Why do you drive your particular car?

peasant

All this talk about "girlie" cars vs "manly" cars lately creates the impression that an awful lot of people seem to worry baout the image their cars portray.
(the legions of bottom spec Beemers out there are another case in point:D )

So ...by what criteria did you pick your car?


When I talk about a certain type, what I mean is (for example) ...not everybody likes driving an MPV but some of us simply have to

Seth Brundle

I like the E39.
I liked the idea of havinf RWD
The car was in great condition and had a good spec.

mike65

I wanted a Big German Auto so bought one!

Mike.

Wishbone Ash

mike65 wrote:

I wanted a Big German Auto so bought one!

Mike.

Me too - big German diesel auto with RWD!

.Longshanks.

I prefer hatchbacks and personally think the Astra GTC is one of the best looking ones out there. Opted for a diesel engine due to covering approx 25,000 KM each year. Window shopping for my next car now thou...:)

Terrontress

I just loved the look of the Audi A2 and decided to go for one. I saw one on Carzone that I could afford and which had cruise, glass roof, climate control, heated seats etc and just had to have it. I like driving a car which you see so few others of. Other cars I had considered were Renault Avantime, Citroen Pluriel, Fiat Barchetta.

junkyard

I just love cars and can't stop buying them! 18 of them at the moment that I'm not selling for now and more in stock for sale.:D
My daily drivers are the X5, Q7, M5 and S8.

ninty9er

Had a budget and had insurance cost restrictions...so got a decent tiny car

Redrocket

For my first car i picked a 306-van, cheap insurance, cheap tax, cheap to run, and not too fast, which is what someone who is still learning to drive NEEDS.
I liked the looks of the 306 by comparison to all other car-vans, only the focus van and the corolla van came close. Car-van, perfect starter car imo

Redrocket

budget does not necessarily mean tiny car, i dont like tiny cars, i imagine them as being crap in a crash situation

dudara

First time insurance, living in the city, just finished college, so have student loans. Add all this together and that's why I have a Punto.

It's a good car though. Nothing wrong with it.

I'm thinking MX5 or so in a year or two. I don't particularly like big cars, and I don't need a massive yoke, but I do want something a little niftier.

ninty9er

stevenk wrote:

budget does not necessarily mean tiny car, i dont like tiny cars, i imagine them as being crap in a crash situation

It's a Corsa and it's 00 which is probably safer than the 97MY Astra, plus even going to 1.2 made my insurance unaffordable as a first time driver. I spent a good bit of money on buying the car...but I intended on keeping it...14 months on I want to change it. But for a first time driver(not learner) it's been perfect to get some road experience. It's a rough drive on the M7 and M50 and you really have to work it. It's tiring to drive long distance!!

Having become accustomed...I think the best automotive driver aid invention of recent years has to be electric mirrors, they're brilliant!!

green123

safety and reliability
a means of getting from a to b

Peter C

I looked around for my 523iSE for a year and half to get one with all the goodies, well worth the wait, have it now nearly 4 years,record for me

Volvoboy

Was restricted by, insurance, wanted a saloon, dont like any other bodytypes.



-VB-

Mr. Larson

I drove an Astra for 6 years (1st car) and wanted something bigger, more comfortable, faster with high spec. My budget was between 20-28k and I wasn't looking at anything newer than 2003 since I wanted a good high spec car.

Was looking at Accords (newer), 530D's, 325's Merc E240's, A4 1.8T's, C70's, that kind of thing.

colly10

Loved the look of the RX7, wanted one for years so as soon as I got out of college and got the money together I bought one.

Max_Damage

I drove my boxy Micra becuase I got it dirt cheap of my uncle who had it for 11 years prior to that. I don't really care if the car was a 'granny car', I got my 20,000 miles out of it, and that's all that matters.

I currently though between veh-ickles at the moment though.

drdre

There one thing missing in the poll.
I bought this car to make some money on it

Well thats what i did and i hope i make some money on it.

Marcus.Aurelius

Drove big cars all my life, wanted a lexus for years. Picked up a '98 Lexus LS400 Presidential Edition for €8,500 3 months ago. Love it to bits.

Wishbone Ash

green123 wrote:

a means of getting from a to b

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

green123 - get thee out of this forum!

drdre

junkyard wrote:

I just love cars and can't stop buying them! 18 of them at the moment that I'm not selling for now and more in stock for sale.:D
My daily drivers are the X5, Q7, M5 and S8.

Wow 18 cars for yourself :eek: , I would love that kind of money

Wertz

Only took up driving last autumn so for my first car wanted something relatively cheap, second hand that was easy to insure and wouldn't go down in value too much over the course of my ownership. So I went for a 2001 peugeot 106 and I love it. Currently looking at getting something a bit bigger and more "manly" (raaawwr) and have kind of set my heart on a 406 coupé, but I hvae no doubt I'll miss the 106. I've driven three other similarly sized hatches and none of them had the same appeal or looks. It is a bit small though if you're over 5' 9"...

boomboombazza

i bought this because i thought it was one of the nicest looking cars i had seen that was within budget. my next door neighbour had one of these when i was 10 and i swore i would own one some day.i'm now 21 and here she is!

colm_mcm

is that picture in Liscannor, Co. Clare?

boomboombazza

no bearna ,galway

colm_mcm

See one pier, you've seen em all!

bazz26

I bought my car because it is comfortable, practical, painless to own, takes high mileage with ease and most importantly of all, I like it.

nastysimon

I wanted a car with which I could be at one, a car which involves me more than any other car. I don't need transport. I'm not old, so I don't need comfort. I'm interested in driving, so I don't need gadgets, radio, etc. I don't drive huge distances, so I don't need good economy. I got myself a Sylva Striker.
A picture, not my car, but it gives a sense of perspective:

Anan1

peasant wrote:

So ...by what criteria did you pick your car?

Almost purely emotional. I do have a list of things my car must have, but I have often bought and loved cars lacking one or more of them. I loved my Alfa 156, and I love my Audi A8. Apart from their both being the same colour, they really have little enough in common. And yet, when I look back on them, almost all of my cars have shared a certain something, I just can't find the words to explain what.

jhegarty

Its the "The Ultimate Driving Machine", nothing more needs to be said

colm_mcm

316i ??

Anan1

jhegarty wrote:

Its the "The Ultimate Driving Machine", nothing more needs to be said

What a cool slogan, you should consider approaching their marketing department with that.

junkyard

Or you could add "As reliable as a Volkswagen" nah.... that wouldn't work either, just like the real thing really.:D

_Kaiser_

I do about 20k a year and wanted a big diesel automatic saloon to fit the bill - hence my 02 Passat

She's cost me a few hundred since I bought her, but still worth it!

Fey!

I had the loan of one for a few weeks, and then found a well specced, not too expensive one for myself. Have been doing it up since.

Little-Devil

I always wanted the Car i have now, budget never came into it for me. I needed a car in the end and thought why not. I have the car now over 6mths and thought what was all the fuss about.

Andrewf20

I wanted a car that was fairly powerful, but not too savage on petrol, looked well and I enjoyed driving, hence an old E36.

r3nu4l

Ah Christ I'd love a Lexus or a BMW or an Audi but the Fiat Stilo was all I could afford!

I bought a house at the end of last year, I'm getting married in a few weeks so something had to give financially and it ended up being the car.

That said, I really like the car. I'll be honest and say that it is a really comfortable, well-specced car to drive for the money. It also has fantastic headroom for taller folk! I'd recommend it to anyone tbh.

ds20prefecture

You don't seem to have a "Because it is the best car ever made.." option

MAYPOP

Because it is one of the best handling cars ever made.

peasant

ds20prefecture wrote:

You don't seem to have a "Because it is the best car ever made.." option

To have Colm bore us sensless with Toyotas?


There is no such thing as "the best car ever made" ...needs and expectations differ far too much to get a consensus there.

junkyard

peasant wrote:

To have Colm bore us sensless with Toyotas?


There is no such thing as "the best car ever made" ...needs and expectations differ far too much to get a consensus there.

Toyota are no longer the best built cars in the world since they started building them in Britain and France, they seem to have caught the self destruct bug from Rover, Citroen and Renault. I'd sooner buy a Jap. import Toyota tbh., superior build quality in every way.( and loads more extras too.)

ds20prefecture

junkyard wrote:

Toyota are no longer the best built cars in the world since they started building them in Britain and France, they seem to have caught the self destruct bug from Rover, Citroen and Renault. I'd sooner buy a Jap. import Toyota tbh., superior build quality in every way.( and loads more extras too.)

Eh, it was meant in jest, junkyard. I'd rather drive a car that was designed to be the best car in the world than a car that was designed to appeal to footballer's wives.

How's that X5 going for ya?

Pherekydes

I drive a Hyundai Trajet because it's what I need (large 7 seater) and it was the cheapest at the time.


And I don't give a sh!te about image.

junkyard

ds20prefecture wrote:

How's that X5 going for ya?

It's my dogs now and she loves it, especially the air-con she lets me drive it now and again. I've moved to an Audi Q7, got f*cked around with my order for the new X5.

Max_Damage

And tell us Junkyard, how did a good man like yourself come to afford such machinery like that, along with the other 13 or so cars you have?

littlejukka

junkyard wrote:

I've moved to an Audi Q7, got f*cked around with my order for the new X5.

good lord. you seem to have achieved a minus class.

Wishbone Ash

Kaiser2000 wrote:

wanted a big diesel automatic saloon to fit the bill - hence my 02 Passat :

If you wanted a big saloon, why go for the Passat? - they're not that big. Phaeton FTW!

_Kaiser_

Wishbone Ash wrote:

If you wanted a big saloon, why go for the Passat? - they're not that big. Phaeton FTW!

One step at a time Unless ya have one you want rid of?

commited

I've never bought a car I didnt want.

I currently drive a company car which I havent chosen, a few months until I get a choice.