Rob84 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 My first car was a mk4 Escort 1.6 Ghia in burgundy which drank more oil then it did fuel, but that was in the days before I had a digi cam so hence no pics then came my first decent car, a mk6 escort 1.6 Zetec which I subtley modified with escort cosworth brakes, GMax suspension (-60mm), strut brace, K&N Filter and a powerflow/rage hybrid exhaust On the way in to the RSOC national day 2004 at donnington cooling off at Brunters after a track day Early in feb '05, a Kev decided to sell his car, a mk4 escort RS turbo with a 225bhp ZVH engine, coilovers, big brakes etc etc so I decided it was time to experiance my first turbo'd car... and again, but it was too unreliable and drank optimax like it was going out of fashion (circa 12mpg around town and low 20's on a long run) but when it was running it was an absolute ANIMAL and with it weighing less then 1000kg's, scared a lot of bigger cars, as the driver of a R32 GTR found upto 140+ units on stretch of tarmac somewhere when he couldnt shake me off but inevitably led to the demise of the headgasket So in july 2005, after 6 months of unreliablilty, I plumped for an old mans car... an E46 BMW 325Ci SE ready to take on the "Buttertubs pass" in north yorkshire. a road EVERYONE must drive at some point. the best road i've driven ever!! that road again.. and after 500+ miles to drive to Loch ness in jan this year The car was fantastic to own, never let me down and was a dream to own. it ticked all the right boxes apart from one... excitement. there simply was none so then after trying a friends dc2 out, I knew VTEC was for me so after a lot of searching and checking my finances, I bought my current car just over a week ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCanning Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 loved that ZVH of yours.. but the bmw was very nice aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonez Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 spot on rob!!! u have had similar cars to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Finesse Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Cant beleive how filthy the BMW was!! Did you detour via a ploughed field? ZVH looks lovely - lets have some pics with the resprayed rims! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I THINK you'll find that IF you looked at the LOGBOOK it was an XR3i with a ZVH engine matey boy............ :roll: :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 LMAO at chappers! Nice cars, especially the ZVH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_20 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 very nice cars mate my mates just got a type r he took me out the other day i dont know if it was the way he was drivin or wot but it didnt feel that fast tbh very nice inside tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) that road looks well scary! Nice looking set of cars, that zvh looks mint! Edited October 22, 2006 by sutty2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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