FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite car you’ve ever had?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Golf Mk II Gti 16V , sold it for a song.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1990 audi 80coupe I adored that car and was gutted when it was written off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The one that I've had for 16 years - and still have today, my 1996 Pontiac Firebird

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My 1970 classic beetle. She was a beauty. Very tempted to bin the boring car and get another!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Honda Prelude 4 wheel steering and pop up lights felt like Michael night and it was black

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

My Suki swift is so far

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By *organ and rob zombieCouple
over a year ago

bradford

Vauxhall zafira, I could fit 2 4x12 guitar cabs in the boot without having to fold the back seat down!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I lost beatrix this week thanks for rubbing it in

She was always there for me and il always be her first

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Our current car Kia Sportage

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By *ohnboy500Man
over a year ago

ottery st mary

Audi Quattro went like shot off a shovel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alfa Romeo Twin Spark GTV

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

My current one, a P38 Range Rover

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mercedes cla whiteart

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My favourite as a youngster was a Datsun100a I loved that car!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Golf MKIII VR6 2.8L pocket rocket!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mercedes-C63 amg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm jealous!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lancia Delta HF Integrale

VW Corrado VR6

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lancia Delta HF Integrale

VW Corrado VR6"

Corrado vr6, mmmmmm nice!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My 1975 innocenti 1300cc cooper export. Italian built Mini and a 1988 Porsche 911

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By *iss.RedWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

The one I got last week, Mercedes A class 250 AMG

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By * Lexi xWoman
over a year ago

stockport

My Audi Q5

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The one I got last week, Mercedes A class 250 AMG"

Car porn!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Skoda Fabia vRS 1.9tdi. Awesome car and all round fun and practical at the same time. Loved it. Now I'm all about vans

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Alfa Romeo GTV V6

Amazing if it didn’t keep breaking down

But my current Mercedes ML320 is lovely

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By *inkysexpotMan
over a year ago

leeds

Mk4 astra 2 litre Sri...did a bit of work on it too, was sorry to see it go

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My BMW 5 series ....absolutely love it .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Either my old MKIV RS Turbo Escort or my Nissan Navara.

Love them both but for different reasons.

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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago

A world all of his own

My current car or my old 1979 mini 1275gt. I miss that car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evo 6 awesome bit of kit

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By *iss.RedWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

"The one I got last week, Mercedes A class 250 AMG

Car porn!!"

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Golf Mk II Gti 16V , sold it for a song.

I wish I'd known, I love to sing...

My favourite car ever was the MK1 Transit. 34 years old and ran like a dream, there was enough room in the back for drums and speakers... or a double mattress

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Impossible to pick one favourite, too many stick in my mind.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Golf Mk II Gti 16V , sold it for a song.

I drove my Mk II Gti like the clappers from the showroom to the scrapyard 13 years later!! Fabulous, fabulous car.

Loved my old-style Beetles too, for different reasons.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Toyota Celica '88

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By *e_jpMan
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Ooo, I can’t choose between my old Mazda RX7 or my current Audi RS5. To be honest I prefer my motorbike to all of my cars.

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By *exymamma90Woman
over a year ago

Leicester

Vauxhall calibra red top xx

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By *eriousGuyABCMan
over a year ago

( WEST OF ) Chippenham ish

80's Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia. Quite nippy but comfy as anything and cruised the motorways lovely. Not the fastest I've had but I loved it in my 20's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Opal Manta 2,0 GT/E loved that car and worth a fortune now if its still around

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My 1999 Ford Puma

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mk 1 Focus RS

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hmm - no single favourite but I did love my Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite. And my gold Renault 5. And my Dihatsu Fourtrack.

But I love my motorbikes the best

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

Hillman Imp loved it great little car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Datsun 120A loved it and thrashed it to death eventually

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Trabant

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By *ima66Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Marcus ‘Spyder’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fiat Brava 1.6 16v SX.

Though I do love my Fabia

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Golf Mk II Gti 16V , sold it for a song.

Exactly the same as you OP. I had two.. loved them both. Other was a 1.8

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

A rare, 1997 Alfa Spider in Acido Verde.

She’s now lovingly cared for with her siblings in Norfolk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved my 1976 yellow Ford Escort Mexico!

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By *eriousGuyABCMan
over a year ago

( WEST OF ) Chippenham ish

"Loved my 1976 yellow Ford Escort Mexico!

I was going to buy one of those in about 84 off an older work colleague but as I was young, couldn't get insured on it in London, have you seen what they can go for now !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Loved my 1976 yellow Ford Escort Mexico!

Shaun Ryder had the same. Nicknamed ‘The Egg’

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By *ubbles12312Couple
over a year ago

stockport

X type 2.5 sport

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My current one, a P38 Range Rover

Good choice. I have a classic at the mo

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Never owned a car...but my dads orange VW 1600 fastback has to be up there, loved the Hillman Husky estate circa 1970 though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish I had owned a car I could be genuinely proud of. Actually, my old Citroen Saxo was good enough.

I would love to see a surge of hot hatches like that come back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mk 1 Scooby, sounded amazing, went like a stabbed rat and I did an engine swap on my own in four hours, I yearn for another

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rs2000 mk2 escort,loved that car and so did an Articulated truck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Peugeot expert from around 10 years ago.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a sterling green MGF for a year and loved being a blonde in a convertible. Had to give it up when I got a mortgage as I couldn't afford both.

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By *utsidenakedMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

International harvester suv, huge so cool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rover 75 cdt. The most economical and comfortable car I have ever owned. Greatly underrated.

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By *lwaysreay9Man
over a year ago

Next to you

Lp540

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By *led6969Man
over a year ago

colwyn bay

Mk2 escort rally car.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mitsubishi EVO6 TME

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The one I have now bmw 1 series although I am thinking of trading it in

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By *wsw1londonMan
over a year ago

London

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

VW California

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By *rednwilma1Couple
over a year ago

york

BRG Triumph Stag... absolutely loved that car, had to give it up when kids came along .... Hmmmm, maybe i should get another !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mini 1275GT in orange.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robin reliant

...just kidding..

Mini One

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back in my younger days I had a Peugeot 205 gti.

Was never a petrolhead but loved that wee motor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its the car i own now. Seat leon cupra. And shes on fab and may well laugh when she sees this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

MGB GT

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Robin reliant

...just kidding..

Mini One

What’s wrong with a Robin Reliant, that was my second favourite car after my Trabant

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By *nd-DCouple
over a year ago

portsmouth

Ford Escort mk2 RS2000 custom.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Capri 280brooklands

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By *m3232Man
over a year ago

maidenhead

Mitsubishi Evo had since 1999 never sell it after the mistake of selling a couple of other cars I shouldn’t have sold.

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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago

Bedworth

That’s an easy one to answer as I’ve only owned one car!

She’s a 1.6 mx5 mk2.5 phoenix edition in black with red mohair hood. Cute and fun to drive, I’ve been told she reminds people of driving a go cart

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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Current one.

Mercedes C class AMG..

Didn't help in the snow the other weekend though..

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By *ickeyblueeyes7Man
over a year ago

newport

My second car a Datsun 120y

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

My vw beetle called Olive, loved her more than any other object I have owned

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By *edkent69Man
over a year ago

maidstone

"80's Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia. Quite nippy but comfy as anything and cruised the motorways lovely. Not the fastest I've had but I loved it in my 20's"

Had one of those too, loved it. Def my favourite.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I've only ever had 3 cars and a Transit van in ma life. Not one of them was any good, but I've had 26 motorbikes though that I've stripped down to every last nut & bolt and rebuilt them. The best was ma Laverda Jota, closely followed by ma Beckett tuned RD 400, which was quicker round the IOM circuit than ma Z750

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By *m3232Man
over a year ago

maidenhead

"That’s an easy one to answer as I’ve only owned one car!

She’s a 1.6 mx5 mk2.5 phoenix edition in black with red mohair hood. Cute and fun to drive, I’ve been told she reminds people of driving a go cart

Great car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The one i've got now; Mk5 4wd Hilux, it's the dog's nuts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My current one. Octavia VRS 245

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My classic mini I passed my test in.

I could open all 4 windows without moving out of the driving seat, great vision all around, drove like a go kart.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lancia Delta HF Integrale

VW Corrado VR6"

I want a 16v. Corrado so bad, had the lend of one in the late 90s for a weekend from a former boss and I fell in love with that car!

So far my favourite has been a 2005 Ford Ka I had 9 years ago. Never gave me any jip and handled like a go-kart

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My current car or my old 1979 mini 1275gt. I miss that car

my first car was a 1275gt mini it was yellow with a white roof, my brother then put a 1450 Cooper S engine in it. I dont know how I didn't end up round a lamp post lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mitsubishi evo 6..awesome car.

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By *eplicant JoWoman
over a year ago

Sussex countryside

3.0ltr super charged Capri.

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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago

A world all of his own

"My current car or my old 1979 mini 1275gt. I miss that car

my first car was a 1275gt mini it was yellow with a white roof, my brother then put a 1450 Cooper S engine in it. I dont know how I didn't end up round a lamp post lol "

Mine was denim blue. Carried out a bare shell reatoration/conversion with the aim of stage rallying it. I didn't though as it was so good when it was finished I couldn't bare the thought of wrapping it around a tree lol. Spent close on, if not over, 5 figures on it

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By *anielpiercedMan
over a year ago

by the seaside

Loved my E46 M3, wish I'd never sold it used to be so much fun in the wet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My old Kia Sedona, the old style. I loved it, miss it lots.

Geeky x

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

"Opal Manta 2,0 GT/E loved that car and worth a fortune now if its still around

I had one of those, loved driving it and it always got loads of attention

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By *ardiffCoupleNJCouple
over a year ago

Pontypridd/Rhyfelin

MX-5 for roof down, pure, simple driving fun, whatever the weather.

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By *arehamMan
over a year ago

handforth

Citroen ds23 the 1950 model not the new one I did not know how much I loved it till I gave it away

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Dads old Vauxhall VX4/90. Went like the clappers

Dads Ford Classic. Great shape and just a nice car

Austin A40 £50 first car ran into the ground

Granada 2.8 Ghia. Gold colour with brown vinyl roof!

7 Series BMW. Unbelievable equipment level, but the 2nd hand value plummeted so you could pick up a 2 year old one for a song.

Mini1275 gt. great fun.

Citroen 2CV. Totally fun car. Wish we still had it

Porsche Boxster 3.2s. Really good car. Reliable and quick , handled like it was on rails.

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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago

Bedworth

"MX-5 for roof down, pure, simple driving fun, whatever the weather."

People think I’m weird when I drive Phoebe with the hood down in the winter. Whack the heater up to full and she’s lovely and cosy!

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

XR3I when I was stupid, a Golf GTI when I was more stupid. Now a Land Rover HSE, loved the Golf...

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By *urity555Man
over a year ago

south west

My old Nissan 200sx s14a. I currently have another one but it just ain’t the same

Miss P

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"3.0ltr super charged Capri. "

Ma Cousin had a 3ltr one, but he swapped it for a 2.8 Injection which was much quicker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a nice E class merc but favourite car ever was a 7 series BMW, racing green, tan leather, TV everything. It was absolutely gorgeous and I had some shnitzer wheels put on it which were sadly vandalised at a train station

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Ford Capri 2.8 injection. Lovely noise from those twin tail-pipes and great performance.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Our neighbour had one of those estate cars made of wood as a kid, I thought it was so cool

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

"Golf Mk II Gti 16V , sold it for a song.

I can't pick just one x

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Golf Mk II Gti 16V , sold it for a song.

I can't pick just one x "

I'm thinking a Lada Riva for you

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By *eplicant JoWoman
over a year ago

Sussex countryside

"3.0ltr super charged Capri.

Ma Cousin had a 3ltr one, but he swapped it for a 2.8 Injection which was much quicker

We had a 2.8 too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Our neighbour had one of those estate cars made of wood as a kid, I thought it was so cool"

Morris Minor Traveller probably.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

TVR Griffith 500.

Would snap knicker elastic a mile away.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

A 73 VW beetle, it started everytime, even in winter. You could work on it very easily. I turned down silly money for it.

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