Which car to replace the thrill of a motorbike?
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What about a turbo barge + Caterham? Thrills + boost in separate packages.
i.e. Bananas Caterham + Boosted Audi wafter.
i.e. Bananas Caterham + Boosted Audi wafter.
Edited by Krikkit on Tuesday 17th September 12:18
andyukguy said:
So... this may be a little long, sorry!
I was/am a motorbiker, I absolutely love the torque and instant acceleration available on motorbikes. However having recently been driven into by a geriatric who didn't see me and forced me onto the opposite side of the road where I took a trip up a Vectra's bonnet (broken femur, wrists etc) it looks like I'm going to need to knock it on the head for quite a while...
So, here's the car question: what second hand car is going to give me that same smile that the the instantly available torque on motorbikes used to give me? Here are some rather generic requirements:
1) Torque, oh man I love the torque. Have I mentioned torque? I want it to pull from low down, high up etc
2) Not fussed about two seat/cabriolet/etc
3) Petrol is fairly essential as an my pattern of driving is 90% < 10 miles per journey
4) Reliability would be nice
5) Couldn't give a monkeys about top speed
6) I do enjoy gadgets: satnav, bluetooth etc
7) DON'T MOCK ME but if it comes in a decent automatic option (STOP LAUGHING) then I'd be up for that
So, what car do I want? I have £20k to spend.
Thanks.
Not sure they would really compare to a bike, but I'm pretty sure they'd be quite interesting I was/am a motorbiker, I absolutely love the torque and instant acceleration available on motorbikes. However having recently been driven into by a geriatric who didn't see me and forced me onto the opposite side of the road where I took a trip up a Vectra's bonnet (broken femur, wrists etc) it looks like I'm going to need to knock it on the head for quite a while...
So, here's the car question: what second hand car is going to give me that same smile that the the instantly available torque on motorbikes used to give me? Here are some rather generic requirements:
1) Torque, oh man I love the torque. Have I mentioned torque? I want it to pull from low down, high up etc
2) Not fussed about two seat/cabriolet/etc
3) Petrol is fairly essential as an my pattern of driving is 90% < 10 miles per journey
4) Reliability would be nice
5) Couldn't give a monkeys about top speed
6) I do enjoy gadgets: satnav, bluetooth etc
7) DON'T MOCK ME but if it comes in a decent automatic option (STOP LAUGHING) then I'd be up for that
So, what car do I want? I have £20k to spend.
Thanks.
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Krikkit said:
What about a turbo barge + Caterham? Thrills + boost in separate packages.
i.e. Bananas Caterham + Boosted Audi wafter.
I would go something like this. Cant say I know the thrill of a bike and I'm sure it cant be matched by a car but this has to be close.i.e. Bananas Caterham + Boosted Audi wafter.
Edited by Krikkit on Tuesday 17th September 12:18
Rawwr said:
Obviously.
Best Ferrari made in last 30 years. Well documented fact.Lots of cars suggested known for not being torquey! He needs a VXR8. Trying to replicate a motorbike with a Caterfield will result in disappointment, he should go for something that is unashamedly a car with a big character replete with huge gobs of torque that he can easily do a few driving adventures in. They sound the bks too, so great at low speed.
Jax XJR's are probably too smooth but very fast and cheap. I have an x350 xjr and its lovely.
Pretty much anything with an AMG badge will be awesome. Perhaps consider an M5. Audis of this type tend to be a little numb though except perhaps the latest RS4?
Caterhams are a good shout but about as pratcical or less than the bike.
Best of both worlds is probably a supercharged exige S2 or an elise/exige S1 with a honda engine.
Pretty much anything with an AMG badge will be awesome. Perhaps consider an M5. Audis of this type tend to be a little numb though except perhaps the latest RS4?
Caterhams are a good shout but about as pratcical or less than the bike.
Best of both worlds is probably a supercharged exige S2 or an elise/exige S1 with a honda engine.
Buy my car! Having had bikes, it's about as close as you are going to get...
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Most of the responses seem to be answering "Which torquey car for £20k?"
As the thread title is "Which car to replace the thrill of a motorbike?" I didn't interpret the answer to be a highly refined mainstream manufacturer performance saloon or roadster. It's probably just me taking the thread title too literally though.
The Caterham suggestions above are more what I was thinking when I saw the thread title - something raw and involving, but could be driven to work and back.
As the thread title is "Which car to replace the thrill of a motorbike?" I didn't interpret the answer to be a highly refined mainstream manufacturer performance saloon or roadster. It's probably just me taking the thread title too literally though.
The Caterham suggestions above are more what I was thinking when I saw the thread title - something raw and involving, but could be driven to work and back.
dapearson said:
Rawwr said:
Obviously.
Made me chuckle. Some would say they make a great alternative to a slightly used GT86 300bhp/ton said:
dapearson said:
Rawwr said:
Obviously.
Made me chuckle. Some would say they make a great alternative to a slightly used GT86 Especially if you service it yourself, and disregard the depreciation having used it to commute daily.
They are reliable though, old electronics see to that.
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