cars you have owned and loved

[ethandron]

we were having a conversation about seatbelts and breathalysers earlier and got talking about the cars we've owned.
i saved up like mad and bought a 10 year old red mini when i passed my test at 18. i paid £100 for it and sold it two years later for £110! that car was wonderful, took me everywhere and on one occasion, my best friends hen night, there were nine of us squeezed into it. the wipers never worked properly, the gear stick was huge, i had to keep a hammer in the boot to bash the battery contacts now and again, and rain leaked in through the sliding windows. but i loved it.

[Dris]

My fisrt car all to myself was a Hillman Imp Californian (bought if from my Nannie for £300).
Nice bottle green -reg was and could have been contentious -must have got by the censors H415 UVF -didnt go unnoticed particularly by my pals Irish mum who said be careful it could be dangerous-was only dangerous for the poor pillion passenger on my ex's bike who followed me out the pub one night and forgot to tuck his legs in -one hell of a dent and fractured knee when I stopped and they didnt ouch !! Bike and ex were OK.

[Rasman]

Ford Cortina MKIII 1.6 DOHC, twin Weber carbs, stainless steel exhaust. Inherited from my dad. Despite dodgy brakes and a slipping clutch it was very quick in it's day.
....You always love the 1st the most....

[whiskeryron]

I swear that none of you will believe this. I bought my 1st car in 1955 for £20, it was a ford 8 saloon & every time I blew the horn the engine stopped,it was discovered that because the horn was a direct short it was in fact robbing the plugs of power A mate who was a motor mechanic eventually sorted it out & we had many holidays in it for several years. I think my favorite though was an Austin Somerset which I was very fond of. My present car is a Skoda Fabia & I don't care what critics & mickeytakers say it's a wonderful motor car.

[TWR]

Black Standard 8, it had a good boot & drop down back seat, the things you could do in there????????

[pa___ul3]

my first car, a lil red corsa, was written off last summer when some old lady went into the back of if it (in her car! and she was ok), i was gutted because I'd had a lot of good times in that car! It squealed every time it rained and the passenger seat would get soaked because some clown pulled the passenger door open to steal my gym bag!

[naomi24]

I once had a car that I 'wallpapered' (inside of course) with that stuff you used to stick on kitchen worktops after my dog tore the ceiling to bits when I left him alone inside for a few minutes. A nice bright flowery pattern it was. Wouldn't be seen dead with the same pattern now of course. I'd pick something much more sophisticated. ;o)

[society]

The first car I drove was my Auntie's Austin Cambridge. I'm not a fanatic of cars but that car was a beauty and worked well.

[TTG]

My fav cars were a Porsche 944 and Ford Capri 2.8 injection. Both were fun cars. The Capri felt slightly quicker in a straight line but the 944 was a superb handling car. The 944 was great on fuel and not that expensive to insure or maintain as you'd think considering the badge.