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Caff's cars

Bedford HA van

photo of blue Bedford HA van
No pictures of this one, so a blown-out effect playing with a pic stolen from the web.

Austin Metro 1.0 City

photo of red BL Metro
First proper car.

Austin Metro 1.0 City X

photo of brown BL Metro
First brand new car.

Vauxhall Nova 1.3SR

photo of white Vauxhall Nova
Not very fast, not very pretty, but a bit up from the Metro.

Fiat Tipo 1.4DGT

photo of blue fiat Tipo
Showing what can be done in a small car if it's wide and upright, spacious, easy access for elderly passengers.

Citroën ZX 1.4 Avantage

photo of red Citroën ZX
Citroën moving away from quirky engineering, this one had no hydraulic suspension, conventional brakes and controls on normal stalks.

Citroën ZX 1.9D Dimension

photo of green Citroën ZX
Just to try a diesel, and a bit smarter than the last one with metallic paint.

Mazda 323 1.5LXi

photo of silver Mazda 323
Smart-looking small car.

Ford Focus Zetec 1.8

photo of blue Ford Focus
Nice to drive and quite nippy. First with air-con.

Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 Ti-VTC

photo of light blue Ford Focus
About the same spec as the last one but nowhere near as good, bigger, heavier, stodgier to drive, still competent and stayed with us for a long time.

Seat Leon SE 1.6 TDI

photo of white Seat Leon
Nippy, nice to drive; another keeper.

Renault Captur S Edition PHEV

photo of grey/black Renault Captur
The last one, PHEV completely different, fun, lots of modern gadgets too.

Car name length (m) width (m) mass (kg) kW kW/tonne max (km/h) 0..100km/h (s) constant 90km/h (l/100km)
*extra-urban (l/100km)
Blue Bedford HA van, 1977 RAM57S                
Red Austin Metro 1.0 City, 1981 JWS909X 3.40 1.55 745 33 44 137 18.5 5.3
Brown Austin Metro 1.0 City X, 1986 C478SVV 3.40 1.55 745 33 44 137 18.5 5.3
White Vauxhall Nova 1.3SR, 1988 F282TRP 3.63 1.52 777 54 69 ~167 ~12 ~5.1
Blue Fiat Tipo 1.4DGT, 1990 H124UNH 3.96 1.70 965 58 60 161 13.0 5.3
Red Citroën ZX 1.4 Avantage, 1992 K447XBH 4.06 1.96 950 53 56 167 12.4 5.9
Green Citroën ZX 1.9D Dimension, 1995 M882VGS 4.06 1.96 1031 53 51 167 12.7 4.4
Silver Mazda 323 1.5LXi, 1997 P670SRP 4.25 1.71 1124 65 58 175 11.9 6.3
Blue Ford Focus Zetec 1.8, 2000 W514LBD 4.15 1.70 1140 85 74 198 10.2 6.1
Blue Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 Ti-VTC, 2005 KU55FLL 4.34 1.84 1285 84 66 190 10.8 5.1*
White Seat Leon SE 1.6 TDI, 2013 ******* 4.26 1.82 1286 77 60 191 10.7 3.3*
Grey/black Renault Captur S Edition PHEV, 2021 ******* 4.23 1.80 1564 118 75 173 10.1  

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