What car have you had that you enjoyed driving just for fun?
What car have you had that you enjoyed driving just for fun?
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anonymous-user

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74 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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You know the sort, the type of car that you'd get up early on a Sunday morning for just to take it for a hoon?

Mine is a TVR S2 I had, just the right amount of power for the road, go kart handling and sounded great!

ewenm

28,506 posts

265 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Caterham 7. Had it 10 years, done 80,000+ miles in it, hopefully will never need to sell it.

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

210 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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St John Smythe said:
You know the sort, the type of car that you'd get up early on a Sunday morning for just to take it for a hoon?

Mine is a TVR S2 I had, just the right amount of power for the road, go kart handling and sounded great!
Good question biggrin

MGB GT
TR7
Land rover 90 and modified Disco. Not your typical sporting car, but something about them was very addictive
z28
Roadster
XJ-S

Lets Torque

10,974 posts

177 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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This was a great laugh...



5.0 V8 , RWD , 8 Seater , no T/C. lick

Picture from Google!

braddo

12,001 posts

208 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Lets Torque said:
This was a great laugh...



5.0 V8 , RWD , 8 Seater , no T/C. lick

Picture from Google!
For cruizin, yes, but driving?

My old Elise and the Alfa are great for early morning drives.

Hudson

1,857 posts

207 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Borrowed Alfa GTV 2.0. So many problems i cant even begin to list but it was to date the only car ive driven that made me actually laugh because it was so fun biggrin

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

210 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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braddo said:
For cruizin, yes, but driving?
Depends how you define "driving". It's not just about maximum acceleration and face distorting G forces.

It's about how it makes you feel and the smile it puts on your face. Some cars, some non sporty cars can be very good at this.

kambites

70,286 posts

241 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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All of the cars I've ever owned, but the Elise the most.

My four mile drive home from work often mysteriously turns into 20+ miles. biggrin

Lets Torque

10,974 posts

177 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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braddo said:
Lets Torque said:
This was a great laugh...



5.0 V8 , RWD , 8 Seater , no T/C. lick

Picture from Google!
For cruizin, yes, but driving?

My old Elise and the Alfa are great for early morning drives.
I did say it was a great laugh..it was hopeless and soft in the corners but it was great fun and my dad had fun/enjoyed driving it.

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sv

229 posts

277 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Caterham 7 with a Supersport R upgrade - wonderful.

toast boy

1,242 posts

246 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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MGB GT, TVR S2, VW Corrado. All brilliant in their own way, all of which I've found myself nipping out on an errand and going on a much longer drive just because I was having fun.

In a different manner, I used to love driving about in my old E28 525, comfy interior and auto box actually made London driving bearable. It was the first car I've driven where I've actually enjoyed driving slowly! If you want to decrease your chances of being caught speeding without being frustrated I can thoroughly recommend one.

Alfanatic

9,339 posts

239 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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The Alfa is the only one I've ever just hopped in and driven with nowhere in particular to go.

Springbok

334 posts

274 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Griffith 500 - enough said.

Massive smiles for the money and very very reliable.

900T-R

20,406 posts

277 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Both (BMW) Minis, the sorted one of my old Saab 900 turbo's, the Chimaera. The Minis are good fun all of the time, the TVR is great fun most of the time. smile

syko89

373 posts

178 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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For me all of the cars ive owned (bar my first vw polo 1.2) have always put a smile on my face taking them out for a weekend hoon.

1.6 Fiesta zetec s mk5
2.0 Integra type R DC5
2.0 Subaru Impreza STI PPP (current car)


sparkyhx

4,200 posts

224 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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My nissan 200sx - I ONLY use it for fun. Had it 7 years now, I just hope I can keep it as long as poss.

Having said that I can enjoy any car I drive its all about when and where and how.

Chris71

21,548 posts

262 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Purest fun car? That'd be my old Caterham I reckon. Felt like a four wheeled motorbike and the tweaked K-Series with the six speed close ratio 'box was such a racey combination.

I prefered the TVR S3 before that for general use, though. It wouldn't have seen which way the Caterham went on a twisty B-road, but it was still great fun with more in the way of comfort and practicality.

alfa pint

3,856 posts

231 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Every car I've bought myself, with the exception of a couple of winter stters.

Shame none of my old company cars would do the same, but they were meant for high mileage not fun (rover 620, Audi A3, Vectra, Mondeo x 3, sierras x 2, cavalier)

boobles

15,251 posts

235 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Either of my 2 Elises that I previously owned.















No doubt Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum will be along in a minute to take the pi**.

Devilstreak

8,088 posts

201 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Bike Engined 7 Type kit cars, an Absolute hoot to drive, although you can get a bit wet which takes the shines off sometimes hehe