Smit

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Seems a bit of a milestone

Here it was on 20th January 2001 the night i picked it up



and today (20th January 2011) as went out for a spin and stopped for lunch



Bored of it? Not really.

Maybe time for an Imola Red E46 M3 with a bit of saving, we'll see how it goes.

Anybody owned one longer?

Retro Al

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Thats good going there smit,ive never owned a car that long normaly get bored after a few years

Rod-Tarry

Yes!! July 11th 1996 so pushing 15 years.

Dlatch!

most i have ever owned a car for is 3 years i think
usually get bored and fancy a change by then

smit

cossie is looking good still though so i say keep it

jason_nike

Bought my Sapphire 6th August 2001.
Never regretted owning it, probably never sell it either

massivewangers

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I must say, if I'd owned it for ten years, I think selling it would be a bit tricky.

Think it's something you might regret later!

t16coupe

got the pf mag feature to this car great story about u thought of giveing up when the box gave out great motor was only reading the mag it was in the other week

Turbosimpsons

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My RS500. 09/06/1990 over 20 yrs

vroooom ptssssh

7 years end of this month for me & my Series1.

Don't know why, but I always thought yours was a 2 wheeler!

turbochild

never owned a car much over 2 year

Staffi

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I'll have owned the 3dr for 2yrs in 3months time...

Gary F

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I've owned my Escort for over five year now.

tosh

I have had mine since 1991 same color, I took a 5 grand loan out last summer to add to the sale of mine to go down the M3 route.

Yes the money is still siting in the bank I couldn't bring myself to do it

RS Grant

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^^^ ....this is the most spectacular bit of info on this thread.

Smittybear, would you just stick the Saph in the garage if you got an Imola M3.. because like someone said above, it'll be real tough to let go of after all that time mate.


Cheers,
Grant

andy escos

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so far your all a bunch of amateurs i have owned my mk2 escort for 24 years

or does that make me sad

rsmark86

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i struggle to keep a car at all i get bored so quick lol

think the lonest car i had was 2yrs and the longest rs ive had was 13months and it was a project lol

Albino Deano

Also had my saph 10 years this march and was my brothers b4 me for 4 years 14 years in the family.

Twins

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Had the escort 16 years now

dave_s2_rst

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16months, judging by this thread I best get out while I can lol

Staffi

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cabrio zo

Can't believe it Smit! Where's the time gone.

neil andeRSon

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Come the 21st of April i'll have had mine for 10yr's.

MAD Ade

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I've had my old girl coming upto 16 years, still smile as wide when I drive it now as I did when I first bought it

Cheers,

Ade.

david 100

Got my 3 door June 1988

Lambchop

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Woah Smit that's ages!

I bought my 3 dr in May 01, sold feb 02, bought back oct 08.

Can't imagine what it'd be like having had it all along!

Smit

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After owning it for 10yrs now it's kinda become a part of me!

But i'm always thinking is it time to move on...........

And how difficult it would be putting it up for sale!

paceo

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had my fiesta rs turbo for 8 years now!

KSA-Cossie

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Had my saph 6 yrs

2wd

Hi ... I got my Saph 22/12-1995 ... kind of a X-mas present to myself ... ... so have now passed 15 year mark, and hoping to keep it for loooong time

Rsmat

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Well done Smit mate.

Moonstone Steve.

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Had mine for 10yrs this may.

Steve

Karl 3dr

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Had mine 7 years in feb

Karl

Fil

So what did you pay for it back then?


Still looking good tho

Cilly-jey

had mine 5 months and love it, even thow it is costing me on avarige Ł1000 a month to take it from standard to stage 3 and now 2 stage 4. love it well done with 10 years thats mint

Smit

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i Paid Ł6100 for it, had a stage 2 Collins chips and 355 injectors with 85k on the clock. I had to rollered the next week and made 302 @15lb boost. only had a T3 so went really really well

So ten years later she now has a low comp engine 7.8:1 Harvey Engine, Bernie Gearbox, Tommy Field T34 Turbo, Compomotive Wheels, GGR Shafts, Avo suspension and Ap brakes.

Glad i upgraded properly, mainly thanks to Mike Rainbird

The car has now covered 130 so 45k miles in ten years ain't bad

rog

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I must've bought mine just after yours SMIT, in March it'll be 10 years.
Not sure what I'm gonna do with it TBH, never have time to get near it and I think it's probably done about 300 miles in the last 5 years.
Just boutght a new house and move in 3 weeks so after about another 6 months I might actually get the car over and do something with it, but I'm not making any promises. It probably needs about Ł400 to get it up and through an MOT, but I'm happy pottering about detailing the M5 in my spare time, how times change.

Mike1

Nice work Smit - nice to see some enthusiasm for them and a well looked after example

Had mine 12 years and no intention to sell it .

It's the Ford that beat the best M3 ever made ( according to most M3 comparisons )

AJC

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My god!!! That's a first pete!


Owned my escort 5 years

Mike Kerbey

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I've only been driving for 5 and a half years, had my sierra for 4 years. Just goes to show how old you all are lol

rog

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Lol you say that now, I bought mine when I was 21, I'll be 32 this year and still got it.