what car you driving?

[vizsla]

Ok not very bushcraft related but alot of my time recently has been spent tinkering with cars. I realise to alot of people cars are just transport and a waste of money which to be fair they are but ive allways loved cars and 4x4s plus following F1,
recently iv been working on a landrover discovery1 as i had one when i was 18 but never had the money to do anything to it so ten years on iv got another one.
Iv also got a mk5 golf gttdi 170 for a more eco everyday car which im looking at a few mods for.
Il post some pics if the thread gets interest.
I was just wondering of anybody else is into there motors?
Thanks

 

[TomBartlett]

2005 Renault Clio

 

[kodiakjoe]

would love a Landy but am very happy with my workhorse - 'S' reg VW passat estate 1.9TDi red i. It takes a load of timber and tools in the back (or the missus' harp and my guitars), can be fixed without computers and just keeps on going

 

[lucan]

SWMBO drives a Zafira ( Full of Kids ), I have an X reg Peugeot 106 For work.

 

[Toddy]

2005 Renault Clio

Astonishing how much work one of these does I drove mine up hills, through woods, across fields, in through castles, through two feet of snow and it never slipped, slid, stalled, stuck or skidded once.
I only sold it because it was too awkward for the elderly relations to manage in and out and trying to get everything into the little Clio for a fortnight away was a bit tight.

I'm driving a Suzuki Ignis now, and it's very good, but it has no where near the road holding of the Clio.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[WULF]

VW bora tdi highline sport,had it nearly 8 years now...bit of a vw nut

 

[Chris the Cat]

110 defender, old, does me nut in!
( but I love it! )
da C.

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Got a vectra VXR 2.8t with 280 bhp.
Sold my VW transporter last year with 269k miles and miss it.

 

[Harvestman]

Bright yellow VW Fox.

It's my wife's car. I had to sell my Skoda.

Honest.

 

[Bucephalas]

I'm not a car man at all. It gets me from A to B, nuff said.

2002 Pug estate.
I sold my Seat Alhambra a few years back and regretted it ever since though.

 

[snozz]

Mitsubishi Delica - useful when Landies get stuck!

 

[santaman2000]

2004 Dodge Ram 1500 twin cab 2WD.

 

[Totumpole]

Mitsubishi Delica - useful when Landies get stuck!

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I was so gonna get one of those and convert it to a camper. Instead I went for a newish freelander. Silly really, cost me a bomb and eats deisel!
How I miss my 2005 Focus - it handles almost everything I could throw at it, much like toddy says about the clio.

 

[Adze]

Currently a 1994 Golf 1.9 Tdi - an astonishing thing when it comes to economy, I've had 0.2 mpg off 70mpg when driven exceedingly carefully, which puts even the Toymota Pious to shame.

2004 Dodge Ram 1500 twin cab 2WD.

I have a friend with one of those - is yours the Cummins 6BT diesel or the V8? Always fancied the 6B's little 4cyl brother for my 90 if I ever break the Tdi that's in it.

 

[gabrielsdad]

Freelander 1.9 SE 04. 50000 MILES. a christmas present from the missus, hence been a bloody petrol and not a diesel. Never said anything other than i love it. i suppose i do really, except when i need to fill it up. About £85 and about 300-350 miles depending on where and how. I used to have a peugot 306 td that would do 700 miles. And i could get cheap diesel from a mate.

 

[santaman2000]

Currently a 1994 Golf 1.9 Tdi - an astonishing thing when it comes to economy, I've had 0.2 mpg off 70mpg when driven exceedingly carefully, which puts even the Toymota Pious to shame.

I have a friend with one of those - is yours the Cummins 6BT diesel or the V8? Always fancied the 6B's little 4cyl brother for my 90 if I ever break the Tdi that's in it.

The smaller gasoline V8 (not the Hemi) You cain't get it in diesel over here; for diesel you have to get the 2500 (3/4 ton) or larger. You can get a 10 cylinder gasoline V8 though. And the newer models have an option for a selective cylinder gasoline V8 (it operates on 4 cylinders at highway speed but the other 4 kick in when sudden power is needed)

 

[cbr6fs]

1994 Eunos Roadster (Jap import version of the MX5)
2004 Smart Fortwo
2001 CBR600 FSport

 

[smoggy]

I have a Discovery 1 and a Series 3 88" landrover, neither of which require comptermebobs to fix them so keeping them running is that bit cheaper, especially as one runs on waste veg oil! Neither are big enough at times, despite having roofrack or ladder bars fitted, I have two trailers for extra or bulky loads. It is however often surprising what can be carried by even the smallest of family cars.

 

[johnboy]

You can get a 10 cylinder gasoline V8 though. )

So would that be a V10??

 

[kiltedpict]

07 Subaru Outback. Great for the family, camping and diving gear, wish I could have afforded the Diesel version but they were too new at the time. God it's expensive to run... Will
Keep it till next may and trade it in.... Just not sure what will take my fancy then