Like another forum member posted the other day, was looking thru my photobucket account and thought I would post a few up for you all to rip the piss out of:

 

My very first car back when I was 17! Ford Fiesta XR2i 1.6i 8v

 

 

Ultimately it caused me to lose alot of feeling in my left hand after the gearstick went clean thru it in this accident:

 

 

After that wake up call, I got into my first foray into the Jap car market:

 

 

I then had an opportunity to buy this L reg XR2i 1.8 16v off my uncle who had owned it from brand new and (at the time) only had 14,000 miles on the clock and was in pretty much showroom condition, so I did for a cool £1500:

 

 

Eventually I sold that car for a big profit (got 5k for it on Ford owners club site) and went out an bought another Fiesta, only this time a 200bhp RS Turbo:

 

 

Eventually the turbo fell off that, so I looked elsewhere...

 

ANOTHER Fiesta RS Turbo, only this time a 40,000 mile minter and completely standard (bought off RS Owners club member)

 

im glad you got out of the fiesta phase! lol, although some do like very tidy!

You obviously like your mk3 fiestas mate! How the hell did you insure an XR2i at 17?! :shock:

Now after running that for about a year I wanted something different, so I sourced this lush MR2 Turbo:

 

 

Next up was my FTO:

 

 

Then a rather shameful MX5 (Eunos) but was a great car really:

 

 

Then a 50,000 mile VW Corrado:

 

 

Then an Astra GSi 2.0 16v Redtop which I owned for one month before being stolen and never recovered :(

 

 

and then....

 

 

I've missed out a bunch of cars that i've owned such as a few Astras, Focus and Audi A4 because they are boring and were my 'go between / 2nd car'. But i've also lost a bunch of photos on my old laptop of a 1992 Supra NA Auto, Punto GT, 205 1.6 GTi and Integra Type R so I cant post these :(

 

What do you think?

Edited July 4, 201015 yr by Sir Charles

i used to have a fiesta RS1800

 

used to have a lot of fun in that, recaro seats aswell, not those wing backed things they fitted later

1500quid?!! How did you blag it for that? Looked like a minter. And must have been if you turned a 3500pound profit. Lucky for some. Good work.

 

The XR2 i mean. Posting whilst you put up the second lot of photos!

 

Nice car history fella.

Edited July 4, 201015 yr by Daffy
Too slow.

i used to have a fiesta RS1800

 

used to have a lot of fun in that, recaro seats aswell, not those wing backed things they fitted later

 

Yeah that XR2i had the winged seats, but my RS turbos had the recaros.

 

1500quid?!! How did you blag it for that? Looked like a minter. And must have been if you turned a 3500pound profit. Lucky for some. Good work.

 

The XR2 i mean. Posting whilst you put up the second lot of photos!

 

Nice car history fella.

 

I had it at family rates haha, I never told him what I sold it for though!!!

 

You obviously like your mk3 fiestas mate! How the hell did you insure an XR2i at 17?! :shock:

 

Yeah I loved the Mk3 fiesta, I nearly bought another one instead of that Astra GSi - wish I had now. My first insurance was on my mothers so insuring an XR2i was achieveable, just.

Edited July 4, 201015 yr by Sir Charles

wow, all the cars on your second post i what ive had too!, never had fiestas though, and still got the FTO (good car) and just bought a mx5! awsome to drive i must say!

MR2 Turbo.... :thumbup:

wow, all the cars on your second post i what ive had too!, never had fiestas though, and still got the FTO (good car) and just bought a mx5! awsome to drive i must say!

 

MX5 was like a go kart on the corners and roundabouts! 1.8 16v too so not too shabby either

MR2 Turbo.... :thumbup:

 

Amazing car and ill get another one day.... as well as the 300 !

and still got the FTO (good car)

 

Just one quick question, does your speedo work? I've been considering buying another MIVEC but this time a manual with a view to running it as a stripped out track car for me and my mate to drive (I loved the handling and the noise on my old MIVEC). I never had a working speedo and I know 2 other people who had the same issue and couldnt fix it?

some nice cars you have had there!!