whats the one thing that made you chose your car ??

[007 VXR]

For me, I started the engine and revved her sold

[drivin_me_nuts]

it was cheap, it came with 12 months new mot and it had <100k on the clock and cost £500. Oh, and I can leave it anywhere, it's a shed

[papabear]

Because it's the best luxury car on the market.

[ZOLLAR]

papabear said:

Because it's the best luxury car on the market.

I can Imagine

[hondafanatic]

S Line Luxury, your thread has arrived.


For me, it's rarity in the UK.

[joebongo]

Built like a brick sthouse.

[GT03ROB]

Elan : fell in love with the shape, especially from front on
RRS : most complete car ever had
GT3 : the drive
Elise : junior version of GT3

[Alfa numeric]

Fast, fun- and unlike the Alfa 146 I had before it had a gearbox and clutch that worked...

And thanks to my employer at the time it was too cheap to turn down.

[CY88]

: because it really does go anywhere
: because my dad had one
: because 10000 PH'ers can't be wrong
: because i wanted a project
: because its a classic piece of german engineering
: because I wanted an investment

[Papa Hotel]

Practicality, equipment, price. Dull, I know.

[djt100]

Because is was cheap (£2K) and had 17,000 miles on the clock with 1 owner and FSH.

[grim_d]

The Cheesegrater

[BerksJack]

Colin Mcrae

[CraigyMc]

When I was buying, I testdrove quite a few things with some fairly whizzbang technology.
I ended up with the TT because it was the lightest car from the VAG range with the engine I wanted (2 litre turbo petrol, FSI).

Specifically, I bought the car because of the injectors and knock control, and the fact that the overall car is quite light for what it is. So it's fast, but also returns great MPG when you really try, because of the funky injection system.

Superceded now, of course.

C

[RobM77]

Elise - I test drove it and within five minutes I was hooked. The ride was incredible, the controls great to use, and the agility and performance were good. Within that first five minutes of the test drive I was convinced it was the best car I'd ever driven, and I still think that four years later.

BMW Z4 Coupé - it drove so much better than the saloons that I'd been looking at, and I was told it took a roof rack - job done! (I later found out it didn't take the roof rack, after they'd taken my money...).

[300bhp/ton]

007 VXR said:

For me, I started the engine and revved her sold

I just wanted it.

[Matt UK]

BMW 530i - the engine and RWD chassis
MX5 - handling and lack of PAS
Scenic - err, it wasn't really a decision I got too involved with...

[The Wookie]

BMW - I needed 40+mpg economy, and I wanted at least 200bhp in something I could afford

928 - Inherited it as a shed... well more of a shed anyway

[Mr E]

Was an Elise in the right colour with the right engine.

[patmahe]

Elise - Nothing can come close for the same money, with just enough practicality to make it useable.

Corolla - Needed something cheap, reliable and reasonably fuel efficient for the daily commute, plus its very easy to work on myself if it needs it.