What did you have before your Surf?

[b19aus]

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!

Vauxhall Astra 1300
Vauxhall Cavalier L
Vauxhall Cavalier CD
Ford Sierra LX
Austin Montego
Range Rover 3.9 Vogue SE

now the best of them All
Surf 3.0

[LuckyBstd]

I had a 95 Landcruiser VX and what a car she was!!

I drove her to hell and back and she never missed a beat. She was in A1 condition when I got her but probably because I`m a plant operator and drive a 6x6 dump truck at work all day I like to treat my cars like machines and not worry about the odd dent or knock. Remember that Top Gear episode with the Toyota? That`s what I want from a car. The motoring equivelant to the Terminator or the Highlander!

As long as you look after the engine properly thats all that counts. I never understand people that buy 4x4`s but never take them off road or get them dirty or use them to their full potential!!

A 4x4 is a machine and should be used as the tool for what is was designed for. I would never buy a brand new 4x4. I think I would have trouble living with side ramming a tree while spinning out of a ditch after having spent £20-30K.

I`ll leave the pampering stage of a car`s life to someone else, I`ll only want it when it`s reached adolesence and needs to rebel against car washes and dash board shine!!

By the way I`m on the look out for a Surf diesel pref. 3.0 approx £4.5k, my Landcruiser got stolen!!

[marticogo]

B4 Surf an audi station wagon
( which insurance co decided cost to much to straighten after I squashed it into a renault and a people mover. But proved air bags are good and do work!

renault 19 1.4
ford escort 1.3 25 yrs old only done12000 kms
holden commodore 4.2 which had done 360000kms !

[logey79]

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!

mk2 escort 1300...loved it
sierra 1.6...smashed it
maestro turbo...very ugly, very quick, very smashed in 2 weeks
orion 1.6...very rotten
granada 2.0...very boring
xr2...pig magnet
2.0 mondeo ghia...cabbed in it
2.0 mondeo si...cabbed in it
1.6 auto capri...very stolen
1.6 capri laser...think its still 360ing down the A3 somewhere
2.0s capri...learned how not to do 70mph spins...and how to do them at 90mph
3.0s capri...still learning i guess
2.5d vauxhall brava pick-up...ha, ha, ha...no grass left on any lawns around here now

and now the 2.4 hilux surf ssrlimited 2L-T 1986.

[Dave_bax]

Ok here goes then in reverse order.....

94 Surf - current (all mine again, flippen TAX man)
02 Alpha 156 (company car)
97 Peugeot 406 estate (company car)
90 Saab 900 - some really neat design ideas on these
83 2.0s Capri - got as a runner for a few hundred quid, did up nicely, even set fire to it while welding (flippen waxoil) lol.
86 Audi Coupe
83 Toyota hilux - 33" 31/2 lift, great spent loads stripped axles and got personal, 3" bars all round real tank.
82 Audi coupe
83 Ford Sierra
82 1.6 calypso capri, oh memory lane.
82 Opel manta - remember them
Before that had a few learner bikes.

Ahhh that brings back memories, have to say the first audi was a good motor, and the pick up was my last stint at wasting money before i got wed.

[slim]

in no order.....

ford cortina crusader
ford cortina mk 5
vauxhall cav
vauxhall cav auto
vauxhall cav estate
ford escort mk4
transit van
sierra sapphire
transit van
vectra
transit van
surf
due another trani soon

[jackster]

1968 Escort-Gearstick used to bounce out onto the floor whilst driving,plus the keys use to shake out of the ignition.I had to string them to the indicator or theyed drop through the holes in the floor,the car would still be driving with no gear stick or ignition keys.

Escort van

1984 MkII Astra GTI Best car ever.

1986 Escort RS Turbo chipped up.Bought it as a write off spent six months rebuilding it.Drove it for four months then wrote it off in a river.Only insured third party since it was at the time when insurance went through the roof.It was gonna(£1200 third party only)cost nearly £2100 fully comp and i was only on £90 a week.Managed to sell the log book to a nice lad from liverpool which cut my losses in half(don`t ask).

Montego 1.6L-Needed a car in a hurry.

Sierra 1.6-Bought it from a s**** yard half burnt out,about 20 scotch locks later got the rear lights working so drove it with fire damage for three months.

Mk 4 16V Astra GTI 2.0. Alright but not as good as the older Astra.

Escort Van

Fiesta Combo Van

SURF

No posh jags/Audis/skylines/GTO`s in my list. must be due to the north south divide????

[Bogus]

Starting in 1971

Ford Zephyr 6
Austin Cambridge A55 ( floor change, quite unusual)
Mark 1 Capri 1.6
Mark 2 Capri 1.6
Renault 16 & ( 2nd Car CMk 2 Cortina)
Renault 9
Nissan Bluebird ( 910 model)
Nissan Bluebird ( U11 model)
Vauxhall Carlton & ( 2nd car was an Allegro)
Montego 1.6 ( 2nd Car and Toy MGB roadster -chrome bumper model)
Oldsmobile 98 ( 2nd car a Lada Samara)
Nissan Patrol 4.0L Petrol ( still had the Samara)
BMW 325 tourer ( OK Estate)
Jeep Wrangler 4.0L. ( 2nd Car Suzuki Vitara )
Mercedes 230E which Ive still got ( still had the suzuki)
Nissan Sunny became 2nd car
Renault Clio became 2nd Car
VW polo became 2nd car
SURF Became 2nd car
Mercedes relegated to 2nd Car status as I now cant get the wife out of the Surf so everybody uses the Surf for everything. Merc sits unloved in Garage and is second choice drive for both of us now.so
SURF is now primary mode of transport ( Merc 2nd Car)

Ive owned some serious **** and some gems, but they all have a place in my affections as they all did the job required of them and Ive never had a major repair although no doubt the SURF will spoil that by needing a head someday.

Bogus

[Doc Martin]

From the beginning

Mk 1 Escort Van (with carpet in the back!)
Mk 1 Cortina (My older brother still owes me £15 on that!)
Triumph 1850 HL
Austin Princess 2.2 (was an insurance write off, still was when I bought it!)
Datsun 180B (very nippy (no pun intended) great turning circle, but rust to hell)
Mk 3 Cortina 2000E (me & my mate in his Mk1 granada could play 'Sweeny', YOUR NICKED SON!)
BMW 525 (went on and on and on and on......)
Capri 1600 (when the BMW could no longer pass the MOT and major cash shortage)
Fiat Uno 1.4 Turbo -- nutter ba$tard (once finances increased, and went like the perverbial $hit of the shovel)
Mondeo 1.8 TD (once again major cash shortage)

Fianlly the Surf and cash shortage, but I'm happy

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Here comes my list - you HAVE been warned !!

Mk1 Ford Escort 1100 Estate - yeah the underpowered heap !
Skoda Estelle 120 LS - it does get better - I promise !
Renault 30 - very comfy but it was falling apart
Ford Escort mk 4 1400 - VERY underpowered
Hyundia Scoupe 1500 Turbo
Seat Toledo TDI SXE - wish the Surf was as frugal as this - 60mpg
Fiat Regata - need I say anymore ?
Vauxhall Carlton 1.8 - comfy but steering column fell apart !!
Ford Escort mk 3 1600 - faithful old beast !
Honda Prelude 2.2 VTI
Hippo - yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssss


Trev

ps told you it got better

[surfcarl]

not including my 10 or so bikes.....

rover 2000 tc
vw beetle
datsun 180b sss
escort estate
cavalier cd
granada 2.8 (ex police)
cavalier cd
escort xr3 i
cavalier 2000 gsi
mondeo 2.5 ghia x
sierra sapphire cosworth 4x4
surf 2.4 td
volvo v70 t5 (ex police)
discovery
rangerover classic vogue 3.9 v8
and my current surf 2.4

[Simon811]

My list of automotive crimes in no particular order:

1983 Cavalier 1.3
1983 nissan micra 1.0
1983 Astra 1.6d van
1988 Citroen BX19RD
1985 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 (and the booted one, mmmmmmm nice wheels)
1996 Ford Mondeo 1.8TD
1996 Ford Probe 2.5 V6. (despite what people say they are fantastic cars, go like stink and handle well too).

[yoshie]

Loads but this was the last one before 4x4 membership
And yes she went as well as she looks

[Apache]

In no particular order :-

Alfa Romeo 145 TS Cloverleaf - great engine and not too many Clovers about.
Honda CRX (the old shape) with that rockin Vtec!
Celica GT4 (an older shape one, G plate)
MR2 Mk1 (the proper MR2) absolutely stunning drivers car with the engine in the right place and the proper wheels driven! I miss it...
Nova GTE (ahem - less said the better)

and a few I'm too embarrassed to mention.

[B16mts]

Hi,

The joy of being a young 'un is my list isn't as long as others. Starting with the first car first:

Renault clio 1.4rt (big exhaust, big speakers, glad i've grown up now!)
Honda civic 1.6 esi vtec (another big exhaust, £2000 speakers, but the engine/alternator didn't have the guts to power them properly)
Vauxhall Carlton 2.0cd (cos it was cheap and rear wheel drive!)
Mitsubishi fto 2.0 gpx mivec (fast as f*** front wheel drive car, though still folded in half when hit by an old woman in a micra!)
Nissan Skyline r33 gts-t (finally sold! amazing car though, one day i will have an r34 gtr)

Now:

3.0td srrx 2nd gen hilux surf
Tiger supercat kit car (bought 4 years ago and still in bits sadly, will finishe it one day soon i promise!)

cheers,

Mart