johnnydun Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, L'immortale Par said: This might be your cup of tea. Was reading about it earlier and admiring some dross like Marinas (not Aqua), Novas, Cortinas.. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/magazine/festival-of-the-unexceptional-2019/ Ah yes, my first car, a Nova 2 door saloon. Price then £150, price now £3k. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Ah yes, my first car, a Nova 2 door saloon. Price then £150, price now £3k.My first car was a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GLS Saloon, reg no B971 WYV. It was a strange mix of old and new technology. On the one hand it had alloy wheels, central locking and electric windows (only in the front though), on the other hand it had a manual choke and a manual slide and tilt sunroof, which took ages to open and close. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: 1 hour ago, johnnydun said: Ah yes, my first car, a Nova 2 door saloon. Price then £150, price now £3k. My first car was a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GLS Saloon, reg no B971 WYV. It was a strange mix of old and new technology. On the one hand it had alloy wheels, central locking and electric windows (only in the front though), on the other hand it had a manual choke and a manual slide and tilt sunroof, which took ages to open and close. The car must have been from 1983/4 - though I don;t know when you bought it. My first car was a B-Reg 1.3 Astra which I got as a company car when I joined Xerox as a graduate trainee in 1984. When I joined I'd not passed my driving test and they gave me 12 weeks to do so or they'd sack me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shandon Par Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Lancia y10 as first car, soon followed by an A reg black Fiesta. The Lancia was the colour of the Fiesta below.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 6 hours ago, The_Kincardine said: The car must have been from 1983/4 - though I don;t know when you bought it. My first car was a B-Reg 1.3 Astra which I got as a company car when I joined Xerox as a graduate trainee in 1984. When I joined I'd not passed my driving test and they gave me 12 weeks to do so or they'd sack me. In about 1983 my old man came home with his company car list. It was full of very boring options but at the bottom of the list was something a bit tastier. A 2.0S Capri (just like in pic below) Not the most practical family car (I had two older siblings). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A96 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The greatest character from kids tv 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 8 hours ago, johnnydun said: Ah yes, my first car, a Nova 2 door saloon. Price then £150, price now £3k. My first car was the 4 door version of that, a big, meaty 1.3! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The greatest character from kids tv I once attended Get Fresh filming at the bandstand in Clydebank. It was Gilbert's birthday that day. Siouxsie and the Banshees played that day too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The car must have been from 1983/4 - though I don;t know when you bought it. My first car was a B-Reg 1.3 Astra which I got as a company car when I joined Xerox as a graduate trainee in 1984. When I joined I'd not passed my driving test and they gave me 12 weeks to do so or they'd sack me.It was an 84 reg IIRC, I got it in February 92 after I passed my test. Got about 2 years out of it before it rusted to bits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: My first car was the 4 door version of that, a big, meaty 1.3! I too had a 4 door nova 1.2 merit which meant it had a clock. Manual choke 4 speed and a diy installed sunroof. It was shite but it was mine and I still have great memories of it. I would swap my current car for it now in a heartbeat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 5 hours ago, L'immortale Par said: Beautiful. 5 hours ago, L'immortale Par said: 5 hours ago, L'immortale Par said: Beautiful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dele said: Beautiful. Beautiful. The Fiesta ended up in a field near St Andrews. Let the recovery guys keep in it lieu of payment. Lancia was stupid looking but it had luxuries like central locking and a Blaupunkt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Why are five star so fucking crap? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 5 hours ago, D.A.F.C said: Why are five star so fucking crap? Is that the singing group or the football team you're referring to ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 5 hours ago, D.A.F.C said: Why are five star so fucking crap? Yeah and Matt Bianco are a bunch of wankers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Blast from the past: Attending a football match.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, tamthebam said: Blast from the past: Attending a football match.. Were you just waiting on the stockies? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock_the_squak Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My 1st car. Cost me £300 back in 1986 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, jock_the_squak said: My 1st car. Cost me £300 back in 1986 £300 for the car, a paper hankie and a red felt tip pen for the L plate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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