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What is your car history?
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I'd be the opposite
Had several 5 series for a few weeks while my 05 3.0 TDI Quattro A6 was in for the infamous chain rattle issue and I didn't rate them at all as a competitor. (BMW fans may look away now)
- The E39 was a generation previous fair enough and looked great from outside, but was horribly dated and cramped inside.
- The first E60 I had was similarly cramped, awful media interface system, awkward control layout and not bothering to even put RHD wipers on it struck me as a cheapskate move for a supposedly premium car
- The second E60 was an MSport and this was nicer to be fair but still suffered the same core issues. Both of these were more suited as A4 competitors than A6 IMO given the size and layout
- I did get a 07 630i for a few days a year or so back and it wasn't too bad really My best "loaner" to-date though was probably the Merc E320 diesel I had for a day when a garage messed up my servicing booking, though the V6 TDI Q7 was pretty cool too!
I can't see myself leaving Audi really at this stage. I went from the 05 one to a 2010 one with a higher spec and again the 3L Quattro diesel. Where do you go from there? A Merc E-class is probably the only option ... although a friend has a 07 S-Class (S350 I think it is) and it's like new. Very very nice machine.
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Summer wind wrote: »May I suggest an A7:)
I dunno I see those and from some angles I think "niiiice!!", but then I see the the rear from another angle and it looks awful. 0 -
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I'd be the opposite
Had several 5 series for a few weeks while my 05 3.0 TDI Quattro A6 was in for the infamous chain rattle issue and I didn't rate them at all as a competitor. (BMW fans may look away now)
- The E39 was a generation previous fair enough and looked great from outside, but was horribly dated and cramped inside.
- The first E60 I had was similarly cramped, awful media interface system, awkward control layout and not bothering to even put RHD wipers on it struck me as a cheapskate move for a supposedly premium car
- The second E60 was an MSport and this was nicer to be fair but still suffered the same core issues. Both of these were more suited as A4 competitors than A6 IMO given the size and layout
- I did get a 07 630i for a few days a year or so back and it wasn't too bad really My best "loaner" to-date though was probably the Merc E320 diesel I had for a day when a garage messed up my servicing booking, though the V6 TDI Q7 was pretty cool too!
I can't see myself leaving Audi really at this stage. I went from the 05 one to a 2010 one with a higher spec and again the 3L Quattro diesel. Where do you go from there? A Merc E-class is probably the only option ... although a friend has a 07 S-Class (S350 I think it is) and it's like new. Very very nice machine.
5 series a competitor to the a4 and e39 cramped :pac:
ive heard it all now
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5 series a competitor to the a4 and e39 cramped :pac:
ive heard it all now
To be fair, as I said, the E39 was the previous gen to the E60 so not strictly a fair comparison vs a C6 gen A6
But compare an E60 to that era A6 and you'll find the cabin is a lot smaller (especially in the back), the media interface vs the MMI is clunky and awkward, the sitting position isn't as comfortable, the controls aren't as logically laid out, and in general it just doesn't stack up to what was it's primary rival at the time. The MSport pack does improve it a lot, but it's still smaller and not as well designed IMO.
I haven't had/driven an F10 or above so maybe that's changed (it does look much nicer inside and out), but in that previous generation anyway the A6 wins in every department.... again just my opinion though. BMW drivers will obviously disagree 0 -
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I'm liking the stories people are posting for each car. I'll give it a go:
1998 Rover 400 - 1 year
After driving a Peugeot 106 diesel for almost a year as a learner, I passed my test and got this as my first car. It stank of smoke so I smoked in it. It was British Racing Green and I always thought it looked odd from the side due to how low the bonnet was compared to the liftback tailgate. If I'm honest, I wanted a Rover 200 but this was the only thing in my price range and was for sale in a near-by garage which was one of the things I needed in case anything went wrong. It got me around for the year I had it but I wasn't sorry to see it go. Sold it to a guy who worked with my dad in December 2005 and by January the head gasket blew. No idea what happened it after that.
2002 MG ZR - 1 year
Given that I wanted a Rover 200 previously, this was it only quite a step up. It was a red 3 door and God I loved it! Granted it was only a 1.4 105 bhp and wasn't all that fast but it handled so well. The seats were the half "leather" half cloth and were comfy enough. I'll never forget arriving in the dealership on Robin Hood Road and seeing it sitting there gleaming like a new pin. It had a leaky sunroof which I only found out about months later, never got to the bottom of it. Sold it to a guy from Waterford who arrived by train with a bag full of money! I was kind of sad to see this go. A few years ago it turned up in front of me out of the blue as I was driving home one day. The owner at the time was from Urlingford and he bought it from someone living in Nenagh so it got around and found its way back to me for a few minutes
1999 BMW 318i - 1 year
Disaster from the word go but I was too naiive to see it. It was an NI reg'd car and cost me a lot to buy plus another 2.5k to register. Had quite a bit of trouble with it in the year I had it. First was a seizing front driver's side brake caliper which left me stranded a few times. The smell of brake dist you get at a train station reminds me of it each and every time. Also had a coolant leak which a "mechanic" couldn't solve after several visits. Brought it to a different guy and he had it solved in half an hour - gaping hole in the rad. Got the rad replaced and traded the car in against the RX8. Met it again in a local shopping centre a few months down the line.
2004 Mazda RX-8 - 2.5 years
My first proper car. To this day I still pine for it and have thought about buying another. That rotary engine roar was nothing short of addictive and the style of the car turned heads everywhere it went. Had issues with the ignition system in this. Replaced plugs, coils and leads to no avail and it turned out to be the starter motor. It's known for being sh!te and is what caused the whole "flooded engine syndrome" in these cars. Got that replaced and it was like a normal car from then on no matter what I did - short drives, turning on/off immediately etc. Not one issue at all after that was fixed. Sold it to a guy who turned out to be a colleague of someone on here.
2007 Mazda6 MPS - 1 year
My first turbo car. It was black and the turbo kick was infectious from the day I test drove it. It was a car I wanted to own since a year into my RX8 ownership i.e. when I actually found out it existed! The 4WD system made sure it stuck to the road but wow the body roll was something else. The chassis stuck to the road around bends but the body was often like jelly. Didn't have any trouble with this at all but got bored of it quickly enough so I decided to lower it with H&R springs which made it too low altogether. Considered using EIbach springs instead but rather than waste more money I just had the original springs replaced. The biggest job I did on this was removing the EGR and spending ages cleaning it at conzy's place along with challengemaster. Fun times! I traded it into the garage I bought it from against the 335i and found out later that a user on here bought it from them and still has it as far as I know.
2007 BMW 335i - 2.5 years
BMW lesson not learned, I went for this beast. I gave up smoking and wanted to treat myself so conzy and I went up to Dublin and took it for a test drive. From start-up there was a loud ticking (think of a spinning ratchet) coming from the engine which the salesman said was the heat shield :rolleyes: It turned out to be the wastegate actuators were goosed as happened to nearly all 335i's. I'm sure I need not say any more as everyone here knows my woes with that craic :pac: Apart from that there were no issues bar having to replace the driver's door weatherstrip due to road noise and the 2 seatbelt assistant arms. This was also my first 6 cylinder and I fell in love with the noise off it (once you drowned out the turbo tick). Once the turbos were both replaced it was a superb motor especially when I installed JB4 on it.
2002 Ford Fiesta - 2.5 months
A few years later I started a new job so the time then came to sell the 335 and replace it with something newer. I sold it and had my eye on something that was coming up for sale so I got this Fiesta to tide me over until then. If I'm honest I kind of fell for this car despite the fact it was only a 1.25 and wasn't very powerful. It could damn well move when you put the foot down and even had an up/down sunroof! It was rather manky when I got it but I got it cheap, put a few hours into the inside and outside and got it gleaming. The only issue I had with it was a seized coolant valve. It wouldn't blow cold air so all you got was always roasting hot air. I got a spurious replacement which due to be being based on the original design did the same thing so I had to go to Ford and get a new one which worked fine. Sold it then locally and still see it around.
2013 BMW 330d (Current) - will have it 3 years next month
After every car I've had being petrol I was slow to consider a diesel. I wanted something newer with power and there wasn't much in my price range that suited so I made the jump to Devil juice My main reason for having petrols was due to the absolute lack of power in the Peugeot I started off in. I had it in my head that all diesels were like this but I was wrong. Didn't want a 2 litre however so the 330 suited perfectly plus it being a 6 cylinder again made it quieter and had the sweet spot for power and torque. I have to say I love this car dearly and I think it's showing given I'm coming up to 3 years of ownership and the novelty is still there. Work done since I bought it was just the front discs being replaced due to delamination and it has been a very reliable car up to now. I've added a few bits such as M-Performance boot lip spoiler and gloss black grille. May it continue on this reliable journey for a few years to come 0 -
I'll chime in with the stories for each car I suppose...bare with me:
Honda Civic EG3 2009-2010
First real car on the road, little carbed 1.3 engine that gave me the reason to come to boards in the first place! Loved this little car for just over a year, never had any trouble with it. Drove it to school and back for 6th year, even drove it for the first 'All The Way Around' and then got the itch to get something faster. Got sold to a guy on here, now squashed as far as I know.
Honda Civic EK4 2010-2012
Just as I bought this the recession came down hard, ended up with it for 2 years daily driving and going through 3 headgaskets and then building it for Time Attack. Ended up becoming a full time track car, and now actually still competes in ITCC.
Honda Integra DC2 Type R August 2012-March 2013
Bought this off Graham_B18C on here, a car I'd lusted after for three years and it finally came to me. Loved this to the Moon and back as it was an original Irish car, but sadly only spent 6 short months with me as I got sick of people trying to get at it in my garden
It ended up blowing up 2 owners later, and recently I got in touch to buy it back but he wants 3 times what I initially paid for it :O
Nissan 200SX S13 March 2013-June 2013
My first real fling with RWD, immaculate original Irish one lady owner car with something stupid like 50k on the clock. Found it in a house in Ranelagh, the lady said yeah and here we are! Crashed it, got the fear of it and shifted it on after 3 months to get back into something FWD! Now sitting in a showroom somewhere in Kilkenny.
Citroen Saxo VTR June/July 2013
After spending a few weeks driving a friends 106 GTI every day I got the goo for a little French hot hatch and in stepped the mighty 8v VTR! The best craic I've ever had was owning this car, it just did everything it needed and provided many fun spins across mountains! Went for NCT and all electrics failed so I left it parked in an underground, took €400 quid for it and let the new owner deal with it. Lasted just under a month with me I think!
Honda Civic EG6 August 2013-January 2014
Pulled this lovely Captiva Blue shell from a bush on a friends yard with a firm €700 quid offer under the impression that it was rightly w*nked. This one was built using all the running gear from my EK4 including the suspension and hubs etc too. Ended up making 203bhp on the little 1.6 N/A engine and just having fun baiting it around the place. Got a great offer on it and sold it after 4 months. Ended up eventually getting to a rally driver who put the engine in his car, then proceeded to flip it and throw a rod out the block.
Nissan 180SX Type X January 2014-November 2016
The girl that broke my heart... Starting life as Type X, it did it's daily driving duties oh so well and provided great fun each and every single day. It was decent spec, 320bhp or so and greatly responsive. It got a bang outside a house I was working in, which allowed me to respray it and continue on driving it until I decided I wanted to chase speed. Took it off the road, stripped it down and bought a 2JZ for it. Fast forward two years and it's still being built, and suddenly has 525bhp on just 1bar of boost. Absolutely insane to move, spun 305/35/R18's in the dry in 5th gear! Ended up breaking my heart and my willpower, and duly broke it and parted it out to make the move to Canada. It's now mostly rebuilt with an SR20 and stupid bodykit.
Honda Civic EK4 Si 10 days in September 2014
My first purchase while the 180SX was off the road, 42 owner Si saloon with polyfiller chassis legs and a stupid fast 1600 under the bonnet. Spent €750 on it, 10 days later got begged to sell it on and doubled my money. Grand says I!
BMW 525i E34 September 2014-December 2014
My first 'couch'. Late registered (1996) and packed full of spec including blue interior, LSD and some other fancy shtuff. Stripped it, put in a hydro and learned how to properly drift in it. Floor was rotten, drivers quarter nearly fell off and somehow got my money back on it after 2 months. Gone and good luck!
Ford Mondeo Recurring family car
The less said, the better...2 hateful months.
Nissan Skyline R32 GTS-T March 2015-October 2015
The best daily driver I've ever had. Winter morning commutes made for immense fun off roundabouts and sweeping bends, while also being decent on juice and a real winner in terms of driveability. This one broke my bank account maintaining it though, every week there was something new to fix, and eventually it wore thin and I sent it off to a new owner. 8 Months it lasted, good going at this stage. It's now been smashed by the new owner on both quarter panels and just in a rough way.
Nissan Skyline R34 GT December 27th 2015-January 6th 2016
9 days...that's all.
Toyota RunX Aero Z January 2016-December 2016
This is another car I'd wanted for years but always missed the opportunity to own. It's basically a JDM 4 door T-Sport Corolla but with a nicer kit and options. Faultless car, 250km on it and all I did was a clutch after driving it 2200km around Ireland and another 12km over the year. An old owner now bought it back, so it's still so well looked after. Genuine peach. Sold this a month after finally getting rid of all of the 180SX parts, and it began my 8 months in Toronto.
Mazda RX8 July 2017-December 2017
Landed back in Ireland the 26th of July and bought this the next day, randomly got a hankering for a rotary and at €1200 taxed and tested this certainly quenched my thirst. Put a straight twin-exit exhaust and decat on it and turned it into a 6foot flame machine
I'd still have this if it wasn't for the 330km easy-driving tank capability. Drive it hard and you watched the needle dropping. Once used a quarter tank in 15 minutes...wasn't a happy day! One of the most reliable cars I had considering what it was, but finding out we were going to have a baby meant I needed something a bit more practical so off she went!
Honda Accord Euro R December 2017-August 2018
Hands down the best all-rounder you can buy for 5 grand. This did it all, with decent power and comfort and usability. Put over 20km on it in the time I had it. No mad stories about this except 3 weeks ago it just let go. Driving down the M50 and just lost all power. Ended up being caused by a negligent past owner. A previously threaded spark plug had burrowed it's way down the cylinder head and dropped into cylinder 2. That was that, sold within 25 minutes and for very good money considering the problem. Genuinely heartbroken that I had to get rid of this.
Lexus IS250 (Current)
Current motor, decided I wanted another 'couch' and what better than Toyota/Lexus reliability with black electric leather and all the bells and whistles. 3 months of tax, 8 months of NCT and a horrible baby blue colour. LOVE IT!
Nissan Skyline R34 GT-T (April 2017 -Current)
Bought this while I was over in Canada as a come-home project. Currently sits in storage while my parts collection grows. Extremely clean 4 door shell, with all new genuine R34 GT-R front end, fully built Tomei RB25 engine and Nismo suspension. Aiming to have the biggest spec R34 in Ireland. This one is a long-termer as I bought it just as VRT was going mad (€4500 for this alone) but I got lucky in that I paid €4200 and it was already registered...win in my books. I'll finish it in 2 years maybe, then hang onto it and pass it onto my Son if he wants it.
Honda Civic EC 1988 (Current)
Bought this in September 2014 as a little project. Haven't driven it since the day I bought it but sure look...probably a pile of dust now.
Honda Fit GP1 (Current)
Bought this for the missus, little 1.3 hybrid automatic but God is it a little joy to drive. It's a guilty pleasure sort of car. Full Mugen kit, Kakimoto exhaust and Tein coilovers. Cool little thing.
And so ends my roadworthy collection...for now0 -
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1997 Nissan Micra - Red 4 door jap import mint (crashed it after 4 weeks)
1997 Nissan Micra - Mint green (yuk) 2 door with velour seats very comfortable but moved around on the road a bit with 5 lads going to galway - could choose the distributor to either be quick off the mark but only 60mph or slower, higher top speed but couldnt get up hills with forementioned 5 lads!
1993 Ford Escort - greeny blue, loved the car but only had old 1.3 enduro engine as opposed to 1.4 zetec
1999 Ford Focus - 1.6 saloon Ghia - very nice car and the 1.6 was great, comforatable and have yet to find a car as good that could go over bumpy country roads and handle well without potholes unsettling it.
2006 Kia Sportage - 2ltr diesel first new car, nice solid transport and first suv, decent car, if stuck would buy again as no issues
2007 Kia Sorrento GLS - 2.5ltr diesel, nice auto gearbox, drove much better than previous sorrento and could pull like a tractor (actually pulled a patrol out of muck that had beached itself on its center diff) nice car to drive from top of france to bottom and I did so. Unfortunately hit a massive pothole in ireland while going 120 ish on a motorway and the steering rack had to be replaced - never drove as nice again.
2005 Lexus GS300 Sport - V6 petrol newer look, metalic red, beautiful sportback design - classy and was in a very unusual metalic red (never saw another one in ireland) - very fast and needed tyres often - sold to save my licence
2007 Honda CRV - 2.2 diesel, only had 53k kms on it and sold with approx 300kms, never let me down, great car, traded in recently for new car and its back on the road. lots of room, only thing to break in 6 years of ownership (& 11 years old) was the reversing sensors didnt like water. Drove really well in snow etc. with right tyres
2018 Nissan Leaf SVE - back to Nissan, love the car but in truth if Honda made an electric I'd go for that, my weekly bill is down from 60euro a week to 7.50euro a week! Fast off the mark and very relaxing to drive. Not great corning dynamics etc. but fun none the less.
Best car for dynamics was the 1.6 focus saloon for me.0 -
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I need to befriend you1986 Suzuki Swift 1.0, first car, bought in 1997
1989 Fiat Tipo 1.6, bought in 1997 to replace the Swift
1992 Mazda Familia Interplay 1.5Dohc, bought in 1998, replaced the Tipo
1989 Toyota Celica 2.0 GT-R, bought in 1999, replaced the Mazda
1991 Mitsubishi GTO, replaced the Celica in 2001
1992 Honda Prelude 2.2 Vtec, bought 2002, went alongside the GTO
1990 Nissan 300ZX TT, bought in 2002, went alongside the GTO and Prelude
1991 Nissan 300ZX TT, bought 2003,went alongside the above 300ZX & GTO
1979 Porsche 911 SC, sold the GTO and second 300ZX to buy this in 2004
2002 Mitsubishi L200, inherited through work, daily driver, sold the Prelude
1976 Ferrari 308GTB Fibreglass, bought in 2006, still have it.
1997 Jaguar XK8, bought in 2007, still have it
1999 Alfa 145 Cloverleaf 2.0, bought in 2010, still have it
1998 Alfa 156 1.8, bought and sold in 2013
1992 Honda Prelude 2.2 Vtec, bought in 2013, still have it
2005 Jaguar S-Type 2.7 Twin Turbo Diesel, bought 2014, still have it
2000 Volvo V70 T5, bought in 2014, sold in 2015
1998 Volvo C70 2.4, bought in 2014, sold in 2014
2005 Jaguar X-Type Estate 2.0d, bought in 2015, just about to get rid of it
2015 Peugeot 2008 1.6HDi, still have it, near end of PCP deal,
2004 XC90 2.4D, bought in 2017, still have it. 3 kids and all that!!
1996 Dimma Renault Clio, bought in 2017, still have it
2003 Renault Clio 172, bought in 2017,still have it
Thats them all I think, so currently still have the Ferrari, XK8, S-Type 2.7, X-Type estate, 145 Cloverleaf, Prelude 2.2 Vtec, Dimma Clio, Clio 172, XC90, Peugeot 2008 and I part own 4 Trackday Civics and an XK8 with another guy. 0 -
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