deano87
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. . .and I'm talking about the most memorable car. It has to also be a car that you remember, before you really knew about cars, so don't really know the spec of it, how quick it was etc.
We had a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8i Colorado 5dr in Flame Red - it was K reg with 90bhp. It never let us down and we got it before it was 3 years old. And, it had a CD player  which was amazing, except we had no CD's to play 
I thought it was the bees-knees because it had the Vauxhall badge in the grill, unlike my mates parents GL which wasn't a face lift, having the badge on the bonnet
It was like this, but K-reg and in Flame Red.
[Edited on 23-01-2009 by deano87]
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Ben J
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The one that stands out for me is when my dad had a Metalic Silver Cavalier GSI 2000 with the red top in it. Back then it was a rocket ship! It got stolen and recovered twice so he got rid and bought a land Rover Discovery.
[Edited on 23-01-2009 by Ben J]
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Corsa_Sport21
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Havnt got any pics but 1 car i will always remember is my old mans old XR2.Was white with 15" RS 7 spokes.
Had the Ford blue oval on the bonnet and at an angle on the rear quarters/windows.Sounds pretty rank but 10 years ago it looked decent.
And it was a quick wee fuker.Id have 1 if i got the chance.
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Simon_16v
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Mum had a Corsa 1.2 LS 1996, she knows a very large woman and tried going up Sutton bank (very steep hill)......the corsa started rolling backwards as it wasn't powerful enough
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Adam_B
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My Dad had a couple of Sprites like this
The one that really sticks in my mind was the big red fun bus though. It was a Volvo V70 estate this shape but not the fast one -
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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I also thought the Cavalier was rear wheel drive, because I could only apply the principles of a bicycle to a car, couldn't get my head round power and steering at the front. Oh how wrong I was.
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davieslim
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Location: Glasgow City
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offt
mk1 golf gls
lancia beta(fish tank)
metro
mk3 escort
sierra's
renault 21
renault laguna
citreon bx's
and all manor of random cars lol
david
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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Most memorable of my grandpa's has to be Lada Riva exacty the same as below:
My mums: Renault Savanna
My Uncles: MG Metro
My Aunts: Fiat Uno
[Edited on 23-01-2009 by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo]
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Bonney
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Got to be one of these
A vw passat, was extremely rare when they had it, probably only 2 around here and hardly ever seen another. Never went wrong for them and it was the sport model they had, with alloys and a 2.0 engine.
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon_16v
Mum had a Corsa 1.2 LS 1996, she knows a very large woman and tried going up Sutton bank (very steep hill)......the corsa started rolling backwards as it wasn't powerful enough
Sutton bank. What a laugh that road is. I often go to kirkby-moorside to perry slingsby, givin the van death up that hill FTW You live near by? Some stunning roads around there! Went up a few days after it had snowed a couple of months back! Looked mint!
Anyways, my dad bought a brand new.....wait for it.....romantic red....yes it was indeed...a skoda felicia 
It had just come out at the time, and i remeber my dad ragging its brand new engine as soon as he drove it out the show room 
1.3 glx - I. The i makes the difference. It had optional alloys wheels, and because it came third in the rallying, he got given a bright grey/grey jacket with skoda on it
I remeber picking the reg plate - P678 FNN
Never serviced......did about 90 on the limiter, and it kept cutting out atfter someone drove into it. No wonder it were fooked at 90k
As if i remeberd that
[Edited on 23-01-2009 by richc]
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dan-sport
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theirs 2 no pictures sadly but 1 was a white and black belmont sri and the other 1 is the car we got after the belmont a flame red mk3 cav gls 2.0 16v (redtop) on an m plate and i thought it was the best car in the world haha
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fazza
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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T reg Ford Capri
A reg Citreon 2CV + B reg Transit Van
X reg Talbot Samba + Peugeot 305 Van
J reg Peugeot 205 XLD + E reg Rascal Van
Y reg Chrysler PT Cruiser + M reg Astra Van
55 reg Renault Megane CC + 53 reg Fiat Doblo + 06 reg Rental Transit
[Edited on 23-01-2009 by mattk]
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Adam_B
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My Grandad delivered coal from his Mk1 Escort Van. I didnt realise how cool that fact was till well after he got rid of it though 
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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My parents had a H reg Fiesta 1.6S in Red. H186 VGJ was the Reg
It had spotlamps on the front and beige wheel trims. I thought it looked so awesome. 
My mum had a burgandy Austin Metro City D502 EOR. She passed when I was in infant school and was her first car.
My first memory was my dad's Red Seat Ibiza. It was a 1.3 and he bought it spankers, the only car he's ever had new.
I loved it because it had a single wiper and a little Porsche sticker (They developed suspension or something on it aapparently ) G837 VBP
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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RossyB
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Pimpin
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deano87
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My auntie had an XR2i. That flew
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mwg
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One that sticks in my mind the most is my Dads Mk2 Cav SRI 130. In that strange red colour, it wasn't a proper bright red. More like a burgundy. Same as the one Fazza posted further up the page.
[Edited on 23-01-2009 by Matty G]
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Simon_16v
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
quote:
Originally posted by Simon_16v
Mum had a Corsa 1.2 LS 1996, she knows a very large woman and tried going up Sutton bank (very steep hill)......the corsa started rolling backwards as it wasn't powerful enough
Sutton bank. What a laugh that road is. I often go to kirkby-moorside to perry slingsby, givin the van death up that hill FTW You live near by? Some stunning roads around there! Went up a few days after it had snowed a couple of months back! Looked mint!
Anyways, my dad bought a brand new.....wait for it.....romantic red....yes it was indeed...a skoda felicia
It had just come out at the time, and i remeber my dad ragging its brand new engine as soon as he drove it out the show room
1.3 glx - I. The i makes the difference. It had optional alloys wheels, and because it came third in the rallying, he got given a bright grey/grey jacket with skoda on it
I remeber picking the reg plate - P678 FNN
Never serviced......did about 90 on the limiter, and it kept cutting out atfter someone drove into it. No wonder it were fooked at 90k
As if i remeberd that
Yeah, i live around 10-15mins from Sutton bank.
Its a good road but you don't half use some juice if your having a spirited drive
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jr
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Tuned Capri mk2 3.0S
Tuned Mk3 Escort CVH
Tuned MK3 fiesta CVH
Can see where i get it from
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ed
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We had a Passat that was identical to the one Bonney66 posted. The most memorable one though was the gold Fiat X1/9 my Dad had. The keys got lost down a drain I think, and it cost more to replace the locks than the car was worth so we sold it to some Fiat geek who dragged it away on a flat bed
as fuck. I think the saddest part of the story was it got replaced by a bloody Volvo 760 estate that broke down all the time.
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon_16v
Yeah, i live around 10-15mins from Sutton bank.
Its a good road but you don't half use some juice if your having a spirited drive
Company vehicles for the win. I did from nottingham to kirkbymoore side every day for a week one week
I just ended up doing stupid speeds everywhere though, just wanting to get back!
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
My old man had the slightly older cavalier than that I think it was an sri 130 or something. The reg was b52 something or other and he also had a mk2 golf gti reg was e277 eba (don't ask me how I remember, this was nearly 20 years ago ). He had all sorts though 7 series volvo, omega's, a mk2 astra, etc. My mum had shit heaps for years, renault 5 campus  and most notably a bright blue morris ital estate like this shape
It was even old old old hat when she had it
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corsa - gus
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My folks had a Cav SRI when i was really young. Then had a Volvo 440
My Uncle had an old Uno Turbo
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa - gus
My folks had a Cav SRI when i was really young. Then had a Volvo 440
My Uncle had an old Uno Turbo
Both my uncles had brand new renault 5 turbo's when i was a kid
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