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Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 9:01 am
by Le_Fromage_Grande
Most fun = 1.7 Ford Puma, the original Fiesta based one
Best Looking = Opel Manta B series Coupe, I had two of them
Best Car Overall = 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GS3 which I still have
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:07 am
by Cousin Jack
Best fun was the Lexus IS200. 2 litre straight six that liked to rev and was like silk.
Best for comfort was a run-out model of the Granada, officialy called a Scorpio but not that weird shape that came after it. All the goodies and a superb long distance cruiser with the 2.9 V6.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:35 am
by Sunny
65 plate TT.
Most fun car to drive I've ever had. Only got rid because we got the dog and he was too big to fit in it unless he sat in the front
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:39 am
by Docca
The best car is probably my current BMW i5. It's not my favourite though, which won't surprise folk is my Land Rover 110 3.5 v8
soft spot for the Fiat 500 too.
I didn't pass my driving test until I was 33, so I missed out on the xr3i type stuff
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 12:00 pm
by dern
A 1984 2.5 Porsche 944 in gold that I paid 2k for and had for a couple of years. Great to drive, probably the most rewarding car all round that I’ve had to drive. Easy to fix and cheap to run. Sold to get more power stupidly.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 3:51 pm
by Zimbo
Mk 2 Golf GTI 8V, 1987, F705RYK. I set a personal record in 1992/3, Blandford Forum to Nailsworth in Gloucestershire (where I lived and still do) 59 minutes around midnight on a full moon summers night, before bypasses and speed cameras. Takes me 1.5 hours these days in a more powerful car. It handled brilliantly and I'm sure was real world faster than the 16V.
Mk2 Mazda MX5 1.8, loved driving it until the sills and wheel arches rusted away, swapped it for a Mk3 2.0 sport MX5 which was faster and more modern but not quite as good to drive.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 2:45 am
by Bigjawa
Granada 2.9 24v Cosworth.
When you're 21 and tooling around in one, you felt like God himself.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:10 am
by Gregor
Mine was more van than car, swb Daihatsu Fourtrak 2.8 turbo diesel.
I loved it’s basic simplicity, ease of maintenance and ruggedness.Handled pretty well for an offroader with not a lot of body roll probably down to the torsion bar front suspension.
We had some adventures in it.
Unfortunately it was a pikey magnet, a month didn’t go by without some ne’r do well knocking on the door and asking to buy it.Started keeping it round the back of the house out of sight until I disturbed someone trying to chore it from the garden.What with the ignition ripped out and needing some welding around the body mounts for the next mot I got rid
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 12:01 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
But did you sell it to a pikey eh?
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 12:51 pm
by Zimbo
Gregor wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:10 am
Mine was more van than car, swb Daihatsu Fourtrak 2.8 turbo diesel.
I loved it’s basic simplicity, ease of maintenance and ruggedness.Handled pretty well for an offroader with not a lot of body roll probably down to the torsion bar front suspension.
We had some adventures in it.
Unfortunately it was a pikey magnet, a month didn’t go by without some ne’r do well knocking on the door and asking to buy it.Started keeping it round the back of the house out of sight until I disturbed someone trying to chore it from the garden.What with the ignition ripped out and needing some welding around the body mounts for the next mot I got rid
I had one of these as a company van for three years, around 25 years ago. Did 160,000 miles in it. It was noisy and basic (but I was young and didn't mind), did 28 MPG on average (but I wasn't paying for the fuel and didn't care) and not a thing went wrong with it right until the end, when the starter motor failed. Other than that it was absolutely reliable and would go anywhere. Changed it for a Nissan Terrano 3 litre SWB commercial, which was better in every way.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 1:11 pm
by Yorick
Oooh, forgot to mention the mighty Duster.
Had it just over 7 years from new and still runs like new. Never had any problems.
It's amazing off road and runs on dirt roads as happy as tarmac. Great 4WD system with diff locks and proper suspension. And super low first gear for tricky steep stuff
Perfect for island life where no long journeys but lots of dirt paths to play and explore.
Can't think of a car I'd rather have here. If we'd bought an expensive 4WD we wouldn't have dared do some of the stuff we do as too scared to scratch it.
We thought it would only last 5 or 6 years but it's still fantastic. Good for many years yet.
With huge boot which is good as we do lots of airport pickups
And always does 50+ MPG
And all for £15k new.
Every time I go out on the dirt bike, I look for new places to take the
It's just a fun car to own
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Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:29 pm
by Yorick
Yorick wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 1:11 pm
Oooh, forgot to mention the mighty Duster.
Had it just over 7 years from new
Forgot to mention the paintwork. Not a spot of rust anywhere on the car.
But the biggest killer here is the relentless berserk sunshine.
Thankfully we paid extra for the metallic paint and still looks as good as day we bought it.
Just washed it for this special occasion
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Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:33 pm
by ChrisW
Gregor wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:10 am
Mine was more van than car, swb Daihatsu Fourtrak 2.8 turbo diesel.
I had it's forerunner - a 2.5 non-turbo Taft. Utterly brilliant car.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:41 pm
by Nobby
Most fun car.... Citroen Dyane. Used, abused. Engine transplant of the Citroen GS1220 which went straight onto the gearbox once the flywheel was modified. Left a trail of carnage across northern France the summer of 87, four up with camping kit to Le Mans.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:44 pm
by KungFooBob
Nobby wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:41 pm
Most fun car.... Citroen Dyane. Used, abused. Engine transplant of the Citroen GS1220 which went straight onto the gearbox once the flywheel was modified. Left a trail of carnage across northern France the summer of 87, four up with camping kit to Le Mans.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:36 pm
by the_priest
My current car. A Skoda Superb Estate. Lots of room for a normal size bloke (I'm 6ft5) and limousine space in the rear seats and huge boot. Comfortable, has good economy and drives nicely. Be nice to have a bit more power, but hey, it does what it is supposed to do.
Most fun car I had was a Toyota Corolla Sprinter, 1.8l twin choke twin carb that regularly saw "off the clock" speeds past 180kph and was rear wheel drive fun on the dirt roads of Africa.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:08 am
by Jody
My current one!
2016 Dacia Duster
Easy 50MPG, cruise control, aircon, decent enough stereo, tow hitch. It's a bit beat up, so I don't worry about where I park it!
In truth, I would like to have something with a nicer interior. But as there's bugger available under €20k, I guess I'll keep the duster a while longer!
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:27 am
by Rockburner
I still have fond memories of my BMW E21 316.
Carbed 1.8l inline 4 that felt as smooth as an injected 6, handled beautifully, and cost me 600 quid. I only sold it because the sills went after a couple of years: my Dad persuaded me that the 600 quid to repair them wasn't worth it, and lent me the money to buy a Beetle which was an utter pile of utter shite. That's when I stopped taking my Dad's advice 100%....
If I had the chance to own one of these now, I'd probably get one, but they're not cheap any more.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:20 am
by Pirahna
I think most amusing has to be the Elise. Toyota engine in the back it was as cheap to service as a normal Toyota, and that was at the Lotus dealer. Insurance was cheap, tyres were cheap, fuel consumption was good.
An horourable mention has to go to the last car wifey owned before we left the UK, the mighty Up! GTi.
Re: Best car owned?
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:30 am
by Nobby
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:44 pm
Nobby wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:41 pm
Most fun car.... Citroen Dyane. Used, abused. Engine transplant of the Citroen GS1220 which went straight onto the gearbox once the flywheel was modified. Left a trail of carnage across northern France the summer of 87, four up with camping kit to Le Mans.
Blimey. That’s it. Have I posted the story of the journey ?
