So, what's your daily driver?

So, what's your daily driver?

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pmanson

13,374 posts

252 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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fatboy b said:
Bought new - 43K on the clock now, and hardly skipped a beat. Most reliable car I've had.



Edited by fatboy b on Thursday 30th June 15:03
Snap!

Purchased at the end of August 2015 with 8,700 on the clock. Now on 33k!

Italian Racing Red with red leather seats



(numberplate has now been changed over)

_rubinho_

1,237 posts

182 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Here's mine...



Edit: Not my house and the Mini isn't mine either

zedx19

2,704 posts

139 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Reasonably Pistonhead worthy, my Mondeo Titanium X Sport with the 2.0 Turbo Petrol engine found in the current Focus ST, good for 150+mph. Ideal for pottering to business meetings, ideal to load up the wife and my 3 boys under 4 in and ideal for when I want to hoon.




Edited by zedx19 on Friday 1st July 11:51


Edited by zedx19 on Friday 1st July 11:52

_rubinho_

1,237 posts

182 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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zedx19 said:
Reasonably Pistonhead worthy, my Mondeo Titanium X Sport with the 2.0 Turbo Petrol engine found in the current Focus ST, good for 150+mph. Ideal for pottering to business meetings, ideal to load up the wife and my 3 boys under 4 in and ideal for when I want to hoon.

So much downforce you can drive it on the ceiling even when stationary! biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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daily duty Legacy -


Speed addicted

5,561 posts

226 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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20160419_110548660_iOS by Brent Leport, on Flickr

or

Tiger Explorer near Glenshee by Brent Leport, on Flickr

I don't have a commute so the car does around 5k miles a year, 19mpg isn't really an issue if you don't drive it.

Hudson

1,857 posts

186 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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I only have room for one car so god bless home delivery..

CB2152

1,555 posts

132 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Jaguar XF Supercharged V8. Uses the same 420hp engine as the XKR at the time. Nice.


Iva Barchetta

44,044 posts

162 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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The sensible Fiesta has been SORN since February.

davebem

746 posts

176 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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RizzoTheRat

25,085 posts

191 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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GT-1000









Working abroad and only 3.5km from my accommodation so getting a bit fitter while I'm here and running home every night

hora

37,011 posts

210 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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lostkiwi said:


(The one behind is nothing to do with me)
Why? It's better laughtongue out

TommoAE86

2,659 posts

126 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Matt Harper said:
This is awesome!

erlesmere

8 posts

95 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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TurboHatchback

4,152 posts

152 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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allroad one said:
TurboHatchback said:
I have three that I use depending on the trip and the weather:

Audi A6 4.2 FSI SE Quattro
I love my C6 Allroad 4.2, only 1 sold in 2008 wink. You are the only other person I have seen with a C6 4.2! Very rare car, and yours is looking lovely. An S6 next for me as the RS6 is a bit costly! What's the spec on yours? PS Pic broken
They are indeed extremely rare, even more so being the later FSI direction model, I think it's brilliant. I've seen maybe 2 or 3 others come up for sale in the 18 months I've owned it, strange really as to me it seems the obvious engine choice. The spec is listed in here if you're interested: Advert.

Buff Mchugelarge

3,316 posts

149 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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I never know it changes upto 4 times a day biggrin

Bagpussawake

27 posts

148 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Back in use as my only car after three years as a weekend only car (room for our two kids in the back too!).

irish boy

3,523 posts

235 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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At the minute I'm using my 740, owned it 4 years now and go thru stages of using it for a month or 2 at a time.

Last year I changed all the suspension and associated bushings. Despite only being on 50k it really benefited from it.





acme

2,971 posts

197 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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spodrod said:
I think its a combination of things. Firstly, its very good at everything. The cars Ive had previously have all had more obvious flaws/areas of specialisation; the Golf is extremely well rounded and well developed. Really good at everything, but lacking one area where it truly excels.

Having only just moved to the US, I couldnt quite get past my love of hot hatches and there isnt much choice here which is a shame; Mini Cooper S (not for me), Focus ST (great to drive, but I couldnt get on with the looks/interior) or the Golf. The Golf won almost by default. There are some things the US version misses out on (lights, bigger touchscreen etc.), but I paid the equivalent of 15k GBP for a new one, so I cant complain too much.

However... after living with it for a year I get it. Great for the commute. Great for a long road trip. Great down a twisty road. Will move people comfortably. Surprising amount of space with the seats folded. Cheap to run. Well built (ish). Subtle enough to be discreet but purposeful enough. The longer I live with it, the more it makes sense...
Thanks for that. I've a 1.4 ACT & I know what you mean, it's not particularly inspiring as such, but very capable and a great all rounder for a daily. Though I suspect the GTI is far more fun to punt down a good roadsmile

minipower

896 posts

218 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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VW Polo TDI. Comfortable for my long commute where I can get 70mpg out of it but otherwise a horrible little snotter. My old 998 mini was a better city car!