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What was your first car

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col8

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What were the good things and what were the bad things about your first car?

Mine was a Vauxhall Viva HB in white with the 1157 engine.

Good thing was it was easy to work on, loads of space inside and a big boot. The paint was stove enamel and was as thick as fcuk.

Downside 47 bhp and 33 mpg if you were lucky, big hills in Devon often went into 3rd gear.
Always having to change the plugs or adjust the points to keep it running decent.



 

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Strangely enough, mine was a white Vauxhall Viva too, but the newer model then you pic col.

I passed my test with it back in 1973 and within 3 weeks of that I wrote it off after having a double blow out after going over something on the M5 north at Rae Hall interchange between West Bromwich and the M6.

Bloody shame, it was a great little car - at the time.

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