First coupe

Hi just want to be nosie and ask when and how old was you when you got your first coupe mine was last year and I was 25 I like the coupe because I like the power of them for the age of them

I bought my coupe on the 21st May 2005 so would have been 23. Was the best car I ever owned. Has been 6 1/2 years since I sold it and still miss it

24th October 1995 - old enough to know better...

34, so bit of a late comer compared to some.

Last year, at the ripe old age of 32. My first Italian car and i've never looked back.

Brought my first coupe 10 years ago at the age of 25.

2004 at the ripe old age of 27, would have thought I'd have grown up but last year I bought my second!

Bought my coupe on 26th oct 2006.....
Birthday present from myself.
Been broke since..... Lol!

Nick

Feeling old now... 38 when mine chose me

1999 at 37 and bought my second last year.

July 2009 when i was not long turned 20.

Did any of the ones here that got there in the late 90 buy theres brand new

I'm a rookie, having only bought my first coupe in March this year as a slightly early 40th birthday present.

I got mine in Sept 2000.
It was 3, I was 32.
Back then I was a bit scared of it, and sold it to a friend in 2001, then bought it back in 2007.

Mine was a year old and came from a RAF guy, it came from Germany like many others. Forces got great deals on them.

<cough> mid 90s </cough> yup!

You don't look a day over 70!

how much did you pay brand new

Got my first Coupé in 2005, aged 28.

Went out to buy 1 litre of milk.......


.......came home with 2 litres of car.

Got mine in May 2011 for a 43rd Birthday present for myself

@fc86 - about nineteen grand.

I was 35. I had lots of good fun cars til I was 30 but had a few years in the sensible zone because of a change in job circumstances (commuting and stupid hours getting in the way). Coops got me back to car sanity.

Bought mine in 2008 when I was 25 or 26.

Bought it because I wanted something that was as quick as my turbocharged Clio 16V.

It wasn't - but it is now!

Bought my first 20vt back in 2005 when I was 23. Had it for a couple of years then made the wrong decision and sold it........until I bought an LE 6 months ago as a 30th birthday present!!!

ahem.....already past the mid-life crisis


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Purchased new (import through Germany) 2000, aged 44, still got- won't sell it!!- even though I put money into it every year and want even more power (one day!- "Boss" willing!) it is still the best value car in my garage. The others are all Italian too..

57-----spent two years rebuilding---- got no money now!! sold the house sold the wife, living in a shoe box now

IT's ALL jame5's fault ----------ink Black

Got my 20v n/a last november 2011 for 600 quid, still going strong i was 47 now 48

Bought my Sprint Blue in August 2011, aged 23. Wanted a coop for a good few years but insurance was a nightmare!
Had spent 3 weeks previously working in Spain & Portugal.
Got home, went on t'interweb at 8pm, by 12pm the next day I was driving a coop out of London!

Garage in Tottenham took it as p/ex and didn't know what it was, offered them £600 to take it out of their hands. Checked few bits, it didn't smoke, it didn't knock and the oil pressure was good. the only piece of history was a recent cambelt recipt though

Originally bought as spares for another coupe I had my eye on. With 142k I figured I best have the AA on standby as it was a 250-mile journey home... 16 months & 11,000miles later it's still going strong!
Upon inspection it was FAR too good to break, not a single piece of corrosion and good compression across all 5 (And the 2nd coupe still isn't here)
Admittedly the only thing I've had to do to it is fit a £100 2nd-hand Turbo @ 146k and take it to the MOT Test Station...

Apologies for length, probably should post in projects!

John

Age 23. Wanted one for years (been around Italian cars my whole life) but never considered it a sensible choice for my lengthy commute (though im sure it would cope with it).

Then discovered I could get one on a classic policy and it still puts a smile on my face every time i drive it.

I'm glad you posted, otherwise I would have been the oldest. Got my first Coupé at 50, now on my third and last. Lovely yellow plus.

Bought mine in February 2004 ,would have been about 31 yrs old

Bought my first coupe in October 2011 aged 32. Then another one in February 2012. Both none runners......only while i restore them.
First coupe should be finished summer 2013.

16VT early 2004, aged 22.

Bought my first coupe in 2008 when I was 18, a speed red 20v vis. As far as normally aspirated coops go, the sound this car made was unforgettable.

Now 4 years and 3 coops later (you could say, I have the bug ) I'm the proud owner of my beloved portofino 20vt....think i'll keep this one for a while im kind off in love with it

Aug 1998 at the tender age of 38. Brand new fully specced Sprinty bought with Forces discount - £12.5k And this was in the land of no speed limits on the Autobahn

The LE was announced shortly after..