The 'Cars you should own' thread...

[r1ch]

Wanted a porsche 911 of any kind since that movie, can't wait till i buy one. Until then though i strongly beleive anyone who enjoys a raw fwd experience should own one of these:

[KingRichard]

fullbeem said:

Go on then... Why?

As if we need to ask

[marlinmunro]

Every one should have a bit of yellow Pork during their life

[fushion julz]

I already own the car that was top of my dream cars to own

This:



However, I also want to experience owning:



Nearly bought one when I was looking for the M3, but decided to go for the BMW instead...

If money was no object then perhaps one of these:

[KingRichard]

Is that a 924 Carrera GT?

[Baldy881]

KingRichard said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eU8j4MeJ4I

Priceless!!

[patmahe]

I'd second the Lotus Elise, this one is mine, and its the only car to make me shout 'OH MY GOD' out loud, in a good way, while driving.

The way this thing dipenses with series of corners is simply astounding, the control, confidence, precision and feedback it gives the driver is incredible. It assaults your senses like nothing else I've ever experienced. I know its a cliche but it really does feel like you are at one with the car, like you're wearing it and it is simply a matter of will to get it to do what you want.

Edited by patmahe on Tuesday 1st December 11:52

[fushion julz]

KingRichard said:

Is that a 924 Carrera GT?

It most certainly is!

[KingRichard]

fushion julz said:

KingRichard said:

Is that a 924 Carrera GT?

It most certainly is!

[LuS1fer]

I hit "Reply Topic" intending to post a photo of the Ford GT because I love them and I would love one - but then I paused and thought "Who the hell can afford one?" so it did not fit in with the ideal of "cars you should own" on a practical level.

So the car I've chosen was as much of a surprise to me and actually reflecvts the fact that modern cars are so competent that they have become boring because the limits are too high. Similarly, I don't want to nominate anything that is either too dour, clinical or dull or which you can see any day of the week.

So predictably, I accept, I nominate a car that converted me, wholesale, to the visceral rumble of a proper American V8, still looks great to my eyes and is not so old that it drives like crap. It is raw, challenging, overflowing with a strange character and yet still wakes the dead with a churn of the starter motor. I chose it over the C5 as the C5 is a far better car but far less fun. This will make you smile all day.

[KingRichard]

LuS1fer said:

Now I realise that the man isn't right even half the time... but Clarkson gave the C4 a right bashing. I must confess I've never driven one, although I've had a few blasts in my Dad's old Camaro Z28 (same lump but detuned iirc) and that was brilliant, if a bit of a handful!

What are they actually like to drive? I accept that they sound the nuts

[Devilstreak]

Not everyone's cup of tea, also being snapped up by young chavs these days, But the amount that this car taught me about driving was immeasurable. Great fun and plenty of bum-twitching.

[RobCrezz]

Devilstreak said:

Not everyone's cup of tea, also being snapped up by young chavs these days, But the amount that this car taught me about driving was immeasurable. Great fun and plenty of bum-twitching.

+1

Get to learn about Mid engine turbo charged handling on a budget! And there isnt much faster than a Turbo for the same money!

[LuS1fer]

KingRichard said:

What are they actually like to drive? I accept that they sound the nuts

Actually quite nice. You sit low, staring out over a long bonnet. The quality isn't going to impress anyone, obviously. The steering is quite heavy and positive, like most Chevys, and fairly qyuick and direct. Mine was an auto which is great for the controlled breaking of traction as you gather up the tarmac. The handling wasn't great but the tail was fairly sticky. I did spin it once trying to take a much tighter line than a Porsche 968 through a junction and it's fair to say that, rather like a TVR, it can cause fluttering of the sphincter, especially in the wet (though in fairness, mine tended to use mid-range budget tyres like Kumhos) but luckily, the angle of the screen ensures the wiper lifted to disssuade you from excess speed in the wet. It was, however, very stable at speed and had great mid-range. It felt very solid at 145mph (top end is about 155) and took many a scalp in the 3 years I had it.

But it's not just the engine, it's the way the noise of it is transmitted through every fibreglass panel of the car, setting everything resonating and creating the illusion of being followed by a squadron of Wellington bombers - flying hat and goggles and a white scarf suddenly seem like a good idea. The targa top also permitted the immersion of the open air into the experience.

[LuS1fer]

I'm also going to add this into the thread because I have a secret hankering for one and they seem so reasonable to buy. In terms of wafty barges, this has to have it over the BMs and Mercs of this world and in a few years, I think I'll be going down this route:

[HereBeMonsters]

Seconded on a 205 GTI.



Though it appears that most petrolheads HAVE owned one of these at some point...which is good.

I think Elise, 911 and MX-5 have to be on that list as well.

[KingRichard]

Just been out fiddling with my new numberplates, and come back to find a thread stuffed with porn. Loving that F40, if not the most attainable of machines

[Cooky]

Firstly one of these

Unfortunately showing the full image would contravene PH pornography laws

Reasons? well I can't think of any why not to have one, and you'll certainly learn all about under/over-steer, drifting and broadsiding on your first drive in the wet

and

Of course one of these equipped with the obligatory AJPv8. It is everything that a thoroughbred British Sportscar should or even could be.

[HereBeMonsters]

Cooky said:

Of course one of these equipped with the obligatory AJPv8. It is everything that a thoroughbred British Sportscar should or even could be.

It's not a convertible though.

I'd rather have one of these:

[LuS1fer]

Some say it's a bad handling car
Some say it can't be tamed.
A lot of people say they'd still like a Hawk Stratos.

Edited by LuS1fer on Tuesday 1st December 13:22