Car History

[Radman]

1. Fiat 850 spider LHD series 2 with 903cc engine!
2. Lancia Beta coupe 1600 twin cam sadly written off in lairy slide into a transit on a diesel slick on a wet road (honest) the week before I got married. Driving A8 still reminds me of this car.
3. Fiat X1/9 first new car, still have it but now given to wife, seriously underrated great handling car - in the dry. Too light at the front for grip in the wet.
4. Audi 80 1.9 tdi estate. Introduction to Audi ownership. Sold at 150000 miles, original clutch, exhaust and turbo.
5. Audi A6 1.9 tdi sport estate. Second new car, still used by father in law.
6. Porsche Boxster S for the weekend and the two sunny days a year.
7. BMW 520 d Touring terrible run flats and rubbish gear change, economy couldn't match the A6 and the beemer 2litre engine had to be revved to get anywhere unlike the high torque A6. What was I thinking? Got rid within 4 months.
8. A8 3.0 sport 2006, 19inch alloys, hybrid TV etc. Can't think of a better car for the frequent trips I make to Alps, averages 40mpg cruising at 85 on autoroute. If only the electrical gremlins didn't keep cropping up I couldn't think of replacing it with anything else for its all round ability.
Cheers,

Jem