What cars do you have a dislike for but would buy???
15 February 2005, 07:49 AM
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What cars do you have a dislike for but would buy???
I can think of three main contenders in my mind........
1.......VX220 turbo. It really is a hairdressers car to look at BUT it is very light and accomplished. I would therefore have one as a track / road car
2........Porsche 964RS What an ugly 911, but once again its track reputation is amazing and its one car I will own before I die.
3........Clio 182. I owned a 172 before and loved it, other than the very very boring styling and bus driving position. Brilliant car though and I wouldnt hesitate to have a 182.
Whats your top three???
Gary
1.......VX220 turbo. It really is a hairdressers car to look at BUT it is very light and accomplished. I would therefore have one as a track / road car
2........Porsche 964RS What an ugly 911, but once again its track reputation is amazing and its one car I will own before I die.
3........Clio 182. I owned a 172 before and loved it, other than the very very boring styling and bus driving position. Brilliant car though and I wouldnt hesitate to have a 182.
Whats your top three???
Gary
15 February 2005, 08:07 AM
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Agree with the VX 220
I would love a Ferrari challenge Stradle but I dont like the stigma Ferraris have ie medallions etc
I gave my brother enough jip about it when he had his 
Lotus Exige - very very good car but the reason i don't like it is because I cant fit in one without dislocating some limbs to get in it
Focus Rs I like what it does and how it does it, I even like the look of it but its a Ford
I would love a Ferrari challenge Stradle but I dont like the stigma Ferraris have ie medallions etc
I gave my brother enough jip about it when he had his Lotus Exige - very very good car but the reason i don't like it is because I cant fit in one without dislocating some limbs to get in it
Focus Rs I like what it does and how it does it, I even like the look of it but its a Ford
15 February 2005, 08:53 AM
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Cars you SHOULD like but can't bring yourself to
1 The very idea of a Lexus makes me cringe, but actually driving an LS430 in its natural habitat (the motorway, at about 90mph) ....... utterly excellent. I just can't get over the image and the sorts of people who buy them.
2 Impreza/Evo. Yes, they're massively competent, and yes, they're hugely fast. But the wings, (some of) the owners, and the overall image - they're real geezermobiles - puts me off.
3 Ferrari in general - the styling is questionable, the costs of running them astronomical, and the worship they inspire is truly worrying. Mind you, I'd do almost anything to own a 288GTO
2 Impreza/Evo. Yes, they're massively competent, and yes, they're hugely fast. But the wings, (some of) the owners, and the overall image - they're real geezermobiles - puts me off.
3 Ferrari in general - the styling is questionable, the costs of running them astronomical, and the worship they inspire is truly worrying. Mind you, I'd do almost anything to own a 288GTO
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15 February 2005, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
Subaru Impreza - Ugly as sin but boy do they go
BTW WWSD, congratulations on becoming a Prefect
BTW WWSD, congratulations on becoming a Prefect
1........ blue subaru
2.........stickered up 205's
tick tick tick tick ...... have that £20 ready....
15 February 2005, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
Sounds like you're accepting the bet? 
and im gonna make you wait a while for that .... Mid season is looking goodgary
15 February 2005, 10:23 AM
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vx220 (badge / girly?) - but I still would like one
alfa 166 (minus' = BIG depreciation but all the toys / style)
any ferrari(minus' = ferrari )
alfa 166 (minus' = BIG depreciation but all the toys / style)
any ferrari(minus' = ferrari )
15 February 2005, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dream Weaver
Not being a man that worries about car image/badge/hairdressers crap 
, i'd go for any performance/handling icon
, i'd go for any performance/handling icon Nova GTE for you then
15 February 2005, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyjohn2000
ford cosworth rs500...in black
aston martin DB9...S..
and the skyline from top secret...200+mph...0-62...2.6 secs
aston martin DB9...S..
and the skyline from top secret...200+mph...0-62...2.6 secs
15 February 2005, 03:57 PM
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I bought a car I don't like, a Citroen C3 1.4 HDi.....
Terrible to drive, no fun, crap ride, no grip, I really don't enjoy driving the car at all.
But on the plus side, and the reason why I bought it, it is very cheap to run. 50+mpg in central London, Gp 3 insurance, £125 annual servicing, £85 annual road tax, and its very big and comfy for a supermini. In total for 13k miles over a year it costs me £265 a month to run (£135pm loan, £40pm insurance, £70pm fuel, £20pm tax and servicing). About as cheap I could get a nearly new car on the road for, which was all that mattered.
The next car I buy, I won't be worrying about budget quite so much.....
Terrible to drive, no fun, crap ride, no grip, I really don't enjoy driving the car at all.
But on the plus side, and the reason why I bought it, it is very cheap to run. 50+mpg in central London, Gp 3 insurance, £125 annual servicing, £85 annual road tax, and its very big and comfy for a supermini. In total for 13k miles over a year it costs me £265 a month to run (£135pm loan, £40pm insurance, £70pm fuel, £20pm tax and servicing). About as cheap I could get a nearly new car on the road for, which was all that mattered.
The next car I buy, I won't be worrying about budget quite so much.....
15 February 2005, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Geek Boy
People who dont like the Image of BMW M and Porsche are just jealous fools with 'tood problems.
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15 February 2005, 05:59 PM
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Nova GTE for you then
Would happily have an MX5, Cooper S, another MR2, S2000 etc etc
PS I used to have an XR2, MG Metro and Montego GTi, so badges have never worried me
16 February 2005, 12:13 PM
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Skoda Octavia RS - Badge problem but goes well enough, same for Fabia RS.
Any 205 as they really are girls cars that have been adopted by feminine men, but seem to be tidy movers (the cars that is)
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Any 205 as they really are girls cars that have been adopted by feminine men, but seem to be tidy movers (the cars that is)
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16 February 2005, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
Any 205 as they really are girls cars that have been adopted by feminine men, but seem to be tidy movers (the cars that is) F
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16 February 2005, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Geek Boy
People who dont like the Image of BMW M and Porsche are just jealous fools with 'tood problems.
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