Driving VS Toys

[Remagel2507]

After starting this thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I have another question to you guys.

How are you towards performance cars having options.

Are you:

a)Wanting toys and would buy a smaller engined better specced car

or

b)The driving experience of the faster variant over rule

or

c)Would try and get both

Like I've heard some people say buy an E39 M5 with as many toys while others say that things like Sat Nav are not neccessary as its an M5 so your buying it for the drive

What are your thoughts?

P.S: Not trying to question anyones choice of car etc - Just a general disscusion

Edited by Remagel2507 on Tuesday 13th April 20:27

[OnTheOverrun]

b) for me. I can take or leave toys

[rottie102]

Cup holder...

It's a bloody annoying thing when the car doesn't have a cup holder. Even when it's fast as fk!

[Remagel2507]

Anyone else have their opinions?

[kambites]

Couldn't care less about toys. The only important bits of the interior are the seats, control surfaces and dials.

[SystemParanoia]

as long as it has a seat, wheel and pedals im happy! lol

[Grey Ghost]

Last car was a Cayman S was all the toys, current car is a 450 Chimaera with no toys whatsoever apart from a wonderful noise and so much character it hurts

Guess which I prefer

[jonnylayze]

On an everyday car I have been lucky to have both climate control and cruise control and put those things at the top of my list when ordering a new car. However, both would have fallen away if I hadn't been able to get the engine/model I wanted within my budget. Of the two, climate control is more or less essential for me (if perhaps considered by others as a bit of a luxury) because I tend to spend 3-5 hours in the car each day....

Cruise Control just makes the drive more relaxing...

edited to say, the last new car I bought myself I ordered with wind up windows to get the engine that I wanted.... And I usually go for flat paint.....

Edited by jonnylayze on Wednesday 14th April 22:34

[Zod]

Both, but performance is the priority. I'd always buy the big engine, non sports model, base spec version over the small engine, sport pack, high spec version. I always chuckle over all those 520i/d models with sports pack, 19" wheels, leather and lots of toys.

[Dale19]

I need a good seating position with a seat that doesnt hurt my back, thats it, i dont feel like i need anything else.

[Torquey]

Deffinately no toys. End of...

If Proton or KIA made a car with the same pricipals on weight saving as lotus I'd snap their hand off.

Edited by Torquey on Wednesday 14th April 23:01

[AlexVTR]

rottie102 said:

Cup holder...

It's a bloody annoying thing when the car doesn't have a cup holder. Even when it's fast as fk!

+1

Have car manufacturer's not seen the Maccy's drive-thru's !? Need somewhere for my milkshake !

[The Black Flash]

b) every time for me.

[ymwoods]

Depends if the toy helps me enjoy the car. A good soundsystem (not all of it is chavvy thump thump thump!) that does not crackle once you put the sound over whispering levels is pretty much the only MUST have for a car that I buy.

The engine, and fun I have whilst behind the wheel is the biggest thing I look for however. A car might have some G sensors and flashy graphics on the HUD but if I don't have fun whilst driving it then they mean nothing more than a waste of flashing lights.

[mat59]

Engine, chassis and brakes over toys for me. If however, the car is for wafting rather than joining, I'll take all the toys I can get (if buying SH). A decent stereo is always nice though.

[spud989]

AlexVTR said:

Need somewhere for my milkshake !

So you can bring all the boys to the yard?

[CampDavid]

Bluetooth is the most handy extra that I can think of, bar the obvious stuff like Aircon

[TotalControl]

C) for me. I'd try and get a good car with at least some toys.

[juansolo]

No toys. I don't even listen to the radio in cars so that's unneccessary. If you need sat nav as stick on the window job is perfectly adequate.

[ILOVELAMP]

CD/Radio is the only "toy" I want in a car but as I'm young and cant insure sportier cars then I do like to have some gadgets in the car.