Does your better half shed or barge?
Discussion
My wife has a 4.4V8 X5, she only does a few thousand miles a year so a diseasel just wasn't warranted.
She loves the way it growls and it really does have a surprising turn of pace, especially in sport.
I have to say I quite like it and it handles remarkably like a car.
I have a CLS 500 which she likes and a 33 year old Merc 500 SEL which she isn't to sure on as it "smells a bit funny" :-)
She loves the way it growls and it really does have a surprising turn of pace, especially in sport.
I have to say I quite like it and it handles remarkably like a car.
I have a CLS 500 which she likes and a 33 year old Merc 500 SEL which she isn't to sure on as it "smells a bit funny" :-)
We currently drive the same 2004 Clio. It's a shed, it's dirty, it leaks a bit, it creaks and groans, the brakes judder, the rear fog light dash light comes on when the headlights are on and you either brake or put on the indicators, the suspension is like Trigger's broom, it's on mismatched tyres, the left heated door mirror doesn't work but the fking thing refuses to break down.
Currently saving for a deposit for a Golf R.
Currently saving for a deposit for a Golf R.
My wife prefers barges. Well, not so much the barge aspect. She wants super saloons or Maserati-sized coupes or cabriolets. She likes space, power, grip and good handling.
She likes classic, but doesn't like worn-out/damaged/tatty/battered/ingrained dirt etc.
I'm fine with all that, but it doesn't allow us to run a Lamborghini and an old Mondeo - the car funding needs to be fairly evenly split.
She likes classic, but doesn't like worn-out/damaged/tatty/battered/ingrained dirt etc.
I'm fine with all that, but it doesn't allow us to run a Lamborghini and an old Mondeo - the car funding needs to be fairly evenly split.
My wife talked my aging V70D5 out of me a few years back - bought at 6 months old but now 170K at 11 years old.
We came into some money this year so I bought myself an XC90 to replace the dying Mondeo I'd got stuck with. I started looking at eminently practical things like a newish Honda Jazz to cover her 5-10 miles round town each day and was met with disbelief, so the V70 will be driven 'til it falls apart.
(Personally I find our old Volvo more comfortable and quieter but she flatly refuses to hand it back, and I fear for the bodywork on the newer one if she did)
We came into some money this year so I bought myself an XC90 to replace the dying Mondeo I'd got stuck with. I started looking at eminently practical things like a newish Honda Jazz to cover her 5-10 miles round town each day and was met with disbelief, so the V70 will be driven 'til it falls apart.
(Personally I find our old Volvo more comfortable and quieter but she flatly refuses to hand it back, and I fear for the bodywork on the newer one if she did)
My OH has a diesel Touran which is knee deep in soggy toast, half eaten biscuits and horse paraphernalia.
Having had the lottery discussion her perfect car is a 'top spec BMW'. I cried a little bit when she said that. At least she'll be cheap to keep happy.
Eta- by Top spec in her mind that's a 320d M Sport in blue with leather, not an M5....
Having had the lottery discussion her perfect car is a 'top spec BMW'. I cried a little bit when she said that. At least she'll be cheap to keep happy.
Eta- by Top spec in her mind that's a 320d M Sport in blue with leather, not an M5....
Edited by wiliferus on Friday 24th October 08:31
Mrs E24man's car history since we've been together is;
Impreza Turbo SportWagon
Impreza WRX SportWagon (Company car)
TVR Griffith 500
Audi S3
Impreza WRX PPP SportWagon
Audi S4 Cabriolet
BMW 530d (Company car)
The Griff and then the S4 have been her second cars through the rest of the list until recently but the ten year old S4 is her sole car and she has barged it from 44 to nearly 100k miles with barely a hint of protest....... from either her or the car.
She has started eyeing F-Type Jags as its replacement though.
Impreza Turbo SportWagon
Impreza WRX SportWagon (Company car)
TVR Griffith 500
Audi S3
Impreza WRX PPP SportWagon
Audi S4 Cabriolet
BMW 530d (Company car)
The Griff and then the S4 have been her second cars through the rest of the list until recently but the ten year old S4 is her sole car and she has barged it from 44 to nearly 100k miles with barely a hint of protest....... from either her or the car.
She has started eyeing F-Type Jags as its replacement though.
2006 Renault Kangoo is the wife's hack and is very much a work-horse. Not worth having anything better as the number of supermarket dents she manages to attract is horrendous so we've given up getting them sorted, and no, she's not the one doing the damage as they've all been done whilst she's in the shop and I'm sure some of the dents are inflicted on purpose. The driving standards of some of the old dears here has to be seen to be believed.
I find myself in a difficult position because the OH appreciates that I have a strong interest in cars and buys the "man maths" arguments I put to her. However she has a distaste of old cars and anything with a BMW badge. The "old cars" thing is to do with someone else having used it and sat in it, yuk. She gets a new or nearly new ex-demo/management car every 3 to 4 years. Currently it's Audi A4 Avants. The BMW issue is just simple prejudice. If she was choosing for me it would be an R8 or Maserati neither of which I can afford right now nor would they be high on my list anyway. I'd like an V8 S4 or S5 but these would seen as old, yuk.
My wife likes cars, used to run and XK8, Boxster and Chimaera. However at the moment with 3 little kids a shed is a necessary evil. She runs a 2001 Volvo v70 which cost us about £50 to buy off my Nan who has given up driving.
I work for Mercedes so get a new car every 4 months which she uses at most opportunities!!
I work for Mercedes so get a new car every 4 months which she uses at most opportunities!!
SWMBO currently drives a 14 year old Clio. It needs a leaky front strut replaced for the MOT so I'm about to stick a couple of Bilsteins on it but it's surely getting to the end of its life (it's starting to get gets odd electrical glitch, the sunroof is not as watertight as it once was and so on).
It will get replaced with a Mk5 GTI at some point in the next 12 months but for now it does the city think OK and costs buttons to run (proper branded tyres £35, Blisteins £40, etc).
(But, no, I've never managed to convince her to consider getting a 201 or a 124 which I personally would prefer a city runabout).
It will get replaced with a Mk5 GTI at some point in the next 12 months but for now it does the city think OK and costs buttons to run (proper branded tyres £35, Blisteins £40, etc).
(But, no, I've never managed to convince her to consider getting a 201 or a 124 which I personally would prefer a city runabout).
Kind of; she works from home and we need something for towing dirtbikes (not any more cos it was stolen), for borrowing my parents (completely never gets used) caravan (but my dad won't lend it me, despite me being a cleaning OCD type) because I and my friends "will get drunk and vomit in it" and for general "other" duties such as shopping, tip, leaving for days on end outside the pub til we collect it". And for winter. Although last winter was the mildest ever.
It's a 2004 Volvo V70 2.5T AWD, which is a 210bhp, inline 5 auto. Does mid 20s mpg these days (only gets used round town). Goes very well in a straight line but is like a comedy boat cornering. It's got winters all round and had every option when it was new (TV, satnav, heated seats, leather, dog guard etc). Banging stereo. So comfy and quiet too - although there's a nice "wooooof" if you boot it. We got it off a friend who'd had it from new and it was full Volvo history, mint and it's only got 80K on it. Great car and I can't see any point in getting rid of it. We could actually manage on just the one car since she now works from home, but mine is an SLK and we'd be stuffed if we needed to transport anything or anybody.
Why does she like it? It's got heated seats.
It's a 2004 Volvo V70 2.5T AWD, which is a 210bhp, inline 5 auto. Does mid 20s mpg these days (only gets used round town). Goes very well in a straight line but is like a comedy boat cornering. It's got winters all round and had every option when it was new (TV, satnav, heated seats, leather, dog guard etc). Banging stereo. So comfy and quiet too - although there's a nice "wooooof" if you boot it. We got it off a friend who'd had it from new and it was full Volvo history, mint and it's only got 80K on it. Great car and I can't see any point in getting rid of it. We could actually manage on just the one car since she now works from home, but mine is an SLK and we'd be stuffed if we needed to transport anything or anybody.
Why does she like it? It's got heated seats.
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