First Car? - Page 3

William · 26-08-2006, 15:34

My mundano with its bumpers. It's got a 10 year old clutch which isn't breaking the traditional clutch slipping way, the release springs have started to furr up since it's done so many miles and stuck around so long.

That considered its still a brilliant car.

Haly · 28-08-2006, 12:28

Mine was and still is a 1.2l Renault Clio.
Not the fastest car in the world (ok nowhere near that

) but it is reliable and it's cheap to run and insure.
I like it

kaiowas · 28-08-2006, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Matblack

I was lucky my first car was COOL!

1.3l of throbbing power!

Check out the sports interior

Red seat belts!

MB

Mine was brown. It didn't have an MG badge. It didn't have a sports interior. It didn't have red seat belts. It did have a 1.3 in it though

vix · 28-08-2006, 14:19

I had a 1979 white Mini which was bought for £200 and was in great condition. You can't do that any more! When we (myself and my parents) bought her she had tiger skin seat covers so I kept them in, chucked a load of cuddly tigers in and called her Tiger Mini

Matblack · 28-08-2006, 14:53

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Originally Posted by kaiowas

Mine was brown. It didn't have an MG badge. It didn't have a sports interior. It didn't have red seat belts. It did have a 1.3 in it though

Ah but the MG edition was fettled by MG with special high lift cams

making it one of the fastest cars on the road*

MB

*this might not be true

Fayshun · 28-08-2006, 15:25

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Originally Posted by Matblack

Ah but the MG edition was fettled by MG with special badge on the front and that's about it,

making it one of the worst cars for hanging on the coat tails of another marque*

MB

*this be true

MG metros were known as Majorly Gutted after my sisters mate slid his into a ditch sideways.

My first car was a spectacularly bad Escort estate which cost me £400 more than it should have, I was desperate for transport at the time.

I thought I killed it one night when a breather tube got blocked and blew off half way home. Oil everywhere.

Mondo · 29-08-2006, 19:47

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Jesus Kate what were you growing in there!

I concur, looking at that gives me goose bumps.

Flibster · 29-08-2006, 20:54

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Originally Posted by kitten_caboodle

You can't kill Escorts mate. They just WON'T DIE!!!!

I'll take you up on that...

Killed 2 in my time. Managed to sieze an engine at 70ish in one and the other well... the engine mounts rusted away. Guess what happened.

Simon/~Flibster

rich99 · 29-08-2006, 21:14

Not the MG Metro but almost - linkage

mejinks · 30-08-2006, 01:04

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Originally Posted by rich99

Not the MG Metro but almost - linkage

26-08-2006, 15:34	#21
William Vodka Martini Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Church Broughton Posts: 533	My mundano with its bumpers. It's got a 10 year old clutch which isn't breaking the traditional clutch slipping way, the release springs have started to furr up since it's done so many miles and stuck around so long. That considered its still a brilliant car. __________________

28-08-2006, 12:28	#22
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Mine was and still is a 1.2l Renault Clio. Not the fastest car in the world (ok nowhere near that ) but it is reliable and it's cheap to run and insure. I like it __________________ Halycopter

28-08-2006, 14:19	#24
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	I had a 1979 white Mini which was bought for £200 and was in great condition. You can't do that any more! When we (myself and my parents) bought her she had tiger skin seat covers so I kept them in, chucked a load of cuddly tigers in and called her Tiger Mini __________________

29-08-2006, 21:14	#29
rich99 Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stratford-upon-Avon Posts: 195	Not the MG Metro but almost - linkage