Whats the best car YOU HAVE driven ???

Whats the best car YOU HAVE driven ???

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007 VXR

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64,187 posts

202 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Whats the best car you have driven and Why was it the best ?

TallbutBuxomly

12,254 posts

231 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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BMW e30 325.

Perfect handling loverly engine comfy quiet and loved to to get its tail out.

Zoobeef

6,004 posts

173 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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My Noble. Driving it is an addiction and I fking love it

LHD

17,002 posts

202 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Best car?

Hmmmm.

Probably a FFRR Autobiography 4.4 TDV8 with a Porsche 997 Turbo S in close second.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

211 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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There's no such thing for me, like trying to say what the best album/song/film etc etc.......

However, taking into account; price, handling, power, balance, looks, reliability.........

Mk3 MR2 Spyder.

My god I've had better cars but pound for pound, that was probably the best.

v8will

3,308 posts

211 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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987 Boxster 3.4

Absolutely fell in love with it, beautiful build quality and for me, just the right amount of performance. Much better than any 996 I've driven to date.

I'm sure it's not impressive for many on PH but for me it is an excellent car that is in the realms of being obtainable.

getawayturtle

3,560 posts

189 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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BMW E36 328 sport.. the car itself was extremely problematic, but the way it drove combined with the noise is something I badly miss!

CR6ZZ

1,313 posts

160 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Sierra Sapphire Cosworth. Entertaining, quick as a cut cat, reliable, cheap to own. What's not to like? After that, a race prepped Fiat 130 TC Ritmo Abarth - an absolute delight.

Edited by CR6ZZ on Tuesday 18th September 23:53

xr287

874 posts

195 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Totally subjective based on use and requirements but.....

997 Turbo

Just so ridiculously usable. So much grip, power almost regardless of what rpm/gear you're in. Easy to drive etc, and could easily be a daily while also being able to annihilate 99.999% of other cars it comes across and eat up the road at supercar pace. Also looks great and doesn't sound too bad either.

Could have said Caterham CSR in terms of driver involvement and fun but as an actual proper car that you can use in a general sense, the Porsche is far superior.

greggy50

6,228 posts

206 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Ferrari 550 one day I will own a Ferrari one day...

McSam

6,753 posts

190 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Palmersport's Formula Jaguar single-seater. Runs on Formula 3 slicks, weighs around 600kg and makes some decent downforce. It also has 250bhp from a 3.0 Jag V6, which sounds awesome when it's sucking air from right behind your helmet.

Apart from the obviously massive pace, it's a sublime thing to drive, and takes "pinpoint accuracy" to the next level. No assisted anything, the brakes let you place it perfectly on entry and the steering is as direct and communicative as you could imagine. Sequential gearbox is lovely too! The car seemed to get even better this year too, simply another world, and I've been privileged with some serious machinery.

As road cars go, tougher call, Murcielago LP640 was outstanding but a 996 911 is probably the "best" package I've driven. Atom 300 gets the "nuts" vote by a mile, though!

stuttgartmetal

8,113 posts

231 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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My old 993.
Because it was mine.
Specially on a Christmas Eve.

vit4

3,507 posts

185 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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A lot of votes for 911's in some guise or another smile

Killer2005

20,192 posts

243 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Caterham Roadsport. Hired for a weekend at my mates wedding as I was Best Man. Took it around the roads of North Yorkshire on the Friday afternoon, got rediculously sunburnt but easily the best car ive ever driven

DIW35

4,167 posts

215 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Several for different reasons.

A mini because it was my first car.
A Countach because it was my first Lambo.
An Audi 90 because it was the first car I had on which all the electrics worked; windows/demister etc.
An Elise because it was the first car I owned from brand new and to my specs.

Fox-

13,439 posts

261 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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F10 BMW M5. It was the best because it had 560bhp and was awesome.

carmadgaz

3,204 posts

198 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
There's no such thing for me, like trying to say what the best album/song/film etc etc.......

However...
Agreed. Purely for the unusualness of the experience I call this for me...


Caulkhead

4,938 posts

172 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Ford RS200 road version with 350bhp. Best chassis ever and an amazingly good ride.

james280779

1,931 posts

244 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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because it was special an early eighties Aston Martin Vantage - special edition in Gold with tan interior!

Aside from that Driving wise would be my Lotus Esprit, Noise wise my TVR S V6 Cosworth, fun wise any Police car with lights as people got out of my way and I was allowed to drive as quick as I liked.

Mr Roper

13,587 posts

209 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Mondeo....fibreglass body, space frame chassis V8 euro car. It was nuts