What cars did people drive before their C's

[Finty]

1992 Opel Corsa 1.0 (slowest car ever)
1996 Fiat Punto 1.2 ELX (sh*t box)
1997 Fiat Bravo 1.4 SX
1999 Opel Astra 1.4 Club
2001 Opel Astra 1.6 Irmscher Sport
2003 Opel Vectra 1.8 Elegance (another sh*t box)
2003 Opel Vectra 2.2DTi
2005 Opel Vectra 1.9 CDTi SRI 150

[skippyroo]

loads of naff cars, but faves are,
1988 Belmont SRi, (absolutely looved that car)
1990 Honda Prelude (So nice a car and you didnt need windscreen wipers at speeds over 70 on the motorway, because the angle of the windscreen just sent the water flying)
1990 BMW 318is (gorgeous in red, full m-tec list of toys)
1994 Ford Granada2.0lx (A Tank, so indestructible, smashed on the M25, going to Gatwick, 2 weeks later, after hols, car still made it all the way back to KInross b4 the head gasket gave up, like driving your favourite armchair)
51 Vectra b 1.8ls, with club goodies, just a good all rounder, does exactly what it says on the tin.
55 Vectra c 1.8SRi, i may be older(but certainly no wiser), but this car was made for those of us who now have little cherubs in the back and little devils on our shoulders.

MATURE IS A TERM ASSOCIATED WITH MALT WHISKY.........NOT ME!!!!!

[bruceybonus]

signum 2.2dti ( full irmscher kit )
volvo s70
omega 3.2 v6
alfa romeo 166
grandad 2.9v6 24v
rover 623gsi
capri 1.6 laser!

[Scalesy]

1976 Opel Ascona 1.9SR
W Mk3 Escort 1.3L
Y MG Metro
Mk2 Escort banger
E MG Maestro 2.0L
E Orion Ghia Injection
Rover 2.6sd1 (Why did I do that)
Renault 11 TSE
F MG Maestro 2.0L
J Renault 19 16v (A cracker)
M Renault Laguna 2.0 Aero
R Volkswagen Passat 1.8SE 20v
W Citroen Xsara Forte 1.4
04 Mazda6 2.0TS
55 VX Vectra 1.9 CRDT Elite

Took some remembering as its 21 years worth.

[andythilo]

Mine :

G Renault 5 1.2 Campus
F Ford Fiesta MK2 1.4 Sport
G Ford Fiesta MK3 1.6 Sport
J Renault 19 1.9TDi
P Alfa Romeo 145 1.8
X Peugeot 306 DTurbo (new style with the GTi6 Alloys) <-- Best Car
03 Mazda 6 2.0D S <--- Crashed
53 Mazda 6 2.0D TS2
56 VX Vectra 1.9CDTi 150 XP Nav

[Jamie]

1982 Ford Fiesta Popular (957cc)
1990 Ford Fiesta LX (1100cc)
1994 Vauxhall Astra GLSi (1600cc)
1999 Vauxhall Astra Sport (1800cc)
2004 Vauxhall Vectra SRi T (2000cc)

Project cars: 4 Vx Chevettes, 1 Vx Nova, 1 Landrover Series III, 1 Austin Mini Sprite (all gone now!)

Current car: 2006 Vauxhall Vectra SRi CDTi Nav (1900cc)

[fireblade]

1978 datsun cherry 1.0 must have had a least 40bhp
1983 fiat strada 105tc fun car
1984 fiat strada 1.3 rubbish car
1979 opel ascona 2.0s first rear wheel drive car
1985 vauxhall cavalier 1.8 sri saloon first car i had pride in
1985 vauxhall cavalier 1.8 sri hatch in nice biege
1984 vauxhall astra mk1 gte absolutely mint loved it
1986 vauxhall nova 1.3sr looked ok but never liked it
1985 renault 11 turbo why
1985 fiat uno turbo 1.3 with 150bhp v quick so was the rust
1989 citroen bx gti very comfy and very unreliable
1990 citroen ax gt great fun
1990 nissan sunny 1.4l well it was cheap
1990 nissan bluebird 1.8zx turbo ,turbo was a headache
1991 honda civic 1.6vt quick and reliable
1996 honda civic 1.6vti even faster most fun car i have had
1994 honda accord aerodeck kids came along pram wouldn't fit in civic
various other astra/corsa vans
2002 vauxhall astra sportive van(company) nice piece of kit for a van
1999 peugeot 406(company) these cars are ****
2002 ford mondeo tdci130 est(company) felt like a rocket after 406 diesel
2004 ford focus cmax tdci 135 zetec(company) sony stereo was fantastic
2004 vauxhall vectra 1.9 cdti sri(company) still love it after 2 years





1983 yamaha dt50mx first bike 60cc race kit fitted to it
1984 cz125 why oh why
1983 honda cb125 first thing i swapped engine on
1981 yamaha rd350lc with power valave conversion-still got it
1984 yamaha rd350f1 not as much fun as lc so it went
1995 honda cbr900rrr still not as much fun as lc just soo much faster

think thats most of em

[phil_gl]

Escort Mk 1
Allegro - or allaggro as it became known
Austin Princess 2.2 - Lovely car - full of rust though!!!
Cavalier Estate
Fiesta
Pug 309 - great car
Primera
Almera
Then in June this year I finally got my 1.8 SRi - voted the nicest car in the carpark at work since June when I got her

[Swatty]

the 4x4 works which is rare

I have not seen many that had not been turned back into a 2 wheel drive (as far as I remember it was as simple as taking out the fuse). I had a 16v and it was defo one of the best looking cars I have ever had (plastic down links on the anti-roll bar were a pain)

[FIL 4822]

Escort mk 3 1.3L - first car and loved it !
Escort mk 3 XR3
Mk 2 RS 2000 (wish i still had this, bet it's worth a fortune now )
Mk 2 Escort with a few major mechanical mods !!!
MG Metro Turbo (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh !)
Mini 850 (for 3 wks whilst looking for a new turbo for that thing above)
Astra L mk 2
Sierra laser
Sierra XR4x4i
Peugeot 306 xtdt
Escort mk 4 XR3i project (uncompleted)
Renault Laguna Dymanique dci Sport Tourer
Renault Laguna Initiale DCi Sport Tourer
Vectra SRI cdti 150