Most relaxing car you've owned?
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Size, depends what you are doing but I find our C1 much more relaxing to drive round town and park than the other cars, a Range Rover is not relaxing in Sainsburys car park.
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Do you think so? I find a Range Rover just as 'relaxing' in tight spaces as many smaller cars because you can see each corner so easily and you can see a lot of things that would be obscured by the windowline in smaller cars that don't have tall windows.
Size, depends what you are doing but I find our C1 much more relaxing to drive round town and park than the other cars, a Range Rover is not relaxing in Sainsburys car park.
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Do you think so? I find a Range Rover just as 'relaxing' in tight spaces as many smaller cars because you can see each corner so easily and you can see a lot of things that would be obscured by the windowline in smaller cars that don't have tall windows.
Boxy glassy shapes are of course inherently easier to park than a swoopy shape of the same size footprint, but it depends on the Range Rover and the space, really. The early ones have quite small footprints by current standards but there are a lot of parking spaces that a new one physically won't fit in while allowing room to open the door, and a lot of the older urban multi-storeys are really not set up to accommodate such things.
wsurfa said:
Had both a D2 A8 4.2 and S8 - both supreme, but I preferred the S8 even for wafting
Yup. The D2 S8 is great for pottering despite it's ability to take off like a scolded car. It's easily the most comfortable car I've owned. Mrs LikeFiennes hated it at first sight (in fact she burst into tears at seeing 'another old Audi on the drive' but now she absolutely loves it.One of the most relaxing cars I have owned was my 2002 E39 530d SE Touring. Chiaretto Red, Fully Loaded with all the toys (was an ex-BT directors fleet car).
Did over 500 miles on a tank, and you felt refreshed when you arrived. Smooth, comfortable and would easily do over 145mph on the autobahn, even with 220k miles on the clock! Apart from servicing consumables, it needed nothing in the time I owned it.
Did over 500 miles on a tank, and you felt refreshed when you arrived. Smooth, comfortable and would easily do over 145mph on the autobahn, even with 220k miles on the clock! Apart from servicing consumables, it needed nothing in the time I owned it.
Benbay001 said:
S Type R until i fitted less silenced back boxes.
I quite agree, on any sort of road it really is phenomenal, its the only thing iv ever driven where there's nothing about it annoys you it just doesn't leave anything to desire.Except that it could maybe be slightly louder!!
Depthhoar said:
BMW E39 530d manual in SE spec on 16" rims with 225/55 tyres. Magic carpet ride.
Proper continent crosser. It's what I've got now.
Given the choice between my M5 and the 530d for a 1000 mile motorway journey and I'd be picking up the keys for the diesel.
An A or B road thrash?
Got to be the M5....
...every time.
Same chassis but two very different cars!
I want to say my E39 525D auto which was fantastic - until you went above 60mph. My transit connect drives nicer on the Motorway. 5 series shimmy.Proper continent crosser. It's what I've got now.
Given the choice between my M5 and the 530d for a 1000 mile motorway journey and I'd be picking up the keys for the diesel.
An A or B road thrash?
Got to be the M5....
...every time.
Same chassis but two very different cars!
Mike22233 said:
Leptons said:
I want to say my E39 525D auto which was fantastic - until you went above 60mph. My transit connect drives nicer on the Motorway. 5 series shimmy.
Great cars when they're running well but you need patience of Job and the gold of Midas to maintain the E39's brilliant compliant suspension (esp in SE spec).
Edited by Depthhoar on Saturday 1st August 09:25
I had a Lexus LS400, mk4, it was brilliant, then I flogged it and bought a Vauxhall monaro, which wasn't. A year later I swapped it for a Lexus LS460 (the se-l model with all the toys).
The ls400 maybe rode squishier and quieter, it would be marginal if it did, but had none of the body control that the ls460 does, or parking sensors, no parking sensors in a car bigger than a parking space stressed me out. Ls460 has self park, heated and cooled seats (no massage), million speaker audio, and the biggie. Radar cruise control, which means I don't care about getting caught for speeding, as I just set it to the speed limit on whatever road I'm on and when I catch something up the car deals with it (it's actually a better feature on A roads than motorways). There is also a very relaxing part of its personality in knowing it ain't gonna go wrong or cost me anything.
So I'm championing the Lexus LS460 as the most relaxing car I've owned. Until I buy a ranger rover, CL500 or S500. (Unless somebody tells me they aren't as good)
The ls400 maybe rode squishier and quieter, it would be marginal if it did, but had none of the body control that the ls460 does, or parking sensors, no parking sensors in a car bigger than a parking space stressed me out. Ls460 has self park, heated and cooled seats (no massage), million speaker audio, and the biggie. Radar cruise control, which means I don't care about getting caught for speeding, as I just set it to the speed limit on whatever road I'm on and when I catch something up the car deals with it (it's actually a better feature on A roads than motorways). There is also a very relaxing part of its personality in knowing it ain't gonna go wrong or cost me anything.
So I'm championing the Lexus LS460 as the most relaxing car I've owned. Until I buy a ranger rover, CL500 or S500. (Unless somebody tells me they aren't as good)
Edited by bigfatnick on Saturday 1st August 09:46
I am lucky enough to own a Citroen C6 auto for wafting and a Porsche 911 C4 Cabriolet manual when the devil takes me. I waft in the C6 and enjoy the top down driving in the 911 when it's sunny. There's room in the world for wafting and driving, depending on the journey, the road, the weather and the companion(s).
pattersonoxford said:
I am lucky enough to own a Citroen C6 auto for wafting and a Porsche 911 C4 Cabriolet manual when the devil takes me. I waft in the C6 and enjoy the top down driving in the 911 when it's sunny. There's room in the world for wafting and driving, depending on the journey, the road, the weather and the companion(s).
Kinda where I am, with a C6 and a supercharged MX5 
Depthhoar said:
Shimmy at certain speeds affects a number of BMWs with multi-link suspensions. It is famously difficult to track down and eliminate given the number of ball joints, suspension arms and bushes - all of which have comparatively low wear tolerances before NVH issues become apparent. Problems with brakes and steering can also make shimmy diagnosis difficult. Judder under braking also often attributable to wear in suspension components.
Great cars when they're running well but you need patience of Job and the gold of Midas to maintain the E39's brilliant compliant suspension (esp in SE spec).
I seeGreat cars when they're running well but you need patience of Job and the gold of Midas to maintain the E39's brilliant compliant suspension (esp in SE spec).
Edited by Depthhoar on Saturday 1st August 09:25
Thought he was being funny
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