This thread has changed my whole view of stw, from reading lots it seemed it was full of poor eco friendly cyclists that didn’t like change or waste, reality is it’s full of middle class consumers pretending to be the former, awesome 🤣🤣
You sound surprised... I stay well clear of most of the political threads in here, it reads like The Guardian🤣
I'm just surprised by how few people have vans. Unless they're interpreting the thread title very narrowly
Sounds exactly the same as our horse. looks like an ACL thing now so 12 months rest and only a slight chance it'll come good afterwards!
Hyundai i30 N Performance - awaiting all the brand snobs to have a go at the "Korean junk"
I've got a doblo maxi crew cab for everyday and bike duties.
Lack of going out, no holidays left, working all through this past year left me with a bit of extra cash and an itch.
I'm forty and never had a non sensible car so Bought myself an mx5 for a bit of fun
My first propper forray into Bangernomics. The last car I just kept long after it was worth anything until it got written off. This one was just cheap even with covid tax applied.
Shame as Colin the C-maxeratri was in much better condition than Benoit the Berlingo (I've already decided 2 years ahead of time it's not worth doing the cambelt and I'm reluctant to say the clutch is quite right).
Mr Toad the Midget (named by my GF). Actually gets driven quite a few miles as I like to try and justify it in 45p's for work.
The Cube is awesome, have wanted one for a long time. Think I'm too much of a pauper for this thread.
3 Series GT
Pros
More luggage space than a Touring with the seats down.
More legroom in the back than a 5 series
High ride height
Cons
Looks
Sadly predictable Octavia Scout
PiknMix and Kayla1 win this thread by a mile.
I really miss the Panda we had until two years ago, every journey is fun.
Currently very boring Qashqai and Fabia in our house being replaced by Octavia hybrid and Peugeot Traveller which will double as a van and camper.
DrP
This is what sits on my driveway 99.9% of it’s life
Are we living parallel lives. I have one of those on my drive, same everything. Is yours also dinged up and scraped by the wife?
servo
My Focus ST3 petrol estate.
@servo - I was looking at the diesel version of these as an alternative to to Leon I ended up with.
It proved too hard to find one relatively local to look at - they are pretty rare in diesel & estate body.
I love the looks & the interior, but like I say it was very hard to find an estate to look at (managed to have a poke about in a hatchback at my local dealer).
I used to be really into cars
Then I had kids and got a van shaped Mondeo.....
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I've got a Subaru Levorg identical to this one. After years of Alfa Romeo hatchbacks (147/147 GTA/MiTo) we needed a family car. This was available when looking and ticks most of the boxes. It's not exciting but comfortable, speedy enough and a good size without intimidating the Mrs. 😉
subaru...
no photos of the T5 moneypit....
No pictures but. Recently got rid on my full on ASBO Electric Orange Ford Focus ST.
Drank petrol far too quickly and ultimately by today’s standards not that quick. In 6yrs of ownership though it never put a foot wrong.
Criticism has to be lack of cruise control (tart?!) but it could become tiring on long trips.
The sound of the I5 engine though. Lovely.
Have gone completely the opposite direction now. Lost a 1000cc of displacement and 2 cylinders and got 6 month old (at the time) ex BMW head office 1 series that looks like it was basically an end of line exercise in ticking every option box.
I may miss the noise and grunt of the ST but the BMW is a vastly nicer place to sit in every other way.
I give you the Kia Borrego. Possibly the most boring thing fitted with a 3.8l V6!
Very capable and very boring.
One of these. I can even get a bike on the roof
Braaap braap...
The DrP croooz-wagon...
30mm lowered all round, with stiffer springs..
Cross climates all round too
Aged '07 Octavia, but I love it...
2l dirty diesel, but mainly used for longer journeys. Boot space is vast, and though it's currently shiny outside, the inside is a right effing pig stye!
DrP
Mine, on a hill, 1500km from home. Not sure I’d buy the same thing again in more enlightened times, but it does what I need/want from a vehicle very well. 18mpg offset by not doing many miles
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goslow, that's a kit car surely, not original?
NickC - yes, a GP Spyder. I think there were only ever thirtysomething Porsche RSK 718s built and any survivors will sell for 7 figures.
A refreshing amount of convertibles - particularly MX5s on this thread.
Better add to the mountain then....
We've got other cars and a motorbike too but this probably creates the most smiles.
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To @stumpy01
@servo – I was looking at the diesel version of these as an alternative to to Leon I ended up with.
It proved too hard to find one relatively local to look at – they are pretty rare in diesel & estate body.I love the looks & the interior, but like I say it was very hard to find an estate to look at (managed to have a poke about in a hatchback at my local dealer).
ST Estates are fairly rare but I do see some around. My mate bought a new Tangerine Scream one after seeing mine. Used prices are holding up well 🙂
Love mine.
Few little mods:
Stage 1 map.
Stage 1 intercooler.
De res exhaust.
Goes so much better now than standard. Does 23 mpg all day long 😐
2014 Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer for shed-dragging duties...except I've only owned it for 5 weeks and its in the garage for the 3rd time after spending 90 minutes on the side fo teh road waiting for breakdown recovery... 🙁 Prior to that it was a 58 Vectra Estate 3.0cdti (4th Vectra - they are bloody big in the boot-department)- full plant-killing mode, but for shed-dragging. Oh and a Kia Picanto for Mrs Fazzini as she doesn't like big cars. No pictures as I just can't despite the current STW Witchcraft thread. One day...Aston Martin DB5 will be mine
Nice. Same year and set up as I had.
Have you updated the gearbox torque mount?
iirc the mk3 came with a ‘better’ mount as standard.
Made a huge difference I found.
Also fitted a quick shift thing. Could never make my mind up on that though. Improvement as such was minimal that if I’d never bothered it wouldn’t have ‘lost’ anything.
2003 passat estate with 230000 miles, I have owned it for 14 years and love it
A refreshing amount of convertibles – particularly MX5s on this thread.
Agreed 🙂 First time in ages we haven't had an MX-5. We had the same mk3 Sport @chrispoffer. Highly recommend the Eibach springs for it.
The trusty Subaru we have at the mo...
Highly recommend the Eibach springs for it.
@Jamze .... too many speedbumps on our estate to lower it! They do look much better though. Don't think it makes much difference to the handling, at the owners club trackday at Croft last Aug they were all as quick as each other through the twisty bits.
too many speedbumps on our estate to lower it!
There is that!
No, I’m not a vegan hippy. I bought it because it’s really fast.
Mercedes C63 wagon, makes a nice noise but due to furlough, bla, bla, bla.
It’s getting replaced by an older BMW 335d, which is almost as quick but 10x more boring to drive.
DrP
The DrP croooz-wagon…
30mm lowered all round
I could do with that on my car, so I can get the bike on the roof a bit more easily when necessary!
The family wagon.
Ying:
Yang
This is Mrs Fruitbat's car - Abarth Punto Evo
Volvo V60 & Renault Clio, about as boring as it gets!
@pictonroad, I do like Yang. What is it? Nissan Patrol? (I have no idea about cars!)
Smashing sunset too!
No, I’m not a vegan hippy. I bought it because it’s really fast.
Methinks sir doth protest too much. 🙂
I’m still rattling around in my rechassied Discovery 2 with 215,000 miles on the clock. My V70 is snapping at its heels.
My 1932 Morris Major Six is still in a barn and gets started now and then, and the Corniche is proving an excellent tool shelf still
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Navara, one step removed from a serial killer, juke Nismo an actual serial killer with no redeeming features its an onging fight to stop it killing me or me killing it. Do not buy one.
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What?
A pair of Audi’s. Year old Q5 and a 2 week old Q2.
