Cars that attract: Respect / Attention / Knobs / Nobody

[h4muf]

Nursing a hemi said:

I have exactly same experience and I have a comparatively understated Panda 100HP.

Mint username

[Nursing a hemi]

h4muf said:

Mint username

Thanks!

[Hoygo]

VinceFox said:

Did a launch to 70 against a 16v astra gte mk2 and actually pulled on it a bit. It never ran right after that.

Shame,mine was actually surprisingly "bombproof",did mega mileage too.

[SpecB]

The Legacy generally gets positive attention but only by people occasionally asking what it is, otherwise it is invisible. I haven't had the TVR long enough to gauge a response.

[darkcat]

so called said:

darkcat said:

performance - no comparison, the esprit is gutless and quiet
build quality - lotus is far better

Wouldn't swap my Mk2 Tuscan for a Lotus.

i wouldnt either!

whats the build quality like on them? ive not had a chnace to have a good rummage around one yet...
im after a tuscan this year, despite the lotus's cool factor its not fast in any way.

[Flawless Victory]

I drive an 11 year old Honda......now please leave me alone......don't stop me in a supermarket car park/petrol station/the street and ask me what it is and why you haven't seen one before....don't try to race me/tailgate me at every opportunity......it's an 11 year old Honda....now fk off!!

[TarpaTow]

BM 116i ES exec sport. Gets a lot of respect especially as i'm only in early 20s so quite young to have a new BM. Maybe not as good as an M3, but I couldn't insure that.

[chim]

TarpaTow said:

BM 116i ES exec sport. Gets a lot of respect especially as i'm only in early 20s so quite young to have a new BM. Maybe not as good as an M3, but I couldn't insure that.

Must be the the "exec sport" bit, if it was just the BM 116i ES no one would notice it.

Just noticed your name in your profile, explains a lot really


Name: Oliver Sebastien Carruthers Rothschild

Edited by chim on Sunday 12th February 19:06

[thiscocks]

TarpaTow said:

BM 116i ES exec sport. Gets a lot of respect especially as i'm only in early 20s so quite young to have a new BM. Maybe not as good as an M3, but I couldn't insure that.

No not quite as good as an m3

[shambolic]

See a few people turning round when I drive by in this. Also don't get the usual BMW ste comments, get the occasional hairdresser ones though!





Especially when clean

[Dave Hedgehog]

shambolic said:

See a few people turning round when I drive by in this. Also don't get the usual BMW ste comments, get the occasional hairdresser ones though!





Especially when clean

occasional?

i find that hard to believe

[BlueJazz]

Lots of smiles & questions about the CRZ, I've had people wander up to it to have their photo taken - which was nice.

[Backtobasics]

chim said:

TarpaTow said:

BM 116i ES exec sport. Gets a lot of respect especially as i'm only in early 20s so quite young to have a new BM. Maybe not as good as an M3, but I couldn't insure that.

Must be the the "exec sport" bit, if it was just the BM 116i ES no one would notice it.

Just noticed your name in your profile, explains a lot really


Name: Oliver Sebastien Carruthers Rothschild

Edited by chim on Sunday 12th February 19:06

[MarkRSi]

I wonder if colour plays a large part?

I used to have a red Civic Type-R and Triumph Daytona and regularly got tts trying to race/imtimidate me - no fk off! Lots of positive comments about the Daytona though.


Now I've got a black Triumph Street Triple (pretty much the same as a Daytona) and grey MR2 mk3, and get no where near the same level of negative attention.



Still prefer red cars/bikes though...

[LiamM45]

I badged my old Golf VR6 up as a 1.6 GL so bar the exhaust note, no one ever bothered, when it was clean - being bright red and a burbly exhaust note - it attracted some inquisitive stares.

The Ibiza Cupra is a totally different animal, dump valve, big brembo brakes visible and big intercooler on show, seems to mean I want to race every single Scooby/Evo/M3/RS4 going... not really but hey ho.

I do like being in my Polo SDi which no one even bats an eyelid at!

[Baryonyx]

chim said:

Must be the the "exec sport" bit, if it was just the BM 116i ES no one would notice it.

Just noticed your name in your profile, explains a lot really


Name: Oliver Sebastien Carruthers Rothschild

Edited by chim on Sunday 12th February 19:06

This quote from the garage page is a bit bizarre:

"Update. Can't say how much I love driving a BM, really marks you out in the traffic."

Strange, saying as BMW are everywhere these days!

[bimmer528]

2005 Audi A8 SE 3.0

Looks of 'he's a drug dealer'

Maybe because im 21. Local scroate bags always snigger to them selves saying druggy blah blah.

[chim]

Baryonyx said:

chim said:

Must be the the "exec sport" bit, if it was just the BM 116i ES no one would notice it.

Just noticed your name in your profile, explains a lot really


Name: Oliver Sebastien Carruthers Rothschild

Edited by chim on Sunday 12th February 19:06

This quote from the garage page is a bit bizarre:

"Update. Can't say how much I love driving a BM, really marks you out in the traffic."

Strange, saying as BMW are everywhere these days!

Wow, hope this guy stays around a bit, he will make for great sport me thinks

So Oliver, are you really this far up your own arse

[LooneyTunes]

Zoobeef said:

plenty said:

Within 5 minutes on my first drive I noticed this. Like driving in a fishbowl. I knew then I could never live with this car.

Gets annoying on the motorway as i cant pick my nose to pass the time. Someones always watching/taking pictures/videoing me

Try something with an aeroscreen... even had one chap furiously unwrapping a disposable camera in order to grab a pic at the lights. I can live with that though. It's the lads with their modded mk3/4 Golfs who always seem determined to race that get tiresome. Some of them get really quite shirty when you don't want to play.

[petrolsniffer]

Over the past 2 week or so of owning my 205 gti all the attention ive got is from the vag tdi brigade 30cm off my bumper so as above fk off its a 22 year old peugeot.