Own a drivers car but no interest in cars!

[DoubleD]

stongle said:

85Carrera said:

Exactly what I thought. Not a driver’s car at all. Presumably just what was within her monthly PCP budget like the other sheep.

Its a mk5 Golf. It could be 15 years old. Its not on PCP.

Yes but folk on here like coming out with rants like that one, I guess they are just obsessed with how others spend their money.

[Pit Pony]

Just seen my dream car for sale. FOCUS St170.

Wife says I can have it.

I've just realised it doesn't have cruise control.

I need this. More than brakes that work.

[Court_S]

Esceptico said:

This might come as a shock to the OP but most likely the majority of people buying new sports car are not really enthusiasts. They are just rich enough to afford them.

This loads of stuff like M3’s are driven by people who just want the poshest 3 series. They have little or no interest in how it drives. Probably the same with 911’s etc.

An uncle of mine has zero interest in cars having had a string of diesel Golfs in silver followed by a Toureg which he has for years. Sold his company and bought a C43 coupe because he could.

[biggbn]

MrBarry123 said:

Probably not a popular opinion but I admire people who buy the “quick” version of a car and then just poddle around in it until they sell it without having ever once used the performance available.

Me too, kind of car I used to look for!!

[hyphen]

MrBarry123 said:

Probably not a popular opinion but I admire people who buy the “quick” version of a car and then just poddle around in it until they sell it without having ever once used the performance available.

Why do you admire them?

[Lester H]

Ultra Sound Guy said:

Often see this! Reasons seem to vary, but usually connected to ‘look at me, see what car I’m driving!’
It the motoring equivalent of ‘ all the gear, but no idea’.

Yes, it often is, but not with such a pleasing, understated car as this, whose main drawback was its silly price new. Incidentally, rich old guy we knew well bought a Civic R purely for its creature comforts. Thus, after a few weeks: “ Hello, Mr X. Marshall Honda here, just a courtesy call...how are you getting on with the R?” The response “It’s lovely, but I can’t switch the pesky radio on.”
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Edited by Lester H on Sunday 28th June 18:52

[Court_S]

Just remembered a chap I used to see, no idea if he was a petrolhead or not but he was an old chap and he pottered around in a GT3 RS; white with red wheels, stickers, roll cage and fire extinguisher etc.

Always made me smile (not in a bad way, I always thought fair play) seeing this old chap get out in a loafers, chinos and a cardigan. He always looked slightly at odds with the very lairy car.

[A1VDY]

Ex wife 5'2" little blonde bimbo, manager at Aviva (cheap insurance) drives a SL600. Its always driven at legal limits, never opened up and lives a real cossited life.
Next owner will get an as new car..

[Lester H]

MrBarry123 said:

Probably not a popular opinion but I admire people who buy the “quick” version of a car and then just poddle around in it until they sell it without having ever once used the performance available.

y Some cars specifications are so cynically and thus cleverly managed by their marketers that you have to go for the faster stuff just to get a certain colour ( “only on the M, sir”). So a few punters end up with a serious drivers’ car for the sake of a damped curry hook or carpeted ashtray.

[hyphen]

A1VDY said:

Ex wife 5'2" little blonde bimbo, manager at Aviva (cheap insurance) drives a SL600. Its always driven at legal limits, never opened up and lives a real cossited life.
Next owner will get an as new car..

Nice of you to buy her the car and cosseted life

[bristolracer]

I suspect a lot of Porsche Boxsters have been sold on their looks and status rather than their ability.

[DoubleD]

bristolracer said:

I suspect a lot of Porsche Boxsters have been sold on their looks and status rather than their ability.

If they enjoy it then it doesnt really matter why they bought it.

[Pit Pony]

A1VDY said:

Ex wife 5'2" little blonde bimbo, manager at Aviva (cheap insurance) drives a SL600. Its always driven at legal limits, never opened up and lives a real cossited life.
Next owner will get a coked up engine, with steps at the top of the cylinder walls

And when they open it up, the top piston ring will go that little bit further than it's ever been, straight into the step.of carbon.
Give it a blast to the red line every now and then, for the next owners sake.

[Jaguar steve]

Court_S said:

Esceptico said:

This might come as a shock to the OP but most likely the majority of people buying new sports car are not really enthusiasts. They are just rich enough to afford them.

This loads of stuff like M3’s are driven by people who just want the poshest 3 series. They have little or no interest in how it drives. Probably the same with 911’s etc.

An uncle of mine has zero interest in cars having had a string of diesel Golfs in silver followed by a Toureg which he has for years. Sold his company and bought a C43 coupe because he could.

Hardly a drivers car but my old Chap who had no interest in either cars or driving did pretty much the same and simply bought himself a new range topping Volvo every couple of years. He didn't bother taking the demonstrator out for a drive or consider buying anything else instead and just picked up a brochure and then rang the dealer for a price to change and then placed his order for the new one and put a cheque in the post.

He always bought automatic and always chose blue because he liked the colour and he knew the range topper would have everything he needed and sticking with that mix made the purchase completely hassle and decision free which worked for him.

[Lester H]

bristolracer said:

I suspect a lot of Porsche Boxsters have been sold on their looks and status rather than their ability.

Yep. How often is that stop watch in the centre of the dash on the poshest ones ever used?

[P155flaps]

Allot of wifes get what they are given my wife has had (as her cars) over the last 20 odd years

106 Rallye
Pulsar GTI-R
Focus ST
FN2, FK2, FK8 Type R
Golf R
Macan GTS

She has 0 interest in cars and pootles around and is a tidy blonde so gets some odd looks from boy racers but they have all been the 'family' cars over the years and its nice to know when I am driving it its something other than a standard st box.

I expect allot of women are in the same boat and drive what their husbands buy for them.

[Nyloc20]

av185 said:

whp1983 said:

This. I’d wager the majority of Ferrari’s, 911s etc are not enthusiast owned. Just pretty and expensive and fit in with lifestyle and why not.

Any evidence to support your dreamt up theory?

Thought not.

Just to support the "dreamt up theory"...I've been self -employed 27 years and the nature of my work means I'm usually dealing with the men/women at the top. My client base has numbered at least 200 firms in that time. I can assure you plenty of people who are not motoring enthusiasts buy sporty/prestigious cars because they can afford to and even think it's expected of them
Recent examples include Astons, Ferraris, Bentayga, Bentleys, Rolls down to more affordable top end stuff like Porsches, Mercs, Jags etc. A few have had enthusiast owners but they're certainly in the minority. I'm pleased to say I've converted four to Lotus ownership over the years and they became proper enthusiasts!

[WJNB]

The Golf is seen as classless sort of middle-of-the road (pun not intended). Invisible even. Quality without the stigma of lower or upper brands.
Not blue collar low class like a Ford nor white collar upper class like Mercedes.
The ideal choice for somebody who has no time for badge snobbery but merely wants reliable transport with decent comfort & just the essential equipment. It conveys the superior tone "I have more important things in my life".
Wise buys for the wise.
Grown up car for the grown up.

The obvious in-your-face multi-exhaust silly wheeled loud & fast versions best left to the 'others' & of course most of all for the robbers.

[MrBarry123]

hyphen said:

Why do you admire them?

I’m not entirely sure but I think it’s probably a sense that they never feel the need to prove anything to anyone whilst driving.

Edited by MrBarry123 on Sunday 28th June 22:18

[Limpet]

A guy I work with drives a 440i M-Sport. He was telling anyone who’d listen when he ordered it that it was “in that nice blue”, “top of the range” and “sporty” and he loved the blue brake calipers, but didn’t have a clue what model it was or what engine was in it.

He drives like Miss Daisy everywhere. The bit I don’t get is that he could have had all the stuff he values in a model that was far cheaper to both buy and run. But I suppose it wouldn’t be “top of the range”...