What car do you drive, and why?

I drive a real awful, hateful piece of junk – possibly the worst feat of engineering the world has ever known. Vauxhall Omega – slushbox.

Why? Because it was free and I had to sell my old Audi avant & the quattro (20v coupe)

Its slow, has velour interior, a brown dashboard, but, I can get my bike in the boot with the seats folded.
it doesn't matter whether I mark in the inside as I hate it and i've only got another 4 months of owning it until I change it
its woefully slow
has a tow bar
its hateful
handles like a small ship with sponge suspension
it rattles (its a vauxhall)

And it makes me smile knowing someone went into the showroom and openly admitted to the salesman "I have no ambition or desire, please sell the poverty spec' model" – all said in some drone of a voice.

T4/T5 van on the horizon 😉

406 Estate – because with the seats folded the tandem fits in the back if you take the wheels off (that was seriously one of my buying criteria!) Alternatively I can get a normal size bike in without removing wheels with one kiddy seat still in place. At least when I got it it had the biggest seat folded boot space without going up a class to really expensive things.

Rich-6 How the hell are you getting 46mpg? I've not seen better than 36 out of my 172 and that was being veeery careful! Must change these lead boots of mine

It'l do me 46 on a run i think she did 42 on my recent trip to scotland with 2 bikes on the roof and fuly loaded in the back with a weeks worth of food/ beer clothing for me and the missus, Sat @50mph all the way there 😆

32-36 is the norm for town driving and a bit of redlining down a few lanes, Its on the choke on the way to and from work too so its running very rich generaly i drive it like an old man 🙂 Lowest i've done is 23 😮 When the lambda probe went

A good engine flush and 5/40 made it more efficient i found too

I drive a Tesla Roadster
why?

for sneaking up on cyclists of course!

i just bought a TVR sagaris…38k…

A mark I Laguna – because I just love spending loads of money keeping it on the road 🙁

Most unrelaible car I've ever owned.

this:

VW T5 (thanks Thelittlesthobo), as well as a "Smart" Cabrio. Prety much cover all eventualites with these two…..

jontawn = best post on this thread.

I got "upgraded" to an Omega for a weekend's car hire in Scotland once and your comments are spot-on.

The only advantage was that everyone would assume we (three lads in our mid 20s) were CID and get out of our way on the roads.

2.0 TDCi C-Max – powerful yet staggeringly economical (50mpg on an Afan/Brechfa M4 run, wife even gets 37mpg queuing bumper to bumper across Bristol every day), comfy, takes 3 bikes and riders inside the car, drives like a proper car.

Sadly, rattles like crazy and hasn't been the total reliability experience I was expecting coming from a modern Ford but nothing critical. I deffo reckon they make the C-Max on a friday though. I swear to god I'm going to hacksaw the bloody rear passenger dinner trays off if they keep rattling away.

This:

Why? Well…

5 people with 5 bikes in the back like this:

Or like this…

…and 35mpg!

VW Golf Tdi.

Why?

Company car.. Getting a new V50 in March tho when this goes back as it's 4 years old..

Nice car the Golf, would never buy one tho.. There's a lot nicer cars out there forsimilar cash..

fiesta mk 4.
I got it cheap, gets me from essex to wales and back no problem with two people, tents, tools and bikes on the back (tad cozy admittedly!), rarely needs any work.

Another thing i like is that it is covered in dents and damage (not my doing i should add) and therefore when stupid twonks in black german cars try to squeeze past to zip down the cycle lane to bypass all the traffic i never budge an inch because i couldn't give the smallest peanut sized shit if it gets a few more dents or scratches.

I drive a Prius, so go on, flame me. I drive it because it's big and comfy and gets 60mpg. Way cleaner and greener than any other car of its size. Don't believe the anti-hype.

Passat TDI 130 trendline because my company provide it FOC.

Mondeo 130TDCi Estate. I was 25 when I bought it so thanks to Ian for taking over the honours 😉 Is a great car though and plenty quick. But it will soon be for sale as we don't need such a big car when, like Moses, we have an…

…Iveco Daily campervan. Only half converted and downsizing the Mondeo will be paying to finish the conversion. One of the only vans we could find that will legally tow our horsebox, plus has enough space for a garage for the bikes 🙂

Without Googling….
How many of you know how much you car weighs?

a Honda Jazz…

and I have a massive…………. 😉

ooooooOOOOOOooooooo

About 1200kg or thereabouts.

Why? Is it an important thing to know?

much like john a hate box with a hyundai badge on it ….

hyundai lantra – why . it was free and my escorts electrics were shit and it had to go

its been in the family since new and its only 9 years old or 42000 miles….. within 3 weeks it broke down and i had to ride to SSWC instead of driving my car … ECU and fuel pump blew up …

ITs done 70000 miles now including my dad using it while i was away in nz. Soon as i get a decent job and get some money together ill be replacing it with something that doesn rattle like a bag of spanners and has some room in it …

the boots tiny – id doesnt fit a bike inside(Even with the seats down) unless i take the wheels and seat and turn the bars !

HATE IT !

Loads of silly cars but best is worth nothing – P reg Honda Accord 2.2 VTEC with 215k miles on the clock. Goes like stink, gives up to 40mpg and never goes wrong. Amazing.

Another thing to note, I intended to look after this C-Max being the closest thing I've had to an actual new car – sadly the rear is almost always void of seats and looks like the front of craberry's landy!

The wife sarcastically suggested we might as well have got a van… to which I reply, "I did suggest a van!"

Bout 1300kg I think.

P Reg Fiat Cinquecento. Reason being, I don't really like cars and this was as cheap and as minimalist as I could find on eBay (yes really)

52 plate 1.4 Honda Civic, bought 2nd hand about 6 years ago.

Why? Because it can fit bikes and snowboards and a load of other stuff with ease, feels solid, drives fine, couldn't be bothered looking at any more cars and everyone said Hondas were brilliant and reliable.

Fully agreed until a couple of months ago, when a Bad Noise started coming out of the gearbox. Had to replace the clutch and gearbox because "a bad set of bearings" wore out. Honda weren't interested when I contacted them about it, suggesting that was only to be expected in a seven year old car.

Intend to keep the car until it dies. Not sure if my next one will be a Honda.

mitsubishi evo 8 fq300, although its a little bit more than 300bhp now!!

WHY?

Because everyone assumes I should have a small willy but its nice to buck a trend!!

😀

Not needed stumpy, but just interested if people know!
We'd argue for days over 1kg on a bike….but on a car 100kg either way is generally not an issue.
It's rarely mentioned in reviews.

ooOOoo – Member

Without Googling….
How many of you know how much you car weighs?

Between 1500 and 1600kg for the Mondeo, and about 2100kg for the Iveco.

1200-1250kg i think which is about 160 bhp/t

Skoda Octavia, 4X4 turbo estate.

Why? Wanted a low mileage estate car for four grand that wasn't a Pug 407 or mondeo. Or diesel.

Plus it's quick. And I can do power slides in fields or on beaches. Braaaap!

Prius? Jeesus Christ. Its the concept of wearing the badge of 'look me' rather than the actual inception 🙄

Honda Jazz? A beaut. An absolute beaut.

Oops, I also forgot- I also own a 306 and another MX5 1.8 Phoenix on the way 😀

I got a Fiat Doblo
Great for 3 bikes riders and kit for a weekend away and also not too bad a lugging the family about.
50mpg 1.9 diesel
kick ass!!!!

Prius? Jeesus Christ. Its the concept of wearing the badge of 'look me' rather than the actual inception

WTF is that supposed to mean?

Nice big comfy car, as clean as a tiny teeny thing, cool technology, loads of toys – what's wrong with that?

Rich-6 How the hell are you getting 46mpg? I've not seen better than 36 out of my 172 and that was being veeery careful! Must change these lead boots of mine

It'll do me 46 on a run i think she did 42 on my recent trip to scotland with 2 bikes on the roof and fuly loaded in the back with a weeks worth of food/ beer clothing for me and the missus, Sat @50mph all the way there

Mmmm, I've just found the reset button and it did 57mpg on the way to work today (by driving very slowly and coasting a bit) so it seems that my 37mpg best was because the average had some more "spirited' driving to consider!

Of course now I'll have to try and beat your low of 23mpg 😉

an ex police honda civic type-S which I bought for 3k. nippy, comfy, reliable but uses too much petrol for my liking

Nissan Pathfinder.

Why? Because not all roads in Aus are surfaced! It's also big enough for the family, bike, dog, etc. Also goes towards off-setting the greenhouse gas that I don't produce when I am on the MTB 😆

by driving very slowly and coasting a bit)

Coasting doesn't save fuel in a modern car (if by coasting you mean putting it in neutral and rolling). Lifting off saves fuel.

Vauxhall Combo van…

….because work supplied it and it's WAY better than the Citroen Berlingo

(can't complain though, it easily fits two bikes n all the kit in the back without needing to remove wheels etc)

I drive a KIa Sedona, and Jeeks it weighs 2200kg empty!!! Heavier than Spookys Iveco!

It gets seven people in manages 32mpg on a run and 30round town, its been totally reliable until 6 weeks ago when the cambelt snapped (5000 miles after an english mechanic changed it and they've just told me today that the bills going to cost €2800 I am not looking forward to paying that bill at all.