How Long

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How Long

Post by MARINAMAN480 » Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:48 pm

It occurred to me today that I have had my gold mk3 saloon 19 year's now . I got it when I passed my driving test so how long have you guys owned a marina for ?

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Re: How Long

Post by balmy » Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:20 pm

On and off just over 20 years.
And I've had 5!
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Post by MarinaCoupe » Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:53 pm

9 years, just the two.
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Re: How Long

Post by JoshWard » Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:52 pm

Had Marinas since 2008 so 6 years now.

Have had 6 in that time.
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Re: How Long

Post by lock1506 » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:21 pm

I've had at least one for the last 18 years, but my van has stayed the longest. I must have had it 10 years, my current coupe about 7 and my estate has been back a year which I owned for 2 years about 10 years ago. Before these I had had a couple of saloons and a GT Coupe which I should have kept but I think it is still alive and on the road in Ireland.

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Re: How Long

Post by Martec » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:15 pm

The same car for forty-one and a half years.

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Re: How Long

Post by MARINAMAN480 » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:33 pm

wow Brian thats brilliant wonderif anyone else can top that. although i have owned mine for 19 years its been in the same family since 1979 and i remember being picked up from primary school in it.
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Re: How Long

Post by norway_triumph » Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:20 am

cant beat brian - the Marina i had the longest have "only" been around for 32 years. ... Still only 26.000 km on the clock tho !

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Re: How Long

Post by Chicken Hawk » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:07 pm

Had my current Marina 18 years but had the first 24 years ago at the age of 13..…lost count how many over the years,must be 10+

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Re: How Long

Post by Number 63 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:31 pm

29 years :wtf:
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Post by MGBV8 » Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:03 am

137 days. Feb 28th 2012 - July 15th 2012

1 x 1.3 SDL Coupe.

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Re: How Long

Post by Uncle Frank » Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:56 am

Oh dear, I may be betraying my age here but since my first in 1979 I have owned 47 Marinas in one form or another, the one I have kept the longest and still own is Doris the blue 1300 Super which I have kept within my possession since 1990, the other is the Mumford which I bought back in the 90`s, I still have a few waiting their turn in storage including a Jubilee TC, a 74 TC Coupe, a 71 1300 Saloon, and two ST Coupes (one of which is nearly finished), so 7 in all at the moment...unless anyone fancies taking one on ;)
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Re: How Long

Post by JoshWard » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:02 am

I'll have the J reg :wink: :lol:
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1936 Ford Model Y- On loan from the CCLP
1971 1.3 DL Coupe (VRU362J)
1971 1.8 SDL Coupe (CAE419J)
1971 1.8 SDL Saloon (JHC999J)
1971 1.3 SDL Coupe (CHY79K)
1971 1.3 SDL Coupe (JGC240K)
1971 1.3 SDL Saloon (OVW292K)
1971 1.8 SDL Coupe (MCU274K)
1980 Ital 1.3 HL (NPB34W)

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Re: How Long

Post by MARINAMAN480 » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:26 am

Looking forward to seeing the st coupes
Prob wouldn't be able to afford one or a mumford so just have to keep dreaming

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Re: How Long

Post by SLOW ITAL » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:48 am

Just 3.
A mk 1 1.3. saloon.
" 2 1.8 " Both gone to the scrap yard in the sky,
& Ital 2.0 " owned the longest [30yrs] Still off the road. :oops: :oops: :oops:

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