Guilty pleasures!

[white_goodman]

Not sure about the thread title but it got your attention! Are there any cars that you like but don't think that you should like because they're not very PH or are generally regarded to be a bit crap! No driving experience necessary. Here are a few suggestions:

1980s Fords
Ford Ka (first one)
Ford Fiesta (pre-2002)
Ford Escort Estate/Van
Vauxhall Cavalier/Calibra
Vauxhall Vectra B (I like the styling of the sporty variants)
Vauxhall Corsa (not current model)
Rovers (esp. Rover 75 but not Metro/100 or CityRover)
All MGs
Land Rover Freelander
Jaguar S-Type
Nissan Micra (pre-2002)
Nissan Bluebird
Suzuki Alto/Jimny (just have an honest feel to them that I like)
Citroen BX/XM/Xantia
Citroen Xsara (dull looking but my dad had one and it had a good ride/handling compromise - the Xsara Picasso that he had subsequently was horrid though!)
Citroen Nemo Multispace HDi (dad has one now, doesn't look great but drives quite endearingly!)
Peugeot 206/207
Peugeot 307 SW (comfiest car I've driven)
Renault Laguna 1/2
Renault Megane (fat-arsed one)
Original-shape Renault Scenic
Skoda Felicia
Lada Niva
VW Polo (pre-2002)
VW Golf mk3
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210)
Mercedes-Benz SLK
BMW Z3
Alfa Romeo 155
New Fiat Panda/500
Fiat Tipo

So, what cars do you like but are a bit ashamed to admit to?

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[Mikeyplum]

Citroen Saxo VTR/VTS

[FamilyDub]

An unmodified, late Nova GSI using a redtop engine...





..and for the sake of completeness, it should probably still be a 1.6 on the V5!

[white_goodman]

Mikeyplum said:

Citroen Saxo VTR/VTS

Add that to my list as well then. Although I thought they were quite PH!

[6potdave]

Citroen Xzara Picasso















Only kidding they're st!

[CampDavid]

Surely it depends on what you consider Pistonheads to be and what it means to you? In my opinion the Passat W8 is a more PH car than most of Vauxhall's VX range, it's interesting a quirky and makes me go "oooh" whenever i see one

[SSCooperS]

Yes I'm aware it's a Metro, and it's beige. I just like it

[LeeMad]

had a vtr that i put a vts engine into after about a year, id have either again due to them being so much fun. id uprate the brakes though! cash flow would dictate whether it be a vtr or vts, i was spending double on fuel and tax and £200 a year extra on insurance with the 16v engine.

[Mikeyplum]

white_goodman said:

Mikeyplum said:

Citroen Saxo VTR/VTS

Add that to my list as well then. Although I thought they were quite PH!

Then you definitley haven't been here long!

I am now hiding in a hole far away from any forms of human life for the fear of being lynched by the PH massive, just for admitting it!

[Mikeyplum]

LeeMad said:

had a vtr that i put a vts engine into after about a year, id have either again due to them being so much fun. id uprate the brakes though! cash flow would dictate whether it be a vtr or vts, i was spending double on fuel and tax and £200 a year extra on insurance with the 16v engine.

Ahh but you msut see the error of your ways - you must by a Saxo Furio and then drop the 16v lump in and do not declare to insurance

[Mikeyplum]

Oh, and to add insult to injury - I am also a fan of the VAG Euro scene

[TommyBuoy]

Lexus IS and the new GS. I know they're bland etc, but I just like the way they look

[230TE]

I'm on the hunt for a cheap estate and keep being drawn to Volvo 240s. The rational part of me recognises that they are slow, thirsty, stodgy and look like they were designed using only a set square. I know that a 240 wagon would be a horrid, hateful thing to drive and too old to be dependable. But then someone sticks a 240GLT estate up for sale on the web (alloys, fuel injection, black leather, electric overdrive etc) and the only thing stopping me buying it is that my wife would kill me. I can't explain it.

[Y282]

citroen zxtd.

[escortcosworth12]

[BriC175]

Early 2000 Chevrolet Suburban for some reason! Don't even like SUV's normally. I also love corvettes, but I wouldn't say that's a guilty pleasure... or is it!?

Tbh, probably anything with a GM V8 5 litre+ engine

Edit to add:

Renault laguna V6. No idea why.. just like the idea of a Laguna with a V6!

[DanielJames]

Mikeyplum said:

white_goodman said:

Mikeyplum said:

Citroen Saxo VTR/VTS

Add that to my list as well then. Although I thought they were quite PH!

Then you definitley haven't been here long!

I am now hiding in a hole far away from any forms of human life for the fear of being lynched by the PH massive, just for admitting it!

No you're not, the VTS is a very PH car.

Any PH'er who isn't a ballbag respects the VTS, I've had 2!

[jagnet]

white_goodman said:

because they're not very PH or are generally regarded to be a bit crap

Jaguar S-Type

I assume this must be a typographical error of some kind. A car fitted with a multiplicity of cylinders and forced induction to boot on the R, wrapped in the cosseting luxury of several hundred weight of steel, leather and wood.

This is a car that stands out from the crowd, yet can quietly slip unnoticed past its Germanic rivals on trans-continent roads, raising barely a passing glance from members of the lepton enforcement office. From beginning to end of a journey, its ride pampers - allowing one's accompanying lady friend to re-apply her favoured beauty products with ease shortly before arriving at the Val d'Isere or the Côte d'Azur depending on the season.

Whether parked outside any one of the owner's country retreats or pulling serenely into the members' club car park it carries an air of understated grace that few other cars can achieve.

All this for less than the first year's depreciation on an econo eurobox of nondescript origin. That's not a lot for the opportunity on a cold winter's morning to mutter to oneself, "time to go and warm up the Jaaaaaag".

[BriC175]

jagnet said:

I assume this must be a typographical error of some kind. A car fitted with a multiplicity of cylinders and forced induction to boot on the R, wrapped in the cosseting luxury of several hundred weight of steel, leather and wood.

This is a car that stands out from the crowd, yet can quietly slip unnoticed past its Germanic rivals on trans-continent roads, raising barely a passing glance from members of the lepton enforcement office. From beginning to end of a journey, its ride pampers - allowing one's accompanying lady friend to re-apply her favoured beauty products with ease shortly before arriving at the Val d'Isere or the Côte d'Azur depending on the season.

Whether parked outside any one of the owner's country retreats or pulling serenely into the members' club car park it carries an air of understated grace that few other cars can achieve.

All this for less than the first year's depreciation on an econo eurobox of nondescript origin. That's not a lot for the opportunity on a cold winter's morning to mutter to oneself, "time to go and warm up the Jaaaaaag".

*looks at Jag S-Type R's on the classifieds*

[Mikeyplum]

DanielJames said:

No you're not, the VTS is a very PH car.

Any PH'er who isn't a ballbag respects the VTS, I've had 2!

Ok maybe the VTS is a PH car, not too sure on the VTR though.

I've had a VTR and from some of the threads on here, the VTR is something to be ashamed of...

I personally love the VTS and would love to be able to insure the bloody thing!