Cars that are too good to change
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pfnsht said:
Yes got a couple of cars I'd struggle to replace
Corrado VR6 - drives nice, big naturally aspirated, rare/interesting to poeple who like them, no driver aids (except abs), pop up spoiler, sounds nice, weighs the same as a modern fiesta but not a generic modern eco box. Costs very little buy. Gets 36mpg on a gentle run and averages 29mpg most of the time. Can fit the kids in the back. Ticks quite a few boxes for me.
Oh man the corrado vr6 is fantastic. My brother had one and it's the only decent car he's owned. It's so light on its feet and well balanced with a superb engine.Corrado VR6 - drives nice, big naturally aspirated, rare/interesting to poeple who like them, no driver aids (except abs), pop up spoiler, sounds nice, weighs the same as a modern fiesta but not a generic modern eco box. Costs very little buy. Gets 36mpg on a gentle run and averages 29mpg most of the time. Can fit the kids in the back. Ticks quite a few boxes for me.
Edited by pfnsht on Monday 20th May 15:36
Almost made me regret my 306 GTi... Almost.
I had a 98 A3 turbo sport in cornflower blue that I kept for 5 years which is longer than I and thought I would. It didn't even need pads and I beat the hell out of it. A great car in a terrible colour.
grudas said:
my lexus is250.
115k miles, starts, stops, comfy, epic sounds system, good lights, parking sensors, reverse camera, sat nav, heated/cooled seats, super reliable etc etc
for a 2008 £4000 motor it is absolutely epic.
literally have 0 reason to sell it! I usually change cars yearly but this is hard to let go, I am planning to go up to ls430 which is is250 + much more.
I do have a fun car in a shape of honda s2000 to trash around and get it out my system.
Took the words out my mouth. Been looking for something to change it up but would need to spend 4 times as much to get the same thing, just better mpg. And it feels criminal to let it go for so litttle as well so will prob end up just adding to the fleet.115k miles, starts, stops, comfy, epic sounds system, good lights, parking sensors, reverse camera, sat nav, heated/cooled seats, super reliable etc etc
for a 2008 £4000 motor it is absolutely epic.
literally have 0 reason to sell it! I usually change cars yearly but this is hard to let go, I am planning to go up to ls430 which is is250 + much more.
I do have a fun car in a shape of honda s2000 to trash around and get it out my system.
2 here. 04 e55 estate - I've kept it far longer than planned but its just brilliant, Its an E class estate so its huge. It has air suspension so it rides well and handles ok for its size. It has a 7 seat option in the boot which is increasingly useful with 2 small children.
It looks like all the e220 out there but it has nearly 500bhp so it goes quite well.
I could spend nearly 3 times its value on a newer 5.5 turbo version and I'd like to but I can't quite see why or what I'd get better for my money.
And the strato mileage 944 turbo, now on 267k miles. I use it daily , yes its cost money but its worth a bit more than it was I dare say. Sills are done so generally in good bodily shape and it has a few basic mods so around 300bhp so it goes nicely and with decent coil overs handles too.
I bought a 996t to replace it but that didn't quite go to plan so the 944 stayed.
I toy with a maser granturismo or a cl63 as a daily but really I rather like my slightly pink machine.
Oh and then there's the caterham I've had for 20 years now...
It looks like all the e220 out there but it has nearly 500bhp so it goes quite well.
I could spend nearly 3 times its value on a newer 5.5 turbo version and I'd like to but I can't quite see why or what I'd get better for my money.
And the strato mileage 944 turbo, now on 267k miles. I use it daily , yes its cost money but its worth a bit more than it was I dare say. Sills are done so generally in good bodily shape and it has a few basic mods so around 300bhp so it goes nicely and with decent coil overs handles too.
I bought a 996t to replace it but that didn't quite go to plan so the 944 stayed.
I toy with a maser granturismo or a cl63 as a daily but really I rather like my slightly pink machine.
Oh and then there's the caterham I've had for 20 years now...
After nearly a decade of BMW 4 cylinder turbo-diesels because of business use in 2014 I finally got my 1st N/A petrol straight 6 - what a revelation!
I'm now on numbers 4 & 5 and although both are well over a decade old I can't think of anything I would rather have than my E90 330i and Z4 Coupe (well maybe an M).
Certainly wouldn't want a 4 cylinder 330i.
I'm now on numbers 4 & 5 and although both are well over a decade old I can't think of anything I would rather have than my E90 330i and Z4 Coupe (well maybe an M).
Certainly wouldn't want a 4 cylinder 330i.
pfnsht said:
Yes got a couple of cars I'd struggle to replace
Corrado VR6 - drives nice, big naturally aspirated, rare/interesting to poeple who like them, no driver aids (except abs), pop up spoiler, sounds nice, weighs the same as a modern fiesta but not a generic modern eco box. Costs very little buy. Gets 36mpg on a gentle run and averages 29mpg most of the time. Can fit the kids in the back. Ticks quite a few boxes for me.
Seat Exeo estate - 2013 Sport Tech model, fully loaded with useful kit, albeit a bit old tech these days. Based on a B7 Audi A4. Owned since it was almost new/3k on the odo now on almost 70k and it drives just a solid as when I bought it. Now worth buttons. To replace it with an almost new version of itself, assume an Audi A4 would suffice, I'd need about £30k. The Exeo, like the Corrado is also quite rare/interesting to me. Such a shame I couldn't find a 2.0 TFSI version of it, but the CR170 diesel has been as good as gold so far.
Funnily enough there are less Exeo's in my trim on the road vs Corrado VR6's too.
Both unfortunately have high priced parts/non existent obsolete parts to overcome though.
Only 2 petrol Exeo estates for sale on AutoTrader! Interesting car. Corrado VR6 - drives nice, big naturally aspirated, rare/interesting to poeple who like them, no driver aids (except abs), pop up spoiler, sounds nice, weighs the same as a modern fiesta but not a generic modern eco box. Costs very little buy. Gets 36mpg on a gentle run and averages 29mpg most of the time. Can fit the kids in the back. Ticks quite a few boxes for me.
Seat Exeo estate - 2013 Sport Tech model, fully loaded with useful kit, albeit a bit old tech these days. Based on a B7 Audi A4. Owned since it was almost new/3k on the odo now on almost 70k and it drives just a solid as when I bought it. Now worth buttons. To replace it with an almost new version of itself, assume an Audi A4 would suffice, I'd need about £30k. The Exeo, like the Corrado is also quite rare/interesting to me. Such a shame I couldn't find a 2.0 TFSI version of it, but the CR170 diesel has been as good as gold so far.
Funnily enough there are less Exeo's in my trim on the road vs Corrado VR6's too.
Both unfortunately have high priced parts/non existent obsolete parts to overcome though.
Edited by pfnsht on Monday 20th May 15:36
I am perfectly happy with my Golf GT TDI but need to change due to low emission zone that is coming to my area soon.
Frimley111R said:
I like to swap and change our cars but we have a 2016 BMW 120d M-Sport Auto 5dr. It is economical, comfy, refined, practical, has plenty of kit, looks nice, costs next to nothing to run, is reliable, has a premium badge and easy to park. If I replace it I'll want something else that does all those things and nothing else fits the job so well. I'm bloody stuck with it! (First world problems I know!).
I guess I am not the only one to have this issue as cars get better and better?
I bought a 2001 Y reg Omega MV6 3.2 petrol auto saloon. In September 2016 as a stop gap for 525 quid. I guess I am not the only one to have this issue as cars get better and better?
It had 163k on the clock.
It's now got 214k on the clock.
I have maintained it. Because it had the usual omega issues. Worn wishbones, leaking rocker cover, leaking oil filter.
And it seems to be running better than it did before.
I would like V8 like this https://autos
te.com/topic/35506-1998-audi-a8-d2-...But then I'd need to sell.the omega, and I can't.
Nobody would throw time and money at it to keep.it on the road, and anyway, I like it too much.
I’ve got two cars that I just can’t consider changing:
360 - it’s red with tan carbon seats and the all important manual gearbox - when I bought it I was a serial car changer, nothing before it ever lasted longer than a year, most of them were six months or less. I’ve owned it now for 11 years.
The other one is an F type convertible. Fell love with the looks and the sound when they first launched. I had to wait three years for the price to drop on used one. Initially wanted a V6, but after driving one back to back with the V8 there was no going back.. v8 it was. I’ve now owned it for three years and absolutely love it, I honestly can’t think what I would change it to.
Both fantastic cars.
In more recent years I started leasing my daily drivers. I’ve had two years now of an Audi S5, but swapping it for an M2 competition and can’t wait for it to arrive. Hopefully it should really complete the near-perfect three car garage.
360 - it’s red with tan carbon seats and the all important manual gearbox - when I bought it I was a serial car changer, nothing before it ever lasted longer than a year, most of them were six months or less. I’ve owned it now for 11 years.
The other one is an F type convertible. Fell love with the looks and the sound when they first launched. I had to wait three years for the price to drop on used one. Initially wanted a V6, but after driving one back to back with the V8 there was no going back.. v8 it was. I’ve now owned it for three years and absolutely love it, I honestly can’t think what I would change it to.
Both fantastic cars.
In more recent years I started leasing my daily drivers. I’ve had two years now of an Audi S5, but swapping it for an M2 competition and can’t wait for it to arrive. Hopefully it should really complete the near-perfect three car garage.
JetskiJezz said:
I’ve got two cars that I just can’t consider changing:
360 - it’s red with tan carbon seats and the all important manual gearbox - when I bought it I was a serial car changer, nothing before it ever lasted longer than a year, most of them were six months or less. I’ve owned it now for 11 years.
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Do you mean 306. I'd be more impressed to be honest. A mate had a tuned 306 and it was scarily quick across the Yorkshire Dales. 360 - it’s red with tan carbon seats and the all important manual gearbox - when I bought it I was a serial car changer, nothing before it ever lasted longer than a year, most of them were six months or less. I’ve owned it now for 11 years.
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ilikejam said:
Bomma220 said:
Fastdruid said:
My Mondeo 2.5T Estate. Bought it intending to only keep it two years....I've had it now for 6 years.
Everything newer that is comparable is objectively and subjectively worse. The newer Mondeo is auto only, not as good to drive and while more powerful its slower.
Everything newer and better would cost a massive amount more to both buy and run. I mean I'm sure say something like a 540i touring would be glorious, better in just about every way other than running costs and reliability but it's a f
kton more expensive. That would even be if I could find one because only about 5% were tourers, of those about 98% were diesel and of the few remaining petrol cars about 0.001% were manual 540i's.
Then when I consider new. Everything is auto and downsized.
So now the plan is to keep the Mondeo until it dies at which point I'll panic and probably buy a 2010 one.
That is, pretty much word for word, the post I'd have written. Only real difference is I've only had mine for 1 year.Everything newer that is comparable is objectively and subjectively worse. The newer Mondeo is auto only, not as good to drive and while more powerful its slower.
Everything newer and better would cost a massive amount more to both buy and run. I mean I'm sure say something like a 540i touring would be glorious, better in just about every way other than running costs and reliability but it's a f
kton more expensive. That would even be if I could find one because only about 5% were tourers, of those about 98% were diesel and of the few remaining petrol cars about 0.001% were manual 540i's. Then when I consider new. Everything is auto and downsized.
So now the plan is to keep the Mondeo until it dies at which point I'll panic and probably buy a 2010 one.
(albeit at the sheddier end of sub £2.5k)The only thing to go wrong was it needed an air-con hose and separately a condenser which got a stone through it.
ilikejam said:
Care to share what they are?!
Prepare for a let down.1.6 205 GTI
996 C4 manual
R53 Cooper S
I've owned a few of the current crop of stupidly fast hatches and have had long term loans of a B9 RS4, 991 C2S and a few others. While they were all really good at being refined, flashy objects loaded with tech, they all shared a lack of weight and connection in their controls that made me feel like I wasn't really driving them. Whether it was a lowly golf R or a 991 they all felt like I was inputing commands into a computer that was driving.
At the moment the mini is the most likely one to be replaced. I never intended to keep it long but the whole family have become very attached to it. Something a bit bigger would be nice though.
I've a 10 year old Rav4 which was bought 4 years ago as the station, dog, tip run,etc chariot.
Its got everything a modern SUV of the same size would have (plus 4wd), everything still works, costs pennies to run and is actually ok to drive.
I love it. Worth only a couple of grand but priceless to us. In the last 12 months i've even started to spruce up the cosmetics a bit!!
They say Toyotas last forever, lets see...
Its got everything a modern SUV of the same size would have (plus 4wd), everything still works, costs pennies to run and is actually ok to drive.
I love it. Worth only a couple of grand but priceless to us. In the last 12 months i've even started to spruce up the cosmetics a bit!!
They say Toyotas last forever, lets see...
nunpuncher said:
Prepare for a let down.
1.6 205 GTI
996 C4 manual
R53 Cooper S
I've owned a few of the current crop of stupidly fast hatches and have had long term loans of a B9 RS4, 991 C2S and a few others. While they were all really good at being refined, flashy objects loaded with tech, they all shared a lack of weight and connection in their controls that made me feel like I wasn't really driving them.
I share your view of the above, recent TTRS and RCF, and now an Abarth 124. Slow in comparison, but just so much more fun.1.6 205 GTI
996 C4 manual
R53 Cooper S
I've owned a few of the current crop of stupidly fast hatches and have had long term loans of a B9 RS4, 991 C2S and a few others. While they were all really good at being refined, flashy objects loaded with tech, they all shared a lack of weight and connection in their controls that made me feel like I wasn't really driving them.
Don't ever sell the 205, love those to bits.
pfnsht said:
Corrado VR6 - drives nice, big naturally aspirated, rare/interesting to poeple who like them, no driver aids (except abs), pop up spoiler, sounds nice, weighs the same as a modern fiesta but not a generic modern eco box. Costs very little buy. Gets 36mpg on a gentle run and averages 29mpg most of the time. Can fit the kids in the back. Ticks quite a few boxes for me.
It has some form of traction control as well.I still miss mine 20 years after selling it.
grudas said:
my lexus is250.
115k miles, starts, stops, comfy, epic sounds system, good lights, parking sensors, reverse camera, sat nav, heated/cooled seats, super reliable etc etc
for a 2008 £4000 motor it is absolutely epic.
literally have 0 reason to sell it! I usually change cars yearly but this is hard to let go, I am planning to go up to ls430 which is is250 + much more.
I do have a fun car in a shape of honda s2000 to trash around and get it out my system.
Auto or manual? Ive been looking at these! Let me know what they are like, ive got a new commute and deliberating away from a diesel! no issues? Things to look out for? 115k miles, starts, stops, comfy, epic sounds system, good lights, parking sensors, reverse camera, sat nav, heated/cooled seats, super reliable etc etc
for a 2008 £4000 motor it is absolutely epic.
literally have 0 reason to sell it! I usually change cars yearly but this is hard to let go, I am planning to go up to ls430 which is is250 + much more.
I do have a fun car in a shape of honda s2000 to trash around and get it out my system.
stedaley said:
Auto or manual? Ive been looking at these! Let me know what they are like, ive got a new commute and deliberating away from a diesel! no issues? Things to look out for?
Auto, don't buy a manual one from these cuz they are absolute ste. Check for proof of maintenance and no mods 
Jeep Cherokee XJ 4.0
I thought I'd would add some colour to this thread with a brochure shot...
Its 25 years old, its a tip car, snow car, station car, boat car, airport car, reserve car when the FFRR is playing up, picking stuff up car.. General all round utility which is a pleasure to drive in a lazy way... Try as i might I can't think of anything which I would replace it with, except perhaps another one if I broke it. Though they are very difficult to break. Its having a little spruce up currently.. might pop it on readers cars in the future.
clarki said:
In the last 12 months i've even started to spruce up the cosmetics a bit!!
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Lol, I do that too. i just can't drive an untidy or unclean car. My R26 was meant to be a thrash/abuse and forget car that cost me just £3K but I've had some of the paintwork resprayed, the wheels repainted, etc. Can't help myself, not matter how old or worthless it is..
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