What Do You Drive? What Would You Like To Drive?

born t · Sep 10, 2006

OK. I like the car but unlikely to be able to own one. So the best I can do is painting a picture of it and drool.... emoticons/default_tongue.png

997 with a GT kit.

What's your dream car(s)?

Henry W · Sep 18, 2006

Like my watches I like my cars different!

the Gemballa modified Porsche 911 turbo

Or a Wienbeck Cobra... 13L V8, putting 1100hp into the rear wheels. Damn the Germans can build cars!

But the best car in the world is without a doubt the Bugatti 16.4 Veyron. People before me have posted how they'd like a McLaren F1, well if you started the Bugatti and the McLaren off in a drag race, you could let the McLaren get to 120mph before the Bugatti even started, and the Bugatti would still get to 200mph before the McLaren got there. THATS how fast and well made it is!

Steve264 · Sep 24, 2006

Henry W said:
Like my watches I like my cars different!

the Gemballa modified Porsche 911 turbo

Two words:

Dog's

Bollocks.

jasonm · Sep 18, 2006

That Gemballa is just superb

I take your point about the Veyron..I think I missed 1 episode of the last season of 'Top Gear' yep, it was the Veyron road test episode

Alas · Sep 24, 2006

Don't get me wrong - my favourite realistic car that I will own someday would be a 996.

But if I could have a play car(not for use in the UK) it would have to be

Bill Thornton · Oct 24, 2006

I got fed up waiting to get rich enough to buy the espada so i made this instead:-

Bill Thornton · Oct 30, 2006

O.K. the real deal ,looks a bit dated now but they are still stunning "in the flesh" for those admirers of 60,s-70's

supercars .and the bit in the road test about watching a 911 begin to fishtail @ 140 mph on a greasy german

autobahn whilst being followed by the familly car "Espada" which was rock steady,appealed to me somehow !

JoT · Oct 30, 2006

Dream car?

Aston Martin Vanquish S

JonW · Oct 31, 2006

I have to say Im with you JoT, a TVR owning work colleague once said to me whilst I was trying to decide between a new TVR and a 5year old Aston - "If the gentleman can afford an Aston Martin, then the gentleman should purchase the Aston Martin..." He was probably right.... I bought a Lotus in the end and had my TVR fix later, go figure!?

I flirted with the idea of putting my name down for the new baby Aston v8 and worrying about paying for it when it arrived etc. when I was in the UK... Im glad I didnt now... like all luxury and sporty European cars, theyre 1.5x the UK price here

rhaythorne · Oct 31, 2006

It wasn't long ago that the UK was one of the most expensive countries for buying new cars. Now we have the cheapest prices in Europe apparently! The downside is that the dealers have to make their money elsewhere, so maintainance costs (servicing/spares etc.) have sky-rocketed

hakim · Nov 7, 2006

Lotus Esprit Turbo, specifically this model. Just love it!

media_mute · Nov 7, 2006

apparently, LOTUS stand for- lots of trouble, usually serious

hakim · Nov 7, 2006

media_mute Posted Today, 01:12 PM

apparently, LOTUS stand for- lots of trouble, usually serious

Yeah I know

but look at that thing! Can you find any fault on the design? Classic wedge shape. I love it!

This could have been the British answer to Ferrari

Mothman · Nov 7, 2006

Was passed at speed by an Esprit only yesterday and they still look absolutely gorgeous IMO, though probably one of those cars that it's better to lust after, than to own.

Rich

media_mute · Nov 7, 2006

you probably have to be quite rich to afford to maintain an old Lotus

bry1975 · Nov 7, 2006

What about losing your License

So named for its output (550 horsepower), the GT550 also delivers 575 pound-feet of torque. Gemballa modifies the twin-turbo 3.6-liter flat-6 engine, fitting a new stainless steel exhaust system with metal catalysts as well as a modified engine management system. Gemballa says the GT550 will gallop from zero to 60 mph in less than 3.8 seconds â€" even less with overboost.

TOP SPEED is pushed to 198 mph.

:*****: coppers

Bladerunner · Nov 7, 2006

There was a V8 Esprit produced as well; that was an interesting car to be in

8.32 · Nov 7, 2006

oldfogey · Nov 7, 2006

Nice one, 8.32, always liked the Mondial.

Buffalo_Soldier · Nov 14, 2006

pure fantasy.....

Buffalo_Soldier · Nov 14, 2006

just a dream......

Guest · Feb 22, 2009

well the worsed and 1sr cars have been done...what do you own now?

me...volvo 940 estate, 2.3 light pressure turbo with a boost controller fitted running around 200bhp and giving the saxo posse where i live something to think about at the traffic light grand prix lol!

Filterlab · Feb 22, 2009

Talking of quick Volvos, have a gawp at this race:

:lol: Keep your eye on the digital speedometer to the left of the rev counter.

Pokie · Feb 22, 2009

Mazda 121 auto, which is basically a re-badged Fiesta Mk4

Only intended to keep it a year as I needed something practical for a while.

Had it four years now - it just won't die and doggedly passes every MOT without issue, so I still have it.

ollyhock · Feb 22, 2009

Guest · Feb 22, 2009

dont know which one i prefer, ive always liked the ren 5, especially the turbo 2, the fiat looks coooool!

Andy Tims · Feb 22, 2009

My MK1 996 GT3 Club Sport (pictured here in the savage compression of the Bomb hole at Snetterton)

I've had this car 3 years now & I'm still learning to drive it to it's limits. I'm getting close & the learning curve has certainly flattened out of late so when my mechanic said I needed new dampers I decided to dig deep & upgrade. I've just laid out nearly Â£2k

for sexy new KW adjustable springs & dampers (being fitting next week).

Litterally can't wait until the 6th of March at Oulton Park when I'm on track for the first time since last October

BondandBigM · Feb 22, 2009

Not really a car more of a tank :lol:

Boxbrownie · Feb 22, 2009

Septic Tank? :lol: No, no.....its rhyming slang honest Shawn :lol:

JoT · Feb 22, 2009

I am five years into owning a MGZT190+ its value plunged to next to nothing after MG-Rover went tits up so I decided to keep it. Damn good car IMO and as I only do around 3000 miles a year I might as well keep it.

Pic from the web:

thunderbolt · Feb 22, 2009

Our main car is an '06 Renault Grand Scenic 1.6 petrol, and I have a '93 Proton 1.5 as a "get to work" car.

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