Cars not guns

I haven't had the most amazing cars but I'd think myself as lucky considering what I have had and I'm still only 20  :D

First car was this machine:

MK6 Fiesta 1.25 Petrol + ST170 alloys cos I love em

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Then decided I needed MORE POWER for my second car and at the age of just about 19 got myself into a lil' bit of financial trouble because I got an '04 Audi A3 3.2 V6 DSG which I still love to this day but I didn't love the repair bills or insurance cost

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After I finally decided to move on from that expensive chapter I sold the Audi and got a BMW E46 325Ci

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(The V10 badge you see on the left side of this photo is my old man's S6 Avant 5.2 V10 - where I got the inspiration for my Audi from so I blame him for that little hiccup  :P )

I originally planned on making the E46 into a project type car so along with that I bought a little run about MK4 1.9 GTTDI Golf which I LOVED just because of how much I didn't care about it, it was the care free driving in terms of the "oh what's that noise? eh i don't know *turns up radio and continues*" type of attitude I could adopt whilst driving it as it barely cost me £500 and saved me A TON on fuel coming from my petrol past. Unfortunately  my little diesel beater died after about a year or so of driving. Well, I say died but it was more the fact there was a hideous grinding noise coming from somewhere under the bonnet and that mixed with the "STOP" warnings on the dash after a week or two was a good enough hint to say maybe it was time for her to go  :lol:  

Plus the £100 I got for scrapping it went towards my AEG so can't complain!

A moments silence...

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Now I'm fully insured on the BMW so I daily that which is a bit more pleasant to drive, MOT in about a week though so we'll see if she's still running as well as ever  :lol:

And just another bit cos I thought you guys might appreciate this...

I was in Sweden visiting one of my mates there and he got his uncle to drive to his house so I could see this old beauty. My absolute dream garage queen and let me ride shotgun for a few laps around town in it! :D

Without a doubt one of the best days of my car guy life  :D

This is a photo I got of it on the dockside during sunset (little bit of colour correction to make it a bit more vivid)

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I love my car. Smooth to drive, great for long distances, and if you put it in Sports mode and activate kickdown it has a beastly acceleration. But it does have a low part of the roof above the door that's easy to whack your head on if you're not careful. Evidenced below, after a moment of aforementioned cranial contact. Also, not the best ride to try and get down the bumpy dirt tracks at airsoft sites. Also has a tendency to decide to emergency stop without warning - usually when something blows in front of one of the sensors and it think's I'm about to crash at 40mph into.... a leaf. ?

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BibbsOnTour said:
I feel your pain!

My BMW isn't lowered or anything, just on standard M-Sport springs but getting it down the lane to Skirmish Billericay is a slow process :lol:
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This one's fitted with very soft springs, one of the reasons we chose it. Haven't been to Billericay, but Coms Site in Banbury is a nightmare to try and get down.

 
That’s nothing compared to Harmer Green.

 
AshOnSnow said:
This one's fitted with very soft springs, one of the reasons we chose it. Haven't been to Billericay, but Coms Site in Banbury is a nightmare to try and get down.
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The sportier springs in mine are a killer on your back if you don't take care! First time I went down their in it when I got out the car I felt like id already done a few games running about cos my back was pretty rough ?

Prisce said:
That’s nothing compared to Harmer Green.
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I'll make a note that if I go to either of these sites to get a mate to take me instead ?

 
Oh I know, but that track was deadly. I have a 4x4 and it was worse than some trials I have been too!

AshOnSnow said:
Harmer Green is RIP now.

but in other news, I do have my eyes on a new car for track conversion. Counting the pennies and weighing it up...
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