Pistonheads vehicles you don't "get"
Discussion
KarlMac said:
Porsches.
They're good looking cars and some of them are quick, but I don't understand the cult that follows them.
I'll go with that - one design for the last 50 years with minor tweeks and yet the same people who rave about how good looking the 'latest' 911 is complain that Aston is being lazy because they're starting to follow the same design route They're good looking cars and some of them are quick, but I don't understand the cult that follows them.
Really don't get all the love for Fezzas either - something you can't really drive too much otherwise they become next to impossible to sell, fragile. Meh keep 'em
The one that I don't get is the Honda S2000. Admittedly the two I've driven were both early examples with that awful snappy roll oversteer but the main attraction seems to be that engine.
Now whilst they're very nice looking in both soft and hard tops, and the gear change is a dream, but it palls very quickly for me when the major appeal of a vehicle is when it must be driven with a huge balloon above it sign written with "Me me me officer, nick ME!"
Now I get the point made above that vehicles which are schizophrenically flawed can be interesting, and the S2000 is that, but in very very short doses, basically the time taken to get from 6-9k in revs, change gear, 6-9k again, fun over.
Now whilst they're very nice looking in both soft and hard tops, and the gear change is a dream, but it palls very quickly for me when the major appeal of a vehicle is when it must be driven with a huge balloon above it sign written with "Me me me officer, nick ME!"
Now I get the point made above that vehicles which are schizophrenically flawed can be interesting, and the S2000 is that, but in very very short doses, basically the time taken to get from 6-9k in revs, change gear, 6-9k again, fun over.
zebra said:
Lotus Elise/Exige; ugly, underpowered and overrated handling. Seriously overpriced and a warm hatch will show them a clean pair of heals.g
The only time a warm hatch will come close would be rolling start in third gear.This R32 just got spit roasted https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=l81nR_eey...
Here's a bog standard 147hp N/A VX220 leaving a heavily modified skyline for dead https://youtu.be/NjB3w-j5Fns?t=3m
Edited by Boydie88 on Friday 24th July 09:37
Fast versions of family hatchbacks- Focus ST, Astra VXR etc. It's always going to be just a fwd appliance with a few go faster bits glued on. Do not get. A guy I know had a Focus ST which he though was the dogs danglies. The interior was just a sea of grey nasty fabric with some tacky fake carbon, it wasn't that fast and cost him a fortune in fuel. Lost him a fortune in depreciation. For the money it cost him he could have had a "proper" sports car. Pointless car.
heebeegeetee said:
TommoAE86 said:
heebeegeetee said:
My pal has one, it ferries his life while being fast at the same time, and it's going to cost him £6500 to use it for two years.
See that's the same as it cost me to get my Skyline from Japan, only life thing it can't ferry is long thin things from Ikea. I get the Golf R. Very good when you find yourself on an m'way, or a holiday, or carrying stuff, or as a B-road weapon. Brand new, all for less than £7k over 2 years, I think ownership of an (also excellent imo) GTi over the same period would not cost less.
I'm struggling to see what's not to 'get'.
Speaking from personal experience I'm much happier pressing a 1993 car into daily service than any of the newer cars I ran.
Boydie88 said:
zebra said:
Lotus Elise/Exige; ugly, underpowered and overrated handling. Seriously overpriced and a warm hatch will show them a clean pair of heals.g
The only time a warm hatch will come close would be rolling start in third gear.This R32 just got spit roasted https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=l81nR_eey...
Here's a bog standard 147hp N/A VX220 leaving a heavily modified skyline for dead https://youtu.be/NjB3w-j5Fns?t=3m
Edited by Boydie88 on Friday 24th July 09:37
Hot hatches in general get the thumbs down from me.
wormus said:
so roll me further bh said:
Audis, people just buy a badge. The cars look awful.
I thought they only made one car.....in white. You just choose it in small, medium or large? Boydie88 said:
zebra said:
Lotus Elise/Exige; ugly, underpowered and overrated handling. Seriously overpriced and a warm hatch will show them a clean pair of heals.g
The only time a warm hatch will come close would be rolling start in third gear.This R32 just got spit roasted https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=l81nR_eey...
SuperchargedVR6 said:
Boydie88 said:
zebra said:
Lotus Elise/Exige; ugly, underpowered and overrated handling. Seriously overpriced and a warm hatch will show them a clean pair of heals.g
The only time a warm hatch will come close would be rolling start in third gear.This R32 just got spit roasted https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=l81nR_eey...
Boydie88 said:
SuperchargedVR6 said:
Boydie88 said:
zebra said:
Lotus Elise/Exige; ugly, underpowered and overrated handling. Seriously overpriced and a warm hatch will show them a clean pair of heals.g
The only time a warm hatch will come close would be rolling start in third gear.This R32 just got spit roasted https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=l81nR_eey...
SuperchargedVR6 said:
Boydie88 said:
SuperchargedVR6 said:
Boydie88 said:
zebra said:
Lotus Elise/Exige; ugly, underpowered and overrated handling. Seriously overpriced and a warm hatch will show them a clean pair of heals.g
The only time a warm hatch will come close would be rolling start in third gear.This R32 just got spit roasted https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=l81nR_eey...
MarshPhantom said:
wormus said:
Axionknight said:
IroningMan said:
MR2 - ugly chav death trap
205GTi - noisy cocoa tin
BL Mini - hateful in every respect
You take that back!205GTi - noisy cocoa tin
BL Mini - hateful in every respect
They're shot through with rust traps and go wrong on a daily basis - and when they do so even the simplest job is guaranteed to result in blood loss.
Awful little stboxes.
People, even PH people, get their enjoyment from cars in different ways. The guy who loves a V8 powered sofa probably isn't going to understand why someone else loves a basic little sports car, but the feeling is likely to be mutual. This is why you can buy more than one kind of car.
otolith said:
People, even PH people, get their enjoyment from cars in different ways. The guy who loves a V8 powered sofa probably isn't going to understand why someone else loves a basic little sports car, but the feeling is likely to be mutual. This is why you can buy more than one kind of car.
Exactly why I have an A8 barge (petrol V8) and a Lotus Elise. Variety is the spice of life. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff