What is the best/favourite car you have ever owned?

CoDy1

Whats the best/favourite car you have owned?(for your own reasons!)

Be it you first car, your current car or a car you owned a couple of years ago.

Mine is my old '98 Peugeot 306 1.4l Meridian. I was my first car, never broke down and was great fun to drive. I had it for three years before i 'upgraded' but I still think back on how much i liked that car!

Whats yours?

Strangly enough it was a Rover 214SEi, I bought it when I was 20, kept it 6 years. Loved it. Have never had a car over a year since, have had an SS2 Celica, a Prelude, a 2005 Mondeo as a company car, a Rover 600, a Rover 400 and currently an old Merc 250 diesel, the 214SEi was just great . And no in those 6 years and over 100K miles the headgasket never went folks

keefg

Mine was a Saab 9000 2.3 Aero which I owned about 15 years ago and I still miss to this day

Ferris

E30 316i coupe with wide wheels. I had a great time in that car, although I was 22 at the time so that might have had something to do with it.:pac:

hoganj

Mine is my current car bmw e34 518i. Yes its big gutless barge and my licence has just been taken off me but I just love the way it looks (and drove when I could that is!).

Gumbo

Lancer Evo 5

mickdw

1992 Audi 80. Great car at the time and probably still is. Had it in year 2000 while at college and loved it. 2.0L petrol engine wasnt up to much powerwise but was bulletproof.

Current car without a doubt. 08 Golf GT - miss it too. Looking forward to going home to it.

First car was a second hand 00 Golf 1.4 "comfortline" I bought in 03.

VanhireBoys

I miss my old "Burgandy Dog" a '91 SRi Cavalier I had for 8 years. The tinworm got into the back chassis and it was game over...!

I got it with 88k and drove it till there was 234k on it.. Not bad for a 2ltr petrol... I couldnt stand the thought of it going to someone else who was going to mistreat her so while the parents were getting their house built I got the digger man to dig a big hole and bury it under the front lawn..!

I know I know but it was an emotional thing...!

Savage Tyrant

I've only ever had one car. My Mondeo.
But my favourite car in our family was my Dad's Vauxhall Belmont SRi...thing was a beast!

Blue850

I had 2 of these, sold one, wrote off the other:rolleyes:

mcwhirter

Alfasud Sprint 1.5 veloce sprint. The chrome bumper version.

Wonderful flat four engine with twin weber carbs.
Fun, not that quick compared to cars now but just great handling and steering feedback.

CharlieCroker

'94 Bmw 320i coupe. Was a great yoke but started going wrong
Like my current car a fair bit too, 03 Alfa 156. 125k and not a hint of a problem

blue42

mazda MX5, fun motoring at its best!;)

--Kaiser--

Levin BZ-R (currently on my second)

Superb handling, 6 gears and ~150 horsepower to play with

helimachoptor

My 01 baby blue fiat brava with a sun roof and my USB radio with alloys!!
Man I loved that car so much but it failed the NCT 4 times for emissions so i had to get rid of it

B00MSTICK

I've only owned an Almera and an FTO, bet you can guess which one I prefer!

Paulyh

Lotus Elise S1
i would buy another one in a heart beat if i could affort one:(
i was by far the most unreliable car ever! in the 9 months a had it, it was in the garage 8 times with major problems.....but when it was good, it was fantastic!! i think about those good times everyday......(sigh)

EPM

I really liked my last car (04 Focus). It had an underpowered engine, that new fangled sunroof that opened on its own (but only in the rain), dodgy central locking...But the steering and gear change were brilliant for a car like that:D

SpannerMonkey

In order of my favourites that i have owned

2000 E39 Bmw M5 400bhp whats not to love 19MPG

or as a realistic car i had a 2005 E90 Bmw 330i 258BHP economical and fast lovely to drive 32MPG

or as totally sensible a 2004 320d 150BHP loved it was my second ever car and im sorry i sold it 49 MPG

ianobrien

For me it has to be a '88 Citroen AX GT, that I bought for 250 euro (with a rotten one thrown in as well)

It was bloody brillant - typical French hot hatch handling (lift off oversteer central), no weight, took the most unmercyful pounding on night navigation trials and over Ballaghbeama Gap and was bloody great fun to drive. I'm glossing over the noise, appetite for exhausts and coils, blown crankshaft seals, blown valve stem oil seals, clutch issues, lack of soundproofing (my fault - a poor weight loss effort) and the fact that it wasn't watertight.

I should never have sold it as the new owner cooked the engine on a night nav, right where I was manning a control:mad:

Marlow

Every car has it's own merrits, but one of my clear favourites that I had was my '04 Volvo C70 Convertible.

(right in the picture, obviously).

It's not a Volvo, it's a sporty car

/M

celica1994

best car i ever owned was a peugeot 406, had 185k when i bought it and neve gave me any hastle, although ive had sum bad cars, letme list all my cars.

95 mazda 323 familia hatch - nippy but so basic, ran it into a wall and kept going lol

99 seat ibiza - really basic, slow and failed the nct lol

98 rennault megan - one of the worse, kept breaking down and exhaust fell out from under it on a motorway lol

92 bmw 316- terrible car, everything imaginable happened to it, when i sold it the ecu blew up lol

89 toyota starlet - was really abused but strangely reliable and nippy lol

00 peugeot 406 - excellent car, should never have sold it lol

99 alfa gtv - was a great little car but ya couldnt fit an infant in the back of it so i had to swap it.

98 merc e240 v6 - still driving it, a dream to drive but extortinatly expensive to fuel up and tax so gotta sell it.

94 celica st202 - piece of crap, failed the nct on emmisions, had o2 sensor replaced 2 times and found out i needed a cat, its lying up now gathering dust lol.

i really gotta find a nice reliable car lol

tinkerbell

I currently have a MINI Cooper (my first car was a Yaris, traded it in for the MINI last year), and I have to say defo the MINI. It's like Tomy My First Car! It's so great to drive and it's just very cool

Marlow

tinkerbell wrote: »

I currently have a MINI Cooper

BMW or classic Mini ?

/M

biko

Favourite was/is a late 80s Mazda (my first).
Close second 95 Saab 900s

fifth

I've only had 3, so my current (Honda Accord)

Anan1

I've loved almost all of them. My favourites would be the Lancia Fulvia 1.3 sport, the Delta integrale 8v, the Porsche 911 3.2 carrera cabriolet, and my current Forester. Strangely enough, the car that exceeded my expectations by the largest margin was a 1996 Peugeot 406 2.0.

biko

celica1994 wrote: »

best car i ever owned was a peugeot 406, had 185k when i bought it and neve gave me any hastle

Anan1 wrote: »

Strangely enough, the car that exceeded my expectations by the largest margin was a 1996 Peugeot 406 2.0.

Vive la France, eh? Actually according to many reviews on the net it's a dark horse.

Snowie

my 91 IVT civic it was the shizzel

Its the one car I always wanted when I was 13 the shape of them is so cool.

It hand no power steering, syncros in third where mashed PLATED lsd as apposed the s4c ctr gear box which are CRAP, and it creaked and made noise when I went any where
it smelled old the seats where horrible
The sills where rottin
genrally it was a heap of sh!t but

It was my dream car, it was mine and thats all that mattered

My current car is wofull but again its the way it goes I'm sure il have somthing a little better in a few months time

actully no wait I will

shanel23

My MK1 Golf GTi with the golfball gear knob

Then I suppose my E190 - class car - only ever car I really regret selling

E39MSport

in order of preference: -

1994 JDM H22A 4th Gen Honda Prelude 2.2i VTEC
2006 RRS TDV6 HSE
(current gf's) 2002 E39 Msport 530D
(current) 2000 Toyota 100 Series Amazon 4.2TD straight 6 (slow as a lsow thing but I love it)
1997 JDM 1KZ-TE 3.0TD Toyota prado
(current run about) 1997 1.3i starlet (unbreakable and cheap)

tinkerbell

Marlow wrote: »

BMW or classic Mini ?

/M

BMW MINI, that's why I put the name in caps MINI rather than Mini

Big Nasty

Only car I ever regret having sold was a '94 Audi Quattro 2.8. Very subtle looking car, british racing green with cream leather interior and all the bells and whistles. Handled like a go-kart and seriously quick. Very thirsty little jammer though. Want it back - can't find another one like it! Closest I came to finding one similar was a nice tasty royal blue S2 but it had more than likely had the stones driven out of it so I let it go..........

dceire

My 1st car a 1L 1998 VW polo, bought it about 4 years ago now had it 6 months when a little knacker recreating a scene from 'Bullet' in his ****bucket Starlet wrote it off when he came rocketing from a side street into my little polo.

I paid about €3000 for it, it had 30k on the clock and looked like it had just rolled out of the showroom. Really was a mint little car.

The best car i own would be a 1978 Ford Escort mk2 me & my dad co-own. We've had it a few years and to my shame have done little with it, it needs quite a bit of work and I've never had the pleasure of driving it but someday :rolleyes: Dont have a pic but its not too dissimilar to this one.

Barr

My old black FTO , damn I miss that V6 .

cianclarke

My current car - E46 325ci.
Close second, 98' Saab 9-3 convertible, hoping to buy another as second car in the future!

celica1994

Magnus wrote: »

Vive la France, eh? Actually according to many reviews on the net it's a dark horse.

ive never heard anyone bad mouth peugeot, theyre a massivly under rated car, almost bullet proof, and strangely french cars have a bad name lol.

odd tho isnt it, peugeot and citron are basically the same brand yet citrons are massivly unreliable? lol

Marlow

celica1994 wrote: »

odd tho isnt it, peugeot and citron are basically the same brand yet citrons are massivly unreliable? lol

I completely agree. Peugeot tends to be reliable. Citroen, I've seen nothing but trouble with.

Maybe they give the guys on the Citroen assembly line just too much wine

We've got a Citroen Dispatch in the company and it's in for repairs every 2 months. Just mad. None of our VW's have those kindda issues.

/M

Senna

My first car wasn't the best car i've had but i miss it the most, i was a student and it was the perfect car, a 1ltr TD Diahatsu Charade, would run on the smell of diesel, and never gave me any trouble until one ill fated trip down the country, i was checking over the car before i left and must have put a tool sitting on the wire running to the fan, of course it pulled the wire out, coupled with the fact i had the dash out the day before and didn't hook up the temp gauge after i put it back in, the rest is history.
Had no money and sold it for €400, such a mistake:mad:.

Best car was a 94 MR2.

HAPPYGIRL

My 1998 mazda 323f. I bought it new and it was my pride and joy despite my brothers calling it a 'hairdressers porsche'.

celica1994

Marlow wrote: »

Maybe they give the guys on the Citroen assembly line just too much wine

/M

ha, the citron guys all drunk hitting the enghine blocks with hammers while those crafty peugeot guys are enjoying a nice earl grey craftfully inventing exciting new hdi engines lol

gorfield

Best car ive ever owned is my current Opel Corsa OPC.........but given a real run for its money by a pug 106 gti i had years ago! I love hot hatches....

Snowie

dceire wrote: »

My 1st car a 1L 1998 VW polo, bought it about 4 years ago now had it 6 months when a little knacker recreating a scene from 'Bullet' in his ****bucket Starlet wrote it off when he came rocketing from a side street into my little polo.

I paid about €3000 for it, it had 30k on the clock and looked like it had just rolled out of the showroom. Really was a mint little car.

The best car i own would be a 1978 Ford Escort mk2 me & my dad co-own. We've had it a few years and to my shame have done little with it, it needs quite a bit of work and I've never had the pleasure of driving it but someday :rolleyes: Dont have a pic but its not too dissimilar to this one.

There only one thing that would make that car




O----F-O-R-D----O

grill

SV

My first clio 1.2 8v tbh.


Walks alllll over the 106gti.

celica1994

fords suck b***s, have a look at how many old monedos are on carzone or gumtree with broken this that or the other lol, they have the reliablity of a soggy wet paper bag lol

benj

156 alfa 2.0 sportivo

W.Shakes-Beer

Astra Mk4 1.4 16v

Still have it and never given an ounce of trouble *touches wood*

YozzerHughes

benj wrote: »

156 alfa 2.0 sportivo

Ah, had a 2.0 156 as well. Loved it so much. Pretty much every other car I've owned has sucked. Hoping to rectify that in the new year.

katiemaloe

blue42 wrote: »

mazda MX5, fun motoring at its best!;)

I totally agree- I adore mine!

RoverJames

RoverJames wrote: »

Strangly enough it was a Rover 214SEi, I bought it when I was 20, kept it 6 years. Loved it. Have never had a car over a year since, have had an SS2 Celica, a Prelude, a 2005 Mondeo as a company car, a Rover 600, a Rover 400 and currently an old Merc 250 diesel, the 214SEi was just great . And no in those 6 years and over 100K miles the headgasket never went folks

Bought a 1997 Rover 216 Coupe last night, I'm in love It's like being 20 again.