Favorite car you've owned ........ and why?
Discussion
My L-reg white VX Cavalier 1.7TD. Put some lowered springs & a set of 16's on it & it just seemed to glide round corners no matter what speed.
I know that sounds rubbish, crappy old cavalier with 16's on it, but I've never had a car before or since that handled anything like it.
L918 VYS - I wonder where it is now.
I know that sounds rubbish, crappy old cavalier with 16's on it, but I've never had a car before or since that handled anything like it.
L918 VYS - I wonder where it is now.
oobster said:
My L-reg white VX Cavalier 1.7TD. Put some lowered springs & a set of 16's on it & it just seemed to glide round corners no matter what speed.
I know that sounds rubbish, crappy old cavalier with 16's on it, but I've never had a car before or since that handled anything like it.
L918 VYS - I wonder where it is now.
Car heaven? I know that sounds rubbish, crappy old cavalier with 16's on it, but I've never had a car before or since that handled anything like it.
L918 VYS - I wonder where it is now.
it may turn out to be my TVR Chim but I have not owned it long enough yet to tell.
Up to now probably my MX-5, yes I know.. but..it looks so right, shiney black panit, good wheels etc, it is watertight, it sounds really nice in a '60s Elan kind of way, it handles so well and is just so predictable on the limit, how anyone spins one is beyond me, I can be Ari V. on any roundabout
it does so much so well and for so little, my wife has had a back op and suffers when she drives it now so it may have to go and it will be a dark day if it happens, I have had some very, very nice cars but this one has a special place in my heart, I hope the TVR does it all as well or better!
Up to now probably my MX-5, yes I know.. but..it looks so right, shiney black panit, good wheels etc, it is watertight, it sounds really nice in a '60s Elan kind of way, it handles so well and is just so predictable on the limit, how anyone spins one is beyond me, I can be Ari V. on any roundabout
it does so much so well and for so little, my wife has had a back op and suffers when she drives it now so it may have to go and it will be a dark day if it happens, I have had some very, very nice cars but this one has a special place in my heart, I hope the TVR does it all as well or better!I remember the excitement of getting my first car in 1978, a £200 MK2 Cortina 1300. In the past I've had an E46 M3, an SL500, a Carrera 4 and a DB9 at the moment and I wasnt anywhere near as excited as I was at getting any of these as I was my first car. So I guess that makes a MK2 1300 Cortina my favourite car
My Griffith. Everyone should own one, at one time or another. I swapped the TVR habit for an order-of-magnitude hike in the stupid expense stakes with the planes, but there are days I miss the Griff - at least the sod never failed to start, which is more than can be said for the Pitts recently.
Tough one, but its between a H plate Cavalier GSi and an a W plate E39 M5.
I think the M5 takes it. I owned it when I was 28 was considered a bit of an "old mans car" by my mates. At the time, I was doing a lot of long runs in it 3-400 miles at a time sometimes, and I can honestly say I cant think of a car I'd rather have owned. It was far from an old mans car. It was stealthy (Silverstone Blue). It was OK around town, but show it a Motorway and it was nothing short of superb.
The GSi was a car I wanted when they were still relatively unknown. All my mates at the time were buying XR3i's, RS Turbos, R5GTT's etc...and I plumped for the GSi. No one knew what it was all about and with the exception of torque steer, it was a superb car!
Sadly, the image was spoiled years later, so I'd go with the M5 as the winner. Its now something of a legend and I'd have one again in a heartbeat.
I think the M5 takes it. I owned it when I was 28 was considered a bit of an "old mans car" by my mates. At the time, I was doing a lot of long runs in it 3-400 miles at a time sometimes, and I can honestly say I cant think of a car I'd rather have owned. It was far from an old mans car. It was stealthy (Silverstone Blue). It was OK around town, but show it a Motorway and it was nothing short of superb.
The GSi was a car I wanted when they were still relatively unknown. All my mates at the time were buying XR3i's, RS Turbos, R5GTT's etc...and I plumped for the GSi. No one knew what it was all about and with the exception of torque steer, it was a superb car!
Sadly, the image was spoiled years later, so I'd go with the M5 as the winner. Its now something of a legend and I'd have one again in a heartbeat.
changingman said:
I remember the excitement of getting my first car in 1978, a £200 MK2 Cortina 1300. In the past I've had an E46 M3, an SL500, a Carrera 4 and a DB9 at the moment and I wasnt anywhere near as excited as I was at getting any of these as I was my first car. So I guess that makes a MK2 1300 Cortina my favourite car
I'm of similar thought.....should in my case be my current M5 or a Renault 19 16v I used to adore...but no...it's the Hyundai Pony my late mum gave to me when I'd passed my test 7 months into my 17th birthday...i used it for college and all sorts and I'll never forget it...
Toss up between my Mini and Chimaera. Both because they put a flip-top-head size grin on my face whenever I drive them (very therapeutic with the Mini as it is my daily driver). They both sound very 
and they both don't have any silly extras like traction control, ABS or airbags. 
Just fab
Trace
and they both don't have any silly extras like traction control, ABS or airbags. Just fab
Trace
Is, and probably always will be, my first car - Austin Mini Mayfair 1000. C70 EBA.
It was great fun to drive - you could have loads of fun at low speed. I miss that hugely in my current modern fast car.
It had great character (broke down a lot). It taught me a lot about car maintenance. I tuned it as much as I could afford to. It was individual.
Perhaps more important than the nuts and bolts of it was what that car symbolised. I owned it at a turning point in my life from A levels to the end of uni. Newfound independence. New experiences. C70 EBA was a factor in all of it.
I loved that car. Happy memories.
It was great fun to drive - you could have loads of fun at low speed. I miss that hugely in my current modern fast car.
It had great character (broke down a lot). It taught me a lot about car maintenance. I tuned it as much as I could afford to. It was individual.
Perhaps more important than the nuts and bolts of it was what that car symbolised. I owned it at a turning point in my life from A levels to the end of uni. Newfound independence. New experiences. C70 EBA was a factor in all of it.
I loved that car. Happy memories.
Steamer said:
Hot on the tail of your MR2, another Toyota vote:
It was just.... great!
Very Reliable
Cheap to run
Bit of a barge
Flip up headlights!
Same here, best car I ever owned. Bought it at a year old and several years later with 95k miles on the clock, all it had go wrong was a headlight bulb and a battery.It was just.... great!
Very Reliable
Cheap to run
Bit of a barge
Flip up headlights!
Now have a 2002 gen7 example and it has proved to be a cracking motor to, but my 1986 GT brought me many happy times.
oobster said:
My L-reg white VX Cavalier 1.7TD. Put some lowered springs & a set of 16's on it & it just seemed to glide round corners no matter what speed.
I know that sounds rubbish, crappy old cavalier with 16's on it, but I've never had a car before or since that handled anything like it.
L918 VYS - I wonder where it is now.
I too had a white L reg Cav TD 1.7. Great cars, great engine. Sold mine three years ago with about 160k on the clock and I know it's still being used.I know that sounds rubbish, crappy old cavalier with 16's on it, but I've never had a car before or since that handled anything like it.
L918 VYS - I wonder where it is now.
The favourite was probably my Caterham 7, though the Boxster S is catching up quickly.
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