Cars you shouldn't like but do.

Malcolm.

Variation on the other thread

I like cheap, less liked cars, such as the fiat panda, ford ka, fiesta's, punto's, primera's, mini's, rover 75's etc.

I just do my own thing

Saves me a fortune

colm_mcm

I like Eastern European cars, like old Dacias, FSOs, Tatras, Volgas, Trabants etc.
Also like small yokes like Lupos, Up!s, Seicentos
Like Rovers too, 45s, MG ZSs

smcgiff

Porsche 911

My bank manager says I definitely shouldn't fancy it. :mad:

Red Kev

Qashqai. much maligned here, but it's a reliable practical car for those who buy them.

Renault Modus. We have one, excellent for driving the aul fella around, very functional too.

Bobo78

VAG cars and Rover/MG.

Supergurrier

Peogeot 406 coupes

Noccy_Mondy

I actually love mini coopers. If I was a girl I can tell ya that there would be one outside my door

Scortho

Anything italian...you'd think I'd have learnt my lesson but I haven't. And I never will!

CianRyan

Diahatsu Cuores are a favourite of mine, as are K11 Micras. They need work to make them look cool but I love them!

I'd love a Civic Hybrid too, as well as looking cool they come stupidly well specced.

rocky

X6 - apparently drives like a car

E60 according to the other thread

I quite like mine

veetwin

X6 for me also. I think it's the pointlessness of it that attracts me to it.

I also love my E61!

Malcolm.

rocky wrote: »

X6 - apparently drives like a car

E60 according to the other thread

I quite like mine

Looks like a Rover 75 (from that angle), nice.

dgt

Alfas :pac:
Citroens pre 2000. Jaypers I'd love a volcane D-Turbo/ BX 1.7TD
406's in D8 guise
JDM stuff. I have a secret hankering for a heavily modified ae86..... :eek:

I've forgotten the rest

YbFocus

Yes all I want these days is an sr20 powered ae86, it shall be done some day

I love my E60 though, can't understand people who don't like the look of them

Scortho

YbFocus wrote: »

Yes all I want these days is an sr20 powered ae86, it shall be done some day

I love my E60 though, can't understand people who don't like the look of them

Because the e39 was better.

Kaiser D

Opel Atstra F (91-98)
Peugeot 106 Phase 1 (91-96)
Rover Metro/100/114 (90s)
Citroen AX
Toyota Corolla (90s)
Fiat Cinquecento

pippip

Nissan juke.....although a black nismo version went by me the other day and I felt a bit more justified in liking it.

Karl Stein

Ded_Zebra

Scortho wrote: »

Because the e39 was better.

Which was way uglier than the E34 :P

I love all Citroens, Alfa 166s too:)

Malcolm.

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I actually love mini coopers. If I was a girl I can tell ya that there would be one outside my door

Get one. Do your own thing. You'll get away with it.

Sobanek

Vectra B...
BMW E65 Pre-facelift
And the Audi A8 D2.

Dord

Audi A2

rocky

Scortho wrote: »

Because the e39 was better.

'Was', not 'is'...

ba_barabus

Renault Laguna II

I'm currently nurturing a desire to actually spend my own money on one.

Sobanek

ba_barabus wrote: »

Renault Laguna II

I'm currently nurturing a desire to actually spend my own money on one.

Ooh Yes, forgot about that one. Very unreliable but also very pretty.

Supergurrier

ba_barabus wrote: »

Renault Laguna II

I'm currently nurturing a desire to actually spend my own money on one.

You are going from a vectra to a Laguna II ?

ba_barabus

Supergurrier wrote: »

You are going from a vectra to a Laguna II ?

Nothing looked at just harbouring a strong desire. I possibly have mental issues or a liking for motoring S&M

Scortho

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Which was way uglier than the E34 :P

I love all Citroens, Alfa 166s too:)

Agreed. If I'm ever to own a bmw again, it'll be an e34

cerastes

Rover 75
Like the old badge, faux wood finish and sailboat like qualities.

Its different to everything else.

there was a P6 in the family years ago, maybe that had something to do with it.

For Forks Sake

pippip wrote: »

Nissan juke.....although a black nismo version went by me the other day and I felt a bit more justified in liking it.

I'm not a fan of the standard Juke at all, but I'd have the Nismo version no bother.

jimmyw

These are old fashioned Fiat 124s and maybe are unreliable and a pile of trouble I bet, but I would like to have one just the same.

Lada Riva....:o



I also like these

Renault 4

Red Kev

I won't ever buy one of these but I like them because they're quirky and they brighten up the roads a bit. Rather look at one of these than another silver 3 series or Mondeo.

cerastes

jimmyw wrote: »

These are old fashioned Fiat 124s and maybe are unreliable and a pile of trouble I bet, but I would like to have one just the same.

Lada Riva....:o



I also like these

Renault 4

niccccccssse

Add the 2CV into that too, and the Lada Niva (jeep)

Daewoo Leganza anyone,

Malcolm.

Red Kev wrote: »

I won't ever buy one of these but I like them because they're quirky and they brighten up the roads a bit. Rather look at one of these than another silver 3 series or Mondeo.

Exactly

Red Kev wrote: »

I'm liking this, might make a nice second car, what model is it ?

Old diesel

Okay - Renault Laguna II estate - always though - and still do - think they look very well.

Fiat Marea 1.9 jtd estate - have no idea why - or even better one of the Uk spec 5 cylinder chaps - they even did a 2.4 turbodiesel in the Uk.

Corolla 2.0 diesel - non turbo ha ha - or indeed other older diesels like the Mk 2 Golf or Jetta 1.6 d.

later model Metro - the facelifted Rover badged version with the K series engine.

Mk 2 Saab 9 3 - especially after seeing a tread on a Uk forum about one that was shunted off the motorway by a truck - and ended up in a fleld - held up remarkably well.

And finally - the 1989/1990 Rover 200 and 400 - and the Honda concerto sister car - always thought they looked like something quite nice compared to Kadettes, Escorts and Sunnys of the eras.

Id like a Mk 1 Mondeo too - and even a late model Sierra with 2.0 fuel injected DOHC and Ghia or GLSI spec (preferably with the 1992 spec dash)

Not sure what all the above says about me - but if its okay - I shall just shrug the shoulders and drive on lol

colm_mcm

Malcolm. wrote: »

Exactly



I'm liking this, might make a nice second car, what model is it ?

Citroen C3 Pleurisy

Old diesel

In fact when looking at the bangernomics thread here - its often the stuff that wouldn't be universally popular that I like to see - Xantias, Rover 75s, Saab 9 5s etc.

Always good to be different - can't be doing with the 520d follow the crowd game at all.

Probably going to look at having a Panda at some point - I love the fact that they are different.

If Citroen had been kind enough to fit the car version of the Berlingo van with a height adjustable drivers seat - id like one of those too.

Or even a Kangoo van - one of our relations has a van version - which he bought as a run around - and stopped using his car for a few years using the Kangoo instead. The cars gone now - but he still uses the Kangoo.

V.W.L 11

fiat ritmo anyone???

colm_mcm

No reason why you shouldn't want one of those.
I remember my aunt had one.

Malcolm.

Old diesel wrote: »

Probably going to look at having a Panda at some point - I love the fact that they are different.

Love the panda, a favourite with james may on top gear as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y34PVqXj-Aw

NuckingFacker

Ths is like a thread full of cars that I've either owned or want to own. I thought I was the only warped one!

V.W.L 11

colm_mcm wrote: »

No reason why you shouldn't want one of those.
I remember my aunt had one.

i liked the sportier version of them,havent seen one in over 20 years,also have an attraction to the opel manta,ascona and kadette but what i wouldnt give to see avritmo close up,they were under rated IMO

colm_mcm

All I know about the ritmo abarth was about the one piece seats not folding forward enough to get in the back.
Only thing I remember from being a kid was the weird door handles and weird hubcaps

NuckingFacker

V.W.L 11 wrote: »

i liked the sportier version of them,havent seen one in over 20 years,also have an attraction to the opel manta,ascona and kadette but what i wouldnt give to see avritmo close up,they were under rated IMO

I used to fix one for the neighbour. A lot..

Malcolm.

NuckingFacker wrote: »

Ths is like a thread full of cars that I've either owned or want to own. I thought I was the only warped one!

One of the advantages of getting older is that you can do your own thing.

I notice this thread is full of a lot of older cars people probably liked in their youth but were too afraid to admit it

Great Christmas fun !

V.W.L 11

colm_mcm wrote: »

All I know about the ritmo abarth was about the one piece seats not folding forward enough to get in the back.
Only thing I remember from being a kid was the weird door handles and weird hubcaps

i cant upload of photo of one onto this because i'm using a phone but yeah i know exactly what you mean,but they were fairly unique in that sense

Scortho

colm_mcm wrote: »

All I know about the ritmo abarth was about the one piece seats not folding forward enough to get in the back.
Only thing I remember from being a kid was the weird door handles and weird hubcaps

There was one in the Dublin convoy to the italian 100 back in September. An absolute beauty of a car and fairly able to move as well.
The chap who owned it bought it in Italy last year or the year before and between 4 of them drove it back to ireland.
Epic road trip.

colm_mcm

V.W.L 11 wrote: »

i cant upload of photo of one onto this because i'm using a phone but yeah i know exactly what you mean,but they were fairly unique in that sense

V.W.L 11

NuckingFacker wrote: »

I used to fix one for the neighbour. A lot..

if i could have a garage of 50 different makes and models the ritmo would make it!regardless of reliability they were still more decent than say a mk1 punto for reliability,i actually passed a peugeot 305 estate on the road the other day,there's plenty of life in the old dogs yet

NuckingFacker

The Uno Turbo was a great little motor too. And I always had a very soft spot for the Carina.. and Nissan Bluebirds(I'd still have one like a shot) or a Lada Niva.... or a Citroen BX... hah.

Malcolm.

There was a fiat saloon of that ritmo era too, what was it called again, it had a name rather than a number