BRAVO OWNERS PREVIOUS MOTORS

[Big Al]

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I passed my test in a:

Nissan Micra 1.0

Then owned:

Black Dreg Fiat Uno 60s
then
Red Greg Fiat Uno Turbo
then
Grey Hreg Fiat Uno Turbo

Now Nreg met red Fiat Bravo 1`8HLX

Allan Brown

 

[alison]

Re: Only young

Only 22 and still on single figures here they are;
J reg Citroen zx 1.4, very comfy!
K reg Ford Ecort 1.4lx Rust Bucket but reliable!
R reg Fiat Bravo 1.4sx Want a HGT next!!!
Maybe when im 30!

 

[Dillinger]

Previous car

Only 1 car b4 my present '96 Brava 1.6 ELX:

A Toyota '91 Corolla 1.6

 

[rowan skinner]

Re: Previous car

my first car was a 1999 ford fiesta 1.6z.
Sold that for a new bravo which i now have.
Along side the bravo i have my toy car - Chevrolet Camaro 1984, v6 3.2l- just to wast money on.

Although the bravo is now going for sale around x-mass and going to be replaced with something bigger and faster - im thinking of something begining with 'L'

 

[Nigel]

Rowan!!!!

Email me a pic of the Camaro please! Top motor car, does it drive like my Jag - i.e. handles superbly in a straight line!

 

[syedtaq]

Re: Rowan!!!!

(1) Mitsu Lancer - 1980
(2) Ford Laser S 1.5 Twin Carb - 1984
(3) Ford Laser TX3 1.6 EFi - 1986
(4) Ford Laser TX3 1.8 EFi, DOHC, 16V - 1993
(5) Renault 19 1.8i - 1995
(6) Fiat Brava 1.8ELX - 1996

Regards,

Syed, MALAYSIA.

 

[7thatom]

Re: Re: Rowan!!!!

Fiat Uno 1.5ie (3door), Opel Calibra 2.0i

 

[Barakka]

Not many for me

27 and passed 2 weeks after my 17th Birthday..

Shared my mums Ford Sierra 1.8 for the first 6 months - oh how I miss rear wheel drive..

Cars of my own..
1989 Fiat Tipo 1.4 DGT - with the Digital Dash
1999 Bravo

 

[Tom]

Honda reliability for me

Previous and current cars....

Hillman imp (a flyer but everything that breaks, broke)
Ford Capri (tooooooo long a bonnet)
Renault Feugo (Fire by name,the dash caught fire!)
Ford Escort Turbo (fast, but brakes were a disaster)
Honda Prelude (nice and reliable, sad when sold)
Honda Areodeck (brill, kept it to many years)
Honda Civic Coupe (american built, but very reliable, wish I had'nt sold it)
Honda 2 seater CRX (my weekend car at present, FAB!)
Fiat Brava 1.4(working car, that is when it works, it has more leaks than the convertable CRX)

 

[Alex]

previous cars

Mini cabriolet to learn in,
Metro 1litre to write off,
vw polo Fox,
Ford ka(ck),
Bravo.current.
Also got an old mini and a metro to play with

 

[Jonathan]

Here goes

Not many for me in my 2 years of driving

k reg pug 106 xn graduate - nice car but underpowered. Oh and brakes - what brakes???

S reg bravo 1.6sx lovely car but high miles, didnt keep her long and sold her for what i paid for her.

Currently driving a lovely bravo 1.8hlx on a t plate (so its a mk 2). Low miles, perfect condition, i intend keeping this one until i finish uni!

 

[Huw T]

Re: Here goes

Vauxhall Nova 1.4SR (sad i know + i hated it)
Seat Ibiza 1.5 SXi - (May sound **** but I loved it! Very reliable, nippy and easy to run)
Fiat Bravo 1.6SX
Now looking at buying an old Lancia Beta Spyder.

Cheers

Huw

 

[Briggsy]

Re: Re: Here goes

Just A short list from me

Ford Orion 1.4L (Don't know why?)1999
Nissan Sunny 1.6 16v SLX (Crashed it)2000
Nissan Micra 1.3 SR (Not quick enough)2000
Fiat Punto GT 1.4 8v turbo (Why did I get rid of this)
Fiat Bravo 1.6 16v Trofeo (like it but not quick enough for me need more speed)

No points on licence and had no producers been driving for 3years 6months

Isn't it funny but out of all the cars I have had I got pulled once for speeding which was in the ford (the slowest of all the cars I have owned), but got let off (think copper felt sorry for me)

Briggsy

 

[Rob D]

I'm 22 now and I passed my test at 17 a couple of weeks after my birthday in a fiesta
F reg Blue Fiesta 950cc popular. F42 SVH!!
B reg Brown mini 998cc(hehehe same time as rover)
P reg White Rover 214si.
Blue Honda Civic (nice car but can't remember reg!)
K reg White Nova 1.4SR (Same time as Civic) will tell you all about the Nova later very sad story.
M reg White Mondeo 2L TDI (Dirty Ford)
X reg Red Fiat Bravo 1.6i 100sx
Factory Lotus Super 7 1.6 X flow very fast (Which will be getting a much more powerful engine before start of next season either pinto or K series but must be 200+ bhp) my aim is to be doing the quarter mile in 13ish seconds........ though it was about time to mention the 7 on the site any way and now seemed as good a time as any

I think that's all of them……………..
I like cars a lot!!!

 

[riclemus]

my list

in order:

fiat 126bis,
fiat uno 1.7 diesel (crap),
peugeot 205xs
peugeot 309 1.9d
jeep cherokee 4.0l,
subaru legacy 2.2
bravo 1.8hlx (crashed)
bravo HGT 147

quite a few in only 3 years.

riclemus

 

[gcol]

Re: Re: BRAVO OWNERS PREVIOUS MOTORS

1990 rover metro
197? chevette (whilst metro being fixed)
1989 golf gti
1985 metro (whilst looking for new car)
1972 TR6
1988 reanult 11
1995 honda cbr600
1997 astra 2.0
1996 kawasaki zzr1100
1991 bmw535i sport
currently 1998 gilera runner 180 (nutters scooter)
currently 1998 hgt

I'm 27 btw,
Cheers,

 

[John Revell]

Before the Bravo...

Passed test in 1988 at 18 (older than Nigel!) Since then owned in orderd of ownership:-

'Y' Panda 45
'D' Uno 60S 3 door in yukky beige
'E' Uno 70SX
'G' Tempra 1.6SX
'J' Tempra 1.8ie SX (same colour as the 1.6 so no one even knew I'd changed cars)
'J' Tipo 2.0ie 16v Sedicivalvole - possibly the most fun car I've owned. Mettalic Shiraz Red, fully colour coded, optional Recaro seats
'N' Tempra 1.6ie S
'K' Lancia Dedra 1.6ie
'F' Fiat X1/9 Gran Finale
'M' Fiat Tipo Liberty (air con and Alcantara interior)
'H' Fiat Tempra 1.6S
'R' Fiat Marea 2.0 HLX (+air con)
'V' Fiat Seicento Sporting
'W' Alfa Romeo 166 3.0V6 - awesome alfa red with red leather, red carpets, sat nav etc (current)
'X' Fiat Bravo 155HGT with leather interior (current)

Average mileage 22k per year, highest mileage cars the X1/9 and 'H' plate Tempra both sold with over 115k on the clock.

The only breakdowns ever experienced were in the 'H' reg Tempra (lambda sensor) and the 'J' reg Tempra were the alarm waterlogged during heavy rain/spray and killed the engine. Once it dried out off we went

So, overall very happy with our Italian cars.

 

[exrovermech]

before the brava

if m/cycles count as first vehicles
Triumph tigercub 200cc yr of manufacture 1960
" " " " " " 1965
" tiger t100t daytona 500cc new 1967
Austin 850 mini manufacture 1960 bought 1969
Triumph 1.6 t.c vitesse 1963 bought in 1969.
" m/cycle new daytona " " 1971 stolen when 2 wks old purchased new daytona later that same year with insurance payout.
1973 Austin 1100(1971) 1975 a 1973 Austin maxi 1750.
Later in 75 purchased another bike new Triumph trident 750cc. 1976 a 1973 Austin 1750 maxi.
1978 bought a 1972 Austin 1300 gt. 1980 a 1970 mini
clubman estate. 1981 a 1973 1300 estate. 1982 bought a morris 1.8 marina estate 1987 bought a 1983 cavalier
1.8 sri i sold the cav in 96 did'nt have a car then till may 2000 a 1989 1.4 ford orion. present car Fiat brava 1997 100sx 16v bought 04/02. Although i'v left myself open to all the age comment's i'll just ignore
them lol.

exrovermech

 

[Gaz]

Re: before the brava

Seeing as everyone else has had a go, may as well add myself to the list. Cars that I have owned:

1988 Fiat Panda 1000CL - Owned for 10 months in 1997 - Very slow, very crap but never let me down.

1993 Rover 220GTi - Owned for 9 months until someone T-boned me - Very fast car but unreliable as hell.

1998 Fiat Bravo 1.6SX - Ink Black - crap interior but still the best Bravo engine combining good performance with good fuel economy and a sweet sound.

1999 Fiat Bravo 115HLX - Heraldic Blue - Looks good, engine is refined but performance disappointing on the whole.
also
2002 Renault Clio 172 - Black - Very fast in a straight line, interior not bad, but crap cornering and every muppet has one now.

Both the above are being sold to make way for my Alfa GTA....once Alfa give me a delivery date!!

 

[Si]

Re: Re: before the brava

(1)1994 Renault 5 1.4 Campus Prima owned for 4 months
(2)1992 Peugeot 106 1.4 (100bhp) XSI owned for 2 1/2 years
(3)1997 Fiat Bravo 147 HGT owned for 9 months