Most relaxing car you've owned?
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Late 90s Saab 900 LPT. bought in 2007
Cost £700, happy to park it anywhere, drove it to Milan and back no problem, good enough performance, extremely comfortable seats, owned it for 3 years and spent £200 on servicing and £50 for spare alloys.
Great car, gave it away to a relative, she spent nothing on it during 2 years and then got £500 part ex on a new Golf.
Cost £700, happy to park it anywhere, drove it to Milan and back no problem, good enough performance, extremely comfortable seats, owned it for 3 years and spent £200 on servicing and £50 for spare alloys.
Great car, gave it away to a relative, she spent nothing on it during 2 years and then got £500 part ex on a new Golf.
csampo said:
Welshbeef said:
Depthhoar said:
BMW E39 530d manual in SE spec on 16" rims with 225/55 tyres. Magic carpet ride.
Proper continent crosser. It's what I've got now.
Given the choice between my M5 and the 530d for a 1000 mile motorway journey and I'd be picking up the keys for the diesel.
An A or B road thrash?
Got to be the M5....
...every time.
Same chassis but two very different cars!
In the latest F10 530d (incl venting) you might be able to do that on one fill - M5.... 4 stops? Proper continent crosser. It's what I've got now.
Given the choice between my M5 and the 530d for a 1000 mile motorway journey and I'd be picking up the keys for the diesel.
An A or B road thrash?
Got to be the M5....
...every time.
Same chassis but two very different cars!
Probably my SLK 55 AMG that I have now. It's not going to win awards for the best at riding British B road bumps, but it's damn good for me. Especially in town as the auto is always alive enough when I need it. Despite it having a mega V8, when it's ticking over, it's nearly silent which is great for cruising. Bit of a tourer really
saaby93 said:
Anyone posted up one of these
They dont make 'em like they used to
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-XM-2-0si-with-on...
I also had an XM 2.0si, it was an automatic. Nothing I've had since comes close. It replaced an Audi 100 Avant and was superior in every way They dont make 'em like they used to
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-XM-2-0si-with-on...
I would place my '74 Citroen CX 2400 top of my list, 'cept for the ever-present fear that it would crap itself. Which it very often did.
So, with out a doubt, my current W140 Merc 600 SEL takes pride of place.
In London traffic, you're completely shielded from the world at large, and the seas just seem to part ahead of you.
And on the open road, *sigh*.
So, with out a doubt, my current W140 Merc 600 SEL takes pride of place.
In London traffic, you're completely shielded from the world at large, and the seas just seem to part ahead of you.
And on the open road, *sigh*.
I've had two E34 M5 3.8's, the first one was a 6 spd.
400 mile range, quiet and smooth enough not to tire, fast, but more importantly utterly obedient to the driver's every whim - including microscopic throttle response (and no driver aids). Stable, even in appalling weather. The only thing not relaxing as I got older was fear of losing licence. Otherwise the worst thing after 500 miles was turning it off. Often felt better on arrival than when I left. Irreplaceable
400 mile range, quiet and smooth enough not to tire, fast, but more importantly utterly obedient to the driver's every whim - including microscopic throttle response (and no driver aids). Stable, even in appalling weather. The only thing not relaxing as I got older was fear of losing licence. Otherwise the worst thing after 500 miles was turning it off. Often felt better on arrival than when I left. Irreplaceable
Have enjoyed most of the cars mentioned here and would agree, l322 was beautifully relaxing but believe it or not this was changed a few weeks ago when I drove the electric BMW i3, admittedly this was across London so may be different on B roads and motorway but as through the city I have never felt so removed from the chaos around as this car made me felt, I was truely gobsmacked at the ease and serenity.
Not just an electric thing tho as rode in a Tesla the following day and expected it to be even better and yet it was noisy and felt cheap, very disappointing.
Want a go in the Leaf now...
Not just an electric thing tho as rode in a Tesla the following day and expected it to be even better and yet it was noisy and felt cheap, very disappointing.
Want a go in the Leaf now...
It's definitely my Jaguar XJ8.
It's inferior to my old A8 4.2 in most ways. It's slower, the ride is a little better but at the compromise of high speed handling. The interior is characterful, but a bit cheap compared to the beautifully finished Audi. There aren't as many toys. You need to work it harder to make reasonable progress, despite being the 4.0 V8.
Where it beats the Audi is the seats and the worry. The Jaguar seats are easily the best in the business and the driving position is incredible. None of this 'sit on the car' nonsense, you're buried deep down, cosseted by surroundings in a wonderfully soft and supportive seat. What really makes it relaxing though, was that it was so cheap. And with 170,000 miles or so, there isn't much longer left in it. I don't worry about it. With the Audi, which was generally flawless, I was always worried about the gearbox going bang as they were known to do. With the Jag, you get that feeling that anything could fail at any moment, but it probably won't, and even if it did, you wouldn't really give a fk.
It's inferior to my old A8 4.2 in most ways. It's slower, the ride is a little better but at the compromise of high speed handling. The interior is characterful, but a bit cheap compared to the beautifully finished Audi. There aren't as many toys. You need to work it harder to make reasonable progress, despite being the 4.0 V8.
Where it beats the Audi is the seats and the worry. The Jaguar seats are easily the best in the business and the driving position is incredible. None of this 'sit on the car' nonsense, you're buried deep down, cosseted by surroundings in a wonderfully soft and supportive seat. What really makes it relaxing though, was that it was so cheap. And with 170,000 miles or so, there isn't much longer left in it. I don't worry about it. With the Audi, which was generally flawless, I was always worried about the gearbox going bang as they were known to do. With the Jag, you get that feeling that anything could fail at any moment, but it probably won't, and even if it did, you wouldn't really give a fk.
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