The perfect 2/3 car combination?
Discussion
I have a Focus 2.0 Ghia which I bought in an emergency for £500 with fsh and a full mot after I had to get rid of another car I bought that turned out to be a lemon. It's turned out to be the most reliable, best handling car I've ever had so have kept it as my daily. I also have an Alfa 166 3.0 v6 super which I bought for £200 due to electrical problems (which 166 doesn't have those) and no mot. The Alfa is an ongoing project and once everything else is sorted out I'll get an lsd fitted for preventative maintainance and to improve handling. They're both quite old but can't think of 2 cars I would rather have. Especially considering they cost me under a grand combined (the Alfa has cost me a lot more since)
Pretty happy with the current stable as financial priority goes to our on going house renovation.
Daily: Cup Packed Clio 182. Mint condition, low miles, cheap to run, hoot to drive.
Family Car: Skoda Octavia VRS Estate. Fast, practical, nice place to sit on a long journey.
Toy: Elise S1. Fast enough, sublime handling, sense of occasion to drive.
Daily: Cup Packed Clio 182. Mint condition, low miles, cheap to run, hoot to drive.
Family Car: Skoda Octavia VRS Estate. Fast, practical, nice place to sit on a long journey.
Toy: Elise S1. Fast enough, sublime handling, sense of occasion to drive.
Daily No : 1
Cayman GTS with man box, LSD, sports chassis etc
Daily No : 2
Macan SD. PDK, PASM, frugal, comfy, dog wagon etc
We share these, swapping every Friday. We both really enjoy the contrast and enjoy them immensely!
If I could somehow fit or afford a third, that we'd find a reason to use (non dreamland type car) I think it would be a sensible classic like a DS.
Cayman GTS with man box, LSD, sports chassis etc
Daily No : 2
Macan SD. PDK, PASM, frugal, comfy, dog wagon etc
We share these, swapping every Friday. We both really enjoy the contrast and enjoy them immensely!
If I could somehow fit or afford a third, that we'd find a reason to use (non dreamland type car) I think it would be a sensible classic like a DS.
A family workhorse Discovery at the moment as we have 3 young kids
Commuter car for station car park and general backup duty have a mini jcw but want to change it for a golf
Fun car whatever you want it to be this is a luxury of course and I like 911s
Question is largely down to circumstances
For a single car we would take the discovery every time ATM and maybe change to a Range Rover when kids get older maybe not as the carry capacity is useful and the new discos are plenty luxurious enough (looks aside!)
Commuter car for station car park and general backup duty have a mini jcw but want to change it for a golf
Fun car whatever you want it to be this is a luxury of course and I like 911s
Question is largely down to circumstances
For a single car we would take the discovery every time ATM and maybe change to a Range Rover when kids get older maybe not as the carry capacity is useful and the new discos are plenty luxurious enough (looks aside!)
Triumph TR 7, nicest car I've ever driven, owned 16 years.
Honda S2000, great for short blasts in the mountains, owned 5 years.
Mazda 323 SP20, for carrying my remote control planes, owned forever.
Can't see any reason to change any of them.
The lady has shopping trolleys.
Did have a TR8, until my son pinched it, & doubt I'll get it back.
Honda S2000, great for short blasts in the mountains, owned 5 years.
Mazda 323 SP20, for carrying my remote control planes, owned forever.
Can't see any reason to change any of them.
The lady has shopping trolleys.
Did have a TR8, until my son pinched it, & doubt I'll get it back.
TonyG2003 said:
Ok current line up
Mercedes SLC300 (the new "rebranded" SLK)
E350 Cdi estate
991 Carrera S
(And cheating here since it's not 3 cars. Honda Accord 2.4 estate).
Soon the E350cdi is to be replaced by a E43 estate.
Similar concept, but on a somewhat lower budgetMercedes SLC300 (the new "rebranded" SLK)
E350 Cdi estate
991 Carrera S
(And cheating here since it's not 3 cars. Honda Accord 2.4 estate).
Soon the E350cdi is to be replaced by a E43 estate.
w208 CLK convertible
w211 E63 estate as the daily / parts hauler
w202 c280 track/drift/toy
(And cheating here since it's not 3 cars. 1983 Dodge Ram camper)
Current line up:
MK Indy - track car/weekend fun toy
Golf R - daily, still reasonable amount of fun to drive
Volvo XC90 - family car, great at that role but no fun to drive quickly ever, but at least good at towing the Indy to somewhere fun
Ideal line up:
Ultima - track car/weekend fun toy
Lotus Evora - daily
X5M - family and tow car
Three cars is hard, I have four currently as I like to have something suitable for weekends when the Indy would be too hard core for passengers, that is currently a MX-5 but I'd like a Morgan Aero for that role. Ideally I'd like a classic Japanese sports car to go with this. So five would be my ideal number, unless I could squeeze in a bobtail discovery for some offroading.
MK Indy - track car/weekend fun toy
Golf R - daily, still reasonable amount of fun to drive
Volvo XC90 - family car, great at that role but no fun to drive quickly ever, but at least good at towing the Indy to somewhere fun
Ideal line up:
Ultima - track car/weekend fun toy
Lotus Evora - daily
X5M - family and tow car
Three cars is hard, I have four currently as I like to have something suitable for weekends when the Indy would be too hard core for passengers, that is currently a MX-5 but I'd like a Morgan Aero for that role. Ideally I'd like a classic Japanese sports car to go with this. So five would be my ideal number, unless I could squeeze in a bobtail discovery for some offroading.
Have to say I'm quite happy with the three I've currently got, would prefer the white cars to be a colour, but their relative unicorn status in the local market means I'll live with them...
2013 Liberty GT wagon in front of a 2011 Golf GTI with the rump of a 1987 928 S4 just on view - all with manual box.
2013 Liberty GT wagon in front of a 2011 Golf GTI with the rump of a 1987 928 S4 just on view - all with manual box.
Timbergiant said:
Daily/Green 330e
Fun/Blast M4
That strikes me as rather a failure of imagination. The money used to buy the repmobile could have been used to just do all your driving in the M4, with most of it left over I am sure. Or you could have had something completely different. To run your logic backwards a bit this is like having an Astra L for the daily work and an Astra GLS for high days and holidays Fun/Blast M4
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