First Cars

19 Apr 2005

Quote by smokerjim
"Jim Murphy, you have one minute on your specialist subject, 2 and 4 stroke UJMs 1982 - present, starting now..."

I don't want to be picky James but what 2-stroke UJM's did they build?
Most 'multi' strokers were fairly individual and the 'Turbo Nutter Bastard' bikes of their day.
Suzuki GT380's & 750's.
Remember them?
Or Kawasaki's KH's?
Get's me all gooey just thinking about them and I never even owned one.
My older brother had a GT380 & some friends had KH250's and one even collected 'Kettles'......and before the non-bikers start making the obvious puns the 'Kettle' was a nickname for GT750's.
I'll get me coat before I bore everyone to death!!!

19 Apr 2005

now if we are moving on to bikes thats a whole different thing to many to think about
just have to make do with the RS100 FJ1200 and ZZR at the moment but that may change by the week end biggrin

19 Apr 2005

Quote by chipy
now if we are moving on to bikes thats a whole different thing to many to think about
just have to make do with the RS100 FJ1200 and ZZR at the moment but that may change by the week end

I must admit that i didnt like the FJ1200 at all. I used to ride a Honda VF500F2 which was really nice to ride, the Suzuki RG750 was nice too. As you can no doubt tell its been a long while since i was riding.
My mates dad had an ex works honda 250, apparantly ridden by a certain Freddie Spencer (now that was a long time ago). That went like the brown stuff off the shovel.

19 Apr 2005

my first car after i passed my test in 1991 was a 1979 opel kadette couple bright red with a red velour interious...it also had a whit starsky and hutch type stripe in it , which i put on it ( how sad ) i bought it before i passed my test and was s eager to impress my gf now exwife that i went to pick her up to take her back to mine and promptly crashed into a wall on the way back with her an dher cousin in the car....and i wonder why shes my ex wife lol redface

19 Apr 2005

My first (car ;)) was a '89 white ford fiesta mk2 with pepper pot alloys (remember them?!)...
Thankfully i've moved on a bit since then...

19 Apr 2005

Quote by smokerjim
"Jim Murphy, you have one minute on your specialist subject, 2 and 4 stroke UJMs 1982 - present, starting now..."
Ahhh, if only - then again, I'd probably freeze and make a complete tit o' meself.

Never had a 2 stroke-blue smoke, me. More girly than Black Beauty, on the blob.

19 Apr 2005

Ummm... had fun in my second car - escort ;) and my third n current is my pride and joy - toyota mr2. just enough space to swing a cat.

19 Apr 2005

My first car was a mini 1976 1275GT in black biggrin

love that car
My First Bike at 16 Honda 1983 MTX 50
Cars Ive owned thru the years
Mk1 Escort Mexico
1983 XR3i
1986 XR3i Cabrio
1993 Xr3i 130
1997 Nissan 200sx S14
1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo
1970 MGB GT
1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 (the mid engine nutter mobile that I was a fool to sell)
1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo Phase 1
1991 Renault 5 GT Turbo Phase 2
Bikes
1982 RD80Lc
1986 RD125Lc
1989 RG500Gamma In pepsi livery
1886 VFR400NC24 Rothmans
1992 VFR400NC30 Castrol
Theres Loads more
currently in my possesion (In Various states of repair)
1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV (getting a renault GT turbo heart transplant)
1995 Renault Clio RSi (daily driver)
2000 Ducati 748 (gives me an excuse to wear tight leather in public)
1991 FZR400 3tj (more leather mmmmm lol

Picking up a rather cheeky red porsche 924turbo from ebay at the weekend smile

20 Apr 2005

Quote by Vix
SAD SAD SADITTY SAD SAD
Oh, and every telephone number, car reg and post code you ever had? Remember them, too?

Yep, not consciously though - just happens. Also NI number, NHS number, bank account, all my work phone numbers back to the year dot...
However remembering birthdays and things I must get done today/tomorrow always evade me!
Ant

20 Apr 2005

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APC(armoured personel carrier) was my first drive. Held 10 great big soldiers in the back with all their kit. Pity I was one of them lol.
It would make a great mobile party place now and if anyone upsets you you can just run over the top of them heheheheheheh.
:twisted: Taff666 :twisted:

20 Apr 2005

Quote by essexlady
My first car was a vauxall viva that used to stall when i had to idol....... my dad worked hours trying to solve the problems..... then one week me and another sex manic girl friend (there a pattern here lol) at the ages of 18 went to Yarmouth , and my dad said make sure you start the car i the week, so being a good daugther on the wednesday I did and it would not start so i took a hammer in essex woman fashion and hit the battery and you know it worked and it never stalled again.....
She was Green and called The GREEN GODESS see we do name them,......
and if the guy I met from ipswich in the white suit is here that gave me my first sexual lick then babes - its was great and this is all your fault!

And you wanted me to come round and fix the clutch on your Rover....JUST HIT IT WITH A HAMMER!!!!!! lol
Alex DJ

20 Apr 2005

Quote by notorious_T_I_G
My first car was a mini 1976 1275GT in black love that car
My First Bike at 16 Honda 1983 MTX 50
Cars Ive owned thru the years
Mk1 Escort Mexico
1983 XR3i
1986 XR3i Cabrio
1993 Xr3i 130
1997 Nissan 200sx S14
1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo
1970 MGB GT
1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 (the mid engine nutter mobile that I was a fool to sell)
1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo Phase 1
1991 Renault 5 GT Turbo Phase 2
Bikes
1982 RD80Lc
1986 RD125Lc
1989 RG500Gamma In pepsi livery
1886 VFR400NC24 Rothmans
1992 VFR400NC30 Castrol
Theres Loads more
currently in my possesion (In Various states of repair)
1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV (getting a renault GT turbo heart transplant)
1995 Renault Clio RSi (daily driver)
2000 Ducati 748 (gives me an excuse to wear tight leather in public)
1991 FZR400 3tj (more leather mmmmm
Picking up a rather cheeky red porsche 924turbo from ebay at the weekend

Wow! thats a few cars... i've got a long way to go!

20 Apr 2005

yeah im terrible I dont keep cars long.. I get bored easily, think the longest Ive had a car is 6 months (normally more than one at a time)

21 Apr 2005

my first car
nissan cherry..lovely car
out of all my cars my fav is the one i have now
a bmw ....................................
:twisted:

21 Apr 2005

my first car was an-off white datsun liftback, which was a right pile of crap. One day (being 18) I had the wise idea to t-cut it, only to find out it was supposed to be brilliant white in colour.
Sold it soon after this and made Â£200 which I put to my second dream machine which was a 1.1 gold mini metro.
I am pleased to say that I have moved up in the world since those heady days smile

21 Apr 2005

Quote by BigBoi
I'm about to do a very terrible thing and make you all remember the good old days
I'm about to get a car, my first one may i add, so i was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to which one i should buy. There isn't a money problem but obviously i don't wanna shell out Â£4000 a year in insurance, so nothing too extravagant please
One more thing, what was everyones first car?
Someone must have had the reliant robin :lol2: :lol2: :rotflmao:

My first car was a 1933 ford eight, cost Â£60, did all repairs and maintenance, Had it twenty years, travelled thousands of miles.

21 Apr 2005

Quote by Benji Barnicals
Ummm... had fun in my second car - escort ;) and my third n current is my pride and joy - toyota mr2. just enough space to swing a cat.

ooh I hope that theres plently of life left in the exhaust. Keep an eye on it. If it does look like its going to need replacing within a few months, sell the car. MR2 exhausts cost upto a grand

21 Apr 2005

My first car was a Cortina 1600 GL, fast but crap, has anyone else noticed the trend developing on this thread, old cars giving away our age!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ive now got an Astra SXi 1600, very nice, quite fast and reasonably priced, and cheap insurance to boot. rolleyes

21 Apr 2005

My first car was an escort .. well had more than 1
Then moved onto Nissan 100NX sports but got a Mazda yesterday biggrin

cant wait to give it a real spin !

21 Apr 2005

1987 - Fiat 126
1977 - Mk2 Escort
1986 - Fiat Uno SX
1987 - Fiat Uno SX
1991 - Fiat Uno SX
1997 - Fiat Bravo
1998 - Landrover Freelander 108,000 on it and still going strong

21 Apr 2005

Wow so many cars everyone's owned and I'm only on my 2nd (at 29yrs of age).
Something small and cheap is good as your first one, helps while you build up an insurance no-claims bonus and get used to driving more regularly. If you've not driven much since you passed your test, they say you really start to learn after your test so it'll take a while to get used to. Just hope it all stays in good nick with some of the idiots you get on the road.
Mine was a '93 Corsa - had a soft spot for them as that's what I learnt to drive in, and being 6' tall I can fit into one better than a Fiesta of similar age (almost impossible to drive comfortably)..
Upgraded a fair bit after of that, to a Subaru Impreza Turbo (just a little bit bigger/faster/better handling cool

......)

21 Apr 2005

A Ford Anglia in the swinging 60's. Now a Mercedes CLK.

21 Apr 2005

Quote by orpheous1
Ummm... had fun in my second car - escort ;) and my third n current is my pride and joy - toyota mr2. just enough space to swing a cat.

ooh I hope that theres plently of life left in the exhaust. Keep an eye on it. If it does look like its going to need replacing within a few months, sell the car. MR2 exhausts cost upto a grand
Ahh yep, mates with mr2s have mentioned that... luckily i've got a off the shelf stainless still jobby... doing me proud... and loud ;) thinking about selling the motor soon and moving onto a bmw 320 m-tech, anyone owned one of these ?