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Do people really think or worry themselves about this kind of thing?
A friend had a 79 Lincoln Town Car which was pretty cool although it did get stuck in the BK drive-thru once.
I miss my old Land Rover 90 a hell of a lot, but don't miss worrying about it getting nicked or breaking down.
Saab 9000CSE with extras. Fast & furious, big & beautiful, comfortable and quiet.
But no regrets, she'd done 170ooo miles,ans I just don't need a big car these days
Mercedes A-class great fun to drive pretty nippy for a 1.4, economical and great for getting a couple of bikes in. Was glad to see it go though as the most unreliable car i've ever owned.
My old golf, I loved this car 2 owners, mint condition and the last owner was a valeter for Porsche!
Damn petrol prices made me sell it 🙁
Corrado VR6, sitting in the garage at the moment SORN until I find a job, still in two minds as to whether I should sell it, don't drive it much anymore, but when I do drive it i'm back to thinking I should keep it...
Another MkII Golf lover here. I miss mine, just such a great car!
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mk2 golf gti 8v power assisted steering with factory fitted sunroof and yes still long for itnow, best car I have owned. For me better than the 16v
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I had a 1972 MG Midget that was loads of fun (when it worked), but my favourite was my first new car, 2001 Audi S3. Loved it...
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how did you do that stu? wouldn't work for me?
My Beetle was a smashing car. Bog standard but put a smile on my face every time. Bags of character.
MK2 XR2. What a motor, like a go cart. Didn't sell it but rolled it. Get in.!
my Mk III Golf 1.8 GL. 1996 N reg. I still have it. me = 2nd owner.
My Saab 9-3 Convertable, haven't sold it yet but may have to because of company car. It's a Monte Carlo yellow one with 50,000 on the clock.
Every time I drive it I have a huge grin. Roof down, music loud and the sunburn on the head. 8)
Ford Granada 2.9 24v Cosworth.
Fast, roomy, handled, all the toys you could want and the company paying the fuel bills...
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woo hoo did it 🙂
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MK2 XR2. What a motor, like a go cart. Didn't sell it but rolled it. Get in.! lol!
Miss my GT4. It sits unloved currently awaiting spare cash to get her running again. Any nice sweepy country road gives me a tinge of sadness as I'm not driving it, it always made me grin and lightened my day. The commute home was never a bore even when stuck in traffic. Comfy, fast, good handling, a little bit way, a little bit woah. And the ability to 4-wheel drift round deserted wet roundabouts at night is sorely missed. It was a car that felt as comfy cruising sensibly through a 30 zone at 25, or screaming at full bore down an open B road.
1967 Ford Mustang Convertible, just like this, except mine didn't have the rally pack (fog lights in the grill):
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This one. I miss trying to get the inside rear wheel off the ground.
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Waves to fellow golf lovers.
One of these (not the actual car)
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No I don't regret selling it - 14mpg wasn't affordable
Close call between the 3.2L TT or the RX8. Sold the TT but still got the RX8. I do miss the torque of the V6 and the build and interior of the Audi. RX8 is more spacious in the back although bike carrying was probably slightly easier in the TT with a hatch rear.
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Me MX5 and Amazon
All the greenies will hate me for this one but I don't care, Ford Escape 3 L V6 4WD, current vehicle after owning 3 fiesta's and a questionable Audi A4 and I ****in love it.
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Not as much as thye'll have cynic-al for his Amazon 😀
Used to love our old Classic Rangerover, that was lovely to drive. Stresses of the world seemed to pass you by when perched high up. Loads of time to react to stuff (you needed it!) and views of the country around werent blocked by hedges and other traffic.
Amazon did 25mg, plenty worse around...
My 106GTi:
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Owned it for nearly 6 years, only sold because I changed jobs and was doing silly mileage.
For the money, nothing else I've driven that's capable of carrying 2 people + 2 bikes has come close.
Amazon did 25mg, plenty worse around...
Yup, agreed. My GT4 for one (generally got ~21, sometimes as low as 17, sometimes as high as 34 :D)
1972 MGB GT, I still use it everyday and get a bike in the back.
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alwyn - you only just bought it, what the "still use it every day"?! Expecting it to fall apart any time soon? 😀
Yes I am, it may have to go if I can't find anywhere to store it for a year.
I don't think I can really take it to Glasgow.
Miss my Golf too. Not a GTi but still a good looker and far easier get a bike in than my BMW 330Ci which I have now
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but I would miss this if it went. Fabulous car to drive but god does it drink the juice
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Technically not mine but my dad had an RX7 for a while and I used that for a few months while inbetween cars. That was a wonderful car to drive and made such a scary noise when you floored it.
Best car i've ever owned myself, is probably my current one, and I am so going to suffer for this, a Diesel Honda Accord. 😉 So comfy, like being in an arm chair in a living room.
Alfasud TI
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flat4 twin weber carbs leather interior - fast for the time
got rid of it when needed new handbrake for MOT - believe it or not you had to take the engine out to get to the brake which was in the middle of the front drive shaft
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Had one of these - just a great all round car. Bikes and anything else you could think of fitted nicely in the back too - surprisingly practical. Regret selling it - yep!
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Late Mk 1 Passat. Went well, handled well, went on for ages. Lovely car. Didn't sell it, had to scrap it as it was on its last legs.
Also loved our 1.8 Mk2 Golf, but it had to go as the gearbox was playing up.
Do love our current cars though: 1.8T Octavia and 1.8 Passat.
Richcc, me too. Except mine was black. Owned from new (only new car I've ever bought), had it for 5 years, loved it to bits. Only sold it because I couldn't carry more than one bike easily (explored various options - roof bars, rear rack, towbar, couldn't find anything).
I keep spotting a red one with a towbar at various events... slightly annoying.
Got an impreza WRX 5 door now, practical and fast but not special like the ITR.
Any of the 3 spitfires I had. Just so much fun. Wish i had the space/time/money to have one to play with still.
Owned many many many cars, and driven some supercars through work, but, of all of them, this is the one I wish I had now.
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...Shame I lived in London. It did 18MPG. I blew the engine. Knocked someone over on the way back from the engine being replaced.
Ahh. Happy days.
205 1.9 GTI. Such a fun car. Limited Edition one too.
Caterham 7 that I built and raced, sold it to a Japanese bloke who took it there to race. I really miss it now 🙁
Put this back on the road after storage for 18 months, the ex was going to take it and I ended up keeping the Mondeo we had, fortunately the Mondeo got stolen and the ex couldn't afford to insure the Civic.
I will never sell this car, it's the memories it carries more than what it is, been on the track a couple of times, can't wait until I have enough funds to buy an Integra 🙂
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V12 with electric powered superchargers too good to sell or scrap - still drives like £70K's worth and can give a M5 a run for its money:
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I've been very lucky to drive some fun cars:
Mini Cooper (original) ex-works racer (track only)
Renault Clio Williams (original one)
Porche 930 (Turbo) ex-works racer (track only) (400BHP!)
BMW M3 Left-hand drive original version
BMW M3 E36 modified to 340 BHP
Sadly serious illness meant my business suffered, then I got married and has a son, now drive a bogo standard Mondeo
Nicest is difficult either the Clio Wiliams or the LHD M3
We like our Golfs don't we.
The one I wish I hadn't sold
The best car I've ever owned
Mine was a 83 Audi Quattro with a 2.2 20V motor which I rescued from a barn.. brilliant car and had loads of grunt.. sold it to fund the first house purchase 🙁
Mk1 Escort - great car, fun handling, and as much sideways fun you could want at 40mph. Sold that when my Marlin kit car was finished - that was a cherished fun car,only sold to buy a bike!
Surprised to see so many Golfs. My first car was a Mk1 GTI,a failed attempt to wean myself off m/bikes(smashing myself up,friends getting killed etc). I did like Mk1,but all the lardy,big ugly brutes that have apppeared since have been a total turn off.
Not fussed about cars now,just transport. Did like the Integra Type R that appeared earlier.
Mine would have to be this:
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Great car to drive and a bit of a childhood dream after following the Touring Cars in the late 80s.
Never got to sell it as I lost it in the Sheffield floods two years ago.
Here are some of mine, though the days of driving nice cars like these are well and truly over, kids and £900 a month childcare have seen to that, I now drive a 4yr old Touran!
Alpina B3s 3.4
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Impreza P1
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First thoughts were either of the two Alfa, Guila GTJ or Alfasud ti for pure fun even though being a flat 4 didn't like deep puddles.
But would have to say the car a miss most was my Lancia Fulvia Rallye Coupe. Fab motor corner on rails great seats & just fun, fun, fun. Italian Red black bonnet & boot with cromodora wheels. Had to sell it when I had to move & lost my garage. All I have left is the tool kit & manual.
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I have three cars I regret selling, MK3 Golf GTI 16v, Landrover 90 TD5 2004 and my true love which was by Suzuki SJ413 off roader would go anyway through anything. Had it completly submerged in water once had to bail out the roof lol.
Now have got 08 Saab 93 sport. Which is nice but not the character of the Golf or Suzy
Biggest regret was selling my 172cup. Everything else i owned/drove afterwards just left me feeling bored. So 6 months later i bought another one :-). Its horribly built, the electrics are dire, the ride and noise make me go mad, but every time I come close to selling this one I go for a decent drive or a track day and it just makes me fall in love with it again. No matter what ive got i think until i build a garage i can keep a catherham in ill always keep this one for play time.
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And i can get 2 dh bikes in the back!
Don't know if I'd describe them as "nice" but they were all great in their own way!
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Now I've got a 205 GTI 1.9
The daddy of all retro hot hatches!
Facelifted Toyota Corolla GT Coupe rear wheel drive. What a car. Sold it to some numpty's from Leeds and they put it on it's roof. I Still shed a tear now and again thinking about that car. 😥
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this one. thirsty and impractical, but it was good on a nice day
Mine was my silver Puma 1.7 Zetec. Really loved that little car, handled like a dream, sounded wonderful when you revved it hard, fitted me perfectly and was so comfortable on long trips, and the design just hasn't dated. Had to get rid of it when made redundant and the new job didn't pay as much. Twenty five to the gallon with the roof bars for the bike carrier on, over £300 to insure and £170 tax was too much, compared to to 45-59 per, £110 tax and £155 insurance for my current Octavia 1.9TDi. Still get pangs every time I see a Puma: maybe I'll get a windfall and be able to to buy a Racing Puma on day... *sigh*
lol about the a-class they are notoriously poor in the reliability stakes.
the most fun car was a 205 gti .
the best & most reliable car a volvo v-40 2.0. 11 years old 108k still does everything so well reliable comfortable very good quality feel & has never needed a non servicable/wearing part fitted since it was in the family brand new.
plus it doesn,t get me annoyed that the kids & wife have no respect for the car what so ever .
Mine would be my 205 1.6 gti. i loved that car just couldn't afford to keep it on the road and had to sell. I still check ebay to see if it ever turns up.
My fav!! 540 V8....sadly had to part as there were not enough seats!
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The best car I've ever owned would be my Mark V GTI. Looked at replacing it with a Focus RS and just couldn't justify the outlay, its the perfect all-rounder.
Car I should never have sold - 2003 Toyota Hilux Double Cab D4D. Never skipped a beat for three winters in the Alps, could tow anything, sat at 80 on the motorway, so many memories. Still regret selling it. Consoling myself with plans to buy an old one some day and do it up.
Nice to see some 205s, always wanted one as a kid. Loddrik has had some nice cars!
The best company car I ever got... before the tax system ruined company car use.
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Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane dhc - had to leave it behind when I went to Oz.
Any of several Mini Mokes (Oz version with big wheels). Wish I had kept one.
Like my current car Volvo S80, but my daggy ancient Renault Espace is more fun as it is always full of bikes.
This one and I still have it:
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Yep, My original Mk2 Golf.
Bog standard, G reg, and fading Red.
Fitted a kick ass sound system in it tho !
My first ever car purchased on my own.
Loved it ! Pics are somewhere, but not digital.
Bought off my GF a few years back when it was current and sold to my old man when I went to uni.
SE model with big wheels as std and full leather and all extras including M-tech suspension Mmm.
Thirsty but the 6 cylinders was great and it had solid handling.
I think the tyres cost more than my current old banger bike mobile!
Wish I could afford a new car! I'd buy a cheap estate to transport bike to Wales!
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Mk 1 XR2 great car, sadly destroyed by a load of concrete posts and a tree. My first and best car. Worst car, Rover 400.
I always wanted to drive the Mk1 XR2-it just looked great and not too chav.
No such thing as chav in the late 80s. Simple car, 1600 no injection, 4 gears, no sunroof, went like stink if you thrashed it and went through front tyres like they were going out of fashion. Written off a few weeks after it had a new engine, gutted.
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Simnple but handled great, good economy back then, nippy and you could still put shopping in the back with 2 kids.
Wasn't too dear on the money. Cheap to service/repair.
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My 205 1.9 GTi but only after its Mi16 engine transplant. My goodness me it was wonderful but Uni + mtb racing meant it had to go as I had no money left. Still wonder where it went - it was black, reg plate was F something something something....
my indestructible 306 turbo diesel. ran on veg oil, did 70 to 90 fast enough to surprise reps and could car 5 people and 5 bikes with me in comfort as i was driving and didnt care.
my current BMW 520d touring! full leather zenon headlights 30,000 miles full dealer service history still under warranty, but too nice to get dirty when biking!! I need a van! any body want to buy it??
John.