[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Starting with car learnt to drive in but never owned myself, morris minor, had been
my grandfather's and my mum took it over on his passing. We had it refurbished
in early 80s by a firm that came with good credentials but messed it up, seems they
should have stuck to imps... later found a moggy place but writing was on wall.

Second car I learnt to drive in, the moggy's replacement a mk2 escort estate as at
time was a better long distance car., the moggy went for £200 in 1984! The Escort
was first car I drove on road, on 17th birthday drove from Bridlington to M62. The
Moggy was driven on private roads, training grounds and quiet cough industrial
estates.

Third in at time didn't own was auto Maestro which led to me buying my first
car as needed a manual, and why pay for lessons when can plough into own car.
So a further mk 2 escort estate aquired, this one an earlier one but as ex MoD
was on Y reg suffix. Got me through test second time round just before 18th
birthday.

So liking Escorts along came a 1.3 4 door ghia, which was very proud of.

Having bought a caravan and the escort not big enough took over Mum's Auto
Maestro as she got another one few years younger.

Moment of madness saw me jumping in and buying a Range Rover Classic which
was a dog and a half, much welding later to rear chassis, and sills was a runner
but had to go when bought a house and couldnt justify 2 money pits!

Having married the car ownership shared, my Mrs had a Fiat 127 which for a 1050cc
was quite a buzzy thing but didn't like starting in damp weather.

We then bought a 2 litre Sierra 5 door, though it steadily rusted away, our mechanic
sourced a new shell and switched the running gear over.

The rebuilt Sierra tried to argue with a supertram so was was written off, the car that
is so along came a late model Sierra 1.8LX, lovely car and almost as zippy as the 2L.

Next came a Daewoo Nubira estate 2L which was our first with injection, lovely
reliable motor even if lacked personality, never failed us and was very torquey, could
start in 3rd....

First Nissan was a P reg mk2 5 door Terrano, which we loved, traded in after was
written off and bought back for the Patrol which was our modern money pit. An
amazing truck for space but someone had definitely been messing with the early
ZD motor, cost us an engine rebuild and still was not right, let us down towing the
twin axle caravan over Woodhead, and an expensive tow home as highlighted the
breakdown cover hadnt renewed properly. With Trol back in garage what to do, well
how about another 2.7 Terrano?

So trade Trol for a 52 plate T2 which as they do never let us down really either,
certainly never found on back of a tow truck.

3 years ago offered a 3L T2, well vowed never to have another ZD after Trol but
realised the early issues were fixed and sure enough its been great. As per other
thread got to think about its replacement at some point.