A car you just keep coming back to?

[rotaryjam]

Does anyone else have a car that they just keep coming back to for some inexplicable reason?

For me it's the MR2, I've owned 5 over the years and thought I was done, then I see a nice one and I get sucked back in again!

I've had faster, rarer, more expensive cars, but it's the MR2 that has a magical quality I can't describe...

[Silvanus]

I've gad cars I've enjoyed and kept for longer, but I've never gone back to one.

[jamesbilluk]

BMW i8 for me, I've had two of the things, I only sold the second one, as I couldn't get the gubbins we needed for the baby in to it! I would happily have another one though.
Very special car to daily drive.

[Super Sonic]

Honda Civic. Have owned five, currently own an Accord R, am considering downsizing to another Civic due to running costs.

[Gunk]

A 3 Series touring or a Golf for me. I’ve owned 5 tourings since 1990 (every generation) and between Mrs Gunk and I, we’ve owned 16 Golfs since 1982.

[dimots]

I often think of ditching my modern Merc and getting another w124.

[Crumpet]

Discovery 4. Regret selling it to get a Disco 5 and every time I see one of the facelift 4s I get reminded how great they are. Saw a perfect one today in red with the black pack and then went off on to Autotrader! Such great cars but the snapping crankshafts stop me getting one.

[BadOrangePete]

90's era Peugeots for me, 1x205, 3x306 (2 GTI6's and diesel estate) a 406 Coupe, and a Partner van. Keep meaning to get another GTI6 before the prices go the way of the 205/309 GTI's (they're already creeping up)

[Silvanus]

Aren't a lot of these examples just getting the newer version/next generation of a car rather than coming back to the same one. I've had 2 different generations of an Astra, but wouldn't describe it as coming back

[Lotobear]

Modern wise, the Subaru Legacy - I've had 3 of them but now have an A4 Allroad.

Classic wise, the Elan Plus 2 - I just love them. I had a Caterham then a Plus 2 which I restored from the ground up, sold it and bought an Evora which I sold after 2 years, then an Elise 111s (which I still have) then another Plus 2 which is currently mid restoration. There's something about the look of them and the way they drive that keeps me hooked - fantastic cars when built right and correctly maintained, not fast by modern standards but still a match comfort and handling wise to many modern sports cars and full of charisma

[addz86]

Clio’s and Mini’s

It’s gone

2005 Clio 1.2
2003 Mini Cooper S
2003 Clio V6
2006 Mini GP
2003 Clio 172
2006 Mini GP + 2004 Clio 182
2005 Clio 182 Trophy currently

And a few other cars in between

[p4cks]

VX220s, I’ve had 7 and I’m tempted by another

[belleair302]

850 csi BMW or a M635csi

[swisstoni]

DB9 (or any AM).
Don’t think I’ll ever get around to having one now tbh.

Ah, on reading it properly I seem to have misinterpreted the thread.

In this case it would be TVRs. I have had at least one for the best part of 30 years. I can’t really say why as
I could easily have moved on to the usual exotica by now.
They have a certain special something about them I suppose.

Edited by swisstoni on Monday 15th August 23:11

[Draxindustries1]

My all original paint and bodywork Alpina Green 67 Cortina 1500GT pre crossflow. 37k miles from.new and near perfect condition. I don't use it for months on end and I've been offered silly money for it . I've often thought about seling but can never bring myself to do so.

It's all original bar the engine. Lightened, balanced & blueprinted bottom.end. Cosworth A2 cam, Accralite pistons, Vulcan big valve head , roller rockers and twin 45 dcoe webers. It goes like hell and makes enough noise to wake the hounds of hell

[Mr MXT]

I’m about to buy my 5th MX5….

[Chubbyross]

987.1 Boxster S. On my second now and I just love its analogue simplicity. Everything about it feels right and it has an epic soundtrack inches behind your head.

[Slow]

Range Rovers, all L322 except for a L405.

Had 5 of them in 8 years, everytime I sell one I regret it and buy a slightly more expensive newer one.

[Carlososos]

rotaryjam said:

Does anyone else have a car that they just keep coming back to for some inexplicable reason?

For me it's the MR2, I've owned 5 over the years and thought I was done, then I see a nice one and I get sucked back in again!

I've had faster, rarer, more expensive cars, but it's the MR2 that has a magical quality I can't describe...

BMW e39 and e46 they are just great easy and cheap cars (not cheap anymore ) and Volvo v70 mk2 as it has 7 seats without being a suv or a pepper carrier.

[Shappers24]

Minis… logically they make no sense. Unreliable, expensive to fix… but they’ve got under my skin