Pistonheads vehicles you don't "get"
Discussion
Reading these pages I frequently see 2 particular car manufacturer mentioned and always praised and i just don't get them. Am I just not ph enough? What am i missing?
The first is Land Rover. That's a broad brush I suppose. I get the discovery as a capable off roader which is luxuries, I get the new ones less than the earlier ones as they just seem ridiculously over opulent for their intended use now. Going to the other extreme are the Defenders. If they were really cheap i'd get why farmers loved them but they aren't really cheap and i hear their praise being shouted by devoted petrolhead who also happen to not be farmers. I know that they aren't built fantastically well so are they just really amazing to drive or something? What am i missing?
The other is Volvo. They have always been the maker of safe but never exciting cars to me. "Good in a crash" seemed to be what they were known for when i was growing up (in the 80s) and the only one I can really remember thinking "that's verging on interesting" was the v90 turbo because the traffic police used them so they must have been quick. I then see lots of praise for older models, both petrol and diesel on here and I think "what the hell have I missed?"
So, can someone enlighten me?
or
Share your "don't gets" and hope someone comes along and enlightens us all.
The first is Land Rover. That's a broad brush I suppose. I get the discovery as a capable off roader which is luxuries, I get the new ones less than the earlier ones as they just seem ridiculously over opulent for their intended use now. Going to the other extreme are the Defenders. If they were really cheap i'd get why farmers loved them but they aren't really cheap and i hear their praise being shouted by devoted petrolhead who also happen to not be farmers. I know that they aren't built fantastically well so are they just really amazing to drive or something? What am i missing?
The other is Volvo. They have always been the maker of safe but never exciting cars to me. "Good in a crash" seemed to be what they were known for when i was growing up (in the 80s) and the only one I can really remember thinking "that's verging on interesting" was the v90 turbo because the traffic police used them so they must have been quick. I then see lots of praise for older models, both petrol and diesel on here and I think "what the hell have I missed?"
So, can someone enlighten me?
or
Share your "don't gets" and hope someone comes along and enlightens us all.
TommoAE86 said:
I have a giant Golf R chip on my shoulder, I don't get it and I don't see the worth in compromising. If I want something fast I want it to look fast, if I want something to ferry life around with me I'll get something that does that job.
But what if you want something fast but life (the wife) dictates something to ferry life around in?Regarding the Mx5. that was one car i also didn't get. My wife had a 1.6 mk2 and it was utterly terrible. She replaced it with a mk2.5 1.8 limited addition and that changed my opinion. My old man was then given a mk1 import as part payment on a debt and my mind was completely changed after driving that. in the end I had to get one of my own.
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