Shameful Previous Cars...

Googlyamnesiac · 12-21-2009, 06:04 AM

What the subject suggests really... What did you used to drive that you are now embarassed to admit!

For me it was my £18,000 brand new Citroen C4 Coupe... (Don't get me started as to why I got rid of it - you wouldn't believe the problems I had!)

I actually preferred my D reg Nissan Micra when I was a nipper :-)

JLR1969 · 12-21-2009, 06:34 AM

My first car was an £800 Vauxhall Chevette 1.2 it lasted all of 30 days before I wrote it off.

Taught you how do drive with RWD though.

prt71 · 12-21-2009, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JLR1969

My first car was an £800 Vauxhall Chevette 1.2 it lasted all of 30 days before I wrote it off.

Taught you how do drive with RWD though.

My second car was a Chevette in 1989, a two tone green beauty. No power but my god that back end could break free with no warning

- Paul - · 12-21-2009, 06:43 AM

No previous - but I do drive the Mrs Xsara Picasso :-(

jonsteele · 12-21-2009, 06:43 AM

Worse car by far was a bottom of the range Renault 5 in a disgusting orange. It went round corners like a boat and had a whole 995cc under the bonnet! Probably closely followed by a Toyota Carina E - efficent at what it did, but completely bland.

dar2008 · 12-21-2009, 06:49 AM

My claim to shame? An Austin Maestro 1.3L... in brown

creepy coupe · 12-21-2009, 06:52 AM

Vectra 2.0 SRi

SiKkBaSs · 12-21-2009, 07:03 AM

I'm not ashamed of any cars I bought previous...otherwise I wouldn't have bought them in the first place

Renault Clio 1.2
Ford Granada Sapphire 2.0li (was dad's but insured on it)

I call it progression...

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Vectra 2.0 SRi

Really, ashamed? It's just a regular car...

creepy coupe · 12-21-2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by SiKkBaSs

I'm not ashamed of any cars I bought previous...otherwise I wouldn't have bought them in the first place

Renault Clio 1.2
Ford Granada Sapphire 2.0li (was dad's but insured on it)

I call it progression...

Really, ashamed? It's just a regular car...

Pile of shite the 2.0ltr , Mondeo was a much better alternative from a driving point of view. I also owned a 2.5 V6 SRi which was a much better car.

Googlyamnesiac · 12-21-2009, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dar2008

My claim to shame? An Austin Maestro 1.3L... in brown

That is absolutely fantastic. You don't see enough brown cars on the roads!

My mum had a blue one, awesome.

dar2008 · 12-21-2009, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by idlerobbo

That is absolutely fantastic. You don't see enough brown cars on the roads!

My mum had a blue one, awesome.

Yep, never thought then that I'd one day be driving an M3

MOB · 12-21-2009, 07:18 AM

My first car was a red 1986 Lada Riva at the age of 18

Unspeakably awful, ended trading it in for a gold Allegro

Unspeakably awful, sold it for a Cortina 2.0 Ghia

Much more like it

Googlyamnesiac · 12-21-2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dar2008

Yep, never thought then that I'd one day be driving an M3

Yeah strange isn't it!

I have loved every car i've owned. However, I don't think anything as much as my bmw. What I love most about it is its reliability. Nearly 8 months now without a single problem. It's like motoring heaven compared to the french cars I have owned!

MEGA · 12-21-2009, 07:30 AM

I loved all my previous cars. But I did have a fiat panda 1.1 with plastic bumpers as a hire car for 2 weeks last christmas!!!

Martin 335d · 12-21-2009, 07:36 AM

I've not had any shameful past cars but I really didn't like my first car a 1.3 Mk5 Escort,

SiKkBaSs · 12-21-2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Pile of shite the 2.0ltr , Mondeo was a much better alternative from a driving point of view. I also owned a 2.5 V6 SRi which was a much better car.

I enjoyed it...put my friends 1.2's to shame in a straight line

Back in the day it wasn't shameful IMO, in retrospect perhaps.

jonsteele · 12-21-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dar2008

My claim to shame? An Austin Maestro 1.3L... in brown

Winner

Can't see anyone beating that!

creepy coupe · 12-21-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jonsteele

Winner

Can't see anyone beating that!

Brown Allegro? I bought one from a car auction to do up a make a shilling on, ended up taking it back to the auction a week later and losing £35

peterg1965 · 12-21-2009, 08:10 AM

My early motoring days were riddled with 'dodgy' (as in dreadful) and shameful motors......

1976 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.9 GL Coupe (in yellow) - truly awful but at the time I thought it was the best - but that was 25 years ago! A pic.....

It was followed by...

MG BGT
MG Montego 2.0EFi - with the talking dash
MG Montego 2.0 Turbo

There is a theme there - I am better now! They subsequently got a lot better from the late 80's!

peterg1965 · 12-21-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Brown Allegro? I bought one from a car auction to do up a make a shilling on, ended up taking it back to the auction a week later and losing £35

With the 'square' steering wheel.....

JLR1969 · 12-21-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Brown Allegro? I bought one from a car auction to do up a make a shilling on, ended up taking it back to the auction a week later and losing £35

Should we not say an Austin All Aggro to be correct

Googlyamnesiac · 12-21-2009, 08:15 AM

amazing - I love the 25 year old cav pic...

I used to love that car when I was a kid, my dad had one and I thought it was cool, it was pale blue. Still never sure if it started life as pale blue mind. mmmmmm.

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dar2008 Major 303 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: E93 M3 and E92 M3 Comp Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	My claim to shame? An Austin Maestro 1.3L... in brown __________________
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MOB Major 56 Rep 1,413 Posts Drives: Alpine White M2 LCI Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northants UK iTrader: (4)	My first car was a red 1986 Lada Riva at the age of 18 Unspeakably awful, ended trading it in for a gold Allegro Unspeakably awful, sold it for a Cortina 2.0 Ghia Much more like it __________________
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