What car does your other half drive?

[bmwhaz]

Hi fellow PH’ers,

The wife and I were talking about motoring as she doesn’t understand why I like I cars so much. I have owned a number of cars as I enjoy driving and have had an obsession since I was a toddler.. She simply sees it as a means of getting from A-B which I don’t get?!?

For those in my position, it’ll be interesting to see what you have owned/own VS what your partner drives.

Here are the cars I have owned (in order)














Here is what she owns:

[TREMAiNE]

My OH drives a GT86 and is very much into her cars.
Before that, she had a Swift Sport.

We're in the process of buying our first home and with me owning the Mustang and her PCP on the GT86 ending in a few months, she has decided to replace it with something more practical as the Skoda CitiGo I use for practical runs won't be staying with us.

[Shakermaker]

My other half couldn't care less about cars and so drives a 2008 Corsa 1.4 Auto.

it is hateful but it demands absolutely nothing other than fuel and basic consumables.

It will likely need to go for something a bit bigger this year as we've got a second child on the way and with 2 car seats in the back I would never be able to fit in the front comfortably, and I hope we get something less hateful, and fortunately she does like the look of a Yeti, which ought to fit our size requirements and equally, the auto gearbox in them is actually good (OK for the tedious pedants it is a DSG which apparently isn't actually an auto even though it only has 2 pedals and no flappy paddles?)

[Mr Roper]

Currently drives a peppermint green Fiat 500. Had a text earlier today saying she wants to change it for a 2015 SLK in black.



Which pleases me.

[bmwhaz]

Mr Roper said:

Currently drives a peppermint green Fiat 500. Had a text earlier today saying she wants to change it for an 2015 SLK in black.



Which pleases me.

Hopefully it’s the petrol version.

[Jaguar steve]

Mrs JS has a rather leggy Vauxhall Tigra with faded red paint, a big crack in the rear bumper from where she backed it into a post and a lavish helping of supermarket dings and country lane hedge rashes down the sides. The wheels are a bit scuffed and bubbly and although its mechanically well maintained and reasonably clean inside it's covered in dust because it's not been washed for months.

She knows she can have a replacement car anytime she fancies but she loves the one she's got.

[Mr Roper]

bmwhaz said:

Hopefully it’s the petrol version.

Absolutely...She only does very short runs.

[rossub]

Civic Type R FD2..... she’s 60

Previous - Integra Type R DC5 & Clio 172

[Speed Badger]

Mrs Badger has had

80's VW Jetta
90's VW Polo
90's VW Golf
VW Golf Plus
Mitsubishi FTO
VW Golf GTi Mk2
Toyota Celica VVTI
VW Golf GTI Edition 30
Honda Civic Type R FN2

See if you can guess at what point she met me...

[JakeT]

She's got a Z3 with the 2.2 litre six and an autobox. Runout 'sport' model.

[SlickSwissToni]

Mr Roper said:

Currently drives a peppermint green Fiat 500. Had a text earlier today saying she wants to change it for a 2015 SLK in black.



Which pleases me.

You don't live in Scotland by any chance?

[T1berious]

SWMBO has little interest in cars but does require a minimum level of performance from hers.

Previously owned

Fiesta
MR2 (W20)
Z3 2.8i
E92 330i
F32 440i

The last 2 I was part of the purchasing process

[thecremeegg]

Mine had a Polo automatic, then a Yaris Automatic, and now a Golf GTI DSG - guess which one I had a hand in recommending!

[SlickSwissToni]

Me "mrs" drives a 2018 Auto BMW 118i.

Surprisingly nice car to drive, feels totally different to the older beamers I've driven (E46, E36).

[ninepoint2]

[Drums]

My Mrs drives an Abarth 500C.

[wibble cb]

My wife had a 2011 Golf MK 6, here in Canada we got the 2.5 five cylinder engine version, so while it’s no sportscar, it goes well enough, she will miss it once it’s gone, as will I.

[seiben]

Yes, she's cooler than me.

[Turbobanana]

Since passing her test, Mrs Banana has had:

- Ford Escort Mk3 Estate
- Peugeot 205 Zest
(Then she moved in with me)
- Peugeot 205 GR
- Saab 900 Turbo
- Citroen 2CV (the one that caught fire on the way to the scrappie)
- Vauxhall Vectra V6 SRI
- Ford Fiesta Mk1
- Ford Fiesta Mk2
- Ford Fiesta Mk3
- Ford Mondeo
(Then the kids came along)
- Peugeot 406 HDI Estate
- Ford Scorpio Ultima Estate
- Renault Scenic
- Nissan Micra (inherited from my late Mum)
- Ford Fiesta Mk whatever, I've lost interest, 12 plate. Has a dirty great dent in one door and is used as an actual shed.

As you can see, not really a car person. Currently looking to get something new / near new on a lease, largely because I forced her hand by buying her a 69 private plate for her birthday.

[AJB88]

Were both 31, current in bold

Me
Fiat Punto 1.2 16V Active Sport
MK4 SEAT Ibiza 1.4TDI Reference Sport (remapped)
MK2 Golf GTI 8V
MK1 Golf C (rolling shell)
MK2 SEAT Leon FR TDI (Stage2)
MK2 SEAT Leon Cupra R (Stage2+)
MK3 SEAT Leon Cupra 280 (Stage2)
MK2 Golf GTI 8V (TDI conversion, stage 2 tuned) Daily
MK1 Leon FR TDI (Stage 2) Daily
Porsche 981 Cayman S (Stage 2) weekend


Her
Pug 206 - not sure what trim level
MK7 Ford Fiesta 1.4


Her ex was a PUG nut hence the 206 then she bought the Fiesta before I was with her.