Your car history

[kevlcfc]

@bobcat  Image the looks i would get with a top box.

[bobcat]

@kev, I’ve seen two RS Mk3’s with top boxes. I must say they looked great ?

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[Tubsy250]

My first car was a fiat 128

1977 1.3 mk2 escort

1976 1.6 mk2 escort

1983 mk1 fiesta xr2

1986 1.9 205 gti

1988 1.9 205 gti

1987 mk2 golf gti 16v

1987 205 1..9 gti turbo technics conversation

mk4 1987 escort rs turbo

mk1 Golf gti 1.8

Mk3 series 1 rs turbo

mk4 series 2 rs turbo

1990 fiesta rs turbo

1991 fiesta rs turbo

1986 whale tail cossie

got married

mk2 1989 xr2

Golf mk 3 gti

BMW e36 m3 evo

2003 focus rs mk 1

bmw e46 m3 smg

BMW 530d 2006

mk5 golf gti

mk4 r32 golf

c32 amg  2002 estate

clio 197 f1

audi tt 3.2 2005

mk3 focus rs current

Mk6 golf ed35 dsg current

Mini Cooper s 2006 r53 current

1995 corrado vr6

1996 corrado vr6

Been a few dogs as well but best forgotten

 

[JMP58]

850 Austin Mini (683 JWD) 1974.

Escort Mk1

Escork Mk2

1.6 Capri XL

2.0S Capri

XR2i

Saab 9000 Turbo Maroon

Ford XR4i  4×4 (2.8)

406 SRi Peugeot Red

406 SRi Peugeot White

FTO GR Maroon

FTO GPX Silver

Honda S2000 Silver

Honda S2000 Black

Focus RS Mk2

Focus 2.0 Estate Silver

Focus 2.0 Estate Red

Subaru WRX STI

Subaru WRX STI

Focus RS Mk3 Stealth Grey

 

[bobcat]

@JMP58, alway wanted a Ford XR4i 4×4 2.8. Are there any still around ?

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[Adamrs270]

My car history is

1980 mini clubman with mg metro interior

1991 Mini Cooper 13i

1988 vw Jetta gti 8v

1991 Astra gte 16v

2002 Audi TT 225

1989 Astra gte 16v should never have sold this car

bought house with wife

1997  xsara VTR not my choice ?

2003 206 gti

2004 merc ml 270 with 22”wheels

2003 mk1 focus rs still got it now

2009 Vauxhall tiara for the wife

2008 Range Rover sport 2.7  looked like a supercharger with 22” wheels

2012 Audi A1 black edition had it 3 months from new wife said it was to small

2006 Renault scenic again not my choice (the wife)

2014 Nissan Juke nismo the wife didn’t like it never used it

2014 Nissan qashqia tekna

2017 mk3 Focus RS FPM 375 ?

 

 

 

 

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Mk1 focus Rs

mk3 focus RS sold but not forgotten

• This reply was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by Adamrs270.

[GM]

My history :

Black fiesta XR2i (with blue stripe)

Astra sport

Renault Megan sport 2.0 done like Williams Clio

VW Golf GT TDI

Subaru Imp wrx (Done by pro drive, could not insure STI??? sorry tesco didn’t tell you of any mods)

Astra estate & combo van (bought a house)

VW Passat estate

VW Passat estate 4 motion

307 TDI

Astra estate

BMW 3 Coupe (very short time)

Audi s3

BMW X5

Audi A3 TDI sline

VW T5

Berlingo van!

VW T6 sportline kombi (total piece of shite!)

Current :

2 x Berlingo’s

Mk3 RS

Kuga st line

Most cars overlapped, always clean car and dirty car / van ?

[AaronRS]

In order

Ford Escort RS turbo s2

Ford Orion ghia mk2

Ford Escort RS turbo s2

Ford Fiesta XR2 mk2

Ford Escort RS turbo s2

Subaru Impreza uk turbo classic

Citreon Saxo VTS

Subaru Impreza uk turbo classic

Seat Leon cupra 1.8t

Ford Escort RS turbo s2

Subaru impreza WRX blob

Ford Focus st225 mk2

Subaru impreza WRX blob

Ford Focus st225 mk2

Ford Focus st225 mk2.5

Ford Focus RS mk3

 

 

 

• This reply was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by AaronRS.

[oasked]

1998 Volkswagen Polo 6n 1.4cl (brilliant reliable car but started getting rain in!)
2009 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec (current)

2016  FordFocus MK3 RS (current)

 

The Fiesta is a cracking car for driving around town and gets abused by the wife / kids. As it’s not worth much it’s great for parking at the supermarket etc and not caring if it gets scratched!

The Focus gets pampered and only comes out for longer family excursions or for quick blasts

[andy-k]

Took me long enough to jump on to this thread but here goes;-

1981 – C plate light blue Triumph Herald 1200, cherry bomb exhaust, pancake filter

1982 – Hillman Hunter 1500, Rostyle wheels

1983 – Hillman Avenger 1300, Rostyle wheels, cut front bumper, contrast bonnet, peco exhaust, pancake filter

1984 – Ford Escort 1300, 2 door, green with BVR

1985 – Fiat Super miriafiori 1600TC auto

1986 – Ford escort RS 2000 Custom, red + BVR, biege FNR + a Burgundy Ford Anglia 105e to leave at the train station

1987 – First rebuild, Opposite Lock E11 Stage 1 engine, 38 DGAS, vented discs, Mintex pads, Jims polishing on the alloys, Spax adjustable suspension, Yokohama HFR 205 Rear, 185 regular compound Front

1988 – Second rebuild, Opposite Lock E11, Hardened crank, uprated clutch, re bored, new pistons, Pete Baldwin (Cambridge) rolling road, re jet carb, HFR tyres front, regular compound rear, (better than other way round as soft front negates a bit of under steer)

1989 – Saab 99 GL

1991 – Saab 900 T16S, black

1994 – Saab 900 Carlsson, black, (probably one of the best examples in the UK)

1997 – Volvo 850 estate T5, grey, (what a wagon)

2000 – Volvo V70R, black

2002 – Subaru Forester Turbo S, black and silver

2005 – Subaru Forester 2.5XT, black

2007 – Prodrive upgrade to Scooby + OZ wheels

2010 – Alcon brakes, goodridge braided hoses, GB270 wheels, AST adjustable suspension, full whiteline gold arms and anti roll bars etc

2012 – Skoda VRS, Estate, Race Blue, full leather, Columbus, tints

2018 – Ford Focus Edition, (July 18 FPM 375), current car

2019 – Skoda VRS, Challenge, quartz grey, estate, most options, current car

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Edition, FPM 375

[bobcat]

@andy-k, nice list ?

Spotted an Anglia 105E in there?

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• This reply was modified 5 years ago by bobcat.

[davey-f]

£750 Hillman Hunter 1725 GT J reg in gold and ro style alloys c/w furry dice and seat covers. Rust got the better of it in the end.

£2500 MK3 Ford Capri 2.0 S in blue. T reg. spent a few £k on body kits alloys and wider tyres.

Bought new after that

Fiesta XR2 D reg

Escort XR3 F reg

Sapphire Cosworth H reg

Focus ST 10 plate

 

 

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[bobcat]

All hail the Cosworth lucky you?

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[andy-k]

Cheers Bob, I’ve been blessed with having great cars and clearly developed a love of Turbos. Two Stroke to Turbo (my Saab Guy back in the day) recently bought back my Carlsson from a chap who had it in storage. I went and looked at it, but thankfully someone else had committed to it, (I would not have been able to unless Tim and Fuzz were doing the work + some parts are N/A and non original parts have gone in place).

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Edition, FPM 375

[philf1]

Some of you guys have had so many cars and still own several cars I’m just a little jealous. I’ve only ever owned 2 at one time and that was only then for a couple of years mind you wifey has never driven so not really any need for more than one car, all have been daily drivers except the MGBGT.

Ford Escort mk1 1300 in yellow loved it and could you open the door with a coin if you locked the keys inside

Vauxhall Cavalier 1600 in burgundy first time I was tempted to the dark side and I swore I’d never go there again

MG Metro 1300 in black I loved this car it was my first “performance” car and got me into car clubs the MG Owners club, no Internet in those days so everything done by post and phone calls, no mobiles either.

MGBGT 1800 in British racing green. Anniversary edition and my first and last restoration project. Even the wife got involved painting wheels and restoring the bodywork.

At the same time a second Vauxhall the Chevette in burgundy and grey constantly broke down, I called it the Shove it, and again I swore I’d never stray to the dark side again

MG Maestro 2000 EFI in red brought about because my son was born and you can’t fit a wife, son, buggy and all associated other crap in a MGBGT

Nissan Bluebird in grey. Those Japanese knew how to make cars back then all the toys as standard unlike anything made in the UK.

Ford Escort RS mk2 in grey. Ended up in a ditch after hitting some ice never to run again and I ended in hospital luckily with only relatively minor injuries but the police knocking on the door scared me wife to death

Rover 418 diesel turbo in red. Company car and first time visiting those dirty pumps where you have to wear gloves

Rover 418 diesel turbo in green. Company car

Vauxhall Corsa in red. I know I’ve said twice I’d never own one again but in my defence I won it in a raffle and sold it after one day. Shortest time I’ve ever owned any car

Ford Mondeo SI in teal

Subaru Imprezza turbo. First 4 wheel drive car and what a car it was

Ford Mondeo ST220 in blue. V6 with full leather motorway cruiser with a lot of poke for B roads

Ford Mondeo 1800 turbo diesel in silver. Another company car

Ford Fiesta Zetec S mk7 in red. First visit to Ford fair in this car.

Ford Fiesta ST2 in blue. What a great car performance and road holding way beyond anything else on the market at the time. Mountune 215  purchased at Ford fair. My son and daughter both have one now.

Ford Focus RS mk3 in Nitrous Blue. Can’t see myself buying any other car as I absolutely love this and it makes my now 30 year old son so envious.

 

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