Most complete car?
Discussion
What's the most complete car out there (old or new)? Is there really anything out there that can do everything? i.e. looks good, fast, fun, practical, comfortable on a long haul, not out of place on a track day, not too ruinous to run etc.
I'm sure like most of you, ideally I would have at least 5 cars to to meet all my requirements but this isn't really financially viable and I don't have the space, so if you had to make do with one car for the rest of your driving days, what would it be?
My Impreza WRX Estate is the best all-rounder that I have owned, although it is neither the best looking, most fun or comfortable car that I have owned and although it is the fastest car that I have owned and above average in terms of space, there are plenty of faster cars out there.
I accept that there will be some limitations ie there aren't really any really practical convertibles and you can't expect one car to be amazing off-road and fantastic on a track (although a Porsche Cayenne may come close even if it looks hideous)!
So what's the most complete car out there (old or new)? Golf GTI? M3/M5? Range Rover? Or is it impossible for a car to be excellent in some respects without being compromised in other ways?
I'm sure like most of you, ideally I would have at least 5 cars to to meet all my requirements but this isn't really financially viable and I don't have the space, so if you had to make do with one car for the rest of your driving days, what would it be?
My Impreza WRX Estate is the best all-rounder that I have owned, although it is neither the best looking, most fun or comfortable car that I have owned and although it is the fastest car that I have owned and above average in terms of space, there are plenty of faster cars out there.
I accept that there will be some limitations ie there aren't really any really practical convertibles and you can't expect one car to be amazing off-road and fantastic on a track (although a Porsche Cayenne may come close even if it looks hideous)!
So what's the most complete car out there (old or new)? Golf GTI? M3/M5? Range Rover? Or is it impossible for a car to be excellent in some respects without being compromised in other ways?
m44kts said:
I've said it before, Accord Type R.
That would probably get my vote too. Cheap to buy, cheaper to insure than other Type Rs, not ruinous to tax, decent MPG, quick when you want it to be, comfortable otherwise, excellent VTEC soundtrack, plenty of rear passenger room, big boot for lugging stuff around etcMajor Fallout said:
My money would be on a E39 M5
Without even reading you post that's the first car that came to mind.my e39 M5 did 35k miles in 3 years and although it is out hp'd by many cars these days, back in 2001 it was the car. It did ski trips, track days, house moves, daily work runs, drag strips, general s
t and did a Calais - Nice run in under 7 hours.It had it's vanos replaced, sat nav unit replaced, 2x chocolta clutches (both under warranty), lots of tyres (not under warranty!) and that was it. A truely great (manual) all rounder.
Off to the classifieds now.........
Mastodon2 said:
m44kts said:
I've said it before, Accord Type R.
That would probably get my vote too. Cheap to buy, cheaper to insure than other Type Rs, not ruinous to tax, decent MPG, quick when you want it to be, comfortable otherwise, excellent VTEC soundtrack, plenty of rear passenger room, big boot for lugging stuff around etcI regret getting rid of mine.
m44kts said:
Mastodon2 said:
m44kts said:
I've said it before, Accord Type R.
That would probably get my vote too. Cheap to buy, cheaper to insure than other Type Rs, not ruinous to tax, decent MPG, quick when you want it to be, comfortable otherwise, excellent VTEC soundtrack, plenty of rear passenger room, big boot for lugging stuff around etcI regret getting rid of mine.
Folding rear seats?
2006 Mustang GT job done.
- Works on a track: yes (drag or circuit)
- Practical: yes, huge boot and 2+2 seating
- Comfy on long trips: yes
- Not ruinous to run: Yes, spares and servicing not much different from a family hatch, tax is £215 PA, fuel, 20mpg day to day 30 on a run. Insurance, even with mods just above hot hatch money. Tyres are expensive but as long as you aren't doing burn outs all the time a set will last almost 2 years.
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