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entwisi · 07-09-2011, 14:36

Mk2 Ford escort 1600 ghia ( PEY 309 S ) - crashed at bottom of lonsdale street
MK2 Ford escort 1100 pop plus " The beast", driving like it was stolen everywhere
Mk1 Ford Escort 1300GT - I rally prep'd this and drove it like a maniac but is one of the cars I'd have again tomorrow without a thought ( GRP 959N)
MK3 Ford Zephyr 4 - Black, fins, Bench seat, column change, pose tool and bought because it was SOO SLOW another I'd have back without a thought (214GUV)
MK3 Ford Zephyr 6 - ex plod, was too far gone to restore so stripped to keep the 4 going ( Can't remember as it only lasted 12 months but think it was C reg )
MG BGT - rubber bumper rubbish car, one of my worst ever buys ( LRN 380N)
Mk1 Triumph Vitesse 2 litre - rusty, but an absolute hoot to drive, roof unbolted for wind in the hair motoring ( LTJ425F)
Moss Malvern kit car ( Morgan copy ) Herald 13/60 based - car was cursed and brought nothing but bad luck - given away to simply get rid of it!
Austin A40 - 1959 and about as slow as you can possibly imagine, even snails overtook this - ( Can't remember its reg for some reason) - car was written off after vandals let the handbrake off and it rolled down the hill into another car
Ford Fiesta 950 pop plus ( bought so SWMBO could learn to drive) only owned 5 months before I skidded on black ice and bent it beyond economical repair
Citroen BX - first "modern" car - utterly reliable but equally forgettable
Rover 418 SLD - bought when I got my first non local job - written off by a Merc Vito hitting it at 40+ mph whilst I was stopped at lights ( M412 SLD)
VW Golf 1600 - cheapo bought as temp replacement for above - given to mate who was down on his luck
Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 Twin Spark - (K441ANE added shortly after purchase, private plate still with me today) - was LPG'd in 2000
Saab 9000 - also LPG'd - L43 NEC but wore the PP above most of its time
Volvo V70 T5 - also LPGd some P reg thing, ( wore PP all its life with me )
Audi A8 4.2 QS - also LPG - too fragile, constanly something wrong with it, my only other "Bad buy"
Honda Accord 2.2. CDTI - current motor - wearing the PP as usual - boring, cheap to run, 5 YO with 171K on the clock

07-09-2011, 14:36	#55
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: Old Motor Mk2 Ford escort 1600 ghia ( PEY 309 S ) - crashed at bottom of lonsdale street MK2 Ford escort 1100 pop plus " The beast", driving like it was stolen everywhere Mk1 Ford Escort 1300GT - I rally prep'd this and drove it like a maniac but is one of the cars I'd have again tomorrow without a thought ( GRP 959N) MK3 Ford Zephyr 4 - Black, fins, Bench seat, column change, pose tool and bought because it was SOO SLOW another I'd have back without a thought (214GUV) MK3 Ford Zephyr 6 - ex plod, was too far gone to restore so stripped to keep the 4 going ( Can't remember as it only lasted 12 months but think it was C reg ) MG BGT - rubber bumper rubbish car, one of my worst ever buys ( LRN 380N) Mk1 Triumph Vitesse 2 litre - rusty, but an absolute hoot to drive, roof unbolted for wind in the hair motoring ( LTJ425F) Moss Malvern kit car ( Morgan copy ) Herald 13/60 based - car was cursed and brought nothing but bad luck - given away to simply get rid of it! Austin A40 - 1959 and about as slow as you can possibly imagine, even snails overtook this - ( Can't remember its reg for some reason) - car was written off after vandals let the handbrake off and it rolled down the hill into another car Ford Fiesta 950 pop plus ( bought so SWMBO could learn to drive) only owned 5 months before I skidded on black ice and bent it beyond economical repair Citroen BX - first "modern" car - utterly reliable but equally forgettable Rover 418 SLD - bought when I got my first non local job - written off by a Merc Vito hitting it at 40+ mph whilst I was stopped at lights ( M412 SLD) VW Golf 1600 - cheapo bought as temp replacement for above - given to mate who was down on his luck Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 Twin Spark - (K441ANE added shortly after purchase, private plate still with me today) - was LPG'd in 2000 Saab 9000 - also LPG'd - L43 NEC but wore the PP above most of its time Volvo V70 T5 - also LPGd some P reg thing, ( wore PP all its life with me ) Audi A8 4.2 QS - also LPG - too fragile, constanly something wrong with it, my only other "Bad buy" Honda Accord 2.2. CDTI - current motor - wearing the PP as usual - boring, cheap to run, 5 YO with 171K on the clock __________________ Ian Technical God, No 1 Geek And Linux Guru Have you seen my Flickr pictures?