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| midlife Member Since: 15 Apr 2015 Location: Cork Posts: 122   
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The Original Mk1 Golf GTI. 1.6 used to eat Mk4/5 Cortinas. Had a Mk 5 GTI and just wasn't as involved
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27th Aug 2016 8:38am |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 629  
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Peugeot 205gti
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27th Aug 2016 8:50am |
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| Rickydodah Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1091 |
A car for purists, much like Zagatos Saab........simplicity, grace and faster than you'd think for a sixties car. Good ones selling for in excess of £ 75k and a works Jim Clark model for lottery winners only, I really wished I'd bought one back in the day. I started with nothing and still have most of it left! |
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27th Aug 2016 9:40am |
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| Chris86 Member Since: 15 Jul 2014 Location: South Yorks Posts: 798  
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Best all round vehicle I have ever had.....
Citroën berlingo HDi van. Shocking eh! Excellent on fuel Really comfortable Very capacious Very little went wrong, and when it did it was very cheap to fix. Handled really well for a van, I put a set of alloys with a set of decent 'car' tyres on it and it was great, steering was nice too! I loved it, in the end the purchase of the 110 was what saw it go. Best car I have driven, jaguar XF-s sportwagon. What a machine, I haven't driven any other modern car that has the same feeling of 'specialness'. Fast, refined, discreet and unbelievable ability to cover ground effortlessly quickly- properly comfy too. |
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27th Aug 2016 11:02am |
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| languedoc Member Since: 13 May 2016 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 283  
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1992 Peugeot 205 GTi. Bought it in 97 after owning a 1.6 punto sporting and couldn't believe is handling. Just like a rocket on rails. I still have it in the barn too.
Funniest car was a Daihatsu Charade GTTi with a 3 cyl turbo engine that a friend let me drive around oxford. Even had a turbo light and red line warning. Crazy little car |
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27th Aug 2016 11:27am |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1872 
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Audi RS6 Avant. Comfort, space, Quattro system held like the proverbial, V8 soundtrack and the loud pedal was liking flicking a warp speed switch. After that a defender looks economical too
I had the opportunity to attend a supercar day whilst I owned it, but the Lamborghini and Ferrari they had there didn't seem quite so impressive after driving the RS every day. Thankfully a couple of laps in a KTM X Bow with Allan McNish was pretty epic  2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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27th Aug 2016 11:41am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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Erm, a Ford Puma on a twisty road. It was just a very honest little car. I had a run out model 'Thunder' or something like that. Cheap and cheerful and handled quite well.
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27th Aug 2016 1:51pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3495  
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F40 ....... should have sold the house and bought one when they were 'only' £200k!! 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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27th Aug 2016 2:02pm |
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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006 
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A JE tuned Tdv8 full fat rangie. Didn't want to give it back.
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27th Aug 2016 2:57pm |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1636 
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1979 Opel manta 1.9 Sr. Coupe(CBM45T) I owned this car 3 times absolutely loved how it drove and handled,I had the chance of owning the car again but the wife said no and that was the last I ever saw of it,it disappeared off of the owners drive and is not showing on dvla
 Paul Tash n Barney |
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27th Aug 2016 4:51pm |
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| JJ Member Since: 18 May 2009 Location: Winchester Posts: 932 
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Ford Escort Mk2 in orange and it came with a blueprint of the engine and car. Fantastic road holding and could go round corners as if they weren't there .
Sold it and bought a brand new Nissan Micra in 1987 for my then student girlfriend 
Luckily although the car went the girlfriend is now the wife so silver linings. HR064 Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response |
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27th Aug 2016 5:58pm |
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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Oxfordshire Posts: 1666 
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Honestly, the best car (for all round every day use) I have driven is the Discovery 4, torquey, comfy, tow most things, great for the tip runs, could almost get a skip load in the back.
Now for the memorable cars I have owned MK 2 JPS Capri MK 3 3.0 s janspeed exhaust, triple Webers Fiat 2.0 supermirafiori twin cam, coupe, quick and sweet handling C43 AMG the original q car, looked like a c180 went like a rocket, probably the second best car I have owned S5 coupe ( was the wife's actually) insane car, license loser. Oh ...... and it was purple Cheers Simon I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 1990 110 TD5 county, my first Land Rover - gone 2012 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2014 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2015 Evoque SD4 dynamic - Wife’s - gone 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE - gone March 24 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 HT - gone March 24 2023 Evoque P300e SE wife’s current vehicle |
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27th Aug 2016 6:14pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3674 
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for handling and cornering 1380 Mini marcos
for every day a Mondeo to put a smile on my face LR90 for nearly dying on a regular basis TVR3000M with a souped up engine but other wise standard DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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27th Aug 2016 6:57pm |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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My 1989 Porsche Carrera
But by far the best all round car I have owned was the Discovery 3, it did everything I ever asked of it, great load carrier, fantastic tow car and superb off road and in the snow, could not fault it. |
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27th Aug 2016 7:40pm |
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