Your other cars??
Discussion
Have just bought a little town car for the school runs and other local work and it had me thinking that people who have Porsche's usually have more than one car to get all the types of necessary car related activities in their lives sorted. So what other cars do you have out there other than your Porsche? And importantly is the Porsche still your favourite car of the lot??
In order of importance to me 
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997.1 GT3 (my P&J)
2012 BMW X3 3.0d M Sport (wifes car)
2005 BMW E46 118 coupe (my other car)
The X3 makes a fantastic all-weather anytime anywhere family car and my 3 year old daughter loves it.
The coupe is used over the winter and/or when I need to take my daughter to school or pick her up etc.
I used to use the GT3 for commuting but I realised it was a boring way of putting mileage on the car so I keep it for weekends away, travelling to see mates and euro hoons
....997.1 GT3 (my P&J)
2012 BMW X3 3.0d M Sport (wifes car)
2005 BMW E46 118 coupe (my other car)
The X3 makes a fantastic all-weather anytime anywhere family car and my 3 year old daughter loves it.
The coupe is used over the winter and/or when I need to take my daughter to school or pick her up etc.
I used to use the GT3 for commuting but I realised it was a boring way of putting mileage on the car so I keep it for weekends away, travelling to see mates and euro hoons
In order of importance to me:
Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS
Smart ForTwo Coupe – Night Orange edition
Fun Cup Race Car
BMW F20 118d 5 door
Shortly to be supplemented by a (Full Fat) Range Rover
Plus a motorbike…
Uses:
Porsche – for fun! Euro-trips and pilgrimages to Le Mans, Spa and the ‘Ring etc. It’s never used for commuting or mundane activities – it’s for special occasions and Porsche-worthy road trips only.
Smart ForTwo – for commuting and use in town – it is a fantastic car, I’ve done 35,000 in it in 2 years or so and the only car I would ever replace it with would be another Smart.
Fun Cup Race car – for racing, testing and track days. It’s a petrol car with a sequential manual gearbox.
BMW 118d – for lugging stuff about and for shopping and the occasional longer trip when I don’t want to take the Porsche or the Smart.
The Range Rover will probably replace the BMW and do similar sorts of things – it’s the only car in the Land Rover range I haven’t owned and so need to ‘scratch the itch’ for a FFRR at some point. And it is a great car.
Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS
Smart ForTwo Coupe – Night Orange edition
Fun Cup Race Car
BMW F20 118d 5 door
Shortly to be supplemented by a (Full Fat) Range Rover
Plus a motorbike…
Uses:
Porsche – for fun! Euro-trips and pilgrimages to Le Mans, Spa and the ‘Ring etc. It’s never used for commuting or mundane activities – it’s for special occasions and Porsche-worthy road trips only.
Smart ForTwo – for commuting and use in town – it is a fantastic car, I’ve done 35,000 in it in 2 years or so and the only car I would ever replace it with would be another Smart.
Fun Cup Race car – for racing, testing and track days. It’s a petrol car with a sequential manual gearbox.
BMW 118d – for lugging stuff about and for shopping and the occasional longer trip when I don’t want to take the Porsche or the Smart.
The Range Rover will probably replace the BMW and do similar sorts of things – it’s the only car in the Land Rover range I haven’t owned and so need to ‘scratch the itch’ for a FFRR at some point. And it is a great car.
That's a good Germanic household!
I should have given my cars as well...
So:
- 2005 997 C2S
- 2012 BMW X5 40d M-Sport
- 2011 VW Polo Bluemotion
- 2001 Lotus 340R
The middle two are for kids long and short hauls. The Porsche is my daily and the 340R for the weekends.
Really enjoying the Porsche - it has got under my skin and brings a smile to your face each and every single day
The 340R I have owned for 7 years and it is truly epic - the best drives I have ever had have been in that car
The X5 is accomplished as you can get - for a big car it rides and handles well - has more than enough grunt and all the mod cons you could want inside - it handles three growing boys and their mates with ease.
The Polo is a little dinky car in comparison but so far its quite fun to hustle down the backroads and if the mpg is half as good as VW say it is then it will be a nice cheap car to run.
I should have given my cars as well...
So:
- 2005 997 C2S
- 2012 BMW X5 40d M-Sport
- 2011 VW Polo Bluemotion
- 2001 Lotus 340R
The middle two are for kids long and short hauls. The Porsche is my daily and the 340R for the weekends.
Really enjoying the Porsche - it has got under my skin and brings a smile to your face each and every single day
The 340R I have owned for 7 years and it is truly epic - the best drives I have ever had have been in that car
The X5 is accomplished as you can get - for a big car it rides and handles well - has more than enough grunt and all the mod cons you could want inside - it handles three growing boys and their mates with ease.
The Polo is a little dinky car in comparison but so far its quite fun to hustle down the backroads and if the mpg is half as good as VW say it is then it will be a nice cheap car to run.
996 C2 coupe
Cayenne S
Golf GT TDi (chipped)
All over 100,000 miles, all run perfectly and cost very little in maintenance and road tax (996 is pre-2001, KN is pre-March 2006, Golf is just £125pa) and all are worth at least, but probably more than, I paid for them. Had the Golf over 2 years, the others just under 18 months. Don't *need* any of them really.
Cayenne S
Golf GT TDi (chipped)
All over 100,000 miles, all run perfectly and cost very little in maintenance and road tax (996 is pre-2001, KN is pre-March 2006, Golf is just £125pa) and all are worth at least, but probably more than, I paid for them. Had the Golf over 2 years, the others just under 18 months. Don't *need* any of them really.
swindorski said:
I've got an L322 V8 Range Rover. It makes the perfect alternative to the 911 because they are absolute polar opposites, yet both very pleasing to drive.
I'm the same only I've got a Discovery HSE.The 997 and the Disco are all I'll ever need. I love driving both of them for very different reasons.
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)Interesting thread to see other peoples choices of fleet!
Mine:
997.1 GT3 - but of a garage queen but does euro trips and track days
Audi S4 B8 as everyday car and commuting
Alfa Mito Cloverleaf - Wifes run around but keeps breaking down, the car, not the wife
VW Sharan 2.8V6 4Motion - left over from baby days and not worth selling! Now used as a familly load lugger.
Suzuki GSXR1000 - trackdays...
Mine:
997.1 GT3 - but of a garage queen but does euro trips and track days
Audi S4 B8 as everyday car and commuting
Alfa Mito Cloverleaf - Wifes run around but keeps breaking down, the car, not the wife
VW Sharan 2.8V6 4Motion - left over from baby days and not worth selling! Now used as a familly load lugger.
Suzuki GSXR1000 - trackdays...
Mine: 20-yr old 993 and my drive of choice unless it is snowing.
Hers: 13-yr old Audi TT Roadster. Good for use as a park anywhere snotter. Also good in the snow, and fun to drive top down when weather permits.
Plus I can carry 3.6metre lengths of timber with the top down. Not quite so good with that sort of length stuck out the sunroof of the 993
Hers: 13-yr old Audi TT Roadster. Good for use as a park anywhere snotter. Also good in the snow, and fun to drive top down when weather permits.
Plus I can carry 3.6metre lengths of timber with the top down. Not quite so good with that sort of length stuck out the sunroof of the 993
Edited by Boo152 on Friday 7th February 18:34
993 Turbo X50...Been with me for 10 odd years so part of the family, not used as much as I would like.
E46 M3 CSL......Driven as and when, great car.
E30 M3..........Driven whenever I can, my overall favourite.
E30 320is.......Daily, loads of low speed safe fun.
E12 M535i.......New addition, no real purpose, wanted one for years.
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E39 525d Touring..brilliant plodder that does everything all the above cant do.
E46 M3 CSL......Driven as and when, great car.
E30 M3..........Driven whenever I can, my overall favourite.
E30 320is.......Daily, loads of low speed safe fun.
E12 M535i.......New addition, no real purpose, wanted one for years.
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E39 525d Touring..brilliant plodder that does everything all the above cant do.
The average buyer of a 911 has (or at least used to have) 3 cars. That was part of the logic behind making the Cayenne.
I have two cars - my 987.2 and my wife's Chevrolet Kalos (!).
It is an abominable car but quite fun as a counterpoint to a car that (a) has steering feel, (b) can go and (c) has grip. It is quite a wake-up call to drive it after weeks in the Cayman. I realise how fast modern Porsches go around corners when, at the funny big wheel of the Kalos, I brake hard and take a well-known corner at 50% of the speed I would in my car and still think "Hmmm, that was a bit close to the limits". The understeer is also prodigous. It sort of gets the point that you want to go left or right but it largely does what it wants. You have to watch where it is actually going to work out whether you are steering enough, too, as you cannot feel the road at all and it seems to change direction about 1/2 a second after the input.
My wife is resisting me buying her a better car. I dont know whether I married the perfect woman or a lunatic. I am using the excuse that we will have a family soonish and so need a bigger car. She points out that the Kalos has 5 seats and that (I quote) "BMWs are annoying. I can drive your car anyway.". She bloody cant!
I agree with the sentiment that a terrible car has the advantage that you will (a) park it anywhere, (b) drive through a bush in it and (c) give other drivers that look that says "Dont bully me and play chicken. I literally dont care whether you scratch this car. It'll just add to the patina".
(In fairness, for a car that is worth about £500, the Kalos has never broken down in 60k miles and is relatively comfortable. Modern cars are pretty amazing.)
I have two cars - my 987.2 and my wife's Chevrolet Kalos (!).
It is an abominable car but quite fun as a counterpoint to a car that (a) has steering feel, (b) can go and (c) has grip. It is quite a wake-up call to drive it after weeks in the Cayman. I realise how fast modern Porsches go around corners when, at the funny big wheel of the Kalos, I brake hard and take a well-known corner at 50% of the speed I would in my car and still think "Hmmm, that was a bit close to the limits". The understeer is also prodigous. It sort of gets the point that you want to go left or right but it largely does what it wants. You have to watch where it is actually going to work out whether you are steering enough, too, as you cannot feel the road at all and it seems to change direction about 1/2 a second after the input.
My wife is resisting me buying her a better car. I dont know whether I married the perfect woman or a lunatic. I am using the excuse that we will have a family soonish and so need a bigger car. She points out that the Kalos has 5 seats and that (I quote) "BMWs are annoying. I can drive your car anyway.". She bloody cant!
I agree with the sentiment that a terrible car has the advantage that you will (a) park it anywhere, (b) drive through a bush in it and (c) give other drivers that look that says "Dont bully me and play chicken. I literally dont care whether you scratch this car. It'll just add to the patina".
(In fairness, for a car that is worth about £500, the Kalos has never broken down in 60k miles and is relatively comfortable. Modern cars are pretty amazing.)
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