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Offline DubFan

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Time to own up
« on: 12 March 2006, 02:11 »
Ok, since going from the recent threads, many of you have owned Nova's and Fords before, so it's time to come clean and tell us what's the worst or chaviest car you've owned?

Personally, I've only ever owned VWs (5 so far), but when I first passed my test, I used to drive my parents 1.4i Astra estate. Plenty of fun had racing round to the cinema at midnight with mates to catch a late movie.


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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #1 on: 12 March 2006, 07:59 »
only other car i've owned was a 1.4d peugeot 106 mardi gras!?!?! haha it wasnt a bad car tho, took a lot of stick, and now has spinning wheels trims on it!?!?

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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2006, 09:16 »
This is a tough one for me to admit, but i use to own a....Ford Mondeo Estate...  :embarassed: :sick: lol
My pops convinced me to buy it as he said it was "practical" as i had a dog and horses at the time...i have to admit having an estate was handy at times....but one Monday morning about 9am i was filling it up with petrol and went to pay and the attendant said to me "oh you on the school run this morning then"... :shocked: :shocked: he actually thought because of the estate and the time of the morning, that i was a mum on her way back from dropping her kids off... I was gutted  :grin: that very morning i put it up for sale and sold it within 2 days  :grin: :laugh:
I went straight out and brought my 205 GTI  :wink:

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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2006, 09:26 »
I think my worst car has to be a Ford Escort Mk4 XR3i cabriolet.  I'd sold my Sierra Cosworth and took it in part exchange  :rolleyes:  Done the deal in London.... drove it about 30mins of the way home, just got onto the M25 when the gearbox broke and I was left with just first and second gear!!  :laugh:

When I did finally get it running again I used to drive it round with the for sale sign in the window, with the roof down.... but it was January and freezing!  But I hadn't had a cabriolet before.... and never want one of those again.  A truly pants car.
(This was about 7 years ago so don't hold it against me!!)

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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #4 on: 12 March 2006, 09:31 »
only other car i've owned was a 1.4d peugeot 106 mardi gras!?!?! haha it wasnt a bad car tho, took a lot of stick, and now has spinning wheels trims on it!?!?

I thought that was written off? hence the threads about a cab.  :huh:

Only owned VWs so far, 1300, 1800, 2000cc.  :cool: All mk2's aswell.

Although i have driven a load of my mates cars, ranging from an old Escort mk3 Estate (Ex Army car) to a rover 214i, to a Honda CRV. Honda wasn't bad.  :smiley:

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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #5 on: 12 March 2006, 10:34 »
 :embarassed: my first car was a mk1 fiesta 1.3 ghia  :embarassed:
blew the engine on that racing a mk3 golf......shoulda known really  :embarassed:

 :embarassed: second car was a C reg 3dr toyota corrolla, not bad, nippy engine, never let me down, but very.....boring :embarassed:

then mk2 golf......mrs named it Rolf

astra van....in purple?!?!?!?! for work :laugh:

mrs had a fiat Bravo........Utter sh!te... :sick:

mk4 golf tdi.....sweeeeeeeet  :grin:

mk1 project........... on the go  :cool:

Mk4 GT TDi::RS4's::weitec coilies::RCCR::polo mirrors::cream leather::
MK1 1.5 GL Auto restoration....coming along slowly :-(
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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #6 on: 12 March 2006, 11:16 »
only ever owned dubs, 5 in total, 3 mark 2's (2 of them valvers) a mark 3 8 valve and a Scirocco GT2!

but with work i do use the company's C3 alot which is arguably the worst car i have driven  :sick:

But on the other hand there is a company car that we have that i am itching to drive................a Civic Type R  :evil:. as soon as its the weather isnt ice/snow/rain the person who's company car it is said i can take it for a spin!  :cool:

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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #7 on: 12 March 2006, 11:27 »
Escort 1.6 ghia (xr3 look alike)
orion 1.6 ghia
manta gte
astra gte
renault 5 gt turbo
mk1 golf gti 1.6
golf mk2 driver with 2lt tsr oulton engine
mk2 16v 2lt
mk2 8v
corrado 16v
bmw m3 4dr (the missus's traded in for below)
focus st3 picked up last week (orange) the missus's.

All these are over the last 17yrs most fun has got to be ren 5 gt flying machine loved it before it caught fire.
MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #8 on: 12 March 2006, 11:32 »
Why would you possibly want to trade a BMW in for a FORD!!!!? :shocked: Women egh ?! :laugh:

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Re: Time to own up
« Reply #9 on: 12 March 2006, 12:04 »
Now iv alway personally owned and Driven Mk2 Golfs, but iv had some f**kin shockin company cars!

MGZR105 - a 1.4! f**k!
Suzuki Ignis Sport....................hmmm


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