What was your first car? (not toy)

[Tomo1794]

why?

Because I won't get insured on one of these

 

[Blackadder]

1959 Morris Minor (1000cc).

I was learning to drive in one, so bought one for £65. Cost me £75 to insure back in 1976.

 

[samtheseagull]

Because I won't get insured on one of these
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get a golf instead of a polo!

 

[Ned]

1982 Mk1 Vauxhall Astra Estate

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

Mini Clubman Estate - given to me by my Mum so couldn't be fussy!

Biggest problem was that it was an automatic - so when I sold it and bought a new manual car I'd forgotten how to use the gears and had to be driven from the garage by my then girlfriend.

 

[Tomo1794]

get a golf instead of a polo!

Would love an old mk2 gti, a golf's minimum engine is a 1.4 though isn't it? I haven't really looked on insurance websites as I don't really know what I'm doing as it's usually astronomical for some 1.0 shit heap I must be doing something wrong Seeming as I haven't even started lessons yet (birthday in March) I'll keep dreaming about the leon

 

[Flumpyj]

Hillman Imp,m8`s Mum gave it to me,wouldn`t go round corners,even with a paving slab under the hood lol!!

 

[Giraffe]

Red Austin Maestro. Named Rosie as the previous owner had written this on the side. Saddest day when I took it to the scrap people. I'm sure she purred on her last journey.

 

[samtheseagull]

Would love an old mk2 gti, a golf's minimum engine is a 1.4 though isn't it? I haven't really looked on insurance websites as I don't really know what I'm doing as it's usually astronomical for some 1.0 shit heap I must be doing something wrong Seeming as I haven't even started lessons yet (birthday in March) I'll keep dreaming about the leon

yer golfs are aleast 1.4 i think. go on you mum or dads insurance for the first couple of years!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

In 1971 it was very well known around Brighton...................unfortunatly mostly by the police

I think the massive Micky Mouse sticker on the boot slightly de-valued it.....actually I still had the maroon one and then got the 1200 version in two tone green, this had a special drivers door, it was held shut with string!! but it was the super duper version as opposed to the 997 maroon one.

My 997 was surprisingly zippy.

It could manage the M1 at a consistent 65 mph. Tearing along an empty outside lane, past all the steady guys travelling at 55.

 

[RM-Taylor]

W reg black 2.0 Litre Peugeot 206 HDi Turbo Sport Diesel, costing I think £1,900 in January 2010 - I think the whole of NSC knows what happened to that though

 

[Zamora For England]

Had one of these for three years as my first car:

Now I have one of these:

 

[Rowdey]

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Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L from Shoreham auctions - £450 to buy, £650 to insure.

Crashed it within a year (recurring theme on this thread!) went on to Motorbikes afterwards.

 

[chops]

400 quid on a Ford Fiesta Azura 1.8d

 

[footychick]

Loving all these old cars.

 

[OzMike]

1976 MK1 capri with face lift (Mk11 front) 1600 GT with Twin Carbs went like a 'king rocket.

 

[OzMike]

1976 MK1 capri with face lift (Mk11 front) 1600 GT with Twin Carbs went like a 'king rocket.

Oops! 1972 I meant.