Makesy
Club Member
Maybe this thread will gain traction, maybe it won't!
Hopefully it hasn't been done before.
Essentially, I'm intrigued as to what you've all owned before. We know about the Zs, but what else have you had - The good, the bad and the ugly!
We have members who are young, and those who are young at heart, who are all brought together by our fondness of Zs and presumably other cars too.
Getting to the stage of owning a Datsun, for most, has been a journey, and like all good journeys there are high points and lows - plenty of blood, sweat and tears.
There'll be some who have owned some cracking vehicles over the years, whilst others will have purchased absolute lemons. Some cars will be feats of engineering, whilst there'll be others which should never have left the forecourt.
So, show us what you've got (or had) and let's have a laugh (or a cry)!
What inspired this?
A few years ago, I'd started to earn some decent money and decided I wanted something fun, but with 2 key requirements: Bluetooth and cruise control, to assist with the number of miles I was doing.
So I excitedly rushed to purchase a 2010 Polo GTI. Because I like VWs, and because GTIs were (obviously) very cool.
However....
It had no bluetooth.
It had no cruise control.
Additionally, the auto gearbox was HORRENDOUS, the seat killed my back (I still have problems today!) and my favourite part....
It drunk a litre of oil every 500 miles - VW claiming this was 'normal'! Pulling over on the way to work, suited and booted to top up with 10W40 was not a good look. Half asleep, I once missed the funnel a bit, pouring some oil on the block. I had to leave it smoking in the car park!
So, with (very little) regret, I moved it on a couple of years later.
Though I still think back with fond memories of the tartan pattern seats and the Tornado Red paint
I even laugh now, as I remember locking both sets of keys, my house key, phone and wallet in the boot within an hour of ownership.
You'll be missed, you little bag of spanners!
Hopefully it hasn't been done before.
Essentially, I'm intrigued as to what you've all owned before. We know about the Zs, but what else have you had - The good, the bad and the ugly!
We have members who are young, and those who are young at heart, who are all brought together by our fondness of Zs and presumably other cars too.
Getting to the stage of owning a Datsun, for most, has been a journey, and like all good journeys there are high points and lows - plenty of blood, sweat and tears.
There'll be some who have owned some cracking vehicles over the years, whilst others will have purchased absolute lemons. Some cars will be feats of engineering, whilst there'll be others which should never have left the forecourt.
So, show us what you've got (or had) and let's have a laugh (or a cry)!
What inspired this?
A few years ago, I'd started to earn some decent money and decided I wanted something fun, but with 2 key requirements: Bluetooth and cruise control, to assist with the number of miles I was doing.
So I excitedly rushed to purchase a 2010 Polo GTI. Because I like VWs, and because GTIs were (obviously) very cool.
However....
It had no bluetooth.
It had no cruise control.
Additionally, the auto gearbox was HORRENDOUS, the seat killed my back (I still have problems today!) and my favourite part....
It drunk a litre of oil every 500 miles - VW claiming this was 'normal'! Pulling over on the way to work, suited and booted to top up with 10W40 was not a good look. Half asleep, I once missed the funnel a bit, pouring some oil on the block. I had to leave it smoking in the car park!
So, with (very little) regret, I moved it on a couple of years later.
Though I still think back with fond memories of the tartan pattern seats and the Tornado Red paint
I even laugh now, as I remember locking both sets of keys, my house key, phone and wallet in the boot within an hour of ownership.
You'll be missed, you little bag of spanners!
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