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adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,869 Club RR Member Number: 58	Long lived first cars adam73bgt @adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member 58
	Jan 23, 2014 10:42:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	In a couple of months time I will have had my MGB GT for 2 years and its my first car! It's made me realise that I can't think of any of my friends who still have their first cars through various reasons (boredom, needing something bigger, crashing) And I'm starting to get slightly surprised responses from some of them when I tell them I still have the MG So anyone on here had a particularly long lived first car? anyone still got theirs?? Have a picture of mine to get things started
	1973 MG BGT - First car, Long Term Project 2003 Chrysler Crossfire - "Daily Driver" 1979 Kawasaki KZ400 - Bike Resto Project 2001 Nissan Almera - Daily Driver

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tenman Part of things m00000000000 Posts: 899	Long lived first cars tenman @tenman
	Jan 23, 2014 11:02:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My Volvo 480 lasted 3 years I think before I finally got fed up of all its little quirks...
	RWD Fanatic... 2003 BMW 320d Wagon (getting old and boring) 1996 Mini Kensington (SWMBO's)

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Ryannn Posted a lot Posts: 2,421	Long lived first cars Ryannn @blackbelt1990
	Jan 23, 2014 11:04:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just passed 9 years of ownership. This was taken by someone else at RRG13
	www.adoequipment.com - New and refurbished parts for BMC classic cars

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	Jan 23, 2014 11:12:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	M reg Xantia 1.9TD was scruffy when l bought it and just continued to become more dog eared, not rotten at all but ran that for years, don't realy know how long maybe 4-5 years got know as the green goddess in the end, only got rid because the gearbox went bang on M25 after 1/4 million miles and that was the only time it even broke down, flogged it on fleebay as l had another one waiting on the drive because gearbox was making so much noise and they were cheap as chip's you don't see them around anymore.


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Nathan Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 5,626 Club RR Member Number: 1	Long lived first cars Nathan @bgtmidget7476 Club Retro Rides Member 1
	Jan 23, 2014 11:26:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My First car when I was 16 (1997). Restored it ready for my 17th Birthday, I then drive this daily until 2002 (all the way through college and Uni). In about 1999 I bought the MGB GT (now MX5 powered), which was found in a field all rotted out...2 Years later it looked like this, This is what my student loan went no (no getting drunk): In the mean time the Midget was put in storage..Actually into the garage of a house we bought, it sat there for about 4 years I think. Then once we moved to said house I started the resto, this is how it looks.....6 year on :-( Its been in that state a while, with the Capri, BGT, Beetle and Austin taking up my time....
	Last Edit: Jan 23, 2014 11:37:58 GMT by Nathan 1976 MG Midget Sprint- 1977 MG Midget- 1974 BGT retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=35121&page=3 www.gfbdevelopments.co.uk/

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seven Part of things Posts: 69	Long lived first cars seven @seven
	Jan 23, 2014 11:41:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Peugeot 106 1.1 2009 - Present Can relate to being the minority of still having my first car, most of my friends have multiple since. I'll most likely have multiple at the same time haha.


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79cord Posted a lot Posts: 2,609	Long lived first cars 79cord @79cord
	Jan 23, 2014 13:31:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bought my Accord @ 17 in 1990 from my aunt & learned to drive in it. Here it is sometime after I had my license & started working on it. Fixed it up & repainted before I smashed it 2 or 3 years later. Luckily there was room in my parents shed to keep it whilst I struggled to buy another that I give to my sister when I bought a CR-X SiR and started repairing the first Accord. Ran the Accord & CR-X together for a while before deciding the Accord was a more comfortable & practical all-rounder, so Mum drives the CR-X and the Accord remains my daily despite other automotive distractions. retrorides.proboards.com/thread/36869/1979-accord-prelude-integra-new
	Last Edit: Jan 23, 2014 13:35:05 GMT by 79cord '79 HondaAccord, '89 CR-X SiR,'88 Integra '81 Prelude, '74 Z360H/top, '65 S600 '75 BetaCoupe, '73 Cortina, '65 Cortina forum.retro-rides.org/thread/36869/1979-accord-prelude-integra-civics or www.cardomain.com/id/79cord

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OVY871 Part of things Owner of Austin A35 Saloon Posts: 321 Club RR Member Number: 66	Long lived first cars OVY871 @ovy871 Club Retro Rides Member 66
	Jan 23, 2014 14:41:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My dad got his first car in 1979, lasted until 1984/5 driving it then was stored, it changed owners in 2012 to me being driven as my first car although hopefully will be driven a bit longer by me. Still stays at home so he in a way still hasn't got rid of it (and still sometimes ends up doing the odd job on it). The upper picture was taken in 1981 when resprayed then again this summer when I visited.
	Last Edit: Jan 23, 2014 14:43:21 GMT by OVY871 1957 Austin A35 - Modified with a fuel injected 1275. 1993 Range Rover LSE - Restored with a few tweaks planned. www.instagram.com/automobile_adventure/

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homeforsummer Part of things Posts: 233	Long lived first cars homeforsummer @homeforsummer
	Jan 23, 2014 15:01:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Owned my first car, a 1998 Fiesta, for five and a half years before getting bored and selling it. For various reasons, not owned anything since for more than about two years.
	1974 Volkswagen Beetle 1303 - Now sold 2001 Honda Insight - Now sold 1992 Eunos Roadster S-Spec - New daily

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Aaron Part of things Posts: 225	Long lived first cars Aaron @aaron
	Jan 23, 2014 15:27:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My grandfather gave me my Toyota before I started to learn to drive and I still have it 25 years on.
	1975 Toyota 1000 with 4A-GE (tweaked a bit) 1992 Nissan GTi-R (now sold after 17 years) 2001 Subaru Impreza WRX (remapped)

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optima21 Part of things Posts: 643	Long lived first cars optima21 @optima21
	Jan 23, 2014 18:01:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	my first car is my 13/60 Herald, its been in my garage since june 1997 and hopefully it will be running again by my 50th birthday in 6 years time since then Ive had my mk2 polo since 1998 and my mk2f polo since 2003.


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jules1200 Part of things Posts: 825	Long lived first cars jules1200 @jules1200
	Jan 23, 2014 18:07:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Not my first car, far from it, but the longest one I've owned is my mk2 RS2000, which I've had since 2001, apart from a brief 6 week period when some scum nicked it, but I got it back. Ironically my very 1st car was also a mk2 escort, though not an RS, couldn't afford the insurance on one then, let alone the cost of the RS


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SparksECM North East Posts: 1,309	Long lived first cars SparksECM @surfingturnip
	Jan 23, 2014 19:35:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I bought my mk2 Cortina when I was 16 if I remember rightly. I'm now 23 and its at long last getting the attention it deserves after being stored for the last 6 or 7 years.
	- www.flickr.com/photos/sparksecm/ - 1968 Mk2 Ford Cortina Estate - 1992 Ford Sierra GT -

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TurboDieselWeasel Posted hell of a lot I like fully mechanical fuel processing Posts: 5,188	Long lived first cars TurboDieselWeasel @dieselweasel
	Jan 23, 2014 19:53:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bought in 9/'03 - and still have it And it seems I'm not the only one who's stored they'r first car away. Whilst tinkering with something else in the meantime. Drove it daily, except in salty season. And I'm itching to drive it again!
	88 124 Diesel Coupé \| 84 Mini \| 89 124 TAXI \| 79 Clubman Estate motofreibeuter

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welshpug Posted a lot Posts: 4,334	Long lived first cars welshpug @welshpug
	Jan 23, 2014 19:56:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	not my first car, or my second car, but the third one I bought two years after passing my test I still have 8 years on, the 205, I still have the 405 I bought a year later, and the ZX I bought a year after that
	ZX 16v, 205 GTI. my ZX's project thread - retrorides.proboards.com/thread/151997/16v-project-pt2-power-upgrades

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elmotheewokking Posted a lot Posts: 1,552	Long lived first cars elmotheewokking @elmotheewokking
	Jan 23, 2014 20:00:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Had this old beast 5 years. Blown it up once, parked it on a bridge once, still going strong. An ever evolving project that will, hopefully , never end.


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jrevillug Posted a lot Posts: 3,520	Long lived first cars jrevillug @jrevillug
	Jan 23, 2014 20:12:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My Imp was bought as a car for me to learn in and as a town runabout when I was 17. My Dad came to pick me up from school in it on 2nd November 2004, and I drove it home. It's been off the road twice since, for a few months at a time, while awaiting bodywork repairs. Mostly, however, it's been my one and only car. While the 43,000 miles I've clocked up in the last 9 years aren't a lot compared to some people's early years of driving, I have had a limited income due to student life throughout. This is also the reason for the cosmetic degradation of the poor thing. Mechanically, however, it's stronger than ever. I can't see me selling it, ever. It'll be my main car for as long as there is metal left to weld to, or until someone drives into it...
	Caution: As the buoys marking the shoals are often out of position, mariners are cautioned to be on their guard when navigating these shores 75 Imp 72 Clan - What? An update? Never!

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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,516	Long lived first cars Seth @seth
	Jan 23, 2014 20:12:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sadly my first car did not last more than 2 years in my ownership, since it was heavily rear-ended when I stopped at a zebra crossing. Perhaps I'd still have it now if that hadn't happened? Its replacement I have had since then though, 1995.
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,869 Club RR Member Number: 58	Long lived first cars adam73bgt @adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member 58
	Jan 23, 2014 22:09:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Loving all the stories so far It's nice to see that I'm not alone in getting attached to a first car, I can definitely see me getting the MG off the road once I'm earning enough for a second car so that I can do an engine swap or a light resto
	1973 MG BGT - First car, Long Term Project 2003 Chrysler Crossfire - "Daily Driver" 1979 Kawasaki KZ400 - Bike Resto Project 2001 Nissan Almera - Daily Driver

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loudandproud205 Posted a lot Boost leak Posts: 1,047	Long lived first cars loudandproud205 @loudandproud205
	Jan 24, 2014 0:30:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My first car on the road lasted 8 months before upgrading, 2nd lasted 8 months before some turd pulled out in front of me, 3rd was 8 weeks when I spotted a 205 gti for sale in a local paper I told the lady over the phone I would take it I was just waiting for a lift over to come and give her money. I got to impatient waiting and ended up driving myself over to find another guy had got there before me and was offering more than it was advertised for lucky for me she was a dam nice lady and declined his offers and asked me if I did want it leaving me no room for haggling I merely asked if she would drive the 205 in to town where I could get her the money. Where I had to sit with both my cars waiting for someone else to come drive one home. I still have the 205 in the garage 11 years on and wouldn't part with it even though it has got in to quite a bad state now Its the only car I've ever owned for a long period as I get bored quite quickly, normally there lucky if I tax them twice never mind take them for more than one MOT.
	Some days you just need to take a grinder to an inanimate object, just to make your day a tiny bit better!!

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