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Passat 130 tdi estate.
176k at the mo.
48.8mpg at the mo.
Comfy, reliable, bikes in, sea fishing gear in, holiday in France with bikes AND sea fishing gear in!
My next car WILL be a Passat tdi.
1999 Escort Van 277000 miles ,Gets me to work and fits my bike in the back
1999 Lotus Elise 39000 miles,Makes me smile all day long
Weekdays - Citron c2 VTS - 'cos it’s good round the metropolis that is Bradford and a laugh on the back roads – although good on the motorways as well – it takes the Yeti (just) for an after work ride
Weekend – Passat 2.0 SE – ‘cos it eats miles on the motorway carries the family in comfort – is actually quite fun to drive at least until kids start moaning about been sick – oh and it takes the bikes
A Clio 172, because although I'm 33 a large part of me is still 17 and I like hot hatches. It's noisy, the driving position is crap, mpg is shocking for such a small car, the interior is a bit nasty and although you can just get bikes in the back I had to buy a roof rack to keep the mud out.
On a good day on a track/nice B-road it's bloody good fun though, lots of bang for buck 😀
Mondeo as I do Motorways and Bike transport, cheap and reliable and nobody bugs you (well as much as when I had flashy cars).
Hardly gets used once a week for food shop.
Budget is tight or I'd a buy a Beemer. 8)
My Car is a workhorse but in the good old days I've had my fun toys but they just would be no use now or ppl would try to race you but I enjoy the image etc.
Borrowed my Dad's Beemer and all the women were looking. They never look or look away when I drive my old Mondy or my bike!
Chicks dig the car right? (Batman was right!)
BMW 330Ci M Sport Coupe E46. Had it because I've always thought it was the best looking 3 Series they've made and I couldn't afford an M3 or the insurance for it. Still has 270bhp so it's reasonably quick too 😀
A Fiat Panda.
Because I have an enormous willy 🙂
Yaris
A. 'cause I got it off my mum and
B. I have no need to change it and
C. <insert schlong gag>
Nissan Almera 1.4 gx twincam 16valve in 'flash' red
Its quite a nippy car and is really good fun in the corners. I often go for a quick blast out on the country lanes on a Sunday morning, really clears the senses so to speak. I often push to the speed limit on some roads and friends and colleagues refer to me as a 'dashing young man'
A6 2.7 avant Quattro sport
Fast
Comfortable
Fit loads in it
.................and Monty likes it
nissan navara, renault trafic, audi a3
Had some fancy cars over the years, but then I got back in to cycling and my 4 wheel transport is now a TDI Golf
Vectra diseasel daily.
Mk2 Golf GTI to remind me what driving a car is like.
Mazda RX8 because I wanted one last coupe but also child friendly for any possible family growths in the next couple years. And they're dirt cheap if you don't do many miles. Fun too 🙂
Vauxhall Zafira, 'cos i can get 3 bikes, the family and a weeks worth of luggage in it
1998 Saab 9-5 2.3 turbo saloon
Big, comfortable, big boot (even bigger with the seats down), and still bloody fast and I can't afford a new one.
M reg Micra that was my wifes but we swapped my car for semi-automatic things in case she dislocated her knee again (a Smart fortwo, then a Eco drive Corsa).
The Micra is great fun to drive pretty cheap to run and is basically a small van with the back seats permenantly down.
Oh, and Sven, the C reg LT25 based campervan. Best vehicle I have yet had.
Citroen Picasso 2.0 diesel why !!!!!!
It makes a usefull van
We do 400 mile trips in comfort loaded to the gunnals
it normally does about 52mpg
and it suits my image 👿
citroen c5 because its massive and costs ****all to run and is great for bike gear and family duties
Honda HRV cheap, big enough for four + dog and reliable.
Octavia Laurin Klement Estate 2.0TDI
Because I need room for bikes and kids, but want all the toys like leather, cruise control etc and am miserly enough to want 60mpg but also want a bit of power when needed. I did consider a VRS but opted not to look like a cock.
Toyota Corrola Verso diesel.
its a Toyota, so hopefully it will be reliable, good MPG, good for fitting bikes in and ours has got the built in DVD player which helps keep the kids occupied on longer trips!
pug 306 hdi estate,
why? my old man gave it to me to replace my clapped out mondeo, more than halfed the fuel bill overnight, and has so far been 100% reliable.
Fiat scudo 2.0 JTD, great for the bikes. Wife has a focus estate again great for the bikes. Going to sell the Scudo and buy something great for the bikes, don't know what yet!
VW Golf Gt Tdi for 7 years here, only 70,000 miles so hopefully for another 7 years.
Oh and a Mercedes 313cdi MWB campervan for popping away in!
2007 vauxhall vectra 1.9cdti 150 xp
1. it looks good
2. it goes like stink :0
3. i can get my bike in 🙂
i love it
Civic type R EP3 ('older model')
Cos I iz yoof innit...
DrP
A honda Accord because:
I'm old.
It's really economical.
It's insanely comfy.
It's got more torque than the flying scotsman.
It's really big and compensates for my tiny willy.
VW T5 Mulitivan because it fits three children, two dogs and five bikes comfortably.
A 1996 Mazda 323F.
Always wanted one, and now had her for 10 years and 170k miles.
Also happens to be the ideal tandem transporter, as the roof is pretty low!
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306 HDi Estate as a daily driver because it gets 50+ mpg, costs next to nothing to insure and tax, parts are cheap as chips and it just keeps going happily.
'91 Celica GT4 thats very non-standard. Because it makes me smile regardless of what anyone else thinks of it. Gets used very little because it costs about 4x as much to run as the 306 but gives 10x the fun.
"safe" cars? yer never safe.
It makes me think of that RS4 that crashed near dundee a few weeks ago. the one that let a lamp post tear through most of the drivers side from front to back.
a euro ncap 50 star rating yesterday lol..
now THATS safe.
406 estate 1.9td, why?
- cheap to buy
- cheap to run
- rather spacious inside
- froggy diesel
- froggy suspension
- can't afford 911 gt3
Mongdeo 130bhp TDCi Estate
Loadsa room
Cheapish to run and service
Loadsa room
Pulls the caravan................at 60mph..............in 6th gear.
Isn't a BMW 😉
Blends in and doesn't incite envy 'keying'
Loadsa room.
Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition.
Because
a. Its White
2. Its fast
c. Its very very loud
5. The rozzers dont like it
Imprexa WRX 2.5T Hatch
Because:
1) Ermmmm its blue
2) Its fast
3) It takes bikes + kayaks no problems
4) I don't worry about the cost of fuel.
Alternative is a Legacy GT Wagon. Same reasons but its the wifes car. However both likely to be swapped for:
911 c4s + Toyota Hiace Van + cheap hatch 😉
Focus because it's £35 tax and the handling is good, it has a tow bar for bikes and the boot takes the stuff we need to take. The second reason over the years done cars to death and owned some stunning cars and now just want it to get me to where I want to go with as little fuss as possible which it does.
Mrs F has a new shape Fiesta because it's £35 tax and the handling is good, it has a tow bar for bikes and the boot takes the stuff we need to take.
Fiat Panda 100 as its good around country lanes and can carry a bike
1996 VW Golf 1.8GL
bought from an old school friend in 2002 for good price. Still has low mileage, Im the second owner from new and it came with full service history from the local VW dealership.
Good reliable car, I've only had to clean it once - on the outside.
Kev
Pug 306 hdi
I've owned it 5 years, covered 70000 miles in that time, it has great mpg, it has a bomb proof engine and has never really needed anything apart from the usual tyres and annual service, reasonable handling for a diesel, great m'way car (sits quite happily at 80).
As I now work from home its main function is dog and bike carrier. Although I am considering selling/px it and buying a diesel estate (Passat, Mondeo, Octavia, 9-3, Accord?) as more space is required (for those weekends away with missus, bikes and dog).
Fiat Bravo Sport - got it as an ex-demo so was cheap...has a bit of poke about it (150bhp from the 1.4 petrol) and has a nice shape about it. Can carry 3 bikes on the roof (probably fit 4 if I had enough racks and time to set them up) or horse them stripped down in the boot and rear seat space. Comfy to drive, not bad fuel economy and the performance is fine - although after a 300bhp 4wd machine, I do sometimes miss the foot planting experience of that number of horses!
Does the job for carting myself and bike around but also seems to work well for the family - although given the choice, the wife will always decide we are taking the Ford SMax as it is just easier to get everything in!
I had the Bravo in for repair a few weeks back and they gave me a Pug 307 - good grief, wasn't until I was without the Bravo that I relaised how good it was for levels of trim and stuff...the Pug was incredibly uninspiring...got you from A to B but made you really wish you were already there 10 minutes ago...the Bravo is a far comfier drive, better trim level and finishing kit and seems much easier to use.
I bought it due to price and the fact I wasn't doing enough mileage to warrant a diesel...for the money I was going to spend this was the best 'performance' car I could get...and I'm pleased with it.
Ford SMax is also very good - oceans of space, loads of seat configurations and is an ideal family vehicle.
Saying that about the Bravo, I think I'll be trading it in next year for a new style Berlingo - I guess deep down, I'm a pracrtical guy so looks don't bother me...if something looks good then fine but I want the performance/practicality over the looks. The only thing that is causing me 'issues' is that my mate has a converted VW T5 and I'm really fancying something like that next!
Land Rover Discovery
It's slow
It's old
It fits loads and loads of bikes in it
It's an uplift machine!
Diahatsu Fourtrak with a four inch lift kit
Big boot,and it's cheap,fun,slow,it has g force indicator(though god only knows why) and a lean over and take off/ramp over angle indicator and goes anywhere except motorways.
that's it really
2004 BMW 320d se E46 97,000 on the clock. It has started to give expensive trouble (failed turbo). It's comfortable, powerful, gives good mpg. However, it is ridiculously expensive to maintain. £335 for the last service when nothing needed to be done.
I do a 100 mile commute each day and other work mileage. I had intended to drive it into the ground (hoping to get 150,000 - 200,000 out of the car). However, with a £1500 repair bill at the moment, I'm reconsidering my plans.
old (now knackered) citroen berlingo
because it fits loads of bikes and kit in and cost very little to buy 🙂