Just thought i'd do a quick introduction
So, my names Iain and i live in Bournemouth on the south coast, originally from London.
Love it down here.I work in IT and to be fair its an ok job which
pays the bills.Car history for me is quite limited, passed my test at 17 but didn't get my first car till i was about 25
I started off in a 1991 1.4 civic GL. 40K on the clock. Awesome little car.After six months or so i moved onto my first Celica as i've always had a soft spot for the Gen6 since the days of Sega rally.
1996 1.8st
Bit of a dog to be honest, i rushed into buying it and ended up replacing most of it over the following months
(brakes, handbrake, clutch, belts,etc etc and eventually the engine) Nicked name the car "new car in old suit". Bit of a fail there on my part.After a year of the 1.8 i moved onto to a 94 GT
(UK).
Lightly modified by the previous owner, including TRD kit, she was a much better purchase than my first one
I've enjoyed this car and have done my best to keep her in tip top mechanical shape, although my garage has shafted me a few times. The only thing i don't like about this car is the paint work (showing its age) but otherwise it rocks.After nearly 2 years of the GT I decided to make the final step
I purchased a 1994 Celica GT-Four WRC in 2011.
Pretty much stock (alloys/exhaust/induction/samco hoses) and in good shape. Fell for this car big time, and proceeded to care for it to no end. Spent a small fortune on it keeping it serviced and replacing bits etc making sure there'd be no issue with it.This is how she looked when she went
Unfortunately, money went wrong for me.
Changes where made to bonuses at work (they were removed) and I was suddenly £400 a month down. Then I got married, which ate even more into what money I had. Long story short, before I got into too much financial difficulty I had to sell the Four. Very upsetting seeing her go, but with the wedding now past and paid for, I have a bit more breathing space to sort myself out. I could have kept the Four and struggled on but I decided now was the time to sort myself out. Here's the sale AD just for info and those curious to what I did to the old girl http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C437959
But, I can' be without wheels in my life, so I found my current car.
Its a 1995 Rev3 T-Bar.
UK car with (just ticked over) 88k on the clocks. Very good nick inside and out. Only mods being Apexi lsprings and the OZ alloys. Nice and fun and enjoying it so far, but do miss the noises the Four used to make.
Will not be doing too much to this one.
It was a little bit more coslt than I wanted to pay ut, but its just had the Clutch and Belts done, and a new MOT so it works out well. Just going to enjoy it really whilst I sort my self out
Cheers
