3 and 1: Your car

[jimborae]

Pro's

1. 300bhp
2. Leather & 300bhp
3. Did I mention the 300 ponies under the bonnet

Cons

1. Front Wheel Dive

[dangel]

SEAT Leon Cupra 52 plate

+ tons of luxury toys (e.g. heated leccy leather)
+ ...lots of import-only toys
+ goes like stink (240hp)
+ handles like a dream
+ stops on a dime
+ looks great
+ 38mpg without being too granny
+ ESP (stability control) makes you feel like a hero sometimes

- dealer network appalling service
- TCS needs turning off if pulling out on full lock
- I've spend far too much modding it

AUDI 80 TD SE 1996

+ built like a panzer tank - had a wingmirror joust with a megane and the megane lost
+ super-relaxing to drive
+ spax shocks mean the already amazing handling is even better - can leave most things for dead round a corner
+ cost me 800quid
+ huge fuel tank and great economy means few fuel stops
+ ABS on an old car
+ I can probably fit a small european country in the boot.

- 75bhp and not the lightest car in world - quick it ain't!
- CD multichangers suck versus mp3 players
- no air con
- sounds like a tank

[J4MES]

- no stereo
- no glovebox
- no sun visors

+ 171 bhp/tonne

[SilentDeath]

1995 mk5 fiesta 1.6SI zetec

+ Easy to drive, park and very easy to DIY service.
+ Good condidtion, should last a while and didnt cost too much


- No aircon, and when theres poo smell outside theres about 5 vents to turn off + the fan before the smell can get inside (before i got this car had to drive past a sewage works on way to work).
- Passengers dont like it on long journeys although I blame the bumpy roads! just as bad in my dads primera!
- Road tax due at end of month
- Insurance was £100 more than most similar cars with smaller engines, however of the ones i looked at, this was the best condition and should be cheaper in maintenance..
- Seat is angled upwards at the front, making it a pita to get out sometimes, and less comfortable
- Already had somone scratch the door with there keys or something similar, + a £30 fine for parking perfectly legally.
- Need to replace fuel filter as part of the service and not got round to it yet.. + cant do brake fluid myself.. i think?

[Ruggerbugger]

1998 Escort 1.6i Zetec LX

+ Looks showroom when I give it a good clean and waxing
+ Shifts if you give it revs from standstill, picks up really well above 3000
+ Still passing MOTs with only minor fixes

- currently has a broken bumper, headlight and bent bonnet (and a £1300 insurance repair) because I didn't look on a roundabout and went up the backside of a Xantia

[Dfhaii]

Peugeot 205 1.4

+ It goes ok
+ It stops ok
+ It looks ok

- I'd like it to go better

[Neo_VR]

Skoda Fabia vRS (tuned)

+ Its fecking QUICK (60 in mid 6's)
+ Immense fuel economy (60mpg)
+ Its very reliable VW engineering


- FWD.. traction is an issue in the first 2 gears

[Butuz]

Guess i'd better post again now that I've changed me car!

1991 Nissan Skyline R32

+ Amazing sound. OMG.
+ Amazing handling. Its so quick and precise. I no longer fear the Exige like i did in the 200sx
+ Did i mention the sound?
+ Rust free, after 15 years? Hooray for imports!

- Ride quality. Its no rolls royce!
- Fuel consumption.
- Standard engine, could do with a bit more poke.

Butuz

[Moby-Dick]

Likewise

1990 Lexus LS400 Series 1
+ V8 sound > V6 Sound
+ a ride smoother than Cameroon DIaz's inner thigh
+ more electricory that you can shake a servo operated stick at

- Fuel , use thereof. Lots

[Konan555]

+ V8 sound > V6 Sound

pish!

[Butuz]

Its true that V8 sound > V6 Sound

It is also true that Straight 6 sound > V8 Sound > V6 Sound

Butuz

[Moby-Dick]

lies !

[Konan555]

It's OK. You can't hear my enigne over drivetrain anyway

Hang on!

-You can't hear my enigne over drivetrain

[Howard]

I4 > All you gas guzzlers

[digit]

My new car Rover 218iS

+ Metallic Purple Colour
+ Is a sleeper, little does anyone know its a 1.8
+ 117 BHP and 60 in 8.5 seconds

- The associated rover comments,such as they are for old people, unrealible etc