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I drive around my dad's 1.8 ford focus zetec. it's not bad atall. don't go fast though. it's not my car lol. + i have the bike for that

2 mondeos
a Mk1 V6
and a Mk1 2.0lt - the bright yellow one

just got a mk3 golf GTI(anni ed), not bad, doesnt go like the bike but very nice to drive, sadly 30mpg is a good reading lol
and its not the fast 16V its the 8V but quick enough for a car and insurance, was cheap to buy and always wanted one

Honda civic 1.6 sport and a Astra 1.7 tdi thingy

Daewoo matiz, 800cc, ( special edition ),

Beats walking, But not as fast as running,

i have had fast cars before i started biking and to be honest cars bore the shit out of me now. why bother when it would only go to tesco and back or mothercare and back!!!!

plus have not come across one car on the road that can keep up, and unless i can ever afford a Pagani Zonda im not interested

Ricky_t wrote:

Funky wrote:I have no car! Bikes rule too much and i don't have a car licence...ummm you sound like you might be studying economics or social psychology at uni ricky :LOL:

No car license! What happens when you want to move/carry something too big for a bus/train/bike?

This poll was just out of curiosity (but yes i am studying economics.)

It's rare that I have to, but if I do I tend to rely on family or friends or just lug it on the bus. You can tell that by my rippling biceps

If i had a car it would just be something cheap and economical, a work horse rather than a toy.

as a company car I have a 2006 laguna diesel..

the one with all the bells and whistles - comfy for motorway miles and economic.

I did have a 4x4 Pajero as a second car but got rid of it. will eventually get around to buying a pickup, probably a couple year old Navara.

Not interested in "fast" cars for public roads - waste of time. Especially things like imprezas' and mitsubishi evo's - they rank way to high on the GayOmeter.

That said I do enjoy fast cars, I have done a couple car track days driving ferraris (360 and 550) as well as caterhams... I have hit the pit wall on a rainy day at castle coombe in an ariel atom 245.

proper fast cars are bloody good fun, but away from a track or the nurburgring - completely pointless.

bikes on the other hand are just as much fun on roads as they are on a track.

I've urrently got a £200 Renault 19, the other half gets to drive the (diesel) Galaxy

Had several "flash" cars in the past (house, redundancy, and marriage put paid to them ), but to be honest don't see much point in fast cars around here now ....... just gets you from one jam to another Better of going for the creature comforts inside than the 500bhp motor under the hood


If it's hard to justify a litre sports-bike on todays roads, it must be nigh on impossible to exploit a 996 Porsche or Ferrari on the road

TLS-Moose wrote: If it's hard to justify a litre sports-bike on todays roads, it must be nigh on impossible to exploit a 996 Porsche or Ferrari on the road

indeed.

only relevant if you are a chronic poser or an old fat bald man with a very big wallett looking to get a younger woman.

As my wallett is no where near that big when I get fat and bald im just going to have to settle for a cheap thai bride.

I have a Vectra SRI estate, it is sporty, smart looking but i can still get heeps of stuff in it. It is only the 1.8 120bhp, i realy wanted the 130/150bhp but there wasnt anythig about when i had the money.. int that always the way.

Just traded in My Rover MG ZS for a Diesel Honda Accord so it must be time for a flat cap

Peter

PeterM wrote:Just traded in My Rover MG ZS for a Diesel Honda Accord so it must be time for a flat cap

Peter

The 2.2ctdi accord is a really good car. I drove the civic with the same engine and it felt when moving like a petrol and the fuel economy isn't bad too. Not much turbo lag too! Good choice!