What made you choose your current car?
Discussion
Just wondering what drives us (pardon the pun) to buy the cars we do?
In my case I wanted to have something fast & practical that would not be ruinous to run.
Having a lot of llove for old BMW's since childhood I though that it would have been cool to buy a new BMW BITD and just keep it.
I really liked my old E28 528i & figured the F10 530d is the modern equivelant. So that was how.
In my case I wanted to have something fast & practical that would not be ruinous to run.
Having a lot of llove for old BMW's since childhood I though that it would have been cool to buy a new BMW BITD and just keep it.
I really liked my old E28 528i & figured the F10 530d is the modern equivelant. So that was how.
I bought that particular one because of all of the options I wanted, and more.
The alloys were a must, as were rear parking sensors.
The reason I chose that model of car is because of it's sleeper effect, A Punto with 120hp, 155lb-ft torque catches out most people and I do get some shocked faces
Also because of it's exclusivity, there are only 1600 registered on the UK roads and it feels nice owning something you don't see every day.
Everybody who's sat in, and seen how it goes all say that it's a bloody fast car and it changes their opinion on Fiat.
The alloys were a must, as were rear parking sensors.
The reason I chose that model of car is because of it's sleeper effect, A Punto with 120hp, 155lb-ft torque catches out most people and I do get some shocked faces
Also because of it's exclusivity, there are only 1600 registered on the UK roads and it feels nice owning something you don't see every day.
Everybody who's sat in, and seen how it goes all say that it's a bloody fast car and it changes their opinion on Fiat.
The MG ZS was due to a shed of the week thread on PH a while back. I was selling the Tuscan and looking for a family car that was a bit of fun too. Was originally thinking Evo's or Subarus but the budget wasn't really there.
I didn't even know they came with a 2.5 V6 or the chassis was that good! So now have a practical family car purchased for a very good price which handles well and has a good sound track
The RX7 is being purchased due to a few factors. 1) I love japanese cars not sure why but I like the sound of a turbo charged engine and the looks of crazy wings etc. 2) They are rare, not seen one on the road for a very long time 3) Its a 2+2 (at a push) so for local events we can even take the little one (when we have one). 4) The rotary is nothing like any engine I have owned. 5) I can tinker with it for days
I didn't even know they came with a 2.5 V6 or the chassis was that good! So now have a practical family car purchased for a very good price which handles well and has a good sound track
The RX7 is being purchased due to a few factors. 1) I love japanese cars not sure why but I like the sound of a turbo charged engine and the looks of crazy wings etc. 2) They are rare, not seen one on the road for a very long time 3) Its a 2+2 (at a push) so for local events we can even take the little one (when we have one). 4) The rotary is nothing like any engine I have owned. 5) I can tinker with it for days
I had a tiny budget and a requirement to buy the best car I could in 1 week as I was about to begin my first job after uni. A cheap e46 318 appeared which is a good base car and the small engine meant it was ok to insure as I'd never been a policy holder before.
It was only ever intended to be a stop gap but the thing just won't break down and with my recent wedding I've had no chance to save up for anything better. Thankfully, plans are coming together for me to move into V8 ownership within the next year.
It was only ever intended to be a stop gap but the thing just won't break down and with my recent wedding I've had no chance to save up for anything better. Thankfully, plans are coming together for me to move into V8 ownership within the next year.
I needed to reduce my running costs from my old FTO (200bhp V6, import, 25mpg) but still wanted something rare, fun, nippy, unusual and affordable.
Went to see an Ignis Sport and loved it. It's a lot of car for the money, very entertaining and quite unusual (hardly anyone knows what it is) and it should hopefully be a much cheaper car to run long term. This particular one was immaculate too with a solid service history.
Went to see an Ignis Sport and loved it. It's a lot of car for the money, very entertaining and quite unusual (hardly anyone knows what it is) and it should hopefully be a much cheaper car to run long term. This particular one was immaculate too with a solid service history.
I Wanted a "Q-car" AWD wagon.
The deal was sealed once MissB and I watched a few clips on YouTube
this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWVGXW2jLmQ
and this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQB5_BzVO94
A year and a half later, I wouldn't change it for ANYTHING else.
The deal was sealed once MissB and I watched a few clips on YouTube
this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWVGXW2jLmQ
and this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQB5_BzVO94
A year and a half later, I wouldn't change it for ANYTHING else.
I bought mine (my second car, Fiat Grande Punto) after my first car shat itself. It was a 2000 Polo that needed a replacement engine worth more than the car. In hindsight I shouldn't have bought the thing, it had been hammered and not been maintained judging by the state of the engine big end bearings. I should have got it checked over first but didn't since I didn't know what I was doing; I guess I've learn't from that experience. The car I drive now was recommended to me through my mechanic mate from school. After losing all that money on the Polo I needed a car that was solid (yes, I know it's a Fiat) and had been looked after well and those were the only requirements. I've been driving it for a couple of years and apart from droplinks, one spring and part used steering rack (was only £100 to replace) it's been fine.
Needed a V8 rumble which was mass produced, not an overpriced German eurobox clitoris (every **** has got one), was simple and inexpensive to maintain, was unusual and quick enough and handled accordingly with enough creature comforts for long journeys. It also had to be a manual.
I like to be different in my choice of cars, and there were not many candidates 10 years ago.
I like to be different in my choice of cars, and there were not many candidates 10 years ago.
Mr SFJ said:
I bought that particular one because of all of the options I wanted, and more.
Also because of it's exclusivity, there are only 1600 registered on the UK roads and it feels nice owning something you don't see every day.
How do you find this out?Also because of it's exclusivity, there are only 1600 registered on the UK roads and it feels nice owning something you don't see every day.
Sounds like the perfect sleeper car
small as I live in the city center
not too flash so it blends in nicely
people who know appreciate it, others don't notice
leather
heated seats
glass sunroof
automatic AC
factory GPS (absolutely useless but nice to look at)
6 speed
125hp/1000kg
low on fuel, tax, insurance
quality
the fact it's quite rare (even more so with those options)
being in my twenties, the very time to drive a hot hatch
-> Lupo GTI
ETA:
not that one can't/shouldn't drive a hot hatch beeing 30+ but IMHO every decade there is a category of cars that suits you best:
20's hot hatch
30's sports car
40's family estate
50's classic car
60's ???
Ideally you accumulate them.
Of course this list is not set in stone and can/should be altered due to personal circumstances and/or tastes. Just a sentiment from my side.
not too flash so it blends in nicely
people who know appreciate it, others don't notice
leather
heated seats
glass sunroof
automatic AC
factory GPS (absolutely useless but nice to look at)
6 speed
125hp/1000kg
low on fuel, tax, insurance
quality
the fact it's quite rare (even more so with those options)
being in my twenties, the very time to drive a hot hatch
-> Lupo GTI
ETA:
not that one can't/shouldn't drive a hot hatch beeing 30+ but IMHO every decade there is a category of cars that suits you best:
20's hot hatch
30's sports car
40's family estate
50's classic car
60's ???
Ideally you accumulate them.
Of course this list is not set in stone and can/should be altered due to personal circumstances and/or tastes. Just a sentiment from my side.
Edited by VF7 on Friday 20th June 12:45
Primarily I needed something which could do race weekend duties... Tow the Caterham, fit wheels, tools, spares, jerry cans, engines etc in the boot. So a largeish estate. But I wanted it to be one of those models where to my eyes at least the estate looked better than the saloon. I wanted something oldish with enduring quality which'd be simple and enjoyable to work on whilst being modern enough to get a reasonable amount of performance from a reasonable amount of fuel and to be liveable with on a day-to-day basis. I wanted manual 'box, more than four cylinders and ideally rear wheel drive.
I arrived at an E34 BMW, a late one with the Motronic 2.5L 24v VANOS engine. It's been superb. So much so that I'm keeping it even though I sold the Caterham in December.
It's sitting unloved on my driveway in the UK at the moment but when I get back from my work placement in Thailand I'm going to do it up and personalise it a bit. Re-sale value, after all, is irrelevant if you're not planning to sell!
I arrived at an E34 BMW, a late one with the Motronic 2.5L 24v VANOS engine. It's been superb. So much so that I'm keeping it even though I sold the Caterham in December.
It's sitting unloved on my driveway in the UK at the moment but when I get back from my work placement in Thailand I'm going to do it up and personalise it a bit. Re-sale value, after all, is irrelevant if you're not planning to sell!
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