Cars....

[hebangsthedrums]

Checked and can't see anything similar aside from a couple about buying a car so....

Cars. I love cars, particularly pretty ones ad ones that go fast, ideally both. I also am getting into motorbikes and generally like things that are noisy and fast.

Do you like cars? My dream car is the limited edition Maserati Gran Turismo which is both of the above to the extreme and sounds beautiful.

I recently got a new lease car from work and it is the quickest car I've had - it needs a bit of revving to pull but it just draws you into it and again, sounds fantastic. I fear for my licence in a way.

Its rekindled my love of driving after a bit of tedium stemming from when I had a bit 2hr each way commute. I now find reasons to jump in the car and even volunteered to be Des tonight.

So driving, cars bikes and things that go - thoughts?

[snoopy]

ahhh i love fast cars

Although the current car i drive is an 10 year old hot hatchback which is a little fragile in all honesty lol

Best car ive driven is a Vauxhall VX220 turbo

Man that thing had piles of grip and enough power to put a lot of bigger engine'd cars in the shade, loved it

Pity my mate sold it though boooo !!!!

[bert38]

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I adore cars and this lark has given me the opportunity to indulge my passion.

I own a bright yellow Lotus Exige S that is a real thrill to drive-makes my legs shake

It does attract some attention-not all good either. Makes me smile inside when I think what paid for it

bert

[hebangsthedrums]

Bert - exige - niccceeee! My mate just got an 07 Elise and that's good fun. Bet it sounds like a rocket!!

Snoopy - what is your 10 yr old hot hatch? In some ways I like older cars - bit more character.

However, this is my pride & joy..

[diesel10]

Well I've just bought a lovely 1ltr Micra for my commute, down grading from a mondeo what with the petrol at the current ridiculous prices.

I lease a Qashqai (I work for Nissan) through work which is our family car.

But most interestingly I've just put through an order on our friends and family discount for a 370Z...but unfortunately it's for my mate

[Landprofits]

I own a bright yellow Lotus Exige S that is a real thrill to drive-makes my legs shake

Ha that's awesome, Lotus are my dream car ever since I saw "The Spy Who Loved Me" as a kid. Will I ever buy one? Um not sure, I have a reputation for being tight.

It does attract some attention-not all good either. .

erm..... such as that which may annoy the missus by any chance?

[bert38]

Ha that's awesome, Lotus are my dream car ever since I saw "The Spy Who Loved Me" as a kid. Will I ever buy one? Um not sure, I have a reputation for being tight.



erm..... such as that which may annoy the missus by any chance?

Lol sometimes! Although I remember just after I had got it I was stationary at some traffic lights when an attractive young lady walked past. I smiled. She gave me the w@nker sign

[Landprofits]

Lol sometimes! Although I remember just after I had got it I was stationary at some traffic lights when an attractive young lady walked past. I smiled. She gave me the w@nker sign

She must have been having a bad day

[joncolebet]

i have just sold my lovely Clio sport 172 Cup now that was a powerful little car but was abitch to control because it was so light. 800Kg lighter than the regular Clio with a 2Ltr engine!
I am now the proud owner of a BMW 3 series, which to be honest i have been really REALLY pleased with. its by no means as quick as my old car but its just a joy to drive and so comfortable.
I must agree with one of the previous posts, one of the most fun cars i have ever driven was the Vauxhall VRX220! it was amazingly quick and just stuck to the road. he is also selling it so ill be sad for it to go! I think i put my shoulder out trying to control it without power steering!

[snoopy]

Snoopy - what is your 10 yr old hot hatch? In some ways I like older cars - bit more character. .

it's a Citroen Saxo VTR 1.6i bought it brand new 10 years ago as it came with 2years free insurance and was the only fast car I could get as my insurance record was appalling lol (too many crashes in a short space of time lol)

I absolutly love the car it's handling it's brilliant and it's engine helps it keep up with bigger engined cars quite easily

unfortunately as it's got older it's getting more and more fragile I've blown 2 gearboxes on it, (from research on Internet it looks like it's the same gearbox out of the 1.0 litre and they have just revised the ratios on it and not uprated one bit of it lol) and the handling is not as sweet as it used to be after 10 years of me hitting the limiter in every gear everytime I'm out In it lol (it's a hot hatch that's what there meant to do )

looking at possible replacements towards the end of the year Focus St, Civic Type R or Megane Sport around 3 or 4 years old as they seem to be fairly good prices at the moment