Your first ever car-what happened to it?

tinkz · 24th April 2012, 00:23

I have fond memories of passing my test(second time that was 25 years ago) and getting my first car, it was a Mk2 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia, many days/ evenings of great memories and the feeling of freedom, it may have been a bit of a banger but it was "mine".
i only had it about 2 years when it was nicked from outside a Hotel me and her-in-doors were looking at for our wedding reception

. Sad sad day.

Any-howz what was your first car and what happened to it that made you swap it for something else.

bacardi84uk · 24th April 2012, 00:36

P reg Rover 100 Knightsbridge SE in a lovely shade of purple.... Lol. Left it at home for my sister to learn to drive in and she wrote it off before the year was out.

The Vision · 24th April 2012, 00:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinkz

I have fond memories of passing my test and getting my first car, it was a Mk2 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia, many days/ evenings of great memories and the feeling of freedom, it may have been a bit of a banger but it was "mine".

^^that!!

mine fell to bits....so i sold it on to a mate, who still hasn't forgiven me!!

the best banger i ever had....was the girl on the backseat

higham · 24th April 2012, 00:41

1.9D seat Ibiza, it had a nice collision with a coach ha!

Syx · 24th April 2012, 00:41

Fiesta Mk3 1.1 - it became a glorious cube.

higham · 24th April 2012, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Vision

the best banger i ever had....was the girl on the backseat

haha!

ash_rage · 24th April 2012, 00:45

1998 Zetec S Fiesta, its still taxed and is still going

Swapped it for a brand new Corsa as they were giving away free insurance even to 18 year old Londoners like me, back then i was paying £3k+ a year!

Noxia · 24th April 2012, 01:26

1.4 Golf SE 1996. Had stiffest clutch ever and I never really got used to it.
Changed to 1.6 CJ Colt after two years. Sold for 500 less than I bought for! Put me off VW for life.

Civic_Outcast · 24th April 2012, 03:06

Hillman Hunter - original F reg... Flogged it and bought a Vauxhall Ventora

The Hillman was actually a bloody brilliant car but not for a crazy 17 year old. I blew the back axle... Then put a rod through the side of the engine.

para999 · 24th April 2012, 05:06

Chocolate brown Astra, NRG 376X off the top of my head, some 20 years ago.

Decided to jet wash it at work and put a hole through the front wing! It was truly a total shed on wheels, but I loved that car, freedom for the first time, going where and with whom I wanted.

Part-exed for a F reg Cavalier at a garage owned by a family 'friend'. A couple of weeks later I asked who bought it and he said the scrap yard.

I cried!

SykomantiS · 24th April 2012, 05:32

1992 Honda Ballade 150 Luxline, in white
Wrote it off on the way to a group project session in college.

It was raining and I got pushed out of my lane by a taxi.

Kremmen · 24th April 2012, 06:21

1968 F reg Mini 850

Changed it for a H reg Hillman Hunter a few years later.

cb550 · 24th April 2012, 07:12

Hilman Imp super E reg.(1966) Did'nt realise how smooth it was,especially with the engine in the rear, until I drove my next car(van), a mk1 Escort 8cwt van-that vehicle could shift though.

WreckerL · 24th April 2012, 07:29

Renault 5 GTL reg FCT 40V if I remember correctly! Had to get rid before next MOT as it had turned into a sieve in the wheel arches and would need a lot of welding. Plus everything got wet when it rained!

Warwick1984 · 24th April 2012, 07:45

H reg 1.3 escort - engine started smoking after four weeks so sold it on to someone who had it fixed! Moved on to an n reg corsa. That still going and from what I have heard has t caused the new owner a single problem in the ten years they have had it!

judderman · 24th April 2012, 08:05

Suzuki SJ413 (Samurai) - Painted it lime green, put 8" of lift on it 33" Mud tyres, Roll cage, Winch bumpers... ahh what a car...

I wrote a Polo off with it, made the mistake of not declaring mods to my insurer (I have learnt from this) and it had to go ASAP. Went up to bonnie Scotland doing 4x4 time trials then last I saw was the winch bumpers and some of the axles on ebay and no longer registered with DVLA so assume scrapped

sirkuk · 24th April 2012, 08:20

My first was a 1.8 Ford Sierra. Was my dads first. He paid £110 for it with tax and MOT from a bloke at work. My dad had it for 6 years before me and I ran it for 3 years. It was in a pretty good shape for it's age but it was deadly in the wet! Rear suspension was awful and would kick the arse end around any chance she got. It helped me a lot to learn the subtle tell tales that you were driving too quickly for the road conditions

I sold it on for £120 in the end with no tax or MOT to a chap that wanted the engine and gearbox for a kit car. Car had a misfire by now and the heater matrix had long since given up so de-icing the interior side of the windscreen during the winter started to pee me off. Had no interest in spending much money on putting it right because it wasn't worth much by now anyway. £10 profit though for 9 years motoring

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Kimotherapy · 24th April 2012, 08:26

My own first car was the Corsa, which is still going strong. It's invincible. Survived 7 years in the salty air of the seaside in Scotland, several years in the manic city of London and hasn't skipped a beat despite knocking over a wall and driving through a tree. It's done the length and breadth of the UK and only broken down twice several years ago lol

My girlfriend now owns it and it's her trusty steed

Revs FN2 · 24th April 2012, 08:50

A gray F-plate MG Metro. Prolly turned brown an slowly disappeared

RobertUtley · 24th April 2012, 09:15

a turqouise 1993 corsa bought it 3.5 years ago for £250 it had more dents than i can ever imagine ragged the arse off of it then sold it for £250 after 4 months with no tax or mot when i sold it to the local trusty drug dealer. (the interior was colour coded to the exterior it was horrific but the engine was indestructable)

24th April 2012, 00:23	#1 (permalink)
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para999 Sold without regret :( Join Date: 31st July 2008 Location: God's Leek Trench! Posts: 627 Thanks given: 49 Thanked 62 Times in 49 Posts iTrader: (0)	Chocolate brown Astra, NRG 376X off the top of my head, some 20 years ago. Decided to jet wash it at work and put a hole through the front wing! It was truly a total shed on wheels, but I loved that car, freedom for the first time, going where and with whom I wanted. Part-exed for a F reg Cavalier at a garage owned by a family 'friend'. A couple of weeks later I asked who bought it and he said the scrap yard. I cried!

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sirkuk Car: 2006 2.2 Civic Sport Join Date: 20th January 2012 Location: Devon Posts: 424 Thanks given: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts iTrader: (1)	My first was a 1.8 Ford Sierra. Was my dads first. He paid £110 for it with tax and MOT from a bloke at work. My dad had it for 6 years before me and I ran it for 3 years. It was in a pretty good shape for it's age but it was deadly in the wet! Rear suspension was awful and would kick the arse end around any chance she got. It helped me a lot to learn the subtle tell tales that you were driving too quickly for the road conditions I sold it on for £120 in the end with no tax or MOT to a chap that wanted the engine and gearbox for a kit car. Car had a misfire by now and the heater matrix had long since given up so de-icing the interior side of the windscreen during the winter started to pee me off. Had no interest in spending much money on putting it right because it wasn't worth much by now anyway. £10 profit though for 9 years motoring Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk

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