Morning peeps.
Was wondering what everybodys car history is. I will start the ball rolling....
1991 Ford Fiesta 1.1.
xr2 interior, sold with no air filter (what i mug i was), car had bad combustion problems and ran for about 3 days max before failure. car was sold for scrap after 3 months. friend wrote on the bonnett in oil "fasterthanjesus" - just before it went to the great scrapyard in the sky.
1991-1996 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 sri
very solid car on a "b" plate. had a cylinder head gasket go, which also took out the rad and the water pump. apart from that, it was made for motorway driving, held the road well, and had good response through all the gears. managed to part ex (£200) it in wrexham for....
1996-1998 Renault 5 GT Turbo (1.4)
Nice car. Very nice car. Very Very nice car. The curse of the cylinder head gasket followed me, this car didnt like to be sat about in queues. But the acceleration and handling were very very good. I managed to buy it for £1600, it needed two new front tyres, the starter motor didnt work (managed to bump start it). the journey home was hilarious, some idiot in an xr2 "buzzed" me on the m56, i was only doing about 65. suffice to say, left him wishing he hadnt bothered.
1998 -2000 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 sport (company car)
i had the company car for 4 days, then some $&%£$% broke into my r5. i was forced to sell it, wasnt happy.
the astra sport was good, good on the motorway, very sturdy, and had an ok response. there was a known problem with "squeaking" brakes, which was eventually sorted out.
2000-2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.8 sri (company car)
wasnt as fast as i thought it would be, but it was much better in the higher gears. motorway driving was good, car felt safe, even though it was quite small. parking was a doddle. all in all, not a bad motor.
2002-2005 ford focus diesel estate 1.8 turbo (company car)
bag of poo. no acceleration. where was the turbo? turned like an oil rig, parking was a long and drawn out procedure. avoid focus diesel estates at all costs.
2005- present Williams 3. (walked away from company car lifestyle)
to be honest, theres a lot of cars i could have chosen. im in my mid 30's and after owning the r5, there was only one choice.
williams and renault did some very good things. reliability is questionable, cost of ownership can be high, but the driving experience is second to none.