Your First Car

[sbtUK]

Originally Posted by waynne

Do i detect a hint of jealousy SBT?

Soemtimes I wonder if the repair costs on older cars actually work out more than paying for a newer car. In terms of depreciation the best way to beat it is to buy at 3 years old and sell at 5. Typically a car loses 50% of its value in the first 3 years.

There might be a tiny, little hint of jealousy there

My dad let me drive his car a month or two ago out on the country roads... The fastest thing I'd driven before that was a normally aspirated Subaru Forester once or twice at a touch over 110bhp or so. It was as heavy as the moon though.

Having stepped out of my 1.4 8v Fabia into a supercharged slk... All I can say is "Holy mother f****** god!"

I want one

[Izo Azlion]

Originally Posted by sbtUK

There might be a tiny, little hint of jealousy there

My dad let me drive his car a month or two ago out on the country roads... The fastest thing I'd driven before that was a normally aspirated Subaru Forester once or twice at a touch over 110bhp or so. It was as heavy as the moon though.

Having stepped out of my 1.4 8v Fabia into a supercharged slk... All I can say is "Holy mother f****** god!"

I want one

I'm pretty lucky, the Golf is brand new (as of Jan 0 and I've had the opportunity to drive a series of pretty quick cars...

ML 320 Diesel (Our Chelsea Tractor for use in Cheshire :P)
350z Convertible ("Uncle" out in America let me drive it. gets to 90 fast o.O)
S500 (Old style one, beautiful interior, very well kept. Again, in America. Black with Cream leather.)
Aston Martin Vantage (Real Uncle's Aston here in England. Very scary car. Didnt go fast, too scared of crashin. But 50 in second and being only half way up the revs is amazing.)
CL 180 AMG (Crap speed, crap sequential slow gearbox, but a nice car overall. Just underpowered. Courtesy car for when the ML was in.)
Chrysler 300 (Rental car in america. More strength in a rice pudding, but whatever.... nice car.)
1.6 Ford Street Ka (Roof down, legs round neck pressing pedals, pink seats with "Powered By Fairydust" on the back... man I looked gay. But nippy.)


I think theres one or two more but, those are all I can remember, so anything else must have been pretty minor. I guess I'm a lucky bastard but, with things I'm going through IRL right now, I'd give up alot of the material stuff I do have to change it...

Anyway... before I go emo. My first car was the 1.4l Civic 98 Hatchback. I loved it. Very light, very fun. Very white, actually, easy to clean.

Edit: Oh. Remembered. Had 5 minutes in the top model of Range Rover Sport, Supercharged jobby. For alot of mass, that thing is insane.

There, done.

[pgarner]

the 230 slk is nice and fast. havent driven it but was passenger in my bro in laws partners car. lost license meant he now runs it to keep in in a good condition

[Prince]

Originally Posted by Izo Azlion

Chrysler 300 (Rental car in america. More strength in a rice pudding, but whatever.... nice car.)
1.6 Ford Street Ka (Roof down, legs round neck pressing pedals, pink seats with "Powered By Fairydust" on the back... man I looked gay. But nippy.)

Yes...I bet you did look gay in that! Hopefully you wasn't driving along with another dude else everybody will have thought he was your partner! The 300C isn't abotu going fast though, it's all image. Check this 300C out from last month's Max Power...it's crazy!

http://www.maxpower.co.uk/article.asp?asset=6282&p=1

[pgarner]

holy Beep. thats a bit different. have seen them with the bently front end on them before but never the roller