So, what cars do we all drive?
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My user name is from my previous saddo forum.
So Nissan 300zx, twin turbo of course. Great fun when it's running. Off road at the minute.0 -
Merc SL, Volvo XC90, Land rover defender 90 SW, old Honda pan euro and a Triumph sprint 1050. Favorite car of all time: 1988 Volvo 740 GLE estate. Loved that car did 245,000 miles before some scumbag set fire to it.0
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Merc Vito Dualiner company van, very tax efficient 5 comfy seats and space for 5 complete bikes inside
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Don't drive. Learned, passed the test (first time, amazingly) hated the whole experience so much walked away and haven't driven since. Licence gathering dust in a drawer, 23 years and counting. All cars look the same to me. If I have to point out a particular one I say 'that red one' not that BMW or whatever.0
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A 125 scooter in mallorca is all i need at the moment. Quite happy. Golf tdi has gone. Great car 1000km to a tank. Driven about 15 different supercars over the last few years and the golf was the best car out the lot. And you could get three bikes in it.0
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oblongomaculatus wrote:Don't drive. Learned, passed the test (first time, amazingly) hated the whole experience so much walked away and haven't driven since. Licence gathering dust in a drawer, 23 years and counting. All cars look the same to me. If I have to point out a particular one I say 'that red one' not that BMW or whatever.
Your missing out on so much.
Cars are a thing of beauty, I have sat in the garage many times with a glass of wine and looked at cars, it can be an incredibly calming thing, maybe similar to people who can find comfort in a beautiful painting ?
So many different cars, different era's and different designs. I couldnt imagine life without cars.Living MY dream.0 -
I have a P-reg Civic that does the job (holds 2 bikes). I used to be big into cars and have had some nice ones over the years, but these days I see no point as it's mainly transportation for my bikes. One day I would like a van so I can fit the bikes upright.English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg0
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Passat Sport Estate, mapped, does 55mpg and is rapid, well for an estate anyway and it fits bikes and dogs with ease.
Mitsu Colt runabout, which is loosening up nicely (16000miles) and is now getting over 50mpg too!0 -
50mpg I can just about get that out of the motorbikes.0
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Im normally a lurker but thought id pipe up to say i drive british, range rovers are gone and now drive the latest xj
That and a cannondale synapse carbon 3 :-)0 -
Mercedes C350, but in all honesty I find cars a bit boring. I had my last one for 8 years and only changed it because the air conditioning broke. Spend your money on bikes instead, they're much more fun.0
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VTech wrote:oblongomaculatus wrote:Don't drive. Learned, passed the test (first time, amazingly) hated the whole experience so much walked away and haven't driven since. Licence gathering dust in a drawer, 23 years and counting. All cars look the same to me. If I have to point out a particular one I say 'that red one' not that BMW or whatever.
Your missing out on so much.
Cars are a thing of beauty, I have sat in the garage many times with a glass of wine and looked at cars, it can be an incredibly calming thing, maybe similar to people who can find comfort in a beautiful painting ?
So many different cars, different era's and different designs. I couldnt imagine life without cars.
I design/style cars for a living, and it pains me to hear 'All cars look the same'!! I too couldn't imagine a life without cars, but I'm also far from being a petrolhead. Talk to me about engines etc and I'll fall asleep. But it intrigues me as to why cars don't interest some people, and why they think they're all the same - especially as the major OEM spend fortunes on developing design languages and identities to ensure they are recognisable and different from the others.
Anyway, I shouldn't be blabbering on about this on this particular forum. To answer the question, I drive an old MX5 and an Audi....
(it's and Audi A2 with roof bars for my bike, and is a cute cuddly Audi, not a cyclist eating Audi)0 -
Ok, I admit it - I drive an Audi A4 (when I'm not riding my bike). And before that I owned a BMW. I make no apology.0
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A highly tuned mk4 1.8t golf
So well tuned it only did 1000 miles since its last mot! Waste of money!0 -
awesome little beast!i need more bikes0 -
I only buy cars assembled in Britain ........ support our own and all that:
Ford focus
XF Jag
ermmmmm ......... Merkx bike ........ Italian bits and bobs ........ a hypocrite is made!
Next I'll be drinking lagar (over my dead body) and driving a German car (couldn't stand the embarrassment).0 -
jasonrutherford wrote:Im normally a lurker but thought id pipe up to say i drive british, range rovers are gone and now drive the latest xj
That and a cannondale synapse carbon 3 :-)
New xj are the dog's gonads. But seem to have lost the 'cad/bounder/spiv' image of years gone by.
Besides, I can't afford one.
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2012 peugeot 508 Diesel0
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Ballysmate wrote:jasonrutherford wrote:Im normally a lurker but thought id pipe up to say i drive british, range rovers are gone and now drive the latest xj
That and a cannondale synapse carbon 3 :-)
New xj are the dog's gonads. But seem to have lost the 'cad/bounder/spiv' image of years gone by.
Besides, I can't afford one.
Problem is, if your getting the jag you need the 5.0sc but then your getting 14-18mpg
As for the small hot hatches, you can throw soooooo much money at them, it's like a drug addiction.Living MY dream.0 -
Raymondo60 wrote:Oh, and a 1989 VW Golf MkII GTI 16v which I'm renovating for my daughter as her first car. Modern cars? No ta.
Your daughter is lucky to have a man of taste for her dad Raymondo. I expect that you will give it a sound thrashing once renovated just to check all is well with it what colour is it by the way?
Currently driving VW Tiguan - good for lugging bikes & dogs0 -
wavefront wrote:
But it intrigues me as to why cars don't interest some people, and why they think they're all the same
OK, not literally all the same, but I have to look at the badge on the back to know whether it is a Ford Testosterone or a Vauxhall Viagra or whatever, and even then it doesn't mean anything to me, it's just a metal box for getting from A to B. (On the other hand, if a butterfly flits across my field of vision, I can tell at a glance what species it is.) I found driving hugely stressful. I didn't feel safe behind the wheel; I don't much like being a passenger either. Oddly, I find them much less dangerous when on a bike and can't quite fathom why some cyclists get so het up about bad driving (numerous examples to be seen on youtube!). A car passing with insufficient room or cutting across in front of me will have me thinking "mmm, that was a bit close," and two seconds later I've forgotten about it, while someone else might be screaming and shouting.
I also find I don't actually need one to get about. People will invariably say they need their cars to get to work/go shopping/take the kids to school, but if you don't drive and have grown up in a non driving family you never develop that need and don't miss it. If you can't get somewhere by walking or cycling or by public transport, you simply don't go and that's never felt like a hardship. And many people who will insist they couldn't manage without their car have become dependent on them without even realising. Example: Someone I know had an accident some years ago. He wasn't hurt but the car was written off. While the insurance was being sorted out he was without a car. He described the complex arrangements with his wife and her car for getting them both to work and home again, emphasising the massive inconvenience. "Why don't you walk to work?" I said. "I can't walk! It's too far! Over 2 miles!" (I measured it. It's 1.76 miles). "How about a bus? There's one goes past the end of your road, stops right outside work." "I haven't got time to wait around all day for busses!" (They're every 15 minutes.) I didn't bother suggesting a bike. I know when to quit. This was from someone who regularly hikes anything up to 30 miles a day at weekends for enjoyment.
I can, as it happens, appreciate that some are beautiful machines (I even enjoy Top Gear!) I simply don't want or need one.0 -
I used to like zipping around in a hot hatch but I have fallen out of love with cars. I can understand why some people appreciate the aesthetics of certain cars but I think the problems they cause overall have left me disinterested.
When I pick my kids up from school/nursery, I try to do it by bike, but there are so many overweight or obese parents driving very short distances to pick their kids up, so they can then rush home to go on their playstations/watch TV.
Okay, it takes a little longer by bike, but my children love it.
I really think the car is the largest contributor to the obesogenic environment and it has completely turned me off them.0 -
marylogic wrote:I really think the car is the largest contributor to the obesogenic environment and it has completely turned me off them.
Not TV/consoles, low levels of sport participation, cheap frozen food, ignorance of nutrition, the majority of jobs being desk/seat based....?
Whilst not defending the car I doubt it's the root cause of our obesity problems, but rather just one of the many contributing factors. Anyway, I digress.
As for liking or not liking cars, I like my car, quite a lot, it looks nice and goes quite quick but I wouldn't miss it if it went it's just a tool that serves a need. My wife uses it to get to work and I tend to ride or run most places.0 -
marylogic wrote:
When I pick my kids up from school/nursery, I try to do it by bike
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Okay, it takes a little longer by bike, but my children love it.
Sounds like you're doing it exactly right. Your kids probably will too when they grow up. I work in car-clogged Cambridge. There are dramatically fewer cars on the road, especially round 3 to 4pm during the holidays, due to the lack of the school run. It's a much nicer city to cycle on those days as a result.0 -
Current - mondeo with a blowie exhaust
Being delivered Monday - Toyota hilux invincible
On order - passat estate highline
Bike - Honda SP1 1000cc
Covers pretty much all bases, family, dog walking, camping, France trip oh and I guess work ata push.0 -
VTech wrote:oblongomaculatus wrote:Don't drive. Learned, passed the test (first time, amazingly) hated the whole experience so much walked away and haven't driven since. Licence gathering dust in a drawer, 23 years and counting. All cars look the same to me. If I have to point out a particular one I say 'that red one' not that BMW or whatever.
Your missing out on so much.
Cars are a thing of beauty, I have sat in the garage many times with a glass of wine and looked at cars, it can be an incredibly calming thing, maybe similar to people who can find comfort in a beautiful painting ?
So many different cars, different era's and different designs. I couldnt imagine life without cars.
Not quite the same looking at a mondeo drinking larger from a tin though is it?0 -
Lambo Diablo with a Saris Bones on the back. Took me so long to fit the first time I don't take it off.0
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I drive a Skodia Fabia estate, bought specifically to get my bikes in the back. Traded in a 3 series saloon for it which I do actually miss sometimes as the Skoda is really rather dull to drive.
The not having a car comments are understandable, motoring isn't cheap anymore, but for me it would mean social exclusion as I need it for nights out and public transport in these parts is patchy to say the least.0
