What car should a true pistonhead own?

[GT6k]

My vote for the best retort on Pistonheads this year. Crosspost from EV and alternative fuels forum (sorry I can't work out how to directly link to it).

[so called]

I'm all right then.
I've got a diesel, an electric and a TVR.

What I don't have is a care as to what others try to tell me what I should be driving.

[TwinKam]

IMHO you don't have to have any car to be a 'pistonhead'. Some poor sods only enjoy motoring vicariously, eg wheelchair-bound, so count your blessings
But, as electric cars don't have pistons, their owners should all be banned forthwith

[So]

TwinKam said:

IMHO you don't have to have any car to be a 'pistonhead'. Some poor sods only enjoy motoring vicariously, eg wheelchair-bound, so count your blessings
But, as electric cars don't have pistons, their owners should all be banned forthwith

On that subject, what happened to BlackVanDyke?

[Kitchski]

They should buy whatever car they want, and not give two sts what anybody else's opinion of it is

[phazed]

Kitchski said:

They should buy whatever car they want, and not give two sts what anybody else's opinion of it is

On that note, I’ll come out officially and say I bought a Boxster.

[rjg48]

Kitchski said:

They should buy whatever car they want, and not give two sts what anybody else's opinion of it is

Yes, if I wanted to know what other people thought about the cars I owned, I'd have asked.

And not an EV.

[ReverendCounter]

One which they get enjoyment from driving.

[AW111]

TwinKam said:

IMHO you don't have to have any car to be a 'pistonhead'. Some poor sods only enjoy motoring vicariously, eg wheelchair-bound, so count your blessings
But, as electric cars don't have pistons, their owners should all be banned forthwith

I care passionately about hydraulic brakes, on all forms of transport.
Pistons Matter.

[rjg48]

GT6k said:

My vote for the best retort on Pistonheads this year. Crosspost from EV and alternative fuels forum (sorry I can't work out how to directly link to it).

In all honesty AndyPro made a fair point and Zespak didn't.

What am I missing?

[Kitchski]

How is an electric car not 'motoring'? It has a motor. It moves; You can drive it.

Sure, some don't like them, but some don't like diesel.

[rjg48]

Kitchski said:

How is an electric car not 'motoring'? It has a motor. It moves; You can drive it.

Sure, some don't like them, but some don't like diesel.

The original point was it's Pistonheads, not Motoring heads.

Engines have pistons, EVs don't have engines.

I don't like diesel either. I like older cars too, so this is why EVs aren't for me.

Edited by rjg48 on Tuesday 23 June 14:20

[Podie]

rjg48 said:

GT6k said:

My vote for the best retort on Pistonheads this year. Crosspost from EV and alternative fuels forum (sorry I can't work out how to directly link to it).

In all honesty AndyPro made a fair point and Zespak didn't.

What am I missing?

PH started as a TVR forum.

[rjg48]

Podie said:

rjg48 said:

GT6k said:

My vote for the best retort on Pistonheads this year. Crosspost from EV and alternative fuels forum (sorry I can't work out how to directly link to it).

In all honesty AndyPro made a fair point and Zespak didn't.

What am I missing?

PH started as a TVR forum.

I know. I wasn't sure what that had to do with anything in this day and age.

Pistonheads not The TVR Owners Club.

[Kitchski]

rjg48 said:

The original point was it's Pistonheads, not Motoring heads.

Engines have pistons, EVs don't have engines.

I don't like diesel either. I like older cars too, so this is why EVs aren't for me.

Edited by rjg48 on Tuesday 23 June 14:20

The original quote said "These cars don't belong on a motoring website." They're cars; They clearly do belong, that's what I'm taking exception to. If we're being pedantic about it, we'll have to ban RX-7s and RX-8s then, too, as they don't have pistons.

Oh, and the three or four NSU RO80 owners who are still running on triangular power.

[Podie]

rjg48 said:

Podie said:

rjg48 said:

GT6k said:

My vote for the best retort on Pistonheads this year. Crosspost from EV and alternative fuels forum (sorry I can't work out how to directly link to it).

In all honesty AndyPro made a fair point and Zespak didn't.

What am I missing?

PH started as a TVR forum.

I know. I wasn't sure what that had to do with anything in this day and age.

Pistonheads not The TVR Owners Club.

By the same token, I don't see how excluding electric vehicles from a motoring site with a forum that covers a multitude of non-motoring interests is particularly worthy of note, but there you go.

[8Speed]

A true Pistonhead should have a car that's fun & engaging to drive.

[Englishman]

IIRC, Pistonheads started as Petrolheads, so that definitely excluded diesel and electricery.

[m4tti]

phazed said:

Kitchski said:

They should buy whatever car they want, and not give two sts what anybody else's opinion of it is

On that note, I’ll come out officially and say I bought a Boxster.

It’s ok, you’re allowed to reopen 4th of July

[Boosted LS1]

Mechanics are what drive me even if you went right back to steam engines. A battery is soulless. EV's have no place on here imo. A duracell forum would be the place for them.