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[shaun617]

I purchased My first mini at 18 took a year to save up it was a 1966 morris mk1 monor sorry no pics back then 40 years ago now I own Jennifer.............



a 1990 rover cooper retroed to mk1 look ............This must be My 40th mini over the years....

Have you got anymore pics of that mini im thinkin about getting them wheels

shaun

[secondopsman]

First one (SAL691N)was a mini 1000 with a 1750 maxi engine in it,Then went on to a orange 1275gt (NRA606J)Next was a blue woody estate sold that after the rear subframe collapsed so i bought a mini pick up,Thinking on i wish i had kept all these,Now have a 1989 Racing Green and a 1980 clubby with a vauxhall 16v engine.In between had mk2 escorts,xr2,xr3,xr4i,Cav sri 130,Astra gte red top,Currently have a Shogun 3.2 diesel.
Pete

[joakwin]

i learned to drive in a 90 chevy astro van, my parents, 4.3L v6, auto

and then i got a old pick up truck from my grandpa that needed to be redone, 1937 chevy 3/4 ton with a 216 inline 6, 3 speed manual, now has a 5.3L v-8 Ls style engine/auto
and then i got a 93 single cab fullsize long bed pick up truck, 4.3l v6 tbi, auto, full air ride, crushed
and then a 01 dodge neon, 2.0L, sold
1975 lhd mini, 998, now sporting a 1275
2000 gmc sierra ext-cab short bed pick up truck, 5.3l V-8 ls style engine/auto, full air ride, sold
05 dodge neon, 2.0L, sold
08 chrysler town and country van, 3.8l v-6, 6 speed auto
1984 mini mayfair, 1275/auto, currently getting a full rebuild
06 dodge dakota ext-cab, 3.7L v-6

[panelbeaterpeter]

First car I drove on the road legally was a 5 door Renault 5 campus, bought for £90. Like this, but it was blue. I drove it around until one day the door fell off and I abandoned it..


Countless cr@ppers later, I now own this



And of course..

Edited by panelbeaterpeter, 12 November 2010 - 08:40 PM.

[Kam]

First car I bought was the first car I learnt to drive in on private land as it wasn't road legal a red '79 clubman with no floor section on the passenger side and none on the rear, no side or rear windows no mirrors no bootlid no lights and a bit of dust on it, but it did have bull bars which I thought were awesome!

Bought it for £50 on bank holiday monday of easter in 1993, yes I remember the day The seller asked me if I was buying it for a science project or something

Was scrapped in the end and I can't even remember the reg no' but will never forget the experience

Had quite a bit since and now I'm back with a (sort of) clubby so a nice circle of life

[spacekadett]

Think the only one I didn't pay for straight off was my third, a black 3 door Mk1 Metro on silver Weller 8 spokes This was because I had only 5 weeks previously got my second car on the road only to have it demolished in spectacular style in the middle of a six car pile up I was a touch skint having just bought, rebuilt, taxed and insured it! Incidently the first was a beige MiniMetro on a W, so a pretty early one but a total POS. In fact Metro number 2 was supposed to be an engine donor for it, but as no.2 drove in a straight line and had a wheelbase of the same length both sides, I put a floor in that instead lol. Was only a temporary bale out anyway. Other than that I've alway been cash in full rather than loan or finance as I was brought up to believe 'if you can't afford it you can't have it', so Ive always had to buy tax and insure my own.
My first project I bought tho was an Opel Kadett C coupe for £350 with a dodgy exhaust and dodgier ticket and the old chap went nuts when I told him I hadn't got the logbook......

[deemo]

1st 1987 Austin mini mayfair £2000 - (off the road for a hugeee rebuild)
2nd 197? Triumph spitfire 1500 £1200 - (off the road for a major rebuild)
3rd 1998 Peugeot partner van £200 - (bought LAST week, off the road because I dropped the keys in a lake on sunday )

Been driving just over a year

[E.L.M.O]

Though the other half and I own an Audi A8 as well, which is just a little different

First car was a 1990 Vauxhall Astra SRI when I was 17 at the end of 1997
The car cost me £1500 and my first years insurance was £1550!
The car was a 3 door white with Red SRI on the door Chav'tastic! But better than an XR2 or XR3i which were my other options and I was really happy with it. It got stolen about 6 times in 8 months. Always got it back with a broken lock and an empty tank

Next car (bought while owning the Astra) was a 1980s mini bought from a scrap yard which then sat round a friends house for 12 now years and is only just making it onto the road now... However after 5 years he bought it off me.

I seem to have risen somewhat through the ranks as after having god knows how many company cars I now own a 1972/73 pick up and I am the other half with the 4.2 V8 Audi A8

Edited by E.L.M.O, 25 November 2010 - 05:54 PM.

[87 NIC]

I'm still driving a white 1987 Mini Advantage, me first ever car i brought ( way back when i was 17 ) i am now 38

[minidream94]

Hope to be driving the clubman estate that im about to buy as my project got about 5 months to do all the work to it, A panels, both sets of archs and the sills not much work but noing me it will be

Can't wait till i can drive tho not fair

[chrisholland1983]

1987 nissan micra 1.0 scrapped
1987 mini city 998 sold
1998 renault clio 1.2 gave it to my sister
1986 mini piccadilly 998 still own
1999 mini mpi 1275 still own
1993 renault clio rsi 1.8 still own
2001 mini cooper mpi 1275 still own
1999 peugeot cabriolet 1.8 written off
1971 mini 850 sold
1977 mini 998 still own
1998 vauxhall corsa 1.0 still own

[Andrewg3578]

First car I bought was a 998 mini for £600 which is still the best car I ever owned. If anyone knows her fate it was BLX 125Y.