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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 04:48 PM
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England What did you drive??????

Before we all discovered the joys of Mini ownership
What did u drive
How does it compare to the mini?
What was the worst car that you have owned or drove?
What car if any would u refuse to get into???

My previous cars have been
oridginal mini owned two
ford escort
fiat 127
fiesta
fiat X19
Mini metro
mercedes
peurgeot 405
ford focus

The worst car was the Mini metro!! good old British Leyland

Car that I would not get in would be a LADA

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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 05:00 PM
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 05:18 PM
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In order of cars owned and driven since I was 17 years old:-

Triumph Herald
Renault 6
Renault 5
Ginetta G4
Vauxhall Victor
Suzuki Whizz Kid - very mini like -
Ford Escort 1.3 Estate
Vauxhall SRi Cavalier
Volvo saloon
Jaguar XJS
Volvo Estate
Nissan 200
Daimler 4.0L
Lexus LS400

Currently drive/own:-

Land Rover Defender pick up
Land Rover Discovery
Lexus LS400 (another one!)
Mini Convertible
Bugatti Teal type 35

That's it!
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 05:23 PM
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I have owned the following cars - in this order:

• Fiat Uno - 1 litre
• Fiat Uno turbo - 164bhp (Max Power featured )
• Fiat Punto - 1 litre
• MR2 roadster (lovely car! best roadster you can get for the money IMO)
• Renault Clio 1.4 dynamique + (not so lovely)
• Mini Cooper S - my present car - which I love

I was going to get a VX220 instead of the MCS but after a test drive I decided it was jsut too impractical for where I live . I think the MCS is a good all round car - plenty of mods still to come too.

Cheers, LB
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 05:37 PM
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fiat 500
min850
mini city(with jc twin carb conersion)
mini cooper with jc conversion
mini cooper twin point.
mini van
mini cooper s-works 90bhp
MINI cooper
MINI cooper S
I like them small, I have nothing to prove unlike drivers of big red ferraris!
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 05:42 PM
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saxo vtr 1.6 (2nd card) aged 18
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 05:42 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by simeds
fiat 500
min850
mini city(with jc twin carb conersion)
mini cooper with jc conversion
mini cooper twin point.
mini van
mini cooper s-works 90bhp
MINI cooper
MINI cooper S
I like them small, I have nothing to prove unlike drivers of big red ferraris!

Damn!! you certainly like your mini's

LB.
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 05:54 PM
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.... that's it... IT'S MY FIRST CAR!!! !!!

Let's Motor!
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 06:01 PM
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'96 Polo 1.4
'01 Mini Cooper
'04 (well, 05 model) Cooper S

All of which are fantasticly built cars (especially the Polo which never, ever went wrong) but neither compares to my S for the driving experience.

I agree with the VX220 comment. Apart from the insurance company not wanting to touch me on a VX220 Turbo, I decided I wanted a car with a better interior than the average garden shed. Still, drive the VXT and you'll fall in love with it.
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 06:07 PM
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86 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo - money pit, not reliable, huge turbo lag.
88 Celica GT - 8 + years of reliable service, never left me stranded. Slower than slow, but will NEVER sell it.
91 Dodge Stealth RT Twin Turbo - Fun, great handling car. Amazing acceleration 300hp stock, modded to 350+ - Gas guzzling money pit that cost major $$$ in maintenance.Overengineered by mitsubishi.

-'04 MINI Cooper S. - So far outstanding. No complaints.
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 06:29 PM
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My previous car (still for sale!):


before that...just a GMC S15 pickup in high school that felt like you were ready to flip over if you turned at any speed greater than 5mph!
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 07:08 PM
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 07:19 PM
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 07:31 PM
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'74 Ford F100 PU Truck (I was 16 - my dad's truck)
'74 VW Super Beatle (18 at the time)
'76 Porsche 914 2.0 (that was a very fun car - wish I still had it)
'90 Acura(Honda) Integra - bought used in '92 now for sale
'04 MCS (best car I've ever owned, trying to decide if it is more fun than the Porsche was).
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Old Aug 24th, 2004, 07:33 PM
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'96 Jeep Grand Cherokee
'01 BMW 330xi

still waiting for my MCS!

Status: Delivered 8.28.04
2005 Cooper S - DS/W
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