This is where it began back in October 2000. Long story short I was after a 416 and the insurance was cheaper on a MK1 820 and cheaper still on a MK2 820. I spent a fortune on it then gave it my mum after buying the next one.
92 820 Si Auto Oct 2000
Paid £450 for it, spent about £1500 on it. Had a respray, all new shocks, springs, brakes, HG, alsorts.
Waste of money really. 180K when it was sold.
96 825 Sterling Auto Apr 2001
Bought this 7 months later. Back when 800's were fetching decent money. Paid £4500 for it during which time the gaskets were changed. Spent around £2K on it and sold it 7 months later.
93 820 SLi auto Oct 2001
Rustiest 800 I've owned, quickest 2L I've known. Used as a runabout.
92 820 Vitesse. Dec 2001
Only pic I have of this. It's at the back honest.
Bought for spares. Dec 2001
94 827 Sterling auto. Apr 2002
My pride and joy for 5 years. Scrapped it in July 07.
89 827 Si auto. Aug 2003
Bought off a mate at work for parts. This is from when I first got the garage I was renting.
92 820 SLi manual. Bought for parts. Dec 2003
97 825 Sterling. Bought for the seats etc. Dec 2003
Had snapped belts.
96 827 I manual. Jan 2004
Written off 3 months after I bought it. Actually miss this one.
89 827 Sterling auto. Mar 2004
Bought for £75 with a snapped cambelt by my dad. Another engine was dropped in. This pic flatters it to be honest.
93 820 Si Manual. Apr 2004
Not the car in the main pic. That was an 820 my mum owned for a short while. It's in the background. Only pic I have.
91 827 Vitesse auto. June 2004
93 820 Vitesse. June 2004
Bought it for the wheels. Still have them now.
92 825 D. Oct 2004
Done 180K when it went. Belt issues otherwise I would probably still have it now.
1991 827 Sterling manual. Mar 2005
Converted from auto at some point. Planned as a project and never finished.
94 820 Si manual. Apr 2005
Snapped cambelt, bought for parts.
1989 820 I. Apr 2005
Freebie, engine siezed up.
94 827 Coupe auto. Jun 2005
Bought for parts. Accident damaged.
91 820 Se. Jul 2005
Bought if for the boot.
Paid £25 for it.
95 820 Vitesse sport. Jul 2005
Bought for parts, Too good to have scrapped but I did. Lots of niggles but nothing seriously wrong.
92 827 Sterling auto. Aug 2005
Genuine 54K, body was poor though.
95 827 Sterling auto. Aug 2005
Paid £75 for it. My mate used and abused it for 6 months then it died. Suspected HGF.
94 827 Coupe auto. Sep 2005
91 827 Sterling auto. Nov 2005
Now owned by Rich Clements.
98 820 Si Manual. Feb 2006
Accident damaged. Bought for £50.
90 827 Vitesse Manual. May 2006
Scrapped due to rust in the sills. Was a daily car.
99 820 Vitesse. Jul 2006
Bought for project honda and then changed my mind.
89 827 Vitesse manual. Jul 2006
97 825 Sli Auto. Aug 2006
Bought for parts. HGF.
90 827 Sterling auto. Nov 2006
Current car.
91 820 Turbo.Feb 2007
Bought it to fix then decided against it. The right decision after later driving a working one.
96 827 I. Mar 2007
I was hoping it would be worth saving but wasn't. Bought for £50, scrapped for £80 and got a manual box out of it.
97 827 Sterling. Apr 2007
Exported to France from new and the re-imported.
91 827 Si manual. Jun 2007
My project.
97 820 Sli Manual. Aug 2007
Bought as a daily runner as it had LPG. Turned out to be the most troublesome 800 I've owned. LPG now removed.
Now scrapped.
94 827 Sterling Auto. Aug 2007
Fitted with LPG. Hoped it would replace the 820 above but it was a heap so I scrapped it.
97 820 Vitesse. Sep 2007
Bought for bits. Bodywork was in a bad way.
92 827 Sterling Auto. Sep 2007
Bought for £50. Best value car I've ever bought. Now being run by my dad.
95 827 Sli Auto Sep 2007
My dads old car, swapped him for the Sterling above.
91 820 Turbo "Tickford" Oct 2007 Jan 2008
92 825 SLD. Nov 2007
89 820 Se Auto. Nov 2007
Bought for parts. Snapped cambelt.
97 827 Sli Manual. Dec 2007
Another R reg 827. Apparently built to order.
91 820 Se Jan 2008
89 827 Si Oct 2008
Pic to be added yet.
