What did you have before your Surf?

[cellone]

After replying to another thread I thought it would be cool to see what people had before their beloved surf! So here goes, join in, its fun!

Mini City E (overtuned so it ran on when you took the key out)
Meto 1.3 S (rev counter OOOOOO!)
Clit (red fiesta turned into a siesta in the end)
ford onion (dull)
Ford Escort estate D (with sports mods please dont ask)
Surf + Zook

seems to me my cars get bigger and bigger as time goes on
so next is a hummer!!!!!!!!!!

i hope not

[mapman]

If I can remeber correctly :-

Morris 1300 Traveller (to lug my big Bass Guitar Cabinet to gigs)
Ford Capri (looked nice but was a pile of junk)
a better Ford Capri 2.0L facelift auto - nice motor

then got married . .

Vauxhall Chevette - the only nice thing about it was the Wolfy Alloys
Vauxhall Astra - say no more
BMW 316 - liked that one
Toyota Carina E from new - started my love for Toyota build quality
Peugeot 406 Estate with 7 seats - needed the space
Toyota RAV4 from new - what a beauty (new shape)

got divorced . .

Peugeot 106 (came down to earth with a bump)
Suzuki Vitara - great fun, but too small
Toyota HiLux Surf - I'm in love again . .

[Deviant 1]

From 1991 On wards

Escort Mk II - Write Off !
Escort Mk I
Talbot TI - Rolled it ! - Write Off ! !
Escort Mk III
Fiesta Mk II
Cortina Mk 5
Cortina Mk 5
Capri 1.6
Capri 2.8i
Escort Mexico - Write Off !
Renault 5 Turbo - Rolled It ! Write Off ! (Dangerous Cars)
XR2 Mk II
Cavalier SRI
Porsche 924 (1 Week and never Another)
Honda Prellude
Sierra Sapphire
Sierra XR4I
Sierra Cosworth Just Sold
Ford Mondeo STI - Got Nicked - Not Recovered !!
Ford XR2
Ford XR3I
Granada Scorpio
Ford Orion RS - Only 106 Made, Got Nicked, Got Receovered - Still Got
Vauxhall Cavalier SRI - Rolled !!
Another Cavalier SRI
Vauxhall Calibra - Still Got

Then My Smurf !!!

This Aint including the Vehicles i bought to strip for parts. Add around another 10

[BUSHWHACKER]

From 1991 On wards

Escort Mk II - Write Off !
Escort Mk I
Talbot TI - Rolled it ! - Write Off ! !
Escort Mk III
Fiesta Mk II
Cortina Mk 5
Cortina Mk 5
Capri 1.6
Capri 2.8i
Escort Mexico - Write Off !
Renault 5 Turbo - Rolled It ! Write Off ! (Dangerous Cars)
XR2 Mk II
Cavalier SRI
Porsche 924 (1 Week and never Another)
Honda Prellude
Sierra Sapphire
Sierra XR4I
Sierra Cosworth Just Sold
Ford Mondeo STI - Got Nicked - Not Recovered !!
Ford XR2
Ford XR3I
Granada Scorpio
Ford Orion RS - Only 106 Made, Got Nicked, Got Receovered - Still Got
Vauxhall Cavalier SRI - Rolled !!
Another Cavalier SRI
Vauxhall Calibra - Still Got

Then My Smurf !!!

This Aint including the Vehicles i bought to strip for parts. Add around another 10

Flippin' eck! Thats 26 cars in 14 years. do you drive them till the ashtray is full then get another?

[da SLUG man]

Flippin' eck! Thats 26 cars in 14 years. do you drive them till the ashtray is full then get another?

maybe he did like me!... fancied a sports car... bought one without test drive!
couldn't get my fat ass in it!!
luckily my mate (well, fella up road) liked it and bought it off me!!

nearly happened twice... thought of buying a hairdressers car (honda S2000) but not enough legroom!
(and salesman was a to$$er!)

[paulwest]

After replying to another thread I thought it would be cool to see what people had before their beloved surf! So here goes, join in, its fun!

My other toy, http://hometown.aol.co.uk/paulwest84...page/auto.html

Had a 735 before that , and a ream of 5 series bmw's, thought it was time for a change!

[miketilley]

From fist to last....

Mini Metro (horrid car, too much welding)
Ford Escort (good car but started to rust badly)
Land Rover 90 Defender 200Tdi (without doubt the best car I've owned)
Land Rover 90 Defender 300Tdi (Good, but not as good as the first)
Toyota hilux Surf 3rd gen (OK but no character)

[anson]

ford cortina (1st car)
vauxhall cavalier (stolen by some middlesbrough t**ts)
ford escort xr3i (basic car but sounded great)
toyota celica gt (import..great car but fancied a change..traded in for surf)
toyota hi-lux 3rd gen (had it 2 weeks and still smiling)

[plodger]

Ford cortina crusader ( can take a battering )
Ford fiesta 1.1 ( started green then got drunk and ended up green, General Lee orange, black bonnet and purple wheels ) Still sold it!!
VW polo
Mitsubushi celeste ( anyone remember them ??? )
Audi coupe
VW golf GTI ( great car )
Renault 19
Vauxhall astra ( sold for Surf )
2.4 surf

When Surf passed out on me earlier on this year I had to buy an Escort. Pass the bucket!!

[fatfires]

Austin A30 but with 1500cc engine fully blown.....wow, black
Mini Cooper s...not so fast, BRG
Humber Hawk, black
Austin princess limo, black
austin 4.0L R, black
Mk 3 zepher 6, black
Mk 3 zodiac exec, maroon
Mk3 zepher 4, black
merc 220 seb, maroon
triumph herald, green
triumph vitesse 2000, white
cortina Mk 3 2000 GT...tuned by geof uren racing..double wow, metalflake blue/black vynal roof
anglia van, green, green, & green - all different
35 cwt twin wheel V6 transit, blue
Mk 4 zepher 4, brown
Consul granada 2500, green
volvo240 estate, white
volvo 240 estate, baby poo - changed to white
*marina 1.3 coupe, blue
*metro, green
*dihatsu, silver
*2CV, blue - still got
volvo740 gle, blue - still got
citroen ami super, green/blue - still got
Surf 3.0L, Blue - still got

not that I wish to make anything of it but 7 blue motors out of 26, the black and maroon were when I was doing private hire work (not the A30) and the ones with stars are those that the other half has wrecked, some more than once!!!!!!!!! she dont drive the surf

[pops]

well before the black surf
i had and still got the RED surf
before that i was driving these

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

well before the black surf
i had and still got the RED surf
before that i was driving these

thought it was




Trev

[KeithP]

Gtv

it was geougous....

[Deviant 1]

Flippin' eck! Thats 26 cars in 14 years. do you drive them till the ashtray is full then get another?

Flippin' eck! Thats 26 cars in 14 years. do you drive them till the ashtray is full then get another?

I just love cars, Well did, till i met the Smurf !, Still got two of the cars and theres only me that drives in the family. I believe, If a car has the power to be ragged about, then it should be, Plus theres a race circuit near me (CROFT AUTODROME) and they have track days for the public nutters.

Most of the cars on the list have had engine replacements more than once. The Orion RS will be onto its third engine this year and second gear box. There's no speed limit on the track or COPS WITH CAMS so you just have the urge to welli it !
hence all the engines,

The Surf ????? I just Bimble ! LOL as i dont have any spares behind the garage for that LOL, plus I have a 2.4 LOL nice and easy now LOL



AND MATT,

i know what you mean about the seats ! LOL they do hurt !
Luckly, the reccaros in the Surf are one of the best yet !

[shelly]

i had a suzi 1300, hated it when i first bought it as it looked like a hairdressers car so i turned it into the Zebra with a bit of help from my mate craig....loved it so much i cried when i sold it.. got the smurf now to make up for it
b4 the zebra i had a suzi santana yellow 1 and b4 that i had another suzi but a green 1, great for running round town in and a bit of fun an the wkends
b4 and after pics...