The Best car you have ever had and why?
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I loved my Evo IX the most for its speed, handling and practicality but it cost too much to run to be the best. Not long had it but the Cayenne is looking like a front runner, more or less as quick as the Lotus, 30mpg, rides, handles, loads of room, great interior, looks great. Love it.
Not everyone seems to hate you in it too which is a new experience for me in a Porsche!
Not everyone seems to hate you in it too which is a new experience for me in a Porsche!
I have had many cars, some good, some not so good. Some bought with a particular purpose in mind, like family workhorse, but the one car I truly bought 'for me' and for no other purpose has to be this.
It was absolutely solid, damn-near concours condition, hoot to drive, brilliant handling little motor. I do regret selling it (I first punted it into the back of a Vectra) but I should have fixed it back up and had it as a weekend toy. I miss it terribly. I needed a bigger car by that point, so I replaced it with a Honda Accord. The Honda did it's job flawlessly and was also a brilliant car, but I think the E36 318Ti was my best.
The other E36 I owned comes a very close second to the Compact though.
It was absolutely solid, damn-near concours condition, hoot to drive, brilliant handling little motor. I do regret selling it (I first punted it into the back of a Vectra) but I should have fixed it back up and had it as a weekend toy. I miss it terribly. I needed a bigger car by that point, so I replaced it with a Honda Accord. The Honda did it's job flawlessly and was also a brilliant car, but I think the E36 318Ti was my best.
The other E36 I owned comes a very close second to the Compact though.
Jasandjules said:
Fairly tough call.
I suppose it has to be my current TVR Chimaera. 5.0 so rather quick, lovely colour (I know, -10 man points), roof comes off, and she has rather good grip too. Every time she starts up she makes me smile. (the petrol station not so much)..
I suppose it has to be my current TVR Chimaera. 5.0 so rather quick, lovely colour (I know, -10 man points), roof comes off, and she has rather good grip too. Every time she starts up she makes me smile. (the petrol station not so much)..
Chimaera 500 for me too.Even the anticipation of getting in it for a drive would get the heart going. The noise was great and planting it in 3rd gear never got boring!
Not really sure but these three of my current fleet of four are all brilliant:
Caterham Superlight - so much fun and it oversteers at 30 mph on the road.
Elise S1 - Stunning handling and the finest steering feel of any car I have ever driven
Merc W124 - plenty of character, supremely well built and comfortable. As focused as a machine as the cars above it.
Other cars I have loved:
1982 Mini - running 10" wheels, it was hilarious. Such a great fun car and you could drive it flat out everywhere
205 GTI 1.9 - brilliant steering, handling and so much fun for a hatch
Integra DC2 - great fun (though think the 205 just pipped it), brilliantly reliable and loved the engineering focus
Caterham Superlight - so much fun and it oversteers at 30 mph on the road.
Elise S1 - Stunning handling and the finest steering feel of any car I have ever driven
Merc W124 - plenty of character, supremely well built and comfortable. As focused as a machine as the cars above it.
Other cars I have loved:
1982 Mini - running 10" wheels, it was hilarious. Such a great fun car and you could drive it flat out everywhere
205 GTI 1.9 - brilliant steering, handling and so much fun for a hatch
Integra DC2 - great fun (though think the 205 just pipped it), brilliantly reliable and loved the engineering focus
My Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-T is easily the best car, fast, moderately comfortable and has amazing handling. It doesn't feel 21 years old at all and it amazes me when I can go round a corner at the speeds it can.
A close run 2nd is my MG ZT V6 160+, which could do all of the above with abit more comfort and slightly less handling prowess, I am still amazed that it was as good as it was.
A close run 2nd is my MG ZT V6 160+, which could do all of the above with abit more comfort and slightly less handling prowess, I am still amazed that it was as good as it was.
Quite a tough call but probably my old Saab 9000 2.3 FPT, bought for about £600 at 90k, I added 20k in about 7-8 months. Very comfortable, loads of space, enormous boot, absurdly quick for a big old car after some T5 suite adjustment, surprising good handling/grip with only decent springs and tyres, excellent on fuel and it had a dump valve!
Took it on many adventures, including one involving hauling itself out of a huge pile of snow, another round the top of Scotland in the middle of the night. I've had many cars since that have been good at one, two, three things or more but none have been as good an all rounder as that Saab
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Took it on many adventures, including one involving hauling itself out of a huge pile of snow, another round the top of Scotland in the middle of the night. I've had many cars since that have been good at one, two, three things or more but none have been as good an all rounder as that Saab
. Mazda CX-7 2.3 petrol.
It just does everything I have ever asked of it very well. The perfect size for me, a nice bit of poke when I need it and it even copes with snow well.
I was there when it came off the transporter and the garage let me take it's transit wrapping off. On the rare occasion I get my hands on it these days, I still get that happy feeling I got in day one.
At first I was concerned about depreciation, but with it looking set to stay with the family for the foreseeable future, it's not really an issue now.
It's retired but sill in the family, still doing the job it was bought for in 2007.
When it's present keeper (my father in law) tires of it, I reckon I'll have it back as a replacement for the newer Land Rovers that have replaced it. Do some remap stuff to the engine and use it as a practical weekend fun car allowing me to consider something impractical as my main car. F-Type anyone?
It just does everything I have ever asked of it very well. The perfect size for me, a nice bit of poke when I need it and it even copes with snow well.
I was there when it came off the transporter and the garage let me take it's transit wrapping off. On the rare occasion I get my hands on it these days, I still get that happy feeling I got in day one.
At first I was concerned about depreciation, but with it looking set to stay with the family for the foreseeable future, it's not really an issue now.
It's retired but sill in the family, still doing the job it was bought for in 2007.
When it's present keeper (my father in law) tires of it, I reckon I'll have it back as a replacement for the newer Land Rovers that have replaced it. Do some remap stuff to the engine and use it as a practical weekend fun car allowing me to consider something impractical as my main car. F-Type anyone?
Tickle said:
My current S1 111s Elise.
The way I have it set-up (S2 bilsteins and 160 geo) seems pretty much perfect for the roads it gets used on.
I can't see me selling it... until I am not bendy enough to get in it!
My thoughts entirely. There is nothing else I can think of that gives me the hit as my Elise. Other cars become additions rather than replacements.The way I have it set-up (S2 bilsteins and 160 geo) seems pretty much perfect for the roads it gets used on.
I can't see me selling it... until I am not bendy enough to get in it!
Matt Harper said:
2005 Chevy Suburban LT. Seats for 8, comfy, fast enough (5.3 Vortec), tow absolutely anything and totally reliable - has never, ever missed a beat.
I would love one of those, I'm a big fan of the Suburban (minus the most recent shape).OT you have a very nice selection of vehicles!
My Monza blue Jetta 16v.
Because it had family history, because it was supremely reliable, it was way quicker than anyone expected, it handled fantastically, that engine, that sound,... Always impressive, such a fantastic car. I remember my dad picking it up, I remember my first day as a passenger to school in it, I remember having awesome runs in it with my dad driving, then it was mine. I'd love another. For years I wanted it and fantasised about it, then I got it, whilst at uni which also happened to be the best days of my life. I remember driving it to Manchester airport as I left to start my new life in Australia and giving it to my mate, f
ked though it was by then.
Because it had family history, because it was supremely reliable, it was way quicker than anyone expected, it handled fantastically, that engine, that sound,... Always impressive, such a fantastic car. I remember my dad picking it up, I remember my first day as a passenger to school in it, I remember having awesome runs in it with my dad driving, then it was mine. I'd love another. For years I wanted it and fantasised about it, then I got it, whilst at uni which also happened to be the best days of my life. I remember driving it to Manchester airport as I left to start my new life in Australia and giving it to my mate, f
ked though it was by then.Google [bot] said:
My Monza blue Jetta 16v.
I can hear a Toyota gently sobbing...Anyway, mine would be either the Mk2 Escort Mexico I owned for a few weeks when I was 20, or the Liberty GT I've just sold. The Escort would be top if it wasn't for the fact that it turned out to be a cut and shut - hence the length of ownership. The Lib was just an awesome all-weather, all-road machine that could carry a family of five and all its gear in comfortable, low-key swiftness. As long as that family didn't grow too much. Miss it already.
The best car I have owned, has to be, without any hesitation my current Land Rover Discovery V8.
It ticks the box for petrol, V8, and noise, with a few mods it hovers around 10 seconds to 60 (thats not slow in 2.4t of wobbly truck), its exceptionally sociable. Everywhere we have been in Europe camping with it, people come and ask about it (its not standard). It carries the family, it goes offroad properly, it tows the caravan (when I don't use my other towcar), and has never let me down.
Its also British, which I have quite a fondness for.
It ticks the box for petrol, V8, and noise, with a few mods it hovers around 10 seconds to 60 (thats not slow in 2.4t of wobbly truck), its exceptionally sociable. Everywhere we have been in Europe camping with it, people come and ask about it (its not standard). It carries the family, it goes offroad properly, it tows the caravan (when I don't use my other towcar), and has never let me down.
Its also British, which I have quite a fondness for.
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