My current 2017 BMW M240i. Comfortable with adaptive suspension, lots of toys, relatively quiet inside. It has a catback exhaust and a remap and goes like **** off a shovel. Been meaning to get it on a rolling road but should be about 400bhp. I love it to bits.
What is the best car you've ever owned and a brief reason why?
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I would say my current Mini Clubman. 300BHP, AWD, practical and fun to drive. Makes a nice noise when you want it to, but also quiet on the motorway when cruising at 70. It's quite unassuming/not very well know compared to similar performing cars like the Golf R, M135i etc.
The sad part is that they have now stopped the production of the Clubman, so this is really the quickest Mini out there in a straight line and the newer models are/will be slower (Countryman, Aceman and Hatch). The only thing I would possibly trade this in for would be something fun that's RWD, but even then I'm a few years away from wanting to do that.
The sad part is that they have now stopped the production of the Clubman, so this is really the quickest Mini out there in a straight line and the newer models are/will be slower (Countryman, Aceman and Hatch). The only thing I would possibly trade this in for would be something fun that's RWD, but even then I'm a few years away from wanting to do that.
Heart says my 306 GTI-6. S34GWH now sadly long gone in a cloud of Ferrous Oxide. Handled superbly and drove so well. Floated over bumps seemingly like a flying carpet and great steering feel. Sadly my Head says it was one of the worst as something went wrong every 6 months and MOT's were something that gave me the genuine fear. I had it about 3 years and I don't think it ever passed without needing substantial work every time, and things often went wrong in between too.
Head is probably my current 428iGC. It's been absolutely faultless. Not a thing has gone wrong beyond maintenance and servicing. Sure it's not been cheap motoring, £750 on some PS5's all round, pads all round, oil changes etc. but nothing untoward has happened. It's a great blend of pace, performance and peacefulness and can be surprisingly frugal on a long run with 45+MPG easily possible at 60mph. It's also the car that converted me to Auto gearboxes.
Head is probably my current 428iGC. It's been absolutely faultless. Not a thing has gone wrong beyond maintenance and servicing. Sure it's not been cheap motoring, £750 on some PS5's all round, pads all round, oil changes etc. but nothing untoward has happened. It's a great blend of pace, performance and peacefulness and can be surprisingly frugal on a long run with 45+MPG easily possible at 60mph. It's also the car that converted me to Auto gearboxes.
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Honestly it's my Model 3 Performance. Sure it lacks the engagement of rowing through the gears, steering feel, managing the clutch, noise and a little heavy at 1.8tonnes.
But it is so responsive, steering is so on point and throttle response is insane. I just need to think where I want to be and I'm there.
ICE cars feel dead compared.
But it is so responsive, steering is so on point and throttle response is insane. I just need to think where I want to be and I'm there.
ICE cars feel dead compared.
The best car I ever owned was a Proton of no particular remark. It was my best car because in 1999 it saved my life, crumpling nicely around me. I was cut out of it but sustained no significant injury - though the bruise from the seatbelt was impressive.
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A little Renault 5. Did 250,000 miles at 80mph. Never broke down. Never even hiccuped. Was still running perfectly when I gave it to someone else. Everything else I bought after that blew itself to pieces on the Motorway.
Different engine to my aunt's Renault 5 - that thing struggled on hills literally down to walking pace on a steep hill if you had it loaded up with several adults and luggage and would take a week to get up to 70 - I don't think it was even capable of 80.
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Well, I have confess that it was 80 with the wind behind me. And downhill. Haha! No, seriously, it was flat out at 80. I think the fastest it ever got to was 84, on a really good day!!! It was my first car, it cost pennies, and yet it went on and on and on and on.
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A Ford Mondeo Estate between 200 to around 2016.
I could get a 3000 watt stage PA system in it plus all my guitar gear, amps and stage monitors etc.
I could get a 3000 watt stage PA system in it plus all my guitar gear, amps and stage monitors etc.
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As an all rounder, my current 2010 Audi S5 Sportback. Fuel consumption aside, it does everything I need and more.
The car I "learnt about cars in" and I would still buy a pristine one now, was my Nissan Primera GT LE. Only 147bhp, but that gearbox was superb and the handling was insane. Learnt to heel toe, left foot break, etc etc in that car.
The car I "learnt about cars in" and I would still buy a pristine one now, was my Nissan Primera GT LE. Only 147bhp, but that gearbox was superb and the handling was insane. Learnt to heel toe, left foot break, etc etc in that car.
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Definitely my current car (F10 535d), I've driven 45k in 20 months and it's been faultless. I've never had a car that's as comfortable or well built and the fuel economy has been decent considering the performance (41 mpg).
Honda s2000.
Doubt I'll ever own a car better.
Why... If you've driven one. You know.
7 years I had that car and never a single issue even when I put it in a field I drove it out. That included jumping a ditch! (lucky!)
Do miss it.
Doubt I'll ever own a car better.
Why... If you've driven one. You know.
7 years I had that car and never a single issue even when I put it in a field I drove it out. That included jumping a ditch! (lucky!)
Do miss it.
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My current car (F31 335d), I've had it 4 years now and its been faultless.
Quick, comfortable and I still find myself looking back at it after I've got out.
I wouldnt know what to replace it with, maybe a 340d but I'm not a massive fan of the looks yet, maybe they will grow on me.
Quick, comfortable and I still find myself looking back at it after I've got out.
I wouldnt know what to replace it with, maybe a 340d but I'm not a massive fan of the looks yet, maybe they will grow on me.
Same. Fun at legal speeds, comfortable and surprisingly practical with the suicide doors. Also.. the beep... Must hear the beep.
Had mine for 9 years and it was an utterly reliable daily driver. Only thing other than normal replacements was a single droplink early on in ownership. Replaced with commonly available uprated parts and no more issues. I did 65k miles done in that time. Was still healthy when sold at just over 97k miles. No need for any engine rebuilds just hit 9k rpm every time it was driven and properly serviced every year. It's still on the road now.
Would have another one tomorrow.
Probably my first Galant VR4, might have been the early 2000's.
Powerful car in its day, not a lot of them about and it was just a fine example in a super rare deep green. I really should have kept it longer and enjoyed it but being me I had to keep trying new things and sold it to a mate. He killed it by putting the boost up way too high.
Powerful car in its day, not a lot of them about and it was just a fine example in a super rare deep green. I really should have kept it longer and enjoyed it but being me I had to keep trying new things and sold it to a mate. He killed it by putting the boost up way too high.
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Both reliable and never needed to spend a penny on them other than normal servicing.
I had intentions of turbo charging my second one to around 300bhp, but a wife and kids put a stop to that.
I'd love one as a track car to be honest.
I had two in my time, both the high power versions.Same. Fun at legal speeds, comfortable and surprisingly practical with the suicide doors. Also.. the beep... Must hear the beep.
Had mine for 9 years and it was an utterly reliable daily driver. Only thing other than normal replacements was a single droplink early on in ownership. Replaced with commonly available uprated parts and no more issues. I did 65k miles done in that time. Was still healthy when sold at just over 97k miles. No need for any engine rebuilds just hit 9k rpm every time it was driven and properly serviced every year. It's still on the road now.
Would have another one tomorrow.
Both reliable and never needed to spend a penny on them other than normal servicing.
I had intentions of turbo charging my second one to around 300bhp, but a wife and kids put a stop to that.
I'd love one as a track car to be honest.
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Import dc2 with a few things changed. Fun to drive even slowly.
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Easily my Civic Type R (EP3), fun to drive, quick enough for the local roads, nothing major/expensive broke in 110k miles and 14 years of ownership, and it hardly depreciated. Cars these days are too expensive, complicated, and tame.
Why did I sell it…?
Why did I sell it…?
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