Why did you buy the car that you drive?

[Apex]

2010 - A 2002 Ford Mondeo 2L LX [TDDi] - Because it was the best i could find at short notice with the £1600 I had (my 1.8L TDDi Mk1 Focus died on me and needed replacing asap ); its a shed but a working shed

To be replaced with who knows; looked at Alfa 159 Sportwagon, Seat Exeo, Seat Leon, Octy vRS, MK4 Mondeo Estate or a late MK3 ST/Top Spec Estate, BMW 330d/530d touring, will be a little bit sad when she does finally go

[Saracen]

Ah - good to see the dust blown off these old threads...

I think this one was discovered during an archaeological dig.

[scaryjim]

Only ever owned one car, and I bought it because it was the nicest looking car I could find in 1 day of hunting for < £1000

Spent £795 on an aging Rover 414i just after passing my test because I couldn't hire a car and I needed wheels for my self-employed work. Loved her to bits. I've still not forgiven my dad for promising to take her on when I stopped needing her, then dropping out at the last minute (after I'd paid for a day's insurance to drive her down and a train ticket to get myself home), consigning her to engine seizure and scrapping. She should still be bombing up and down the motorway, IMNSHO.

Nowadays I drive whatever Enterprise see fit to give me. Nice little Corsa this weekend - should be fun on the trip over to Wales

[ehhhhhhh]

I bought my current car to make girls think that I'm very rich and successful.

[Mother]

Nissan pathfinder T-spec......bought this car 4 year ago and sold it after a year......bought it back off the guy i sold it from 3 year later as all the cars after that never cut it for me.

Done a few upgrades like 22" wheels, bullbar, chrome mirrorcaps/door handles etc etc....oh and modded a shogun sport rear roof spoiler onto it as the nissan one looked gash for £420 unpainted and unfitted imo.

[Knoxville]

1970 Series 2A 88" Land Rover pick-up -



Purchased because it does exactly what it says on the tin. When other people run out of road, I don't. Cheap(ish) to maintain, no electronic interlopers in my engine bay, no PAS, no ABS and virtually everything on her can be fixed with judicious application of a hammer, gaffer tape and WD40

[Butcher]

Bought mine because it's (fairly) fast and comfy, and has enough capacity for when I need to carry stuff without being a giant tank. Fuel economy is a little lacklustre mind...

[overclockthesun]

Bought mine because I could not afford another

[TAKTAK]

Started a new job and had a massive change to my daily commute so I treated myself for the first time in a long time... Seat Ibiza sport in Lumina orange...

[finlay666]

No exhaust issues with that then?

[Mother]

Started a new job and had a massive change to my daily commute so I treated myself for the first time in a long time... Seat Ibiza sport in Lumina orange...

Love the colour.....nearly bought a 310bhp focus ST in similar colour till the guy told me he was getting 12mpg....a standard one only does 24mpg.

[666moe666]

Bought mine because it is rare, fairly rapid and the insurance didn't cripple me.

[Knoxville]

Love the colour.....nearly bought a 310bhp focus ST in similar colour till the guy told me he was getting 12mpg....a standard one only does 24mpg.

You think that's bad, mine does that kinda mpg around town without the turbo or the extra cylinder and with 210 fewer horses in the stable.... People with V8's laugh at me on the petrol station forecourt on a daily basis!

[Mother]

You think that's bad, mine does that kinda mpg around town without the turbo or the extra cylinder and with 210 fewer horses in the stable.... People with V8's laugh at me on the petrol station forecourt on a daily basis!

What you driving Knoxville to get that bad mpg? I cant think what is 100bhp apart from a R1, but they arent that bad on juice.

[Knoxville]

There's a pic a few posts up but seeing as I enjoy posting them so much...



When a Tdi engine finds it's way under the bonnet she'll do 30mpg, until then it's 12-14mpg around town and about 20mpg on a run for me. Needless to say I am well versed on every petrol station within a 50 mile radius.

[Mother]

I didn't know they were bad on petrol.....i thought the opposite....in fact i thought they were all diesel?