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    What is your car history?

    Date
    Acquired Age Car Price paid
    1979 M-Reg Fiat 127 £900
    1982? W-reg Skoda 105 Estelle £1000
    1985? X-Reg Triumph Acclaim £3000
    1993 1983 Austin Maestro £0
    1999 1986 Volvo 940 Wentworth Estate £3000

    Prices are cost to me at the time, Maestro was a gift.

    ....don't like cars much..... A to B, B to A, A to B, sometimes B to AA to A,
    RS

    #2
    Originally posted by RSoles View Post
    Date
    Acquired Age Car Price paid
    1979 M-Reg Fiat 127 £900
    1982? W-reg Skoda 105 Estelle £1000
    1985? X-Reg Triumph Acclaim £3000
    1993 1983 Austin Maestro £0
    1999 1986 Volvo 940 Wentworth Estate £3000

    Prices are cost to me at the time, Maestro was a gift.

    ....don't like cars much..... A to B, B to A, A to B, sometimes B to AA to A,
    RS
    Yawn

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      #3
      2001 1989G Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia £250

      Bought the day after I passed my test, coming up to 157,000 miles (54,000 with me), still going strong

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        #4
        1991 - 1994 Rover 416 - totalled at traffic lights

        1994 - 1997 Rover 420 - more sluggish than the 416 - pranged at traffic lights; not quite a write off though, worse luck

        1997 - 1998 Ford Granada - coat-hanger for aerial, did about 10 miles to the gallon

        1998 - 2005 Jaguar 3.2 - totalled at traffic lights (what is it with me and traffic lights? )

        2005 - now Jaguar 300 series - careful at traffic lights these days
        Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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          #5
          I bought an old Ford 'pop' once and had to remove the speedo/mileometer to get to a cable

          On removing said 'Milo' there was a hand written note saying "OH NO NOT AGAIN"

          Curious

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            #6
            Originally posted by RSoles View Post
            Date
            Acquired Age Car Price paid
            1979 M-Reg Fiat 127 £900
            1982? W-reg Skoda 105 Estelle £1000
            1985? X-Reg Triumph Acclaim £3000
            1993 1983 Austin Maestro £0
            1999 1986 Volvo 940 Wentworth Estate £3000

            Prices are cost to me at the time, Maestro was a gift.

            ....don't like cars much..... A to B, B to A, A to B, sometimes B to AA to A,
            RS
            Chan

            28 cars since first in 1970 (cost £365) - won't bore you with details.
            If you find this post offensive, please insert "Chan" before and "tho" after, then it should be OK.

            Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being - Elvis Costello

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              #7
              1966-present

              Van
              Van
              Van
              Van
              Van
              Van

              All some make or other
              bloggoth

              If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
              John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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                #8
                Originally posted by Chantho View Post
                Chan

                28 cars since first in 1970 (cost £365) - won't bore you with details.
                <whiny voise> oh purleeeease.

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                  #9
                  Many and varied, but the one I loved the most was a Citroen DS.
                  Hard Brexit now!
                  #prayfornodeal

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DS23 View Post
                    <whiny voise> oh purleeeease.
                    Chan

                    My dad had a DS23 once - he hated it and changed after a few months. He quite liked Citroens though (why?) and owned a couple of BX's before he died.
                    If you find this post offensive, please insert "Chan" before and "tho" after, then it should be OK.

                    Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being - Elvis Costello

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