What is your ideal car?

What is your ideal car?

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Beno66

108 posts

194 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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RS6 Performance in Sepang Blue.

chrisb92

1,051 posts

123 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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culpz said:
Honestly? Golf GTI. Does everything and i just want one.
Just sold my mk6 GTi. Loved it. It was fast, small, practical, manual, looked good! I miss it a lot. Replaced with a diesel Audi A3 DSG Quattro. It's not the same, although the interior is nicer. I think an RS3 could well be my ideal car, in black, with black wheels!

If not that, then an M3/4/C63 coupe.

phil1979

3,540 posts

214 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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At this stage of my life, this, if I could afford it:


Tuvra

7,920 posts

224 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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CABC said:
sure, the term can be interpreted different ways, but we've had "just one car" threads before. So i took this to mean "your ideal configuration" like some of the opening posts stating V12, passive suspension, N/A, etc. To rephrase: "if you opened your garage door for a sunday drive and walked past the people carrier and work barge, what would be your ideal car to enjoy?"
I guess. But I would say an "ideal car" would have to be somewhere between "one car fits all" and "toy" to make it ideal, hence why the RS6 etc is getting more mentions than something like a Ferrari etc.

My "Weekend Toy" car would be an LP640, my ideal car overall would be more of a super saloon / GT Car (hence my RS7, 991Ts suggestion) smile

culpz

4,881 posts

111 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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chrisb92 said:
Just sold my mk6 GTi. Loved it. It was fast, small, practical, manual, looked good! I miss it a lot. Replaced with a diesel Audi A3 DSG Quattro. It's not the same, although the interior is nicer. I think an RS3 could well be my ideal car, in black, with black wheels!

If not that, then an M3/4/C63 coupe.
I do like the MK6 shape. I've seen a few catching my eye hovering near the 11k mark which is good value. Really wanted the MK7 and even had one on order but it was not to be unfortunately and i was properly gutted. As much as i like the R i just feel like the GTI is the perfect all rounder and looks a bit more discreet. That's not to say i wouldn't have one though!

LuS1fer

41,086 posts

244 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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Tuvra said:
CABC said:
sure, the term can be interpreted different ways, but we've had "just one car" threads before. So i took this to mean "your ideal configuration" like some of the opening posts stating V12, passive suspension, N/A, etc. To rephrase: "if you opened your garage door for a sunday drive and walked past the people carrier and work barge, what would be your ideal car to enjoy?"
I guess. But I would say an "ideal car" would have to be somewhere between "one car fits all" and "toy" to make it ideal, hence why the RS6 etc is getting more mentions than something like a Ferrari etc.

My "Weekend Toy" car would be an LP640, my ideal car overall would be more of a super saloon / GT Car (hence my RS7, 991Ts suggestion) smile
Indeed, ideal CAR, not CARS.
As I said, with 5 kids, though I would happily kill for a Corvette Gran Sport, it couldn't be less ideal but that engine in a big saloon is.

lordf

690 posts

166 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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Porsche 918 body shell with the Carrera GTV10, RWD.

moffat

1,020 posts

224 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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My ideal car would be a C63 Estate Black with the M156 engine.

Ideally 4WD running around 600bhp and capable of doing 30mpg and 400 miles per tank (instead of the miserable 180 miles).

I would have it in red with black wheels and black carbon stuff.

Perfect!

Auson

54 posts

180 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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SirSquidalot said:
Needs to be quite compact but have decent space, something say Mk2 Golf sized
FWD or RWD doesnt matter as long as it has an LSD
Hydro steering
Cable throttle non of that drive by wire pish!
Decent 6 speed manual
Decent disc brakes all around
Responsive NA engine with ITBs
Around 250bhp
6 Cylinder
Cruise control
Normal hand brake
Ohlins suspension
Momo Prototipo steering wheel
Comfy bucket seats

That should do it!
Sounds a lot like an E36 M3 3.0 ?

cranxwork

9 posts

153 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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Some sort of de-blinged, extended, practical, comfortable Range Rover pickup hybrid thing that somehow also looked understated. The Startech one is awful but it got the idea in my head.


Shakermaker

11,317 posts

99 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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I would want a car in which I can fit the wife and myself, with enough space for a couple of weekend bags.

The ability to sit comfortably on the motorway without drinking like a sailor on shore leave and without a noisy drone from the exahust. However when you "nail it" you would definitely announce your presence to those within a couple of miles...

But then, can get to the mountains and open itself up to blast around in the sunshine. Would then need to be V8 or straight six to really sound good. And probably n/a. A few hundred BHP so you can get around the switchbacks and pull around slow locals in their 1980s Fiats and Renault 5s and buses in the blink of an eye and really exploit all the road has to offer.

Must also not look like it "could" be the peasant model of anything - so not like 3 or 5 series BMW where you could just as easily be in a blinged up 2.0 diesel as the rip-roaring testosterone monster.


Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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kambites said:
For my daily driver I'd go something like:

No more than 1000kg wet
No more than 1800mm wide (excluding mirrors)
40:60 F:R weight distribution
Manual convertible roof
3 seats (ala Mclaren F1)
2 litre longitudinal NA mid-mounted flat-plane V8; producing 250bhp at 9000rpm and at least 90% of peak torque at peak power.
Unassisted steering
Unassisted brakes
Cable throttle
Manual dog-leg gearbox; around 70mph in third at the limiter.
A boot no smaller than my current Elise.
Passive double wishbone suspension all 'round.
That sounds rather nice. I'll take one as well. biggrin

Bbqdude

6 posts

192 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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Nothing if my new ideal car is to be made by the end of the year due to the new road tax levy of £140 minium for all new emission cars except battery cars from next year. Then big insurance costs on anything thats pricey or big engined and fast. Cleaver innovations like aircooled engines with big power and sound is what impresses me. So just to clarify. The car has to be made by the end of the year, a 6 cyclinder aircooled engine that you can turn off cyclinders on the button say run on 2 or 3 to get around the road tax price and for fuel economy for town driving, £30 p.a. road tax is ideally what i want to pay. Car has to cost as cheap as possible i dont want to pay more than £350 insurance a year. Its gotta look good. Good luck it looks like i will be driving new electric cars, classic cars or low road tax emssision used cars from next year.

DeltaEvo2

868 posts

191 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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Lancia Delta Evo 2, Alfa Giulia V6 510bhp ideally the 4x4 version. Maserati Granturismo, a Ferrari or two. biggrin

MikeyMike

580 posts

200 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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Very little new metal does it for me. Having a young family and ideally wanting to own just one car rather than have a "fleet", for me it would be a Lotus Carlton or e34 B10 Bi-Turbo with a plentiful supply of spares. Sadly I can afford neither.

Vocht

1,630 posts

163 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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An Aston Martin Cynget with 4wd, manual gearbox and 350bhp would be nice... Whilst we're at it you may as well give it a Smart ForTwo cabrio style roof... I know, I have weird tastes.


100SRV

2,126 posts

241 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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My 100" Bowler but with TDV6 engine, slightly more trick dampers and better weatherproofing.

C7 JFW

1,205 posts

218 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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Audi RS6

Car for life effectively.
Goes most places I'd need
Fast
Comfortable
Makes the right noises
Well built
Large enough to deal with passengers and a good quantity of other assorted items

roystinho

3,767 posts

174 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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Got to be a 4.0 Singer 911 with the rear seats and detachable roof box. Surely that covers every base imaginable? (In my head it does anyway)

P5BNij

15,770 posts

105 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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phil1979 said:
At this stage of my life, this, if I could afford it:

You beat me to it!