3 things you Love & Hate about your car..

3 things you Love & Hate about your car..

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NerveAgent

3,293 posts

219 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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987 Boxster

Love

the sound
the handling
the way it looks

Hate

road noise at motorway speeds
parking paranoia

matt5791

381 posts

125 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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1996 Bentley Continental R

Love:

1. Floor mounted pedals - they are wonderfully anatomical (your foot works better pushing down, than a pedal that swings from above). Very sad to see these deleted now on current Bentley range. I would imagine much more expensive to engineer than pedals swinging from above.

2. Switchable horns - switch between air horns or windtone horns. Fantastic - why delete this in the current range? I just don't understand it. A great quirky feature.

3. 550 lb/ft of torque at 2000rpm.


Bad:

1. Low speed ride is not the best for a car that cost the thick end of £200K in 1996. (Higher speed ride is great though)

2. Some parts are incredibly expensive (eg. suspension damper £1200 each - before fitting. Just hoping mine never go wrong)

3. The paint on my car is OK, but not the best and in an ideal world, it could do with a proper respray. Maybe one day.

Muddle238

3,871 posts

112 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Peugeot 308 SE

Love:
1. The adjustable armrest
2. Great cruise control/speed limiting gadgets
3. Full length panoramic glass sunroof with electric blind

Hate:
1. Short ratio gearing, slow off the line
2. Twitchy steering over bumps
3. Over complicated electrics

Land Rover Defender 90

Love:
1. The character
2. The ability to go anywhere/carry everything/tow anything/do anything
3. The heritage

Hate:
1. Crap heater
2. Poor turning circle
3. Lack of interior storage space

Chlamydia

1,082 posts

126 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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2006 Focus ST

Love:

1. The noise even with a standard exhaust.
2. The acceleration and torque are fantastic for what is after all a family car.
3. The road-handling, (although to be fair it had uprated suspension when I got it so I don't know what the standard is like).

Hate:

1. The cost for repairing faults - it's a Ford ffs, why is it so expensive?
2. If it's been raining and you open the boot it channels the water directly onto whatever you've got in there.
3. The turning circle is only slightly smaller than that of a supertanker.

AClownsPocket

899 posts

158 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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2013 Golf Gti

Love
1. DAB radio and the phone connectivity. A necessity for my job travel.
2. The quick DSG gear changes when cracking on in Sport Mode.
3. The steering. Its not traditional, but it works and I have a lot of confidence in what the car is telling me.

Hate
1. DAB radio. It won't autotune to the corresponding station when I drive between regions (Teesside to Tyneside for example).
2. Lack of contact selection from the steering wheel.
3. The DSG at crawl speeds, is jerky and feels like a manual on the verge of cutting out.

MacD1

150 posts

122 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Audi B5 S4 (stage 1)

Love
1. The engine growl in any gear
2. Relentless acceleration
3. Discrete

Hate
1. Labour costs for most engine work
2. Front lower and upper suspension arms snap like twigs
3. Loves a drink

Edited by MacD1 on Monday 2nd February 22:16

MrBarry123

6,025 posts

120 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Good question OP.

Scirocco R
Love:
- The front end
- The quite impressive turn of speed it has
- DSG farts

Hate:
- How it struggles to better 30mpg on the motorway - even at 70mph
- How it doesn't have LED rear lights
- How the original owner didn't spec cruise control given it was one of, if not, the cheapest option when new!

Mini Countryman Cooper S ALL4
Love:
- Its rear end i.e. BEAST
- How night becomes day when you turn the lights on
- How admirably it copes with the lack of mechanical sympathy my partner has (fingers crossed)

Hate:
- Whilst being nippy, the extra weight of the car removes almost all top-end power from the engine
- As a result of the above, how you end up driving it like a diesel, with there being little point in taking it above 4/5k
- How small the tailpipes look in the bumper (soon to be rectified with the fitment of the JCW exhaust system! biggrin)

Edited by MrBarry123 on Monday 2nd February 22:41

e21Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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E30 M3 BMW

Love

1. How it looks
2. How it sounds
3. How it makes me feel when I drive it.

Hate

1. ///M tax on spares
2. ?
3.?

There aren't 3 things I hate. As corny and cliched as it may be, it's just about perfect in my eyes.

turboteeth

350 posts

161 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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2006 Cayman S

Love:-
1. Handling and steering feel
2. Front end looks
3. The badge

Hate:-
1. Engine
2. Rear end looks
3. Build quality

Always wanted a porsche but has not been what I expected from all the hype frown

Mark34bn

826 posts

176 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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2006 BMW 130i m sport

Love -
The noise
The throttle response
N/A 265bhp straight six in a small car with rwd

Hate
Battery keeps threatening to go flat (my fault , lots of short trips)
Bouncy rear end
Tuning parts are so expensive ( Airbox £500+, backbox £700+) It's ridiculous.

TREMAiNE

3,904 posts

148 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Love:
The poor fuel economy - sounds silly, but reinforces my love for cars when I realise the expense I put up with to pay for my hobby.
The sound - that unique rotary whine sounds fantastic, I can't help but drive around in lower gears just so I can hear it more!
The balance - its a proper drivers car and it always feels so well balanced and planted regardless of the circumstances.

Hate:
The poor fuel economy - ok whilst I kind of like it, it does leave me poor every month!
The reputation - it gets on my nerves constantly being told how the engine is st and will eventually brake.
Its family tree - it was the successor to a legendary car... But arguably wasn't as good.


Car: RX-8

Lordglenmorangie

3,053 posts

204 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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997.1 Turbo

Love :
Colour (speed yellow )
Torque in all gears
It's rear end .

Hate:
The road tax

CR6ZZ

1,313 posts

144 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Audi B6 S4 Avant manual.

Love:
1. The sound it makes over 3400 rpm.
2. Beautiful gearchange action
3. Level of grip/traction.

Hate:
1. Thirsty.
2. Handbrake lever under armrest.
3. Too low geared.

billy939

375 posts

143 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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Honda Civic Type R FN2 2007

Love:

- The looks and interior, it still looks more modern than anything else from that era, it could be released now and would still be the most futuristic hatchback.

- The noise, after 5000rpm it sounds brilliant all the way up to 8000rpm, with a great induction roar too.

- The handling, grips really well, lift off oversteer on demand and much better steering than the older model makes it more confidence inspiring in the bends.


Hate:

- How far back you have to reach for your seatbelt.

- The ride, it really is very harsh, especially at low speeds

- The fact that everyone who hasn't owned one just recites Clarksons reiew of them when they're talking about them..."Torsion beam...not as quick as Ep3...seat doesn't remember it's position...etc"



BritishRacinGrin

24,602 posts

159 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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BMW 525i SE Touring (E34)

Love
-Old school, well built, 'mechanical' feel
-No nonsense styling
-24v engine brilliant in every way

Hate
-Faux wood
-Vague steering
-Stiff, creaky leather

I hope to fix all of the 'hates' some time soon, although I suspect I'll spend the thick end of a grand on suspension and steering parts and it'll just be slightly less vague...

Chuck328

1,580 posts

166 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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EVO 6

Love:

Handling.

Traction out of the corners on a wet track ( The Fez 360 with less horses on the same track just couldn't put the power down
out of some of the corners due traction control kicking in).

Looks. I just like it.

Hate:

Fuel tank size. 20 or so laps round Knockhill virtually emptied a tank.

Potholes and bridges with expansion gaps. Any loose tooth fillings???

The image they have, unjustified for a such a capable four door saloon.



oilydan

2,030 posts

270 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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Audi RS6 Avant (C6)

Love:
1. The Power. 702 Ps and about 1000 Nm. It is intoxicating.
2. Noises. At low speed; the lack of them, when gaining speed; the gunshot-like explosion from the Miltek as you upshift, and at high RPM; the howl of the V10.
3. The look. It is imposing, big, and blue.

Hate:
1. Power costs. 430 quid last month, only gets used for the school run (4 miles) and shopping (2 miles).
2. I work away from home so only get to use it myself one week out of 6.
3. Quad pipes. I would have fitted the stock-looking ovals. 400 quid to change the tips only.

Bibbs

3,733 posts

209 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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HSV VE GTS

Love :
1. The comfort
2. The power
3. The noise

Hate :
1. How common they are
2. That new VF is a LOT better than my VE
3. Even though it was top of the line, it doesn't get all the options (dipping mirrors, memory seats, heated seats) that the lesser spec cars got.

PomBstard

6,729 posts

241 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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2005 Liberty GT Wagon

Love...
1. Discretion and build quality
2. Oomph and handling
3. Space and ergonomics

Hate
1. Parts prices - it needs a bit of refreshing at 10 years old
2. That I didn't buy one years ago
3. Err, um, ah, oh... I see. Wait, no I don't...

trev540

252 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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Mercedes 2002 CLK 320

Like the look in black ,the way it goes. Nice to drive.
Hate the rust poor quality of the interior build , and for a genuine low mileage 60000 the repairs on the last 3 years. New front springs and the air con has just packed up. My friends all said they are not the cars they used to be but did I listen, it'll have to go