DeadEyeDuk
Superhero Level Poster
We know its an R-reg...Rover...something or other! We can find it! 
What was your first car?
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misterdave
Enthusiast
Oh go one then,
1998 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 t/s Lusso, and it was a beast I mis it but at least I've got my 147 1.6 t/s lusso and Punto Evo Sporting to keep me happy these days.
1998 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 t/s Lusso, and it was a beast I mis it but at least I've got my 147 1.6 t/s lusso and Punto Evo Sporting to keep me happy these days.
Fear
Prolific Poster
Corfate
Author Level
A boy can dream :'(
mishra
Rising Star
31yrs old
12yrs driving licence
3yrs No Claims Bonus
0 accidents
0 speeding tickets
... still fakin thieves from insurance companies raise my insurance every year! This just can't be helped.
I should probably burn on wooden stick for suggesting this, but I am starting to understand uninsured drivers now. You can drive for years without getting caught and even if you get caught .. how much the fine will be ... 200, 300, 400 pounds? Damn I pay a lot more for being legal... every year!
12yrs driving licence
3yrs No Claims Bonus
0 accidents
0 speeding tickets
... still fakin thieves from insurance companies raise my insurance every year! This just can't be helped.
I should probably burn on wooden stick for suggesting this, but I am starting to understand uninsured drivers now. You can drive for years without getting caught and even if you get caught .. how much the fine will be ... 200, 300, 400 pounds? Damn I pay a lot more for being legal... every year!
stearman65
Bronze Level Poster
1937 Standard 10, bought in 1957 for £30, sold it after spending £3 on a tin of paint for £35 just before M-O-T tests started to bite. Not me in the picture BTW
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We know its an R-reg...Rover...something or other! We can find it!
Weeks after posting this I realised what you mean haha, it would be a Rover 214 SI 16V (K Series engine), 1.4L of sluggishness (most likely due to the fact the engine and clutch are from a Rover 414 SI 16V, ever so slightly different engine, and clutch was converted from the hydraulic setup on the 414 we pinched it from to the cable operated 214. As well as most of the wiring.... it's a Rover 414 with a 214 built around it now really... but I digress...)
Corfate
Author Level
First car I owned in the Uk was a 1990 Toyota Hi-lux Surf, which was wonderful.
Japanese grey import, so plenty of insurance issues, but did mean it was loaded with extras. Cd player, air con, automatic, electric windows, variable intermitant wipers, rear heating.
Loved it to bits, however due to my neglect it ended up in bits.
Japanese grey import, so plenty of insurance issues, but did mean it was loaded with extras. Cd player, air con, automatic, electric windows, variable intermitant wipers, rear heating.
Loved it to bits, however due to my neglect it ended up in bits.
BarryLlewellyn
Active member
^Not bad for a first car! I'm not old enough to drive yet, but when I do get my license and I'm insured, I hope to 'borrow' my dad's Corrado VR6. 0-60 in 5.8 seconds!! My dream car would have to be a Lotus Elise. Since I'm in Ireland, taxing a car with an engine over 2.8 litres costs nearly 2 grand!! Thing is, I can get a 1.8L Elise for around 7 grand. Cheap, powerful, practical(ish)!
I'm not old enough to drive yet, but when I do get my license and I'm insured, I hope to 'borrow' my dad's Corrado VR6. 0-60 in 5.8 seconds!! My dream car would have to be a Lotus Elise. Since I'm in Ireland, taxing a car with an engine over 2.8 litres costs nearly 2 grand!! Thing is, I can get a 1.8L Elise for around 7 grand. Cheap, powerful, practical(ish)!
rickne
Master Poster
^Not bad for a first car!
2 k is cheap these days and for an engine that size you are lucky. My Escort pictured above was 2k and it only has a 1600 engine.
