Your Old Cars

[Bazzer1955]

The P10 platform was a massive global success for Nissan back in the early 90's. I think it replaced the Blubird as the humble saloon/hatch of the range. A million taxi drivers will swear to its reliability. The sports versions ( in saloon and hatch styles I think) were stunningly capable drivers cars. Nissan europe campaigned the saloon eGT in the BTCC series before replacing it with the later P11 platform (now called simply GT and also a successful car).

We had moved to France and I stumbled across mine at a dealer in Toulouse in 1999. It was a 1993 car, one owner and 53k Km's only from new. As I mentioned, I still have it. It needs a bit of TLC but I have had it serviced at the same nissan dealer and aside from standard oils and fluids it has run like a swiss watch. 330,000kms now and still going strong. The design has aged really well and to my eyes it is old school 'Skyline-esque' in its DNA.

Buy one now if you can find one. They are still cheap but I reckon it has future classic status.

Thanks for explaining this, ( I think it replaced the Blubird as the humble saloon/hatch of the range )

The "Bluebird" that I owned engine wise was pretty good, it used to embarress a few cars at the notorious traffic light drag strip

Shame that every time it rained another rust hole appeared  

[Lofty]

Peugeot 206 GTi 180

 

Escort RS Turbo

 

Escort Mk6 RS2000

 

Fiesta Mk2 XR2

 

First Car - Fiesta Mk1 1100 Pop Plus

 

Escort Mk3 XR3i

 

Escort Mk4 RS Turbo - Working Class Concours

 

Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDi Elegance Estate

 

Just to prove I can get cars dirty!!!

 

Daihatsu 2.8 TDX Fourtrak Green Lane Toy

 

Peugeot 306 GTi

 

 

And I've had company cars since 1993 so prob countless others have been on the drive at some point!!!

[skinnyman]

Peugeot 306 GTi

 

 

 

That Peugeot is lovely.  I've always liked those but never saw a good one when I was in need of a car.  Seems like you have a thing for Fords too.

[Bazzer1955]

Every one of these that I used to see were full of tin worm especially round the arches, but I still loved them. Where are the fluffy dices ?

Edited 13 August, 2015 by Bazzer1955

[bspman]

Anything below GT spec was bl00dy awful. Work colleague had an ordinary one as a company car and was delighted when it was written off when hit by a VW beetle - the original type - in a car park shunt.

You take that back!

 

I loved my 1.6 LX

 

ok, so it didn't have much, wasn't that fast... but it was a simple car that just ran. (A/C would've been nice at least though).

 

Fond memories of replacing the radiator myself on dad's driveway There was room to work under the bonnet and things were just so much simpler.

Edited 13 August, 2015 by bspman

[bspman]

Someone say Primera's?

 

*nice pic of primera here*

 

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 that is a beauty of a car :love:

 

I'm split between looking at a VRS and a P10 now

[retroboost83]

This was the beast that it replaced..

 

 

Had a 7 page feature in Fast Ford in October 2004, was fast but proper old school, slicks, AP's, caged, coughed flames everywhere!!

Is this car still on the road as im sure i seen it at the rsoc national day last month

[Lofty]

Is this car still on the road as im sure i seen it at the rsoc national day last month

 

Almost 100% certain it isn't, the plate is now on my Fabia and last I heard the lad I sold it to had crashed it heavily. Not been taxed for years either so prob broken for bits and now a washing machine somewhere

[deecee]

:no:  It's a Manta A, not a B.

 

This was mine, sold about 6 years ago now.  Looked standard bar Recaro interior.........and 2.0XE lump and Getrag 5-speed.  

 

Doh i wuz never very gud with my ABCs and my sums were even worz

[Baxlin]

Passed my test in 1964, shortly afterwards I was given my first car, a1937 Morris 8, 2 seat tourer

1953 Ford Anglia, the first year of the 100E

1958 Morris 1000 Traveller - filled it with lots of RAF mates as very few had cars

1961 Frogeye Sprite - lost all my mates..........

1970 Vauxhall HB Viva SL - lovely car for its day, and my first relatively new car

1974 1300 Allegro.........nuff said

 

Then company cars came along, Mini, Talbot Sunbeam, 2 x Talbot Horizons, Maestro, 2 x 1.6 Montego, 2ltr EFi Montego, Vauxhall Carlton CD, Rover 827 Sterling, Honda Accord, Rover 75 (the best car to date, and still going strong at 235000 miles owned by my son-in-law), Saab 9-3 Convertible, Mercedes C220.  Currently 2015 Lexus IS300h

 

Mrs baxlin - Citroen Dyane replaced the Allegro,

Fiat Panda (!)

Nissan Micra

Renault Clio

Fabia 1.2

Currently Fabia Elegance Estate.

 

Bikes? Lambretta, '58 Norton model 50, - 25 year gap - Yamaha XS400, Honda VT250, Cx500, currently have Cx engined Morgan-esque 3 wheeler.

 

Sorry about the long boring list, but I've had cars for over 50 years.........

Edited 14 August, 2015 by Baxlin

[Wile7]

Not boring at all....brilliant mix in that list sir 

[Bazzer1955]

Not boring at all....brilliant mix in that list sir 

I second that, there are a few names there that  I had forgot about I bet that wish that you still had the 1953 Ford Anglia

Edited 15 August, 2015 by Bazzer1955

[Baxlin]

I second that, there are a few names there that I had forgot about I bet that wish that you still had the 1953 Ford Anglia

Possibly not, I bought it as a previously written off car for £35, it used at least a pint of oil for every gallon of petrol, pretty blue smoke came out of the crankcase breather, leaking into the car, so I attached a length of garden hose and exited it out the back of the car through a bit of tail pipe!

Twin exhausts, 1965 style.........

Mind you I didn't do badly as a sixth form grammar schoolboy, having a car and a motorbike (the Norton) both legal and paid for. Cost me my A levels, though, as I was on stage several evenings a week in a band. Still am a bit of a rocker, sadly an old rocker nowadays....

Malcolm

Edited 15 August, 2015 by Baxlin

[Bazzer1955]

Nothing wrong with hose pipe oil fumes exiting Malcolm, same with our VW Beetle, this had an oil bath air filter with the crank case breather going in as well,took it off, fitted a k&n and rerouted the breather pipe (garden hose) straight down to the ground, job done it ran sweet as a nut

[Mark5290]

Cars -

1976 Ford Escort mk2

1983 Fiat Panda

1985 Peugeot 305 sr

1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.0L

1988 Toyota Celica gti (the car I wished I had never sold)

1998 Peugeot 306 Dturbo x 2

1987 Rover 213s

1998 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 cdx

2003 Citroen C3 hdi 16v

2004 Citroen C2 vtr

2005 Renault Megane 2.0 hatchback

2005 Renault Clio rs 182 (most fun car I have ever owned)

2006 Peugeot 1007 (worst car I have ever owned)

2004 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 hdi

2014 Skoda Octavia Vrs

Next car most likely to be another Renaultsport, Clio or Megane.

Bikes -

1988 Simpson 50cc

1998 Yamaha FZ 600 fazer

1999 Suzuki 600 Bandit

2004 Kawaski Z1000

2009 Yamaha FZ1-N

[Sad555]

Whilst working at a property a couple of years ago the owner had a green 100E in the garage,I said that model was my first car ,he told me to open the bonnet and inside was a Subaru WRX turbo,I had also had one of those but not in a 100E,the word shoehorn came to mind.

[Baxlin]

Whilst working at a property a couple of years ago the owner had a green 100E in the garage,I said that model was my first car ,he told me to open the bonnet and inside was a Subaru WRX turbo,I had also had one of those but not in a 100E,the word shoehorn came to mind.

I must admit the words brakes, suspension and rust came to my mind, but I assume it was done properly, making it possibly the ultimate Q car...........................

Edited 17 August, 2015 by Baxlin

[touraneenajames]

Car history to date in no particular order 1.4 Civic 2000, 1.8 Vtec Accord 2001, e36 316 coupe 1996, e46 330d 2002, Ford KA 2003, Corolla 2004, Yaris 2001, Type R integra 1996, 2005 Isuzu DMAX on 22 chrome rims

 

Had a 2001 600F CBR as a bike for a while and I own a 350 yamaha Banshee for the weekends and annoying the neighbors 

Edited 17 August, 2015 by touraneenajames

[seaweasel]

1994 Polo 1.0 Fox (called Snarf)

1995 Polo 1.3 CL (with an 5th gear, 1.0 only had 4!)

1995 Escort 1.9 TDi LX (felt like a massive upgrade, all sorts of rust and electric problems but really liked it)

 

Few shared cars with SWMBO:

 

2004 Ka 1.3 Zetec

2000 Ka 1.3

2000 Punto 1.2 (lemon!)

2000 Opel Vectra 1.8 TDi (another lemon!)

 

Then the last few of mine when she got the Octy:

 

2001 Escort 1.9 TDi (not as good as my old Escort)

1997 Passat 1.9 TDi (a bargain, still solid at 200k but a ton of electrical problems)

 

Then the Mustang Slayer! Which I love, but would still like a vRS at some point.

Edited 21 August, 2015 by seaweasel

[Bazzer1955]

1994 Polo 1.0 Fox (called Snarf)

1995 Polo 1.3 CL (with an 5th gear, 1.0 only had 4!)

1995 Escort 1.9 TDi LX (felt like a massive upgrade, all sorts of rust and electric problems but really liked it)

 

Few shared cars with SWMBO:

 

2004 Ka 1.3 Zetec

2000 Ka 1.3

2000 Punto 1.2 (lemon!)

2000 Opel Vectra 1.8 TDi (another lemon!)

 

Then the last few of mine when she got the Octy:

 

2001 Escort 1.9 TDi (not as good as my old Escort)

1997 Passat 1.9 TDi (a bargain, still solid at 200k but a ton of electrical problems)

 

Then the Mustang Slayer! Which I love, but would still like a vRS at some point.

Glad that I am not the only one who has had a few lemons   Sierra and Capri come to mind more rust than metal

Edited 23 August, 2015 by Bazzer1955

[seaweasel]

Glad that I am not the only one who has had a few lemons   Sierra and Capri come to mind more rust than metal

 

Ha! My Escorts were not short of rust! In fact that was what caused the wacky electrical stuff on my first one - can't earth to that stuff!

[planehazza]

Not in the same league as the cars listed thus far, but my last car was an Astra VXR and I really miss it ha. Had too many problems with it in the end, and was no longer big enough for hobbies, so let it go before it was worth nothing. Love the vrs that replaced it though

[Bazzer1955]

Ha! My Escorts were not short of rust! In fact that was what caused the wacky electrical stuff on my first one - can't earth to that stuff!

You've got to love a bit of Ford rust, the name Isopon comes to mind now,.. .......... I wonder how much of that Isopon filler have I bought in those days .....and I always seemed to lose or run out of that little tube of hardener..  

[lozparry]

1986 - Mitsubishi Colt  (first car and only one not from new)

1987 - Mitsubishi Lancer saloon and not an evo! 

1989 - Mitsubishi Lancer liftback

All had the same 1.5 petrol engine.. boring    that said, I have just realised I have only ever been caught speeding 3 times... once in each of these cars, all in Germany.. but I was young then.. 

 

1992 - VW Vento 2L (only car I have had an accident in... drove into another Vento on an American Airbase in Germany) 

1994 - Peugeot 306 xrdt (1st diesel)

1999 - Octavia SLX Mk1 1.9 TD 

2005 - Mk2 Octavia 2L TD elegance (first remap - revo) 

2009 - soon to be old FL Octavia vRS 2L petrol... (as per sig)

 

2015 hopefully! - just ordered S3 sportback  :clap:

[Bluesarge]

First car after passing my test was a Skoda Estelle 120 LSE bought by my Dad for £170 and it was at least 3 different colours.

My Dad used to work for health and safety and knew of a place (from inspecting factories) where they did brush on paint for cars (tekaloid) so we painted it blue.

Brilliant car, I absolutely loved it.

 

After that in no particular order I were

 

2 x MK1 Ford Fiesta 957cc

MK2 Fiesta 1.6 diesel

Rover 100 Rio (inherited when my Grandad died)

H reg Peugeot 309 diesel - rather liked this one, had 170k on the clock when bought

MK3 Ford Fiesta 1.1

W Reg Ford Focus TD

Volvo 460 TD

MK3 Astra 1.4 

Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 GLS - felt very posh at the time being a GLS model

1997 Rover 414 Si

1996 Citroen Synergie TD

2004 Renault Scenic 1.4 - Without doubt the worst car I have ever owned

2007 Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6

 

 

 

Ford Escort saloon TD - 1 of my favourite cars.

2004 Seat Toledo 1.9 TDi SE (130) probably edges out the escort and my current Octy as favourite car

 

Current car 2009 Octavia 1.4 TSi DSG.

 

I'm sure there are others, the list doesn't seem long enough.