3 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Probably the best car I ever owned. This was reliable, super fast, built like a tank, Cruise control, sooo comfortable leather interior. Loved it !

 

 

Had a T5 estate company car one of the best cars I've ever driven.

4 hours ago, pedro01 said:

 

You never had trouble handling it? It was always rumoured to only be good in a straight line

had capris for years never had a problem with bends,

get your speed correct before the bend, get the correct gear, get the apex and accelerate out of the bend foot hard down.

 

here's my fleet now

10 hours ago, KannikaP said:

My first after passing test in 1966.

 

Had a full width front bench seat and a column shift, so rumpy pumpy in the front was easy.

I then progressed onto a 6 cylinder Velox, YTD 313. Insurance was £6 a year, fully comp!

 

 

Amazing what can trigger memories.  When I was a kid my father's younger brother had one of them, also in black, and would often bring it to our farm, where we had a good workshop, to tinker with it.  I remember my father bending over the engine once and, forgetting about that wicked curve in the front of the bonnet, suddenly straightening up and cracking the back of his head against it.  Cue cursing from my father and howls of laughter from my uncle and I.   I must have been about 10 years old and hadn't remembered this for years till I saw your photo.  God knows what happened to the car since then, but my father and uncle are no longer with us, so every memory of them is a good one.

12 hours ago, pedro01 said:

Today's addition to the family - wife's new car.

And not just a Z4 but the  full option top spec M40i one , close to 80.000 euros. Not sure how much is in Thailand with tax and everything.  What do you guys do for a living if you don't mind?

Want to make some good choices in my next life.

5 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Amazing what can trigger memories.  When I was a kid my father's younger brother had one of them, also in black, and would often bring it to our farm, where we had a good workshop, to tinker with it.  I remember my father bending over the engine once and, forgetting about that wicked curve in the front of the bonnet, suddenly straightening up and cracking the back of his head against it.  Cue cursing from my father and howls of laughter from my uncle and I.   I must have been about 10 years old and hadn't remembered this for years till I saw your photo.  God knows what happened to the car since then, but my father and uncle are no longer with us, so every memory of them is a good one.

 

My first car was an Austin Metro. 

 

You could take the thing apart and put it back together again with nothing but an adjustable spanner.

4 hours ago, anon7854 said:

And not just a Z4 but the  full option top spec M40i one , close to 80.000 euros. Not sure how much is in Thailand with tax and everything.  What do you guys do for a living if you don't mind?

Want to make some good choices in my next life.

 

No good choices here - but I have always been a nerd and so, we have a software company.

 

Nothing very exotic. And at parties - the conversation about what I do rarely raises a 2nd question. Not that I get invited to many.

21 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

My first car. The big advantage was that is was a big car and after that any other car seemed like a go-kart. ???? 

In Thailand I don't have a car and don't want a car. 99% I ride my own motorcycles and seldom I use a taxi - no hassle with parking, etc.

This was my first ride back in 1968. The MG Magnette

21 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Something I enjoyed playing with........took an old beaten up Toyota and made this for the daughter.

 

 

Very cool! I like the painted wheel wells. Do you have lights in them as well? How old is she? 

19 hours ago, josthomz said:

Hasn’t anyone here had a Reliant Robin in the past? 
 

I think it would be perfect to hear a Reliant story ????

I got a robin reliant story for you.

 

I was about 17 years old qnd a group of friends were at the park drinking a few cans of beer on a friday night when our friend Jeff and luke came aroung the corner in a robin reliant which had flames coming from the engine.

Anyway luke jumped out the passenger side without any problems but Jeff also jumped out and got his foot caught in the seatbelt

He ended up getting dragged down the road with the robin now engulfed in flames and us lot chasing it to help.

The Robin came to a stop .

Jeff managed to get away from the burning Robin.

Jeff liked to wear a muscle tshirt and levis we always called his Freddie mercury.

Funniest day of my life and scariest.

Robin was cremated. 

 

On 5/15/2021 at 9:30 AM, yeahbutif said:

What the speed limit in the hard shoulder .going the wrong way ?

 

18 hours ago, steve187 said:

the 2.8i was so fast i got where i was going before i left, i think good for about 125mph, 3.0 about 120mph,

during the 80's i drove lots of fast cars legally at very fast speeds one of the fastest was a vauxhall senator 132mph true speed.

I remember the Vauxhall senator at the time i had a Suzuki Gsxr and the police used to enjoy chasing us in those senators

2 hours ago, pedro01 said:

 

My first car was an Austin Metro. 

 

You could take the thing apart and put it back together again with nothing but an adjustable spanner.

I had one as well needed a hammer as well if i remember 

Had so much fun in this as a young man

26 minutes ago, kwak250 said:

I had one as well needed a hammer as well if i remember 

 

The correct term is 'Birmingham screwdriver'

I've only ever owned one car, a 94 Honda Accord coupe, sold it before moving to Thailand.

 

It was a good car, easy to drive, good visibility, reliable, and owned it for 2 years and sold it for close to what I paid for it, think it was about 60k THB lol. Have looked at getting a car in Thailand, but no desire to drive in BKK so never pulled the trigger.

 

 

 

Last car I owned in UK before moving here...a grey import (from Japan) Toyota Supra Twin Turbo

 

 

Pedro01 is just teasing the peasants..

 

But a real car nut won't pass on an opportunity to show off his baby.. even if it's a rather old baby.

 

Bought it new in 1981. It been in storage for 20 years, although taken out a couple of times when I was back in Canada.

 

These photos were taken the day before it last went back into storage.

 

Hope TransAm approves..

15 minutes ago, bobbin said:

Pedro01 is just teasing the peasants..

 

But a real car nut won't pass on an opportunity to show off his baby.. even if it's a rather old baby.

 

Bought it new in 1981. It been in storage for 20 years, although taken out a couple of times when I was back in Canada.

 

These photos were taken the day before it last went back into storage.

 

Hope TransAm approves..

 

You are clearly not a peasant. Lovely car.

 

Seems to me there's something stylish about the older cars posted here. Now - I don't want to turn into my Grandad and say "these modern cars are rubbish" - but you gotta admit, there's a certain grace to them.

My first one was an Opel Kadett GT/E

What a machine.

Haven't taken any photo (stupid me).

Was all white.

22 hours ago, pedro01 said:

Today's addition to the family - wife's new car.

The problem is, I have never ever seen a Thai or even foreigner driving in Thailand with the roof down.

I had a BMW640d Cabrio before moving. Would have loved to bring it over.

3 hours ago, mirage said:

Had so much fun in this as a young man

saw one for sale in Thailand on my facebook links recently

22 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Probably the most fun was this one, had a sticker in the back window "passion wagon, dont laugh your daughter could be inside"....lol

 

 

I can imagine you already with your "passion". Feet sticking out at the rear of the "wagon".

21 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Last car I owned (when living full time in the UK).

Jaguar XJR

 

 

 

 

 

Just before you left Downing Street 10

4 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

The problem is, I have never ever seen a Thai or even foreigner driving in Thailand with the roof down.

I had a BMW640d Cabrio before moving. Would have loved to bring it over.

 

Well - we can't for 5 days as the windows have been tinted and they roll down with the roof.

 

But you will see me with the roof down on Sunday mornings and in the evenings, when the wife let's me borrow it ????

 

Also - on the school runs no doubt.

 

Right now it's a bit toasty in the middle of the day.

 

52 minutes ago, Neilly said:

Last car I owned in UK before moving here...a grey import (from Japan) Toyota Supra Twin Turbo

 

 

Understand.

Grey import.

If it was red, it was a red import.

20 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

My first one was an Opel Kadett GT/E

What a machine.

Haven't taken any photo (stupid me).

Was all white.

 

My sisters boyfriend has one in green - that was a beauty.

 

Remember the Opal Mantra? That was noice.

1966 Chevrolet, 327 300 horsepower, had a lot of fun in that car wish I still had it

Just now, flexomike said:

1966 Chevrolet, 327 300 horsepower, had a lot of fun in that car wish I still had it

Must go like hell.

327300 BHP

Mine is in the shop right now as I sort of reversed it into a wall and decided to have a carbon fiber rear diffuser and a few other pimpcessories. Nothing major.

 

 

More refined than the wife's car and definitely more subtle.

8 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

Mine is in the shop right now as I sort of reversed it into a wall and decided to have a carbon fiber rear diffuser and a few other pimpcessories. Nothing major.

 

 

More refined than the wife's car and definitely more subtle.

Are you looking to adopt a son?

I'm on the market. Give me a call. Krub.

2 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

Are you looking to adopt a son?

I'm on the market. Give me a call. Krub.

 

I was more thinking of getting adopted myself to be honest...