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A 51 plate BMW 530i with 96k miles on the clock - nice car to drive, but a bit thirsty, thankfully I no longer have to commute to work in it and my annual mileage has dropped a lot as a result so I shall keep it for a while longer.
07 Ford Ranger for firewood and airport / train station commutes.
New Kia Soul (Mrs J's) for her to get to work in the winter and children ferrying.
The first time ever we have had 2 proper practical vehicles.
on of the classic old 'indestructible' diesel Merc estates - that's into the garage about once a month!
love it though...
07 civic type R
57 Renault Kango van
02 Boxster S
07 Suzuki SX4
One is the family car and, er, one isn't. Much fun
Don't own any vehicles at the moment... well, beyond an old Marin Rocky Ridge!
I do have use of a Mitsubishi Outlander though which is rather magnificent. Loads of space, very comfy, moderately quick and not as thirsty as may be thought.
Also have a rented motorbike since I can't afford to actually buy one anymore 🙁
As someone previous said, look at total cost and not just mpg.
Just bought the wife a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. 25% of the price of a similar age and spec Landy and should be magic for carting round bikes/dogs/kids. Only 30-ish mpg, but at our mileage it would take about 6 years to work out more expensive than the Land Rover.
The other car, getting delivered on Saturday, is a black Mazda RX7... >:D
1988 landrover Ninety (off roader)
MK6 Golf GTI edition 35
Landrovers broken most of the time and the golf is just fun! (crap on fuel tho)
"MK6 Golf GTI edition 35"
Ooooh! That's even better than the Corrado above! Had a couple of mk5 GTIs including an Ed30, fantastic cars! Very jealous boxxer7. My Ed went soon after the arrival of the nipper alas!
Only got one car, so has to do everything. Commuting, driving fun, carrying bikes, transporting dogs, camping (sometimes all 3 of those last things at once). Manages it all with panache. Just not cheap to run with a 250bhp 2l turbo powerplant, Brembo brakes and stupid tyres. MOT and service bill today came to £2k!
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slainte ➡ rob
Couple of Fords:
09 plate Galaxy 2.0 TDCi Zetec 14,000 miles
53 plate Ka 1.3 petrol 46,000 miles
Ka for knocking around town, Galaxy for longer trips out of town (Cornwall a few times a year, France etc).
No plans to change either for a good few years.
Brycey love the eds! Here's mine
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Love the GTI's. I had a mark 5, tuned to 240hp, which was fun blasting away from R32's.
Currently got a mint mark 1 MX5 1.8iS, 03 Subaru Impreza, 04 Mondeo, 58 Nissan Quashqui thingy. Need to sell a few cars.
S65 and a RRS, both going back this year though, not sure what to get next. As middle age rapidly approaches I'm starting to look (even more of a) tool in a flash motor. I quite fancy a Prius wagon thing.
Very nice, the correct colour as well.
Here's mine (past tense).
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And my mate's Mk4 R32 I got a lift in.
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Ouch!
none, as im a cyclist... wtf would i want to own a car for!
Mk3 TDi golf estate.
77 Midget.
The former spending 90%+ of it's time with only 2 seats in "van" mode.
Currently:
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i currently have a 1991 VW Polo Rally Challenge car i'm rebuilding. I've owned it for 10yrs.
2002 Mondeo 1.8 petrol. 39mpg.
Carries bikes, washing machines etc with ease. Owned 6 years. 75k miles Still on on original clutch battery exhaust. Other than consumables had to replace a front spring, fuel pump and the radio.
At the point where it's worth more to me than I would get if I sold it so I'll keep it until it needs a big repair.
60 Civic Mugen M20 [mine]
08 Mini Cooper S [Mrs TLR] - Undergoing PX for a new S3 Sportback..
Currently an 07 RS4 Avant and an 08 Legacy GT wagon. Soon to be , errr, a VW California, the Legacy and a 911 GT3. Sorry.
Wifey tootles around in a 1.8 TDCI Focus and I destroy the planet in a 300tdi Discovery.
Picking up new company car next week though, '91 V8 'snatch' landy! Bought from a guy who'd got it from Withams but his wife did her nut so he had to sell it on, can't wait to give it a spin.
Just bought the wife a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. 25% of the price of a similar age and spec Landy and should be magic for carting round bikes/dogs/kids. [b]Only 30-ish mpg[/b], but at our mileage it would take about 6 years to work out more expensive than the Land Rover.
30+ mpg from a Jeep Cherokee? With the petrol engine? Either your wife [i]is[/i] Miss Daisy or you're schmoking schomething, for schure.
2010 Lexus RX450H and a 1996 (or 5, I forget) Peugeot 406 Estate. I drive the estate.
Would like to get a 2009+ Golf. Or maybe a similar year Impreza for 4WD goodness. Unsure.
And, as a result I think of encroaching middle age, I really like the look of Porsche Cayennes. There may also be a bit of Panamera displacement in this...
Reference the post above, maybe he's talking US gallons?
1992 Mk3 Golf GTI 8 valve with a genuine 86,000 miles. Carries my bike with the rear seats down. Worth a lot more to me than most other people.
Shocking fuel consumption though, 25 mpg around town, 32 mpg on a run.
cynic-al - Member
MX5
This is the winner for me.
Me: Citroen C1 with a (planned) mk2.5 MX5 (my third..)
Mini Cooper S, upgraded by Lohen to 210 bhp. Great car but almost entirely useless for carrying bikes, currently considering a roof rack.
Used to have a Renualtsport megane, just about the worst car I ever owned. Boring to drive and in 18 months and 20K miles I spent 6K on Tyres and Servicing.
The French should stick to diesels, they are good at them.
XC90 (for dragging bikes, boats, dogs, all family, etc)
Mk5 Golf GT Tdi 140 (for dragging kids to school & general running around)
Unless I win the lottery I can't think of anything I'd change.
A3 TDI for work and to carry the 5 to and from gnarly runs that I need full body armour for 😀
VX220 na for when its not so cold and wet!
Currently a Mondeo 54 plate - relatively fun to drive as far as fwd goes and fantastic for motorway driving.
59 plate Seat Altea XL - A good family car with a lot of room if you set it up properly, quite nippy too, mpg not as good as I thought it would be though.
Just bought the wife a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport
That the one with the auto box that self destructs and the chassis that unpeels if driven off road?
VW Corrado Storm in green 98k on the clock,
Me too, but in Mystic Blue. And a Mk2 GTi.
@b r
I hope the Freelander ain't towing a horsetrailer. That just pulls the transmission apart on them.
And, as a result I think of encroaching middle age, I really like the look of Porsche Cayennes. There may also be a bit of Panamera displacement in this...
If you're getting a Mk I, stick to the V6 or the Turbo - the stock V8 doesn't have the greatest longevity. Seriously flawed design.
I'd get the Turbo, but allow for huuuuuuuuuuge running costs. 14mpg is the least of your problems - servicing, tyres, insurance.....all are monstrous.
If he's buying a Porsche Cayenne, I don't think money's an issue for running it 😉
Rather than wasting money on some thing like a Porsche my aim is to waste money on some thing like the toy below, and then keep some thing like the old Mondeo for day to day use. A nice car for weekends, and a shed for day to day driving that I dont care if it gets dinted etc.
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03 Audi A4 1.9 TDI (130BHP) MPG between 50 and 60 to work. Servicing between €100 and €150 for a standard service at local garage. Only had to replace the front and rear windscreen wiper motors since I bought the car 4 years ago. 116k on the clock and plan to keep it going for as long as it will go. It's way fast enough for me, can take a lot of bike stuff in the boot with seats folded down not to mention furniture etc, criticism would be the width of the boot as transporting some stuff diagonally in the boot is a pain in the hole.
08 Vw Touran - bike bus
05 Panda - run around
65 mini 850 - Concours Show car
63 mini 1071 - screamer
67 E Type Jaguar - ding dong baby
Transit van. White.
Old Audi A6 Estate. Happily swallows a bike with both wheels on
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
Peugeot 308 CC
mk5 solid black golf gti for my sometimes daily (cycle 4 days out of 5 :-))
mk1 mars red golf gti for my hobby car 😈
mk6 fiesta zetec blue in silver for the misses - good mpg & fits my bike in the boot 😉
Re: the Jeep.
It's a diesel, so 30mpg is about right. And as far as I'm aware, they're actually pretty solid as cars go. Certainly never heard of one having its floorpan torn off. Not much cause for that kind of offroading in Edinburgh, anyway, but the 4x4ness of it should help out getting to various parts of deepest darkest Scotland when the weather's too extreme for the Rex.