Have you got a car you'll never part with?
Discussion
McGee_22 said:
Five years on and I've still got all mine - anyone else?
Sadly had to let the BMW 645 go after owning it for 4.5 years (the longest I’ve owned a car by about 2 years), moving to a job that required a commute plus a few very large bills looming meant I had to get something sensible.I bought a 420d, nice to look at but spectacularly dull.
Then we bought a house that needed renovation so I traded the 4 series for a Mitsubishi L200 as I needed something to cart supplies about and tow trailers.
Now all I’d swap the truck for is a newer truck, rural living in NE Scotland means its abilities to go places where cars would struggle (while carting stuff about) are very handy.
Still have the bikes though, 22 years with the Kawasaki GPZ600r.
No, there's always something I want and nothing that I'm emotionally attached to. I think I'd feel differently if had something that had been in the family for generations or was a huge part of my life, like a race car. I can see myself keeping my RX7 for a long time. Hard to explain why but I think it's mostly the look of the thing and for some reason it's one of my all time favourites, That's quite unusual in that dream cars tend to be incredibly rare and expensive. I'm pretty sure if I owned an Alfa 33 Stradale I'd never sell it. It's as much art as a car.
Pub2Pub_Ben said:
I'm coming on for twelve years with this piece of fibreglass:
We've been through a lot together. Around 30 different countries on three continents, for a start. And it's certainly showing it; the paintwork is tired, the mechanicals enjoy protesting from time to time, and it's not exactly cheap to maintain and keep it rolling. Oh, and it doesn't even make any sense for me to keep it at the moment - with no garage, it currently lives in a lock-up a 40 minute drive from my house, meaning I don't get to enjoy it nearly as often as I'd like. But, with apologies to Mr Clarkson, it's become more than a car to me - it's a mate. I've spent almost ten percent of the time I've owned it on the road with it, living out of its boot. We've crossed deserts and salt flats together, and driven everything from Bolivia's Death Road to the Stelvio Pass.
It may not be anywhere close to being the best car around, but after all I've been through with it, Kermit the Chimaera isn't going anywhere. Except on more road trips in the future, of course...
There are a few great cars in this thread, but yours seems like a friend for life. We've been through a lot together. Around 30 different countries on three continents, for a start. And it's certainly showing it; the paintwork is tired, the mechanicals enjoy protesting from time to time, and it's not exactly cheap to maintain and keep it rolling. Oh, and it doesn't even make any sense for me to keep it at the moment - with no garage, it currently lives in a lock-up a 40 minute drive from my house, meaning I don't get to enjoy it nearly as often as I'd like. But, with apologies to Mr Clarkson, it's become more than a car to me - it's a mate. I've spent almost ten percent of the time I've owned it on the road with it, living out of its boot. We've crossed deserts and salt flats together, and driven everything from Bolivia's Death Road to the Stelvio Pass.
It may not be anywhere close to being the best car around, but after all I've been through with it, Kermit the Chimaera isn't going anywhere. Except on more road trips in the future, of course...
This old girl isn’t remotely interesting when compared to pretty much every other car in this thread,
Reliable, yes
Comfy, yes
Quick? Subjective but yes
Been through a lot with this old boat, it’s more a part of me than just a car
I’ve owned a lot of cars but I can’t get enough of this thing. I’d rather smash it to pieces and burn it than see someone else enjoy it. Sounds crazy because it’s just a Toyota in a frock but when you’ve spent time in one it WILL get under your skin
I could’ve had a much more lairy car for the money I’ve thrown at it but If I could go back in time and do it again, I still would
Edited by BlackLS400 on Sunday 12th March 18:39
It's a no from me at the moment, but something I want to change.
I've been pcp'ing my cars for the past 6 years or so, so they never feel like mine (because they aren't!). I used to be fanatic about cleaning them, but that's even changed since they've been financed.
I've also not had the space nor the finances to keep a second car, something I'd care about and only use for weekends etc.
I'm hoping a few things happening this year will free me up to do so, and I can fall in love with a car that is mine again.
I've been pcp'ing my cars for the past 6 years or so, so they never feel like mine (because they aren't!). I used to be fanatic about cleaning them, but that's even changed since they've been financed.
I've also not had the space nor the finances to keep a second car, something I'd care about and only use for weekends etc.
I'm hoping a few things happening this year will free me up to do so, and I can fall in love with a car that is mine again.
Rob 131 Sport said:
lord trumpton said:
Everyone is thankfully different, as I just don’t get the whole Saab thing. They are just not for me. Monster Mash said:
This would be the last possession I’d ever let go of if times got hard. Of course it’s hard to say something will be in your life forever, but it is certainly my intention to never sell this car and I truly hope that is always the case.
Bought my first one in 2008 and ran it as a daily until 2012 when it met its demise on a diesel spill on New Year’s Day. Managed to resist the urge to buy another for over four years then the right car came up at the wrong time due to ongoing house renovations.
After persuasion from the missus I ended up taking the 38,000 mile, two owner car that I’d fallen in love with home. It’s been really well cared for and only ever been a summer, weekend toy so is pretty clean underneath too. Despite being gutted about how the first car ownership ended, the reality is that I’ve ended up with a better car. I do miss the first car and the memories attached to it but being a daily, it was starting to rust in the common areas back in 2012 so would need some extensive metal work now.
Great car, hope it doesn't meet with any 'diesel spills' in future as these are a car I remember so fondly. Bought my first one in 2008 and ran it as a daily until 2012 when it met its demise on a diesel spill on New Year’s Day. Managed to resist the urge to buy another for over four years then the right car came up at the wrong time due to ongoing house renovations.
After persuasion from the missus I ended up taking the 38,000 mile, two owner car that I’d fallen in love with home. It’s been really well cared for and only ever been a summer, weekend toy so is pretty clean underneath too. Despite being gutted about how the first car ownership ended, the reality is that I’ve ended up with a better car. I do miss the first car and the memories attached to it but being a daily, it was starting to rust in the common areas back in 2012 so would need some extensive metal work now.
Edited by Monster Mash on Tuesday 14th February 23:09
SpudLink said:
Pub2Pub_Ben said:
I'm coming on for twelve years with this piece of fibreglass:
We've been through a lot together. Around 30 different countries on three continents, for a start. And it's certainly showing it; the paintwork is tired, the mechanicals enjoy protesting from time to time, and it's not exactly cheap to maintain and keep it rolling. Oh, and it doesn't even make any sense for me to keep it at the moment - with no garage, it currently lives in a lock-up a 40 minute drive from my house, meaning I don't get to enjoy it nearly as often as I'd like. But, with apologies to Mr Clarkson, it's become more than a car to me - it's a mate. I've spent almost ten percent of the time I've owned it on the road with it, living out of its boot. We've crossed deserts and salt flats together, and driven everything from Bolivia's Death Road to the Stelvio Pass.
It may not be anywhere close to being the best car around, but after all I've been through with it, Kermit the Chimaera isn't going anywhere. Except on more road trips in the future, of course...
There are a few great cars in this thread, but yours seems like a friend for life. We've been through a lot together. Around 30 different countries on three continents, for a start. And it's certainly showing it; the paintwork is tired, the mechanicals enjoy protesting from time to time, and it's not exactly cheap to maintain and keep it rolling. Oh, and it doesn't even make any sense for me to keep it at the moment - with no garage, it currently lives in a lock-up a 40 minute drive from my house, meaning I don't get to enjoy it nearly as often as I'd like. But, with apologies to Mr Clarkson, it's become more than a car to me - it's a mate. I've spent almost ten percent of the time I've owned it on the road with it, living out of its boot. We've crossed deserts and salt flats together, and driven everything from Bolivia's Death Road to the Stelvio Pass.
It may not be anywhere close to being the best car around, but after all I've been through with it, Kermit the Chimaera isn't going anywhere. Except on more road trips in the future, of course...
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