What car was it that got you ''Hooked on Motors''..?

dxb335d · 11-25-2009, 01:26 PM

What age were you? what car was it and what about it made you love it and then start loving motors..?

pjs · 11-25-2009, 01:30 PM

James Bond and the white Esprit! god knows how old I was.

zltm089 · 11-25-2009, 02:15 PM

16-17....ASTRA 1.4 (carburettor engine)...added a KNN Induction kit to it....and a Magnex exhaust...chav style big time...and I though that these "big" engine mods would give me an extra 50bhp....I learnt to master front wheel drive techniques and understeer with this badboy....

23-24....Peugeot 406...1.8 (Injection this time!) and about 112bhp....again...KNN Induction and exhaust, chav style ...and again, pushing the limits of a front wheel drive saloon and loads of understeer....and getting bullied by GTIs everytime....

28- now....335i....well....what can I say....experienced a great buttfcuk by BMW UK customer services....

AlanQS · 11-25-2009, 02:17 PM

My Old Man's 2000ti in 1966.

WAYNEBO · 11-25-2009, 02:17 PM

Ferrari Testarossa... sexiest car ever.

MIKEYBMW1 · 11-25-2009, 02:22 PM

My Mini 1275 gt when I was about 20 I think.Actually closer to 18

SiKkBaSs · 11-25-2009, 02:24 PM

Definitely my uncles Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo

http://www.diseno-art.com/encycloped..._rt_turbo.html

427 N·m (315 lb·ft) at 2500 rpm

marlie · 11-25-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pjs

James Bond and the white Esprit! god knows how old I was.

Me too!!

Dr Dave · 11-25-2009, 03:54 PM

850cc Mini van.......it was a mobile bed, the chicks loved it.

pjs · 11-25-2009, 04:01 PM

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Mr.N · 11-25-2009, 04:13 PM

One of these:

When I was about 10 or 11 used to walk past one every day on my paper round!

I'm so going to have one one day

beemerbird · 11-25-2009, 04:19 PM

The 1980's Ford Escort XR3i's, not that fast when you look back but relative to the times I suppose. Good fun though!

Funny how things move on. Back then those cars seemed expensive relative to income. Now look how much we're paying for our cars - mind you they are quality motors.

Mr.N · 11-25-2009, 04:22 PM

Oh yeah, my uncle had one of them, and a 3.0 Capri S!
Awesome!

SiKkBaSs · 11-25-2009, 04:23 PM

Another uncle had one of these

M3-FAST · 11-25-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SiKkBaSs

Another uncle had one of these

Total crock o shite! My ex wife had one! Handled like a barge

SiKkBaSs · 11-25-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by M3-FAST

Total crock o shite! My ex wife had one! Handled like a barge

No wonder my dad always called it a womans car

beemerbird · 11-25-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by M3-FAST

Total crock o shite! My ex wife had one! Handled like a barge

The car or the ex-wife Paul

My sis had an Astra 2.0 GTE which was quicker than my XR3i's but the Vauxhall gearbox wasn't a patch on the fluid Fords and I think the Ezzy was prettier. Happy days!

M3-FAST · 11-25-2009, 04:39 PM

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What age were you? what car was it and what about it made you love it and then start loving motors..?

Always been car mad, as early as primary school days where I would take my matchbox cars apart and then 'mod' them by bending the axles to jack up the back ends and gluing extra wheels onto the side of the back ones so they were super wide at the back.

Then moved on to mod'ing my remote controlled car, taking it to pieces and respraying it!

I think 'The Professionals' on TV started my love of actual cars, watching them scream around in RS2000's and Capri's.

Not stopped since! I have owned about 30 cars, stripped and rebuilt a VW Bug, Stripped a Ford Sierra Saphire and made a Lotus 7 type kit car out of it, list goes on. Early cars were typical boy racer stuff, bolting on Cibies and adding tacky extras, then came the 'ICE' stage where every car would have to spend the first weekend of ownership being ripped apart to install amps, subs, components, head units, etc...

Now I am spoilt as I can afford to walk into a dealership and order the car largely how I want it, although the modding theme does not seem to have stopped

M3-FAST · 11-25-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by beemerbird

The car or the ex-wife Paul

My sis had an Astra 2.0 GTE which was quicker than my XR3i's but the Vauxhall gearbox wasn't a patch on the fluid Fords and I think the Ezzy was prettier. Happy days!

BOTH!!!

The Ash-tray was quick in a straight line but show it a bend and Jeez it was crap! I loved the old XR3i's. My mate had a white Y reg one (Mk3) and he thraped the living daylights out of it everywhere. The engine just seemed to get looser and quicker all the time. Ford gearboxes were always good. My best hot hatch that I owned was a Nova GTE with a Cavalier SRi 2.0i engine fitted to it. Used to hit the rev limiter in fifth gear!

rogerxp · 11-25-2009, 04:44 PM

Here's what my wall was covered in. Eventually replaced by Cindy Crawford

beemerbird · 11-25-2009, 04:51 PM

How could I forget the Cosworths!! Always wanted an Escort Cozzy but the insurance for my age then was a killer. Never actually driven one either - wonder what they'd feel like now.

As for Cindy Crawford Roger - natural beauty imo.

rogerxp · 11-25-2009, 04:52 PM

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As for Cindy Crawford Roger - natural beauty imo.

I presume you're talking about Cindy???

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