What was your first car?

davet82

Mine was an Alfa Romeo 145, I loved that car (probably because it was my frist) and despite warnings from people it never gave me any trouble except the bumper was very low on it and kept coming off if i parked too near a kerb, which happened alot because i was learning

gollywog

98 VW polo 1.4 3dr hatch.
Loved that car!!

Anan1

I think we did this before. Lancia Fulvia Sport 1,3.

davet82

Anan1 wrote: »

I think we did this before. Lancia Fulvia Sport 1,3.

wow a lancia, quite unusal for a first car, what year did you get it?



i did search 'first car' but got no matches

Aka Ishur

Alfa 156 1.8 here, loved it for 6 months before selling it on for twice what i bought it for:D

Mercedes A140
Loved that car when I got it. Long time ago now

Diamond_Ninja

When I was 16 my dad bought an old Lancia Thema and told me I could have it as my first car, till he drove it and realised how fast it was

So he told me one day when I was almost 17 that he was going out to get me my first car, I was delighted of course, all my friends had little Renault Clios and Opel Corsas and I couldnt wait to have my own little car.. He arrives back an hour later with a 1997 1.4 Seat Cordoba.. I literally didnt speak to him for a week, I got slagged rotten in school because of my big car, I was devastated. I miss that car so much now, after I left school and the slagging stopped I realised how much I loved it, then my dad sold it, again didn't speak to him for a week (he cant win)

All the girls I was pals with in school still drive tiny little cars and would freak if they had to drive a big car, till last year I was driving a 2 litre (petrol) Volvo v40 estate, I love big cars, have my eye on a diesel Audi A4

BUBBLE WRAP

Well my first car is a modified Mk2 Fiat Punto sporting 1.2

lisaj

1990 White Nissan Micra. The boxy type. Loved it.

h3000

Diamond_Ninja wrote: »

When I was 16 my dad bought an old Lancia Thema and told me I could have it as my first car, till he drove it and realised how fast it was

So he told me one day when I was almost 17 that he was going out to get me my first car, I was delighted of course, all my friends had little Renault Clios and Opel Corsas and I couldnt wait to have my own little car.. He arrives back an hour later with a 1997 1.4 Seat Cordoba.. I literally didnt speak to him for a week, I got slagged rotten in school because of my big car, I was devastated. I miss that car so much now, after I left school and the slagging stopped I realised how much I loved it, then my dad sold it, again didn't speak to him for a week (he cant win)

All the girls I was pals with in school still drive tiny little cars and would freak if they had to drive a big car, till last year I was driving a 2 litre (petrol) Volvo v40 estate, I love big cars, have my eye on a diesel Audi A4

Most of us had to buy our own cars :rolleyes:

Mine was a MK1 Mondeo.

kiddums

01 Fiesta 1.25

I would definetly reccomend it as a first car. Never gave me any bother.

Diar

Mine was a Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI

Seen it for sale on Done Deal this week

lisaj

I'm still in a car from the 90's... I give out about it, but I'm first to defend it when people slag it off.

h3000

h3000 wrote: »

Most of us had to buy our own cars :rolleyes:

Ah I'd probably buy my kids their first cars too if I had the money, get them going on the road, but I love driving and think it should be learned from as early as possible.

I bought my mam her first car, she couldn't drive, got her a little '97 automatic micra and she passed her test without a single mark on the sheet!

(I'm not old enough to have kids who can drive by the way, I'd like to clear that up right away ),

pred racer

1972 ish brown mini, 1 owner from brand new, 39k miles.
Bought for the grand total of 75 quid, insurance was 790.
Time taken to write it off........2 months.

This was in 88.
Loved that car:D

Diamond_Ninja

h3000 wrote: »

Most of us had to buy our own cars :rolleyes:

Mine was a MK1 Mondeo.

That's true, I was very lucky. Didnt stop me being a sulky 17 year old at my ugly car though, I do appreciate it now

Skuxx

'03 Citroen Berlingo 1.9d when I was 18, an utter ball of scrap! I only had it about 6months I think! Really don't why I wanted it! Twas a great place for spending some time with the gf before I got my own place tho

Anan1

Anan1 wrote: »

I think we did this before. Lancia Fulvia Sport 1,3.

It was a 1968 car, I bought it in 1988, for £800.

Anan1

Anan1 wrote: »

It was a 1968 car, I bought it in 1988, for £800.

Don't suppose there's any pics of it floating about the place?

ShadowHearth

Mazda 626 coupe 89' 2.0i

I loved that thing.

h3000

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah I'd probably buy my kids their first cars too if I had the money, get them going on the road, but I love driving and think it should be learned from as early as possible.

As would I, I was only taking the piss out of the sulky teenager

furtzy

92 D 12839. The mighty Opel Corsa 1.0 City. 4 gears all of which were the same! Bought it in 1995.

Anan1

Deleted User wrote: »

Don't suppose there's any pics of it floating about the place?

I have one or two somewhere, but can't find them. Here's a link to the same car, although mine was a bit more battered than this one! http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C272666

Diamond_Ninja

h3000 wrote: »

As would I, I was only taking the piss out of the sulky teenager

I'm a sulky adult now I'll have you know..

Carson10

01 Ford Fiesta 1.25. Got it for my 19th bday. Was only 3 years old with 17,000 miles. Kept it for 2 years and traded it in @ 35,000 miles.

davet82

Anan1 wrote: »

Lancia Fulvia Sport 1,3.

Diamond_Ninja wrote: »

Lancia Thema

Lancias were popular here? I only ever seen a Delta on the road and what looked like a Stratos on the back of a truck possibly a replica though.

biko

An old Mazda 323, lovely little yoke

MetzgerMeister

My parents made me wait until I had my full licence before I was allowed buy my first car. They were right

1998 Rover 400i 1.4 hatchback type. I wanted a 200 but there wasn't any that fitted my criteria at the time.

dgt

A black 1992 Fiat Tempra 1.6

It still sits in my garden, slowly going into the ground!

crosstownk

1982 VW Golf. Great little car. I still have the more than well used Haynes Manual and the owner's manuals.

Diamond_Ninja

davet82 wrote: »

Lancias were popular here? I only ever seen a Delta on the road and what looked like a Stratos on the back of a truck possibly a replica though.

I hadn't seen one before my Dad got it and haven't seen one since. It was a 1990 (I think) 8.32, the one with the v8 engine, he got it from an old friend of his that had had it for donkeys. Despite its looks, veeery fast car.

ian87

A 1.4 almera. It was a 1997 with faded paint all over. It was red which tends to fade so I attempted repainting it. FAIL! Ive had all sorts of audis and volkswagens over the years but I still miss "Daphne" all the same..:rolleyes:

nympho

A 2002 1.4 Focus Ford hatchback, magnum grey in colour, all the trims were colour coded and 17" MP3 alloys, twas a great first car.

Dibble

A 1972 Beetle bought back in 1994. The colour was 'Texas Yellow'. It had a 1300cc with factory fitted high back chairs and a heated rear window. Get in!

18 years later and I'm so glad I never sold it. She needs a lot of work but I plan to get her back on the road this year!

high horse

Mine was a '96 Seat Ibiza in Salsa spec. It was 1043cc with a whopping 43bhp and 0-60mph in more than 20 seconds!

privateBeavis

94 Ford Escort 1.4 (and very important for me at the time was it had a rear spolier!)

(That was my first road legal car I owned, I also owned a vauxhall viva before that I bought for £20 when I was 15/16 that I used to practice handbrake turns in a field!)

Tim the Enchanter

2003 Alfa 156 1.8L in 2006. Had 3 years trouble free motoring in it. Loved it but had to sell it to buy a van as was building our house at the time. I still see it around from time to time, always gives me a smile. Will buy another Alfa some day.

Diamond_Ninja

Tim the Enchanter wrote: »

2003 Alfa 156 1.8L in 2006. Had 3 years trouble free motoring in it. Loved it but had to sell it to buy a van as was building our house at the time. I still see it around from time to time, always gives me a smile. Will buy another Alfa some day.

Think everyone needs to have an Alfa at some point, I drove a 156 for a while too never had a bother with it.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

1997 seat ibiza 3dr 1 litre when I was 24, insurance was about 1200 euro third party! My mother had it 12 years and never gave her any trouble, i drove the bollocks out of her and she carked it on the N18 one day outside Shannon. I had her about 5 months. What a tool.

mossym

first car? one of these in black, 99 ford Mustang. bought in California after moving there straight after college..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1999-04_Ford_Mustang_coupe.jpg

Bannasidhe

A 1971 Hillman Avenger. I bought it in 1982 and it really did have one lady owner who only drove it to the shops . Lovely car.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Avenger

high horse

Bannasidhe wrote: »

A 1971 Hillman Avenger. I bought it in 1982 and it really did have one lady owner who only drove it to the shops . Lovely car.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Avenger

There's a red 1973 (I think) registered estate version of those I've seen in Cork city a few times. It looks like it's in daily use rather than a Sunday drive classic car

GarH

A 1991 Ford Fiesta 1.1 in white.
A great little runner with absolutely no power in it. It even had a manual choke.
Do any cars have those anymore?

cjt156

1990 Renault 5 1.1L Parisienne (ooh get you!) at the age of 26! The shame - had bikes from the age of 17, though.

Mac Taylor

1987 1.1L 3 door Ford escort. Red Go faster stripes down the side. Loved the freedom it give me but not the car:D

psycho-hope

an 00 fiat punto, 1.2, i loved that little car, had to sell it to pay college fees:o
still see it around the place

Jogathon

furtzy wrote: »

92 D 12839. The mighty Opel Corsa 1.0 City. 4 gears all of which were the same! Bought it in 1995.

90-C-557 . Black Opel Corsa, 1.0l petrol I could do 200ish miles per week on £20!!! Black with go-faster stripes in green. Best car ever! I didn't want to get rid of it but it died on me eventually.

Diego Maradona

00 1.2 Punto. Pile of shite.

Jogathon

Ha ha ha - I forgot about the manual choke!!! What was that about!!!

dudara

First car that my parents gave me to drive everyday was a 1992 Lancia Prisma

First car I bought myself was a 1999 Fiat Punto

The Guvnor

No picture of it right now but IIRC it was a gold/custard yellow merc 200 - 1984 reg or so.
In hindsight not a bad car but that colour - gold my arse it was custard yellow! LoL