Your Car, How do you feel about it?

[WJA96]

That's pretty amazing claims for a 2.0 diesel, surely spending all that on tuning cancels out all the economy savings?

Mine is actually quite conservatively tuned. The best 1.9 and 2.0 TDI engines (Stage III) are making 300bhp and 500Nm of torque) but they are running bigger hybrid turbos and suffer much more from lag and they tend to be very smoky as well.

It sounds impressive but I am struggling to understand why. You are obviously not short of a few bob (though come on, quad pipes on a 2.0 diesel) so why not just get one of the good engines in the first place?

Ultimately it's all about my preference for diesels over petrols. I just prefer they way they deliver their 'go' as it's more about torque and dollops of thrust than power.

Plus, it's £135/year to tax it, it genuinely still does 50MPG if driven normally and my insurance is only £700/year all mods declared (and it was the big wheels that put that up really). Insurers still haven't caught on to seriously tuned diesels. Now, yes, that only adds up to a saving of a thousand a year or so over the running costs of a TTRS but it's great craic with customers and at dinner parties! Plus you can take a customer out to the car-park (or take them to lunch) and they can fantasize about tuning their A4 or Passat TDI170 so it goes just as fast.


Lastly, with the mileages I do, economy becomes an issue in terms of stopping times. The TTS and TTRS can hardly turn a wheel without visiting a petrol station and as I can accellerate back up to 70mph just as fast as they can (almost) they really aren't that much faster in real life.

The quad-pipes, S4 alloys and side skirts mean it's quite hard to determine exactly what it is

 

[probedb]

Yea whatever. People only say this kind of crap to get a rise out of the response. Seen it too many times now.

Aww bless.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

2004 RenaultSport Clio 182
Milltek Cat-Back Exhaust, Eibach Sportline Springs

THE GOOD

+ My first 'proper' car and therefore I love it (I drove a 1997 Corsa for 8 years after getting my license)
+ I think it looks pretty good, especially on the Eibach springs, the 16" cup alloys fill the arches nicely, plus I am a sucker for the twin exhaust, bit boy racer on a Clio but I like it
+ I LOVE the colour. It's in Arctic Blue, my favourite colour is blue, and I think it's awesome, cleaning it is very satisfying
+ Considering my past car, it feels VERY quick, and for such a cheap car it's very good bang for buck. 0-60 in around 6.5 seconds I think, and it tops out at about 135-140, although obviously I've never gone that quick
+ Handling is fantastic! Especially with the springs and a decent set of Michelin Exaltos on. You point the car where you want and it goes there, although at speed there is some slightly scary lift off oversteer, it's nothing that can't be easily controlled
+ I love the noise with my Milltek exhaust on. It's subtle, with a nice deep burble on tick over and normal driving, but there is a lovely 'non-chavvy' noise when you give it some
+ I find the interior quite comfortable for such a cheap car

THE BAD

- It's French, therefore has cost me LOADS on repairs, first the PAS pump went, then the engine dropped a valve and required a whole new engine, clutch, belt kits, etc. Then my dephaser pulley went
- RATTLES! Because it's cheap, it squeeks and rattles inside. Basically the car is made of cheese
- I have an INCREDIBLY annoying knocking noise on acceleration at the moment which no one can diagnose
- It has tinted windows, which along with it being a Clio, makes me look a bit of a chav. I should probably take them off
- When people ask what I drive, I just say a Clio, which sounds a bit lame
- The steering wheel melts in the sun
- Although the interior is comfortable, the ride is a bit hard over bumps due to the firmer springs I have on

 

[merc190]

1990 Merc 190E in gold- bought as a stop gap when when my saab turbo blew up.

PROS: so solid and reliable I can't part with it now...this thing drives like a new car.

CONS: not very exciting...(getting old so it suits me..)

 

[JasonM]

Integra Type R DC2

The good:

Very good handling and balance for a standard FWD car. Weight feels all around and not the front.
Pritty safe to play, and if you get the rear out a little it won't bite you (It's not an MR2 Turbo!)
Good ergonomics and visability.
Like the simplicity of it - the bits you need including AC / Electric Windows / Elec Mirrors and thats it, not silly fuel computers or buzzing sounds!
Seats are good
Easy and comfortable to drive fast.
Like the fact there is still 2 usable rear seats in case you need to carry passengers
Reliability - in 3 years I've had a single headlight bulb blown!
My GF likes it
Car looks good when it's cleaned / waxed up
Rare, very few on roads
Other owners are normally like minded, meaning if you spot one you can walk up and have a sensible conversation about the cars.
It wines and makes all sorts of noises from the engine, transmission & and air coming into dash - very honest compared to modern cars that hide all this stuff!

The bad:

It's very easy to dent as bodywork is thin.
Bit of a warm up time on it, made worse by low gearing. Can be a problem very first thing when other drivers are in a rush.
Not very safe in crash.
Paint stone chips as it's thin.
Terrible to drive in winter with all the salt - but own another car for this stuff.
The steering rack should be a little quicker.
Plastic is starting to fade on my Red one!
You get tailgated by other drivers in 30 zones when your doing 30.
Has a bad hum dead on 70mph and you have to either drive under or over this speed!

Thats all I can think of.

 

[Doohickey]

My car: 2007 Golf 1.6 FSI

Positives:
- Comfortable, decent ride
- Good economy (have averaged >50mpg on several combined trips)
- Sharp handling
- I prefer its looks compared to the Mk 6, and I think it will age well onwards
- Mine is black, which I think looks better than any other colour, because for some reason VW don't colour code the bottom half of the rear bumper on this model
- Chilled glovebox (random)
- Sound system not bad
- Sixth gear pulls well
- Blue dashboard illumination

Negatives:
- First gear is ridiculously short
- Noisy engine
- Annoying when trying to change radio stations using steering wheel controls
- Auto wipers are rubbish, visibility is seriously poor before they decide to come on
- iPod Touch/iPhone doesn't fit into the iPod connector slot
- Adjustable height centre armrest ratchet thing- have to lift it all the way up to bring it back down
- Heard a random rattle coming from passenger side today, yet to pin point grrrrrr

All in all though, I'm more than happy with it

 

[Eliot]

2004 RenaultSport Clio 182[/
- I have an INCREDIBLY annoying knocking noise on acceleration at the moment which no one can

Can i be annoying and say engine mount, im sure that probly too obvious and therefore not it tho

Also i get what you mean about saying its a clio

I do the same with my 306,
Peugeot 306 gti-6 is frankly a car name totally unsuitable for conversation

Too many numbers, and it sounds like a really geeky fighter plane lol


Also i take a different view to running cars to some

Do i think that 2k is too much for fox to dpend on a 5k car, no not really. Why , because value isnt the be all and end all of everything, does a 205 gti drivers who pays 4k to have it restored care that the car was 800 to buy ? No

Theres some cars out there worth running, and the initial low price of some cars might reflect the high running costs etc. Imo when you buy a car you buy it understanding you might spend a &@£& load on it if it goes wrong. Because all cars cost something to run dont they, its like saying to a guy with a old 750i worth 1500
That servicing it and getting a new cluth isnt worthwhile as it makes up like nearly half the cars value, its all relative to the car you have really

Hey i spent 1900 in 2 1/2 years on a fiesta

 

[snowdog]

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I must have missed your thread, but why on earth have you bought a bloody i10 if you own a Sports bike ( kawasaki ninja zx9/10r wasn't it ?), wouldn't it feel completely **** compared to a slow underpowered city tin can ? I fancy a nice sports bike for the speed ( I'm waiting till I'm at least 25 and get a bit of responsibility though, me knowing I'd blast it at 180 mph on the motorway if I had one now) but when having one, I wouldn't even want get near a car that doesn't have a bit of power in it.

You cant not bother to service it. If it breaks, it needs fixing regardless of its value.

You've just tried to convince me otherwise, for just the parts ( rad, shocks, and a bit of welding the exhaust (or gun gum) and the clutch (+ labour costs on clutch) I wouldn't spend more than 1000€ on it, probably around 700 on the galant)...

My car: 2007 Golf 1.6 FSI


Negatives:
- First gear is ridiculously short
- Noisy engine
- Annoying when trying to change radio stations using steering wheel controls
- Auto wipers are rubbish, visibility is seriously poor before they decide to come on
- iPod Touch/iPhone doesn't fit into the iPod connector slot
- Adjustable height centre armrest ratchet thing- have to lift it all the way up to bring it back down
- Heard a random rattle coming from passenger side today, yet to pin point grrrrrr

All in all though, I'm more than happy with it

- imho, good, easier to get off from standstill and you're meant to switch to 2 asap anyhow.
- fair enough
- fair enough, I don't listen to radio but mostly usb stick so can't really comment.
- Try some RainX or Turle Wax Clearvue Rain Kleer
- (rest) fair enough, understand it.

 

[Joshy]

You've just tried to convince me otherwise, for just the parts ( rad, shocks, and a bit of welding the exhaust (or gun gum) and the clutch (+ labour costs on clutch) I wouldn't spend more than 1000€ on it, probably around 700 on the galant)...

The difference is that his 530i is an exceptionally tidy and well maintained example that he more or less knows the EXACT history of. Your Galant on the otherhand isn't.

It's a Dog. Stop making excuses. Get rid.

Anyway, even after the love in I posted about the Soarer the other day, it's back up for sale .

Odd one as I do still really like the car, but with yet another situation change (read pay rise) I want to start doing a few more track days and it seems like buying something that already has a LSD and Manual gearbox makes far more sense financial sense.

 

[Flukester]

I must have missed your thread, but why on earth have you bought a bloody i10 if you own a Sports bike ( kawasaki ninja zx9/10r wasn't it ?), wouldn't it feel completely **** compared to a slow underpowered city tin can ? I fancy a nice sports bike for the speed ( I'm waiting till I'm at least 25 and get a bit of responsibility though, me knowing I'd blast it at 180 mph on the motorway if I had one now) but when having one, I wouldn't even want get near a car that doesn't have a bit of power in it.

It's for the wifey to trundle around town in, it'll prolly never see a A road in it's life let alone a motorway (she's never driven on one)

Due to finance interest ended up paying same as a new one for a 2500mile 2yr old one which was pretty lol worthy to most here.. but hey ho, it does the job a-ok

Go for the sports bike thing when you can, I think everyones got to try one at some point just for the experience.. though saying that work mate has a repsol 1000rr blade that he has never taken past 5000rpm as he's scared to, what a waste

 

[[TW]Fox]

You've just tried to convince me otherwise, for just the parts ( rad, shocks, and a bit of welding the exhaust (or gun gum) and the clutch (+ labour costs on clutch) I wouldn't spend more than 1000€ on it, probably around 700 on the galant)...

You miss the point somewhat.

If your car was infact a completely mint example of a Mitsubishi Galant which you'd owned for some time, and was in excellent condition and it dropped a big bill on you, you wouldnt be daft to repair it.

But it isnt. You bought a sheddy old nail with a list longer than your arm of things wrong with it (Remember, you thought you knew everything what was wrong with it last time and still the list grew). Surely you can see spending money in this situation is somewhat different.

 

[Sagalout]

I must have missed your thread, but why on earth have you bought a bloody i10 if you own a Sports bike ( kawasaki ninja zx9/10r wasn't it ?), wouldn't it feel completely **** compared to a slow underpowered city tin can ? I fancy a nice sports bike for the speed ( I'm waiting till I'm at least 25 and get a bit of responsibility though, me knowing I'd blast it at 180 mph on the motorway if I had one now) but when having one, I wouldn't even want get near a car that doesn't have a bit of power in it.


You've just tried to convince me otherwise, for just the parts ( rad, shocks, and a bit of welding the exhaust (or gun gum) and the clutch (+ labour costs on clutch) I wouldn't spend more than 1000€ on it, probably around 700 on the galant)...

When you have a fast bike all cars (well, other than Spies!) feel slow. Cars have relative power to each other - bikes are on such a different level

 

[ruffneck]

2003 BMW 330ci

I've had the car about 8 months now and put just over 12000 miles on it. I love the car, its a perfect balance for me. I still think it looks great, the interior is an awesome place to be and the sound of the engine is just great.

My only issue is that on bad roads the ride can be a bit harsh, but it makes up for that if you 'give it the beans' round some twistys.

 

[Uriel]

Just got my 2000W 1.4 8v Fabia back from accident repair after driving a new Megane hire car for a couple of weeks. Actually really pleased to see it. Replaced front wing, bonnet and headlamp would have set the other party's insurance back about £1200. Must have been so close to being written off...

Anyway I quite like the old thing. Getting a bit small for lugging the family round in so I expect either it or my wife's Y rev 1.25 lx fiesta will get traded in for something bigger eventually. I'd rather keep the Fabia but I reckon she'd prefer to keep hers. Mine is a year older with an extra 20k on the clock. Hers is.going rusty though.

 

[Gaygle]

2003 BMW 330ci
I've had the car about 8 months now and put just over 12000 miles on it. I love the car, its a perfect balance for me. I still think it looks great, the interior is an awesome place to be and the sound of the engine is just great.

My only issue is that on bad roads the ride can be a bit harsh, but it makes up for that if you 'give it the beans' round some twistys.

Nice. Have you had the suspension bushes changed? Having the wishbone bushes on mine made the ride approximately 10139% better.

 

[Gornall]

Faulty crankshaft sensor was making my life miserable as it didn't bring up a code for ages.

Finally brought up the code to confirm it was that and changed it, ran like a dream since.

 

[ruffneck]

Nice. Have you had the suspension bushes changed? Having the wishbone bushes on mine made the ride approximately 10139% better.

Really? No I haven't, I will look into it.

Thanks