03-11-2014, 01:26 PM
33
Re: your car
[QUOTE=BoyRacer;553832]My car is a Ford Focus ST3. I bought new in 2007 and has just 27000 on the clock.It's effortlessly fast, a fantastic long distance cruiser, superb steering feel through the wheel, weight transfer in the corners is excellent and can take A and B roads at insane speeds. It has full leather, heated seats and screen, climate, 6 CD player etc. Only downsides are that it only does 27mpg and cost £285 a year in road tax
It is my baby; probably the most important thing in my life. I can't fit it in the garage of my new house, so I'll probably have to move again.
I think you get the picture and so here it is.....QUOTE)
The wife is a bit obsessive about her car, she has a Saab Turbo Convertible, it is a 2007 and has only 36000 on the clock. When Saab went bust, luckily the supplying dealer set up as a Saab Service Agent so we were able to keep the continuity of Service History going, she usually only uses it on a Saturday for shopping with the MIL, then on Sunday she washes and polishes it.
03-11-2014, 04:33 PM
34
Re: your car
'Fraid I'm one of those people that cant manage with just one car. A lot of that has to do with the way I live.In a typical year, I will make a minimum of 6 continental trips. For those, I use a Hemi engined Dodge SUV. Its fast, especially so now the speed limiter has been removed. Its the most quiet car I have ever owned. Comfort is outstanding, and carries a huge load.
Weekdays will find me in a B Series Mazda. The insurgents favourite vehicle, as seen on BBC News, usually with an RPG launcher on the back!
Maybe I'll fit one of those to it, I'm lead to understand that makes it a congestion charge free vehicle... That leads a hard life, as normally its got something or other on the back to do with one of my various house, garden or car projects. I'm currently restoring a musclecar.Other times - mostly weekends - will see me driving about in a Honda CR-V. Thats going soon, because I find its steering on motorways is horrid.
03-11-2014, 05:03 PM
36
Re: your car
[QUOTE=Fender Bender;554627]'Fraid I'm one of those people that cant manage with just one car. A lot of that has to do with the way I live.In a typical year, I will make a minimum of 6 continental trips. For those, I use a Hemi engined Dodge SUV. Its fast, especially so now the speed limiter has been removed. Its the most quiet car I have ever owned. Comfort is outstanding, and carries a huge load.
Weekdays will find me in a B Series Mazda. The insurgents favourite vehicle, as seen on BBC News, usually with an RPG launcher on the back!
Maybe I'll fit one of those to it, I'm lead to understand that makes it a congestion charge free vehicle... That leads a hard life, as normally its got something or other on the back to do with one of my various house, garden or car projects. I'm currently restoring a musclecar.Other times - mostly weekends - will see me driving about in a Honda CR-V. Thats going soon, because I find its steering on motorways is horrid.[/QUOTE]
Wonder why that is ours is very good on all roads.
03-11-2014, 05:19 PM
37
Re: your car
Originally Posted by Julie1962
->
Wonder why that is ours is very good on all roads.
04-11-2014, 10:26 AM
39
Re: your car
You might be right there. On the other hand, I'm getting more and more certain as time goes by that the same is true of the majority of newer cars.I would expect that a lot would disagree, but it seems to me that quality is taking a downward turn at present, much like it did with cars in the late 60's/early 70's. Then, in later years, it rose again. And so the cycle seems to be repeating.
|
|
