 turbo saloon, *1985 Volvo 760 2.7GLE V6 saloon, (*)1985 BMW 525e, 1987 BMW 520i. Cars marked * owned at same time, (*) now gone. Can't answer for Wendys though she currently has 1989 Mazda 323 and 1987 BMW 320i. Mazda and some of my fleet for sale (to finance more BMW's for my collection, lol)