How many of you love the car you drive?
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McSam said:
I love mine.
Both a 190bhp straight-six rear-drive plaything, and a very well specced, comfortable and respectable saloon. Just as happy wagging its tail being hammered around Scottish backroads as it is doing a peaceful and relaxed 35mpg on the way up there.
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Will second that, except change the 190bhp for 220bhp and saloon for estate. Both a 190bhp straight-six rear-drive plaything, and a very well specced, comfortable and respectable saloon. Just as happy wagging its tail being hammered around Scottish backroads as it is doing a peaceful and relaxed 35mpg on the way up there.
Keeper
Love mine even more now it's louder, lairier and absolutely excellent fun on a B-road.
I've loved all of my main cars. I've only had 3 not counting the s
tboxes I've bought for peanuts.
My last car I felt like I'd lost a best mate when I left the pub one night to see an S2000 had tried to mate with it, writing it off. My current car (Alfa 159) I would call a love/hate relationship. We have had a few arguments. ($$$)
tboxes I've bought for peanuts.My last car I felt like I'd lost a best mate when I left the pub one night to see an S2000 had tried to mate with it, writing it off. My current car (Alfa 159) I would call a love/hate relationship. We have had a few arguments. ($$$)
Love both of mine and can't see me changing either till I have a LOT more money:
Clio Trophy - handles like a go-kart, fantastic on the backroads where I live, quick enough in a straight line too PLUS it looks fantastic IMO and is a limited edition.
MY00 Impreza Turbo Wagon - doesn't have the agility or finesse of the Trophy but has oodles of grip, very good acceleration and sounds awesome as well as being practical and very capable in the snow. Always had a soft spot for these since my Dad had one years ago. Almost shed a tear the day I finally bought my own!
Clio Trophy - handles like a go-kart, fantastic on the backroads where I live, quick enough in a straight line too PLUS it looks fantastic IMO and is a limited edition.
MY00 Impreza Turbo Wagon - doesn't have the agility or finesse of the Trophy but has oodles of grip, very good acceleration and sounds awesome as well as being practical and very capable in the snow. Always had a soft spot for these since my Dad had one years ago. Almost shed a tear the day I finally bought my own!
I've just been through my garage on here trying to find a car I didn't love. The S13 200SX is the only one, and only then because it was always broken. I've driven a good S13 (JDM Silvia with a SR20DET) and loved it.
Some of them I had to try to love (Astra GTE - digi dash and the look of the thing totall made up for the way it drove) and some of them I only loved because of the drives I had in them (E30 320 - so much abuse). But I miss them all.
Some of them I had to try to love (Astra GTE - digi dash and the look of the thing totall made up for the way it drove) and some of them I only loved because of the drives I had in them (E30 320 - so much abuse). But I miss them all.
I respect the BMW tremendously, but don't love it. As well as being a bit unreliable, it's all a bit aloof and detached. With the exception of the gear lever which feels beautifully mechanical, all other controls just ooze that heavily assisted, numb sense of isolation that you get in all modern cars. I expected BMW to be immune from this somehow given the way older ones have made me feel in the past, but the modern stuff is just as bad as anything else out there. At least without raiding expensive options lists.
I love the Golf because it's like a faithful old friend, never breaks, and I very much like the way the PD does so much with so few revs. It's a case of engine and car beautifully matched as they both reward a relaxed driving style. It's a well thought out, properly engineered car.
Not enough time in the Alfa yet, but based on experience so far, I suspect this one is going to be a regularly changing mix of deep love and extreme hatred . Which is no less than we expected!
I love the Golf because it's like a faithful old friend, never breaks, and I very much like the way the PD does so much with so few revs. It's a case of engine and car beautifully matched as they both reward a relaxed driving style. It's a well thought out, properly engineered car.
Not enough time in the Alfa yet, but based on experience so far, I suspect this one is going to be a regularly changing mix of deep love and extreme hatred . Which is no less than we expected!
I love mine, and it's a 12 year old French oil-burning shed!
I have had more expensive, more refined and faster cars in the past, but the 306 was the first car I bought when I turned 18 with my 'own' money, so it will always hold a special place.
Most cars you see on the road are more capable, but nothing puts a smile on my face like driving my crappy French hatchback around. The steering feedback and driving position are spot-on, and I think that is what makes a car, it's certainly more important than having loads of powaaaa!
I have had more expensive, more refined and faster cars in the past, but the 306 was the first car I bought when I turned 18 with my 'own' money, so it will always hold a special place.
Most cars you see on the road are more capable, but nothing puts a smile on my face like driving my crappy French hatchback around. The steering feedback and driving position are spot-on, and I think that is what makes a car, it's certainly more important than having loads of powaaaa!
I have a an S2000 and a DC5 Type R. Both excellent in thier own way. Love them both.
For you I would say EK honda route. If you can get a VTi, brilliant, but they might be a bit much to insure. If you can deal with 2 seats a CRX Del Sol is a great car, I had an ESi. I think they look great too. The EP3 is also a great car out the box. I'm a Honda fan, so biased.
The Twing looks a great car, but probably still out your price range.
For you I would say EK honda route. If you can get a VTi, brilliant, but they might be a bit much to insure. If you can deal with 2 seats a CRX Del Sol is a great car, I had an ESi. I think they look great too. The EP3 is also a great car out the box. I'm a Honda fan, so biased.
The Twing looks a great car, but probably still out your price range.
B3 3.3 ALPINA, I am pretty sure I will never sell it.I have a Jag-engined petrol L322 FFRR, a V8 Defender 90 and a pristine Fiat Coupe 20VT Plus and I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoy driving all three - they all do very different things and they do them (for me) very well. No plans to change, the FFRR will be first on the list but as things stand, only to replace it with another one (or an L405).
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