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just watched this on bbc1, music and cars of my youth," fire up the quattro" if only i knew then what i know now it would be a GT3RS in the garage, well you gotta dream ? haven't you ?

At 19 I worked in a VW Audi garage I had lots of fun in MK1GTI and even got to drive the first Corrado in Cleverland but the best day I had was driving the red short wheel base wide arched Audi Quattro, still one of those drives I will never forget. It was a limited edition run for homologation into motor sport. Later I got to see an even rarer beast, the last Quattro built the 20 valve but in the old square shell. So rare a car that there was one demo car that came from Germany for a local guy to test drive before he bought one. At 60 grand you couldn’t blame him to try before you buy. The top sales man took the car home on the night and it went of his drive. The local police saw an Audi 80 driving around Eston with Quattro sport seats in it. They followed the car home and found the car in their garage half striped with every panel scratched and dented. The car was left in a corner of the garage at the dealership until it was put on a transporter and took back to the factory to be rebuilt

80's cars I've owned in order. Not proud of some of them to be honest, but I was young.

Austin Maxi HL (bought because the rear seats fold into the hatch to make a bed)
Vauxhall Chevette x 2
Ford Capri Calypso 2.8 (look alike)
VW MK2 Golf
Seat Ibiza Brio (System Porsche)
VW MK2 Jetta
BMW 316

In the 80s I couldn't drive anything except my right hand

I only drove one car in the 80s, but it was a Marcos, on a drag strip.

Lets see in the 80's a

Datsun 100A F11
Ford fester 950 Pop
FSO 125P Estate in Beige
2x Cav 1.6 L/GL

Got divorced

2.8i Capri (160bhp)
MG Montego
Hond Prelude GSI (160bhp) Bought this one twice
Cav SRI
Citroen BX GTI 16V (160bhp)

Into the 90s

Suzuki Swift GTi (100bhp 1.3 no weight)
Honda CRX VTI (1.6 160bhp Vtec)
Renault Megane Coupe 2.0 16 (Clio Williams Engine and Box)

Not forgetting

81 Kawasaki GPz 550
83 Kawasaki GPz 1100 UniTrak (sold for new kitchen)
88 Yamaha FZ 750 Loctite Rep
94 Yamaha TDM 850 (somthing sensible to try and slow down)
96 Yamaha FZR 1000 Thunderace
98 Yamaha R1

When you write it down you can see where all my money went!

was your right hand called palmela handerson ?

I can beat the FSO. Had a 120 Skoda! With only 2 gears. 3rd & 4th
It all started with a Mini Cooper S. (Proper one) But I rolled it up the side of Haweswater. Went through some real sheds while I saved up enough to reshell it. It was all a waste of time because when I finished the job I couldn't get insurance!
Worse than that I even ran a Kia Pride for a while. Only good thing is I learned a lot & made enough money selling it to get out all the money I spent doing it up! Blew most of my grant on that. Had to use the library a lot.

I had a lada samara.

I'd keep quiet about that if I were you Gordon. Mind you I started off with a bright metallic green Allegro

had one of those in Hblock brown.

and a capri sorry 2 capris
and an Audi gt5s wonderfull car, got written of by "joyriders" in slough, have often wondered if they should just have been called "riders", as Slough is joyless.
and a xr3
and a couple of fiestas
and a 2ltr box shaped granada
2 scorpio shaped ones
a couple of minis
3 sierras
a citroen

In the 80s I had:

Austin Maxi 1750 - my first car given to me by my Dad, and broke down after 3 miles!
Ford Escort 1.3GL - unreliable, virtually every major part of engine replaced apart from block
Suzuki Swift GTI - fantastic car, 100 hp 1.3 engine in low weight car, embarassed many a BMW! and ultra reliable.

Stared '80s with a Sunbeam Stilleto then a Renault 4...

Then company cars:

Sunbeam Alpine
Ford Cortina 1600
Austin Montego
Vauxhall Cavaliers x 2

Personal transport:

Volvo 245
Samba

Then University and shoe leather...

OK, I never actually past my test untill 1990 but have had a couple of 80s cars:

Fading lemon yellow Vauxhall Chevette 1.3 - 1st car. Had to carry a hammer with me to thump the starter motor. I did a top end overhaul.
W reg mark one Golf 1.1 - Great car. Great handling with tear drop alloys.
A reg mark II Golf 1.3 - also a great car, did it up to look like a GTI.
F reg Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 - not bad.