It's my car and I like it.

[GagaStan]

Does just about everything really rather well!

[hairnet]

13 minutes ago, GagaStan said:

Does just about everything really rather well!

@Parky some people are nuttier than you

[bezzabsa]

owned for just over 12 months, bit of a love hate thing with it...sciatica means the clutch is a pain, but 50mpg around town makes up for it...1.5Dci Tekna 80,000 miles

[Volksy]

9 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

It's rock solid, built from leftovers, roller painted ( so don't give a shit, in fact dings etc make it look more authentic old racer ) has a guestimated 170hp so enough power to have fun with.

Must say though I miss my 5.0 V8  ( in storage circa 10 years😭😭😭)desperately need it back on the road my baby since 1989😍😍😍

Has a couple of rare parts too  gen RS front spoiler & 5 Numbers matching MK3 cortina RS 4 spokes.

Many years ago, when I lived in Chapel Allerton in Leeds, There was a chap round the corner with several 2dr Cortinas, I'm sure one had a V8 fitted.

He sorted a Pinto & box for my neighbours Vauxhall Victor 101 estate which is still on the road, but down in Cornwall now. 

Wondering if you or the cars are one and the same?

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, Volksy said:

Many years ago, when I lived in Chapel Allerton in Leeds, There was a chap round the corner with several 2dr Cortinas, I'm sure one had a V8 fitted.

He sorted a Pinto & box for my neighbours Vauxhall Victor 101 estate which is still on the road, but down in Cornwall now. 

Wondering if you or the cars are one and the same?

I did a 360 in my Dad’s 2 litre Cortina just after I passed  my test. If he had had a V8, I would have introduced drifting to the UK , 20 years early.

[Matty]

3 hours ago, GagaStan said:

Does just about everything really rather well!

Very good cars.

[carlo]

3 hours ago, GagaStan said:

Does just about everything really rather well!

Is that a 2.0 automatic?  I would love one of those.

[sheffcortinacentre]

2 hours ago, Volksy said:

Many years ago, when I lived in Chapel Allerton in Leeds, There was a chap round the corner with several 2dr Cortinas, I'm sure one had a V8 fitted.

He sorted a Pinto & box for my neighbours Vauxhall Victor 101 estate which is still on the road, but down in Cornwall now. 

Wondering if you or the cars are one and the same?

No I built all mine.

[GagaStan]

9 minutes ago, carlo said:

Is that a 2.0 automatic?  I would love one of those.

2.0 16v but manual - the older XU lump which isn't the most economical (I'm getting 32mpg with mostly town driving), but the massive spread or torque makes up for it imo!

[sheffcortinacentre]

11 hours ago, High Jetter said:

A survivor 3-dr Mk 3, maybe GXL. Keep!

Both are gen 2dr GT's

[hairnet]

mo you slaaaaaaag  @Lord Sterling

cortina v8 as a daily? eep

 

[Six-cylinder]

There are cars all the car sages “know” why you have it. Then there are the cars very few people understand why you have it. Perhaps more people understand in this group the odd choices I have made than in the general classic car world.

I think top of my current cars for not being understanding why I have had it 16 years is my Citroen Visa Diesel?

[Split_Pin]

12 hours ago, TrabbieRonnie said:

  I think it's the greatest hobby you can have, as you can enjoy the fruits of your labours twice a day, every day, taking the sting out of going to work!  Every one of them has been a commuter car at some point, and to me they are all excellent examples of what motoring is all about.

Well said Ronnie!

[sheffcortinacentre]

7 hours ago, hairnet said:

mo you slaaaaaaag  @Lord Sterling

cortina v8 as a daily? eep

 

Does equivalent of 35 mpg on LPG.

Oops anyone could find that out of the really want to, 

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

There are cars all the car sages “know” why you have it. Then there are the cars very few people understand why you have it. Perhaps more people understand in this group the odd choices I have made than in the general classic car world.

I think top of my current cars for not being understanding why I have had it 16 years is my Citroen Visa Diesel?

Superb cars. They drive really nicely and go very well - the diesel is 1.8 I think. 

Very comfortable and driving such a narrow car is quite relaxing. 

50+ mpg.

Ferocious heater too!

[hairnet]

49 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

There are cars all the car sages “know” why you have it. Then there are the cars very few people understand why you have it. Perhaps more people understand in this group the odd choices I have made than in the general classic car world.

I think top of my current cars for not being understanding why I have had it 16 years is my Citroen Visa Diesel?

the insane part is not that 16 years

its you restored it

dug dug dug

gis a go

[Schaefft]

On 04/06/2025 at 16:52, Rocket88 said:

There’s more…

Oooh, Cadillac Allanté! Is this the one previously for sale that had every imaginable Allanté-new-car-trinket that the 1st owner would receive when picking it up from the Cadillac dealer? I want one of these, however even in the UK these are quite pricey.

[Dyslexic Viking]

Threads like this show how great this forum is. We like so different cars but still get along. The range of vehicles here is also great there is everything from Invacars to steam trucks to classic cars to moderns and everything in between and that also makes it interesting.

Hope this place will continue to exist for a long time to come.

[Snipes]

I know people hate on late model FWD Escorts but this little £600 Panther black beauty got me through a tough but none the less rewarding period. Everything on it worked- sunroof, Aircon, elecy windows, OG Ford CD changer in the boot.  

[Six-cylinder]

13 hours ago, hairnet said:

the insane part is not that 16 years

its you restored it

dug dug dug

gis a go

 

[hairnet]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

❤️

 

[JMotor]

It's a pile of Astra. 

Yet I like it a lot.

I will end up throwing far too much money at it's restoration. Only because I want to be driving it again. 

I'm very fond of this too.

 

[Ghosty]

[delux]

 

[andyberg]

Now my only car, first time in many years I have only had one car. It’s in danger of becoming the car I have had the longest, so far 16months ( it has 18 months and a lada riva to beat) bought from a YouTuber and I can’t ever see me getting rid. Seven years until I retire to China 🤞 and I hope this car lasts me until then. I know fellow Safrane lickers will get it, they are just special. It has niggles, or frenchness, but it always makes me happy to get in and drive. 

[Llessur]

Here are my automotive children.

The one I've had the longest is the 1977 Triumph 2500. I saved it from a breakers yard back in 2018 and made it presentable with a parts car I happened to have clogging the driveway at the time. In 2020 I set about the simple job of replacing the thrust washers to cure a bit of a crank end float but got completely and utterly carried away and the engine's been out ever since (thanks to kids and house renovations and me being distracted by other projects). I've recently picked up a good new unit so hopefully it'll be back on the road soonish.

I've had the V6 Veccy since 2020 (one of the distractions preventing the 2500 from being finished). Did some preventative maintenance at the time of purchase - timing belt, water pump, radiator, plugs, leads etc and it hasn't put a foot wrong since. I commute in it once or twice a week but it's also done some longer runs when we've needed a second car for family holidays etc. I keep thinking I should sell it to free up some space but I've become very attached to it.

The Dolomite 1850 I picked up a few months ago on a whim. It was running, driving and very solid (albeit tattier than the picture suggests) but desperately needed a new clutch. The engine and box are currently out and I'm hoping to get  the new clutch fitted and it back on the road ASAP - lest it become another 2500-style driveway ornament. I've wanted one of these since being ferried around in my grandparents' one as a kid, but absolutely did not need another project or really have space for it. Time will tell whether I bond with it enough to make it more of a keeper than the 2500.

Our daily driver is a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.4 in a charming smashing metallic brown which we bought in 2018. I had absolutely no feelings for this blandest of all cars for the first year or two of ownership, but it's really starting to grow on me now. It hasn't had a single hiccup in our ownership (other than the neighbour's daughter reversing into it, necessitating a new front bumper skin) and probably represents the very end of simple car design - no car play, buttons instead of touch screens, no lane assist or random beeping and absolutely zero options - glorious plastic blanking plates everywhere. Plus with the seats folded down it's like a small van - it'll carry 3m length of timber if I feed them into the passenger footwell . Despite being a 2.4 the engine is tiny, with ample space all around it. Now it's out of warranty I have absolutely no qualms about DIYing everything. It gets washed once a year if it's lucky, the kids have scratched it, vomited in it, there's crumbs and happy meal toys everywhere and I just don't care. I will run it until either it dies or I die (and I fully expect it to outlive me).

 

[vanmartinrooy]

While I'd love something properly old/shite, I'm currently living in a flat with limited parking which, along with a general lack of garage/money/mechanical ability, makes it a plan for the future...

 

That said, these are my current cars and I do like them both

 

 

 

 

[Rocket88]

11 hours ago, Schaefft said:

Oooh, Cadillac Allanté! Is this the one previously for sale that had every imaginable Allanté-new-car-trinket that the 1st owner would receive when picking it up from the Cadillac dealer? I want one of these, however even in the UK these are quite pricey.

It is….. and not as expensive as you might think…

[dave j]

Here is my camper, bought for £300 in 2007 and restored over the years. Still not finished but it's been used every year for camping since 2009. 

[captain_70s]

As inspiring and desirable as a damp fart in a crowded room. Rots for fun, engine riddled with design flaws, under geared, uncomfortable to drive for more than 30 mins, makes you deaf and leaves you smelling of hot oil and exhaust.

Perfect car, 10/10.

Actually a very good car, but an awful example when I got it. Completely lacking in desirability but I'd hop in it and drive to Italy in it tomorrow - It just works in a down-to-earth, old school Japanesey kind of way.