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What car did you have before the S2000?

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Old May 30, 2002 | 08:14 AM
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Default What car did you have before the S2000?

Just wondered if everyones S2000 is their first real performance car or did you guys and gals sell your Porsches, Mercs, and BMWs to join the S2000 club?

I have only owned 4 cars:

Talbot Simca (painfully slow) > Toyota Camry (made me look like a dodgy mini cab driver)> Suzuki Cappuccino (bloody superb drive!) > S2000

What did everyone else have in the past?
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Old May 30, 2002 | 08:35 AM
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Fairly big list I'm afraid.....

Honda S2000
Honda Civic VTi (5 dr 1.8)
Honda Civic Esi (4 dr 1.6)
Daihatsu Charade GTti (3 dr 1.0 3 cyl turbo charaged & intercooled pocket rocket)
Rover 216 SLi
Ford Sierra (3 of them)
Vauxhall Carlton
Triumph Acclaim HLS
Ford Escort (MK II)
Ford Escort (Mk I)

That's it as far as I can remember !!

Bharat
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Old May 30, 2002 | 08:40 AM
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My little list:-

83 Ford Escort 1.3 GL (first car)
86 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 SR (say no more, usual progression)
93 Vauxhall Nova 1.4 SRi (whooo!! Injection)
92 Renault Clio 16v (most unreliable car i've owned)
91 Honda CRX VTEC (First VTEC experience)
99 Vauxhall Astra SRi (don't know what happened here,)
00 Vauxhall Astra SRi ( must of gone mental for a while!!)
00 Honda S2000 (never go back!!!)

Matt
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Old May 30, 2002 | 08:52 AM
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check out this thread

You guys don't still have the rear axle from any of your Mk1/2 escorts do you? Cos I need one.
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Old May 30, 2002 | 08:53 AM
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1983 MG Metro (which spent more time off the road than on it)
1993 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Si
1995 Vauxhall Tigra 1.6i
1999 Mazda MX5 1.8i

Yup - the S2000 will be the first truly performance car I've owned, although the MX5 has been a LOT of fun to drive.
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Old May 30, 2002 | 08:59 AM
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My 'interesting' little list in reverse order :

2001 Honda S2000
1992 VW Golf Gti
1993 VW Golf VR6
1987 SAAB 9000 Turbo
1980 SAAB 900 Turbo
1983 VW Golf Gti Mk1 (the only one that come close to the S2k)
1987 Fiat Panda 1000S
1983 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 Auto (yuk)
1973 Fiat 500L
1981 Fiat X19 (Good fun)
1988 Fiat Uno 60S
1980 Vauxhall Chevette Auto (first car)


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Old May 30, 2002 | 09:39 AM
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It's a bit boring, I'm affraid:

2002 S2000 in a week or two...
1994 Mazda 626 2.0 Supercharged Diesel
1984 Mercedes 220 D (project)
1992 Audi 80 1.9 TDi
1990 Chrysler Voyager 3.0 (auto)
1986 Peugeot 205 XL 1.4
Bikes before that

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Old May 30, 2002 | 10:30 AM
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From first to most recent:
For the past 10 years I have had a car, a truck and a motorcycle
at the same time.
1964 Ford Falcon
1967 Ford Fairlane
1973 AMC Gremlin
1971 Dodge Dart Demon
1973 Mercury Capri
1981 Honda Accord
1973 Honda CBR 350
1987 Honda CRX-Si
1985 Honda 650 Nighthawk (still own- has 49,000 miles)
1986 Nissan V6 4x4 KingCab
1990 Honda CRX-Si (still own- has 89,000 miles)
1994 Chevy S-10 4x4 Extended Cab
1995 Nissan V6 4x4 KingCab (still own- has 98,000 miles)
2002 Honda S2000
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Old May 30, 2002 | 10:36 AM
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1976 Vauxhall Chevette in metallic snot green
1976 MG BGT in Red
1997 Vauxhall Tigra 1.6i in metallic deep purple
1999 Mazda MX-5 1.8iS in red
2002 S2K in Silverstone
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Old May 30, 2002 | 10:49 AM
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In the last few years!!!!

Dec 2001 Civic type R Black (Didnt need a hatchback, gave the wife backache)

Nov 1999 MX5 Limited edt Green (Great car just not fast enough)

Aug 1998 MX5 Bronze (Great car didnt like the colour)

Feb 1996 Citroen Zx (The most unreliable car I have ever owned)
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