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My first car was a maroon 3 door Ford Fiesta Mk3, with the old 1.1 litre engine first used in the Ford Anglia.

I paid £245 for her on Ebay. She was quite tidy, had been fairly well cared for, and I loved her - yes, "her" - I called Lexie (as she was an LX1.1).

She wasn't a performance car, but we all fitted in (me, wife, and 2 kids), and she carried us about well enough. She needed a bit of work with the gears when visiting my parents in the Yorkshire Dales. She was fairly reliable - the old engine was simplistic, the only fault I encountered was a broken thermostat, which cost me £2 to replace from a scrapyard!

She was never referred to as "the car", she was always "Lexie". She was one of the family. I was really sad when I sold her - we wanted a bigger car, as my eldest daughter was cramped, and we often wanted more space in the boot. I sold her to a friend at work - who promptly gouged half the side off trying to park her in a garage!

I bought a Mondeo... it lasted a year before the engine management computer comitted suicide. Replacing it would have cost more than the car was worth. I bought a Punto after that. It rusted into oblivion. I now have an Escort Estate - Meg. It's nice... but despite the name, it's still "the car"...

If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to pay someone to find Lexie, and have her restored!
She's got a space reserved in my garage, next to the Aston Martin...

Lovely post.

>>>If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to pay someone to find Lexie, and have her restored!

Good luck with that

>>>She's got a space reserved in my garage, next to the Aston Martin...

LOL

heeeeeeeeeeeey...



did you know

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/D/duttonspecial/dutton.html

that your Lexie has this interesting bit to her family history?

Those are !

I'd have to buy a Fiesta I didn't know, though - I'd never do that to my Lexie!!