Youngsters and Elises

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:08 am

FWD 150ps TT sounded like a good plan Sanjoy, still insurance group 17 however

Post by **simon** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:02 pm

Saxo VTR would be a great choice.
I know they're driven by the max power brigade but they're great fun (and cheap) cars. Pretty much the same as a VTS/106GTi just a little slower and easier on the wallet. He'd still be able to indulge in the delights of lift-off oversteer and would be fairly easily modified if he wanted to go down that route. At 19 he should really think himself bloody lucky he can have a car of his own at all.

Post by **Shug** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:09 pm

simon wrote:Saxo VTR would be a great choice.
I know they're driven by the max power brigade but they're great fun (and cheap) cars. Pretty much the same as a VTS/106GTi just a little slower and easier on the wallet. He'd still be able to indulge in the delights of lift-off oversteer and would be fairly easily modified if he wanted to go down that route. At 19 he should really think himself bloody lucky he can have a car of his own at all.

Damn right... I was driving a clapped Fiat Panda at that age.... Remember drafting a range rover on the M80 to get the speedo to read 90 ('twas a 4 speeder too, so probably turning 14,000rpm) 5-up (two being 15st+ rugby players)

Gave it to my sister as a runabout after I'd done with it and the rear subframe totally collapsed the week after!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:10 pm

Didn't get my first car till i was 21

lucky sh*tbag.

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:17 pm

Ford Capri 2.0S for me at 18.
No furry dice tho.

Jim

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:29 pm

When I was a lad etc...

I had a 1990 Mini Cooper (still have it) he's financing it himself but I still think he should walk.

VTR, cool choice - don't think he even knows what lift-off oversteer is though Si!

jj · Post by jj » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:34 pm

As I said earlier, mint clio williams 172bhp for sale.....

woody · Post by **woody** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:37 pm

Or how about a 106 rallye - it's got the lightweight thing going on after all, and is a lot of fun for the money (and faster than a VTR).

Post by **Shug** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:39 pm

woody wrote:Or how about a 106 rallye - it's got the lightweight thing going on after all, and is a lot of fun for the money (and faster than a VTR).

If he's a pose monkey (as insinuated) I don't think windy up windows and steel wheels are gonna make him moist.... Much as I admire the wee car for it's purity.

woody · Post by **woody** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:42 pm

Shug wrote:
woody wrote:Or how about a 106 rallye - it's got the lightweight thing going on after all, and is a lot of fun for the money (and faster than a VTR).
If he's a pose monkey (as insinuated) I don't think windy up windows and steel wheels are gonna make him moist.... Much as I admire the wee car for it's purity.

should read the whole thread the next time

I had one a couple of years ago, would take it back anyday.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:04 pm

woody - off you toddle trying to market the 106 Ralleye idea as your own

tis (c) GregR 2006.

I'd still have one in my all time dream garage

Still, my dream garage would cover half of Africa...

woody · Post by **woody** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:11 pm

GregR wrote:Thinking about it, I'd tell him to get a 106 Ralleye Not too common, and those in the know know its a cracking little stripped out GTI - without the chav of a 106 quicksilver on 18 inch rims

sheit

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:14 pm

Tom wrote:Didn't get my first car till i was 21 lucky sh*tbag.

I got my first car aged 14.

Was onto my third by the time I was 17. First two cars cost £40 each, and took a lot of abuse, round a farm yard, and in some fields. S'pose better than abusing anything else around the farm

Dominic

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:25 am

That is one nice beetle! Still look like that today you think?

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:55 am

Dominic wrote:
Tom wrote:Didn't get my first car till i was 21 lucky sh*tbag.
I got my first car aged 14. Was onto my third by the time I was 17. First two cars cost £40 each, and took a lot of abuse, round a farm yard, and in some fields. S'pose better than abusing anything else around the farm

Dominic

ok, i wasn't counting cars that weren't road legal. In that case, I got my first car when I was 10. Austin Allegro 1.3 estate. Shi*ty mustard yellow, painted it gloss black

left to ed and I by an old family friend who died. Then, when 14, we bought a Yugo for £100 complete with kickass ish stereo

. think it was a 35. sweet set of wheels

used to rally them round the farms with a friend(bit younger than us) in his white escort. we were v. jealous. white escorts were wicked back then.