im 18 now...driving an 01 octavia vRS...was driving a 00 toyota trueno BZR for the last year...

Ex BT metro 1000cc van original yellow inside corporate grey outside, didn't even have a stereo. Dad told me that the insurance was cheaper on a van (that was crap) 4 years old with 18k, went through one manifold 3 gearboxes before a bus took the front off at 23k. Not all bad though, Insurance gave me

My dad nearly bought one of them - the were called the Lada Riva over here in the UK.

I was glad he didn't

I drove my Dads Lada Riva until i managed to write it off and then, after taking a break from driving for a bit, i got my first Escort, which was an E-reg Mk4.

Was driving my mums 306 TD and then i got my 1.4 Clio Maxim

Did get me licence till 22 so wasn't "driving" anything at 18. Was travelling on the train a lot. Ahh... public transport... :irked:

Now have a '71 mini clubman. Love him to bits. Gonna miss him if I move to the UK. :(

My first motor was a white 950 mk1 fiesta it used to sing as i reved it.

ring ding ding ding ding bang!

Did get me licence till 22 so wasn't "driving" anything at 18. Was travelling on the train a lot. Ahh... public transport... :irked:

Now have a '71 mini clubman. Love him to bits. Gonna miss him if I move to the UK. :(

Move him over here, just make sure you get the wood treated before you do.

A 1974 Mini 1275 gt in burgundy with matching interior!!

What's embarrassing about that - the 1275 was great and is far more fun that most modern day cars

Anyway, I was driving a 1958 Morris Minor Covertible when I was 18, which I still own. ... and no I'm not that old but it was cheap reliable motoring :P

I didnt pass my test until i was 19. The 1st car i got was a Daewoo Matiz. Had it for 6 months before deciding to get something a bit faster MK3 Golf 1.8 .

A slightly modded 130 estelle which was my dads:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Ford 100e popular 3 speed gearbox side valve engine....shows my age!

a 105s estelle. lowered, ex grp a rally engine 1.3 and exhaust, renault 11 turbo seats, lumenition ignition, weber 40 and k&n filter, 13" minilites.

it was ace!!

Mark

Not many 18 year old's get to drive one of these?

1983 VW Passat 1.9 GL5 in silver. BCX 829Y, loved it too bits, 18 year old with a 5 pot Passat, mind you, insurance was a crippler,

At 18 I drove a Vespa GS 160cc 1963...

In those days I only had a license for motorbikes. Two years later my father passed away. With my fresh license I took over his car:

You're welcome to identify it!

A beat up old used Lada, which was the fore runner to the Riva. But as it was my first car, I loved her.

I had to part with her, when the bottoms of all four of the doors rusted a way and started to drop off. Always problems with timing chain, bad starting in wet weather, and bad electricals.

Soviet(said I would answer)

my 1st car in 1986 i was 17 years old.i was given an 1976 marina 1.8 twin carb coupe.

in british racing green.it was the dogs nutts.the deal was i had to get from hartlepool to brighton to pick it up.it had stud on the drive for 9 months.it started 1st time.after i changed the battery witch i took with me on the train.still taxed n tested.i drove it home & used it for two years .swapped it for a mini.

My First car was a 1975 Cortina 2000E. Silver with a Black Vinyl roof and wood trim inside. I loved that car despite all the usual foibles, such as it's unerring ability to lose it's grip on the planet every time it got slightly cold in the winter. Was a good conversation piece as a lowly student having one of those.

I still had pangs of nostaligia after watching Life on Mars, but I won't get into the usual arguments about that one being a hybrid ;-)

My first car was Ford Escort XR3i modified by Wolf (in Germany) 1.8 16V DOHC ...after all modification ... 164 BHP but I bought it after that mods.

1 litre Nova(paid

I red mk 2 fiesta I think? it was A reg anyway, webbers on it too, went quite well.

When I changed it, it was used for auto testing and it never broke!!!

I was in an F Reg White vauxhall Nova (A Shape)

Running a 110bhp 1.2 8v :lol:

Seriously it was my dads development rally engine with a 4 branch manifold, no cat, 2" exhaust, one off reprofiled cams, oversized carb, ported and polished head, etc etc

Loved every second of that car! Until it was broken into :(

Steve

First car for me was a 1986 MG Metro Turbo.

Loved it !

19 year old Maroon Golf that i loved bombing about the courntryside in, then i 'upgraded' to a pug 306 that EVERYTHING broke on :(

L

xx

At 17 i had a 1977 skoda 105s, in a mucky custard colour. 1046cc and as it was one of the first estelles it was on skinny 14"rims and 145/80/13 tyres. wobbled about all over ontil i dropped it onto 13s with 175/60s . it turned out to be the best car i have ever owned, My mates all had mk2 eccies, tinas, capris and minis and i was the who always ended up towing them out of ditches and muddy fields

it was on skinny 14"rims and 145/80/13 tyres.

:confused: 13" tyres on 14" rims :confused: No wonder it wobbled