Budgie. Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 My first car was a black Nissan Micra (1992ish model): got it for about ?100 from the wee garage down the road and it was great for a couple of months until 2nd gear stopped working entirely. Couldn't afford to get it fixed so persevered without it. Roundabouts were interesting back then. Either slow right down and do it in 1st or keep the speed up and fly round in 3rd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benoit Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 G reg Fiat Uno. 4 gears and no radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie. Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 G reg Fiat Uno. 4 gears and no radio Cassette player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe.gausden Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Mine was a Nissan Sunny '86 model. It was two-tone, white with rust streaks on it Was a good wee goer about town though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Same as this, but no vinyl roof and it was a hearing aid beige colour. OSF 742V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC4ME Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 mine was an M reg Fiat Punto for ?500 i think, lasted about 4 months before the suspension broke & MOT was due sold it for ?350. interior looked like granny curtains next car was a horrific green VW Polo, engine would cut out at junctions, not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychocAndy Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 A Scimitar, more boxy than the one in the photo, got it for nowt from a mate, it had no brakes, so I used it as part x, and got a Chrysler Alpine Estate, which is the first car I bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasha Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Same as this, but no vinyl roof and it was a hearing aid beige colour. OSF 742V. Liking it Tazio My first car was a "b" reg ford sierra 1.8L. Fast as ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Liking it Tazio My first car was a "b" reg ford sierra 1.8L. Fast as ****. One of the best handling cars I've ever owned. And broke down often enough that I became quite handy at home mechanics. Of course I put on a steering wheel about the size of a saucer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasha Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 One of the best handling cars I've ever owned. And broke down often enough that I became quite handy at home mechanics. Of course I put on a steering wheel about the size of a saucer. I'd forgot about steering wheels like that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grado Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 53 plate still got it cause i only passed last week got fed up getting the bus to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 N reg fiesta 1.1 quartz. Heap of pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Talbot_Samba_Madrid_1982.jpg/800px-Talbot_Samba_Madrid_1982.jpg still ashamed to this day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Same as this, but no vinyl roof and it was a hearing aid beige colour. OSF 742V. VSF 437 V for mine Don't ever recall it being that shiny and that isn't Shetland in the background... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micole Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 My first car (not this one) was an Austin Cambridge. Bought it for ?60 when filling up had also to put oil in it , drivers door tied shut with a rope could only get into the car via the passenger door, never let me down, happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 My first car (not this one) was an Austin Cambridge. Bought it for ?60 when filling up had also to put oil in it , drivers door tied shut with a rope could only get into the car via the passenger door, never let me down, happy days. Preferred the Morris Oxford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Preferred the Morris Oxford. What about the Vanden Plas Princess? You have to love a car with picnic tables in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 What about the Vanden Plas Princess? You have to love a car with picnic tables in the back. Ah, and you wonder why the British car industry disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Ah, and you wonder why the British car industry disappeared. No coincidence it all went wrong when picnic tables vanished off the options list. And of course built in heated rear windows. What was wrong with the stick on ones from Halfords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Seeger Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Bought for ?250.00. She lasted 2 years and over 30,000 miles before the gearbox went on Gorgie road at about 2:00pm on a Saturday. Just in time to roll her round the corner and head of to the match. Great car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 But in Maroon It was a wee 1.25L go-kart. Fantastic wee car. Traded it in after a couple of years because I had pretty much destroyed the engine....my excuse was it had no rev counter so I couldn't be sure where the red line was! Just bought my 4th car last month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deevers Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 A Ford Anglia http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=ford+anglia&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rlz=1R2ADFA_enGB454&biw=1311&bih=563&tbm=isch&tbnid=e-TsHDwzfA3WxM:&imgrefurl=http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/26-02-2011-StoneleighPark-1286/1962FordAnglia105E-32720.aspx&docid=C54RJ8Tjm_xEpM&imgurl=http://www.classic-auctions.com/Images/Report/114C/45490.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=n89-T8aWC9CU8gO5n6WoBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=314&vpy=181&dur=1729&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=152&ty=94&sig=100134266732757541032&page=5&tbnh=164&tbnw=191&start=55&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:55,i:264 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrambo Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 One of these, had it 3 months now but hopefully have this by the summer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie. Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Some people seem to have pretty decent motors for their first car. I wasn't allowed to buy a decent car until I had some more experience of driving under my belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackal Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Inherited from my dad but unfortunately not this colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 fiat siecento sporting in yellow. loved that car handled like a go kart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheiky Baby Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Blue one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tynie b Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Maroon Coloured Vauxhall Astra...FTS 745W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 My first car was a Ford Ka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 A 'P' reg Mini for ?300, didn't keep it for long though as thought it was too small...replaced it with a piece-of-shit Fiat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabienleclerq Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 fiat siecento sporting in yellow. loved that car handled like a go kart Scholesy you'd look the part in that!! Mine was a ford KA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownkg Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 proper "G" reg MTE567G stole it from my old dear when I passed my test and was forced to buy it 3 weeks later when I didn't let her use it at all seems just like 37 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigchef Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 mine was a maroon citroen C2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Stinkfinger Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Some people seem to have pretty decent motors for their first car. I wasn't allowed to buy a decent car until I had some more experience of driving under my belt. Plenty spoilt Silver spoon in there gub types on the this thread, thats for sure .... My 1st car.. ?50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 A red J reg Cavalier 1.4, bought off some guy at Sighthill. It had a liking for being pushed at roundabouts and round the corner at junctions. By far the comfiest car I've had though, but then the roads were no doubt a lot better then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe.gausden Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Plenty spoilt Silver spoon in there gub types on the this thread, thats for sure .... My 1st car.. ?50 Is that a Triumph Dolomite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandyman Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 First car was a MG metro 1.4 turbo bought it for ?195 sold it for ?600 3 months later without even doing any work to it boy smashed it up within a month of having also tw@t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Stinkfinger Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Is that a Triumph Dolomite? Indeed it is. That was the colour as well "Inca Gold" I think it was called. It was built like a tank, drove like one unfortunatly though....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownkg Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 moved on to a banana yellow version of this proper Scottish flying machine had a number plate that came off a hearse MUD44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTH Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 P reg VW Polo SE. Pretty much that car but with 5 doors and P787 JES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benoit Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Cassette player? Nope not even the connections to put one in, had some proper lonely drives in that thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandJambo Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 N reg Granada mk1 3.0 ghia. I was 18 & thought I could drive. I'm now 46 drive artics every day & I'm still learning how to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 N reg Granada mk1 3.0 ghia. I was 18 & thought I could drive. I'm now 46 drive artics every day & I'm still learning how to drive. Cool, a Sweeney shape Grandad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandJambo Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Cool, a Sweeney shape Grandad. Cheers but I'm no quite grandad material yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Cheers but I'm no quite grandad material yet. That's what we called them back in the day. Ford Grandad. Always fancied one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandJambo Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 That's what we called them back in the day. Ford Grandad. Always fancied one. Brilliant car it was metallic blue ( electric blue ) it was fast as **** & it was comfy in the back seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 A red-faded-pink Fiat Uno. 0.9l, had checked blue and yellow seats that evoked picnic hampers. It was 15+ years old but had only done 12,000 miles. Unfortunately that worked against it, the years of relaxation caused it to develop a rusted sub-frame, failing its first MOT. At the time, it was a shocker of a car, but even then I loved it and polished it up all the time, would quite happily swap my current car for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 This... Bloke at Fisher's (that used to be next to the Caley Sample Rooms) just gave him it when he bought a new car! 2 days tax and three days MOT iirc and a introduction to home mechanics and bodgeineering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 My first car in 87 was an old blue mini with the wooden interior. A great wee car to learn in but not much room in the back Paid ?150 for it and sold it a few months after i passed my test for ?200 and bought another mini wiht bucket seats, alloys, tinted windows and a mighty 1.25cc engine. That was a flying machine until the pistons blew I loved my minis - saw one last week and I doubt my fat ass would fit in the door now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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