The 'Cars you should own' thread...
Discussion
I thought it was time for some more porn, so the idea of this thread is to post up a droolsome snapshot of the car you consider to be the very essence of what motoring is all about, and which you would recommend to somebody as the ultimate 'essential' car. That one motor nobody should go through life without experiencing!
It hasn't got to be classy, fast, beautiful or hand-assembled by naked one-legged vietnamese dwarves. It's just got to be something that you consider to be the absolute shizzle! Road or Track, large or small, old or new. It matters not
The rules:
No biting, scratching, b
hing, moaning or gouging. No picking on the bloke that chooses an American Car. Or a Porsche 
You must post a picture. Try and keep them a reasonable size. If you want to agree or comment on another post, make sure you find another picture, even if it's a different shot of the same car.
You must give a reason for your choice.
Let's have a nice thread that doesn't descend into squabbling for a change.
I'll start:
16 valve Golf... I've had one before and it's the one car I still get withdrawal symptoms over. I never should have sold it (Not my one in the pic btw).
They are light, well engineered, easy/cheap to maintain and will never let you down. They'll soak up massive mileages without skipping a beat. They are as practical as a 3 door hatch can be, and they do all of this while putting a huge grin on yer fizzog
Memories of cocking the inside rear wheel, merrily bouncing off the rev limiter and of all the attention it garnered from pretty young things with loose knicker elastic.
It hasn't got to be classy, fast, beautiful or hand-assembled by naked one-legged vietnamese dwarves. It's just got to be something that you consider to be the absolute shizzle! Road or Track, large or small, old or new. It matters not
The rules:
No biting, scratching, b
hing, moaning or gouging. No picking on the bloke that chooses an American Car. Or a Porsche You must post a picture. Try and keep them a reasonable size. If you want to agree or comment on another post, make sure you find another picture, even if it's a different shot of the same car.
You must give a reason for your choice.
Let's have a nice thread that doesn't descend into squabbling for a change.
I'll start:
16 valve Golf... I've had one before and it's the one car I still get withdrawal symptoms over. I never should have sold it (Not my one in the pic btw).
They are light, well engineered, easy/cheap to maintain and will never let you down. They'll soak up massive mileages without skipping a beat. They are as practical as a 3 door hatch can be, and they do all of this while putting a huge grin on yer fizzog
Memories of cocking the inside rear wheel, merrily bouncing off the rev limiter and of all the attention it garnered from pretty young things with loose knicker elastic.
F40
When I was 13 years old, this is the car that gave me the love for the explosion engine.
Setting the bar a bit too high perhaps... Ho well, just got to keep working on it.
On a more reasonable scale: TVR Cerbera. For me, the exact representation of what a British car should be and I always loved British cars.
When I was 13 years old, this is the car that gave me the love for the explosion engine.
Setting the bar a bit too high perhaps... Ho well, just got to keep working on it.
On a more reasonable scale: TVR Cerbera. For me, the exact representation of what a British car should be and I always loved British cars.
Edited by J B L on Tuesday 1st December 10:08
KingRichard said:
Re: Porsche 911
I've always had a hankering for the 'limited edition' Turbo that was in 'Bad Boys'. What actually makes a 911 so good though?
Its Iconic, a modern classic..I've always had a hankering for the 'limited edition' Turbo that was in 'Bad Boys'. What actually makes a 911 so good though?
its the everyday supercar - a car you can use for the commute every day, come rain or shine, but when the mood takes you, open the throttle on the glorious sounding flat 6... and revel in the engineering, the perfection of all the components working perfectly together, the delicay of the steering, the heavy engine giving you so much traction out of a corner..
Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V - The car that is top of my dream garage list and i now own this one:
Not much to say really, i love the hot oily smell, the noise, the creaking and lairyness when you bury the loud pedal and the general tempremental'ness that goes some way towards the involved love affair. The look on peoples faces when they have no idea what they are looking at and the comments from those in the know 
That fear that a mishap could end up with large financial consequences and knowing that servicing etc is probably going to cost me a fortune anyway All so insignificant when i take the cover off her and just see it stood there gleaming and begging to be driven hard. I love this car I remember been a young lad watching the RAC Rally in Dalby Forest with me Dad and seeing the Martini Lancia Deltas and from that day i just knew i had to own one one day... and now i do!
I think anyone who wonders what an 'involved' drive should feel like should get behind the wheel of one of these
Huge fun.
Baldy
Not much to say really, i love the hot oily smell, the noise, the creaking and lairyness when you bury the loud pedal
and the general tempremental'ness that goes some way towards the involved love affair. The look on peoples faces when they have no idea what they are looking at and the comments from those in the know That fear that a mishap could end up with large financial consequences and knowing that servicing etc is probably going to cost me a fortune anyway All so insignificant when i take the cover off her and just see it stood there gleaming and begging to be driven hard. I love this car I remember been a young lad watching the RAC Rally in Dalby Forest with me Dad and seeing the Martini Lancia Deltas and from that day i just knew i had to own one one day... and now i do! I think anyone who wonders what an 'involved' drive should feel like should get behind the wheel of one of these
Huge fun.Baldy
I'm going to post a second...
I'm still a bit sore, as the cheque from the insurer just came through
Jaguar X308 XJR (RIP!)
This was honestly the most complete car I've ever had the pleasure of owning. 380bhp supercharged V8, whisper quiet, brutal performance, sublime handling and a fabulous interior.
Yet for all it's power and agility, this was a car that had a ride like a limousine. Stunning.
One of the most composed saloon cars ever made.
K.I.A by a lorry and standing water 7/11/2009. Gone but not forgotten
I'm still a bit sore, as the cheque from the insurer just came through
Jaguar X308 XJR (RIP!)
This was honestly the most complete car I've ever had the pleasure of owning. 380bhp supercharged V8, whisper quiet, brutal performance, sublime handling and a fabulous interior.
Yet for all it's power and agility, this was a car that had a ride like a limousine. Stunning.
One of the most composed saloon cars ever made.
K.I.A by a lorry and standing water 7/11/2009. Gone but not forgotten
Garlick said:
Firstly, my reasons.
It was on the cover of Fast Lane
It is the very essence of British class and performance
The interior
The noise
The looks
The hand built gorgeousness
The class
+1It was on the cover of Fast Lane
It is the very essence of British class and performance
The interior
The noise
The looks
The hand built gorgeousness
The class
Actually, about +1,000,000 from me. I've always had a thing for Astons and this is probably my favourite, with the current Vantage a close second. I'm normally pretty subjective with cars I'd say, but in the case of Aston Martin I'd sell a kidney for anything with that badge on. Sad but true. Might draw the line at a Cygnet though.
As a TVR owner I was tempted to add my own car, but if I'm honest, the Elise S1 is the biggest eye-opener I've ever pedalled. It really is just on another level, the steering is so direct, the chassis response instantaneous, and the whole thing seems free of inertia. The minimalist, bare aluminium in the cockpit, the driving position, the precise feedback of the unservoed brakes, it's just great. I haven't sampled a Caterham, but so far the little Lotus is the closest thing to a Formula Ford that I've driven with a tax disc.
Jag XJR
Once you get over 20, you realise that there is more to driving than just frantically getting from A-B, as quickly as possible and overtaking everything in sight. Sometimes its nice just to 'waft' (remember the 'barge bargains' thread?).
And, in the XJR, you have the option to p!$$ all over any little boy-racered hot hatch that crosses your path, whenever the mood takes you.
ETA: Beaten to it! Didn't think it would take long...
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