Unpopular cars you have a soft spot for
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My 'coming out' -- always had a soft spott for first gen the Transit Connect. I just think the styling is nicely resolved, but then I also love the first gen Panda and the Niva...
Pity they never made that Express version with the Focus RS engine.
. My 'coming out' -- always had a soft spott for first gen the Transit Connect. I just think the styling is nicely resolved, but then I also love the first gen Panda and the Niva...
Pity they never made that Express version with the Focus RS engine.
another one for the Talbot Solara
my farther in law had about 4 or 5 and i hated them all the steering and gear change on the 4 speed was awful
then i needed a cheap car and the only thing i could find was a Talbot solara 1.5 5 speed with power steering
blue and rust
i loved it drove really well kept it 4 years and then sold it for more than i paid
my farther in law had about 4 or 5 and i hated them all the steering and gear change on the 4 speed was awful
then i needed a cheap car and the only thing i could find was a Talbot solara 1.5 5 speed with power steering
blue and rust
i loved it drove really well kept it 4 years and then sold it for more than i paid
I like cars such as the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord - I know that both are huge sales successes in the US, but neither were particularly popular in the UK when they were sold here. Most people dismiss them as being dull, but I've always found them decent to drive, very smooth and comfortable, plus of course reliable. I like the Lexus GS and LS for similar reasons, they seem to be liked well-enough by petrolheads but don't sell very well in the UK.
I also like the Cadillac ATS and Lincoln Town Car.
I also like the Cadillac ATS and Lincoln Town Car.
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parabolica said:
I'm ok with the Juke. Any car that attempts to make itself standout in an overcrowded, monotonous-looking market is good with me.
I'd go as far as saying that is my favourite 'hot hatch' on the market right now. Puts its self right at the ~200hp mark which on the road I'd prefer to the big 400hp behemoths, FWD with LSD, looks funky, bit of ground clearance for dodgy tracks & vaguely practical.
Also after seeing a rather interestingly modified one in Glasgow recently I've become rather fond of these:
Edited by caelite on Monday 11th September 21:06
Mk4 Golf, specifically the GT TDi ones with the PD engines.
Not the most fun vehicle in its class/age, I'd probably say the Mk1 Focus gets that one, but built like a tank and so effortlessly comfortable... kind of sad that a lot of the few that remain are probably going to be scrapped under the new scrappage scheme.
Not the most fun vehicle in its class/age, I'd probably say the Mk1 Focus gets that one, but built like a tank and so effortlessly comfortable... kind of sad that a lot of the few that remain are probably going to be scrapped under the new scrappage scheme.
caelite said:
.......bit of ground clearance for dodgy tracks.......
That's something severely lacking in many cars nowadays. A couple of years ago my wife had a test-drive booked at a garage and the salesman said something like:
'This is a nice change because we can take this car out the front entrance despite the slope - a lot of cars nowadays have to drive out the back from our service yard because they'll get scuffed, damaged or grounded if we try to take them down the slope out the front'.
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