If the price of petrol and road tax wasn't an issue..

DAZP93

Just thought it would be interesting to see what people are currently driving, and what they would be driving if petrol and tax wasn't an issue..

Im currently in a 320ci, but if I had a choice I'd be in a e46 m3.

Zcott

Probably my current car, a 2.2 diesel Civic. Road tax up north is £120/yr.

Mick ah

If tax and petrol weren't issues then we'd all be cars similar to what the yanks drove in the 70s. Irish people (by and large) drive boring cars because of tax and petrol. Oh well, a man can dream about a more wasteful time.

Lucena

If petrol was free I'd still drive my current car, a Dacia Logan MCV. 4.5l/100km. Leave as much fuel for the future generations as possible!

Anan1

DAZP93 wrote: »

Just thought it would be interesting to see what people are currently driving, and what they would be driving if petrol and tax wasn't an issue..

A Subaru Forester, and ... a Subaru Forester.

Neilw

It wouldn't be a diesel civic that's for sure lol.

I would have an E39 M5.

DAZP93

Lucena wrote: »

If petrol was free I'd still drive my current car, a Dacia Logan MCV. 4.5l/100km. Leave as much fuel for the future generations as possible!

No comment..

Lucena

DAZP93 wrote: »

No comment..

Meaning?

DAZP93

Neilw wrote: »

It wouldn't be a diesel civic that's for sure lol.

I would have an E39 M5.

Thats the spirit..:D

Mick ah

Mick ah wrote: »

If tax and petrol weren't issues then we'd all be cars similar to what the yanks drove in the 70s. ..........

I think many of us would go for German stuff, much of what the yanks drove in the 70s are awful piles of sh1te.

Kenny Logins

Lucena wrote: »

Meaning?

You've probably wandered into the wrong forum. :pac:

anthony4335

750I, E38 Alpine, saw one in Limerick years ago. Very nice.

13spanner

BMW e30 325i. Preferably red, anything but white really :P

Lucena

Kenny Logins wrote: »

You've probably wandered into the wrong forum. :pac:

What, like walking into a KKKlan rally dressed as Boy George?!

"Leesten stranger, we don't like your type round heeeere".

DAZP93

Lucena wrote: »

Meaning?

Think of the coolest most amazing car that you've always dreamt of..a Dacia Logan :pac:

Melion

Mustang

piston

Nothing American, that is for sure.

Viper_JB

E60 M5 would do just nicely

Lucena

DAZP93 wrote: »

Think of the coolest most amazing car that you've always dreamt of..a Dacia Logan :pac:

But...but...it's got lots of room in the back. Space for my dog and all the camping gear.
What do you mean I can't play with the cool kids?!!!

* runs out of the room before bursting into tears *

S28382

I dont really care about the price of petrol(within reason) its the tax that is a fu*ker.

BMW M3 is in my dreams

Cheensbo

Melion wrote: »

Mustang

Yeah....... go Mustangs :pac:




For me, I dunno, something with a heavily tuned cummins diesel lump (real redneck truck)

or

Any big fat touring/estate with a v8 v10 or v12

Matt Simis

Think of what the cars would be like without taxation on fuel (/emissions) and taxation on reg plates!

Performance, weight, handling, safety, looks and cost would be how they differentiate, a much better product would be produced.

kuro2k

Anything nice would be alot more expensive to buy thats for sure if the price of petrol and motor tax wasn't an issue for people






.

listermint

DAZP93 wrote: »

Just thought it would be interesting to see what people are currently driving, and what they would be driving if petrol and tax wasn't an issue..

Im currently in a 320ci, but if I had a choice I'd be in a e46 m3.

Ive got one, Its not Phoenix But it Shines it the Sunshine

Ronnie Beck

...the diesel van would have a Z32 twin turbo for company.

DAZP93

listermint wrote: »

Ive got one, Its not Phoenix But it Shines it the Sunshine

Jeolous:eek:..I do love the Phoenix, The Estoril Blue is also gorgeous!

Syllabus

DAZP93 wrote: »

Just thought it would be interesting to see what people are currently driving, and what they would be driving if petrol and tax wasn't an issue]

A motorbike......

listermint

DAZP93 wrote: »

Jeolous:eek:..I do love the Phoenix, The Estoril Blue is also gorgeous!

Youll be wanting this then








http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=45598

DAZP93

listermint wrote: »

Youll be wanting this then








http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=45598[/QUOTE]

A beauty, The only thing I would say though is an m3 should have m3 alloys and a csl should have csl alloys..But really thats only splitting hairs :cool:

listermint

A CSL is an M3 ... Variant on the same model. Various subtle sported up bits but its an M3. Splitting hairs too much

Donnelly117

A Brera, the 3.2 one just for the sake of it

listermint

Always wanted to try a range rover out for a while.

ShadowHearth

This. Petrol is not even an issue, just fecking Tax.

DAZP93

listermint wrote: »

A CSL is an M3 ... Variant on the same model. Various subtle sported up bits but its an M3. Splitting hairs too much

I'm rediculously fussy when it comes to origininality

renofan

DAZP93

Loving the fact so many beemers are appearing in the thread..

thecomedian

ShadowHearth wrote: »

This. Petrol is not even an issue, just fecking Tax.

Very nice!

listermint

Front would be ruined by our crappy reg plate

Tabnabs

Volvo S80 V8 AWD SE LUX.

Tea 1000

This should give trouble free motoring for a good few miles and years, so with tax and fuel looked after, then I'd be good to go!
Lexus
(Just a change from the bavarian bunch!!)

Chriscl1

vxr8 bathurst

TouchingVirus

listermint wrote: »

Ive got one, Its not Phoenix But it Shines it the Sunshine

But can your roof retract for those sunny days? :pac:

I'd give the M3 vert a rest for an E39 M5, and M6 if I feel like splashing out a small bit or save every bit of money I could have for a '67 Mustang Shelby GT500.

Voodoomelon

renofan wrote: »

B7

Surely the €160k+ price tag is more of a stumbling block than tax and fuel?

Could afford it either way but M6 mmm

Ronnie Beck

DAZP93 wrote: »

Loving the fact so many beemers are appearing in the thread..

MetzgerMeister

TouchingVirus wrote: »

But can your roof retract for those sunny days? :pac:

Never go full retract :P

OP, I think you can add huge import tax to your list!

For me:

djimi

Pretty much the only thing stopping me from buying a Skyline is the tax and running costs!

renofan

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Surely the €160k+ price tag is more of a stumbling block than tax and fuel?

I'm taking it that if I didn't give a toss about fuel/tax than I must be in a position to purchase it! Sadly a dream though

thecomedian

Fuel and tax I've learned to live with.
It's the cost of parts that would scare me, I'd probably look at old AMG, M5s or RS6s

Chris_Heilong

This

or
this

evolutionqy7

Id go for a Skyline GTR R34, dreamt of that since I was in school. Would be slightly impractical to own with the cost of petrol.

Otherwise I'd go for an E46 M3 like a lot of other people here

I currently drive a Hyundai i30 CRDI