What Car Do You Drive........?

[ToraToraTora]

Another thread got me chatting about the Jaaaaaaag so I thought I'd see what cars others drive. Post a picture but remember to obscure the plate.
Here she is: https://ibb.co/KqGqJCb

[pastafreak]

I don't drive and know little about cars. But my daughter's partner bought a second hand jag xe late last summer after several years of renting. He had an Audi convertible previously.
As I said...I know nothing, but this car was quite comfortable for this old bird riding in the back seat from the West country to London.

[Prudie]

'im indoors drives an Audi A7 but is also building a Model A Ford and has built a 1955 Ford Consul (that is very unreliable...)

[davebro]

//BARRY, it also stops the number from being cloned.//

Does it heck - anyone can see/clone your number when you're driving about.

[ToraToraTora]

judge: "Among my current transport fleet is a third share in an ex-London Transport Routemaster bus. It has its original AEC 9.6 litre engine (unlike the examples that, until carried on working on London’s two “heritage” bus routes – the 9 and 11 – most of which were converted to meet low emissions standards). However, I don't use it to go to the shops. " - my gast is flabbered!

[piggynose]

I drove a trotter special aka a robin reliant aka plastic pig. Had it for 2 years. I only got it cuz i had a motorbike licence.
It was a lotta fun! But not a babe magnet though! one girlfriend refused to go anywhere near it, lol!

[ParsleyDumpling]

Have always driven my husband's cars (Peugeot 406 and Nissan Sqaushie)My first and only car is a 2019 red Mini Cooper. I absolutely love it. I became obsessed with the Union Jack rear lights, and when I had an endowment mature in 2020 bought it for cash. It had less than 5,000 miles on the clock and cost me just under £13,000. I call it Reddington (for those of you who watched The Blacklist).

[Milvus]

BMW 535d. Bought new in 2011, done a little over 120k miles. Great to drive still. Previous car BMW 530i, from new over 130k miles.

[Togo]

Motors we love em don't we ... and "they" are trying to take em off us. Have driven and owned all sorts from Austin A35 to Rover 90, MG B to Triumph Spitfire. Scimitar( until a rear wheel came off on the M6) Ford Consul Mk11, with column change and bench seats, to Ford Capri. Transit van to Leyland Atlas Van. Company cars from Ford Escort to Vauxhall Astra GT, Datsun, to Chevette, and more again. The car that gave me most pleasure was a Ford Mondeo 2.2 Tdci Durotorq. It was like a spitfire. Sounded like a set of spanners in a bag when you started it but it pulled like nothing on earth and got quieter and and keenrer the furter and faster you pushed it. Drove to Cornwall and back at least 8 times in it once from St Ives to LLandudno in 5hours. Honest. After another tTitanium Mondeo we decided we needed something more sedate with easier acces. We are both now getting on. We still do the drive to the South(this year to the southernmost Devon shore) so opted for a stately Honda CR-v petrol. It is doing us proud and after initially being unsure we both now love it. I am getting old. The boy racer has gone.

https://thumbsnap.com/i/tyPFjQC7.jpg

[Togo]

@20.29. So is mine. I thought that Judge would have had a full size, heritage Steam Train tucked away in a coaling shed somewhere.

[Togo]

I have also driven an E type Jag. It was Michael Winners and an "acquaintance" from the 60s had stolen it and kindly offered my pal and I the use of his motor for the night. We were getting wheel spin in top gear on the M6 with Motown 45s playing on the built in record player! No kid. It was mounted on springs but we could still make the records jump. Powder blue with wire wheels.

[elliemay1]

I have a 5 year old silver Renault Captur. My husband has just bought a new Nissan X-Trail, he's had a Rav 4 for 10 years and is selling it now. It is a great car and, as others have said, very reliable

[haras2]

6 year old Fiat Panda : suits me...

[-SharonA-]

My first car was a Daf Automatic. Does anyone remember this car??

[Zacs-Master]

I do. They weren’t actually automatic, they were variomatic. Technically slightly different.

[New Judge]

//- my gast is flabbered!//

What, that I part-own the bus, or I don't use it for shopping, Tora! :-)

I'm a bit of a transport nerd, with particular interest in London buses (post WW2 up until they started putting the engines in the back) and heritage railways (especially steam and early BR diesel locos).

// I thought that Judge would have had a full size, heritage Steam Train tucked away in a coaling shed somewhere.//

If only, Togo. But those machines have a nasty history of bankrupting their owners and Mrs NJ may have something to say!!

[zebo]

I have an old, boring but very reliable VW Jetta, excellent on fuel. Many many moons ago we had a Messerschmitt 3 wheeler, the battery was on the floor behind the driver and the passenger, usually me, had to hold the terminals down. Our very first purchase, '69, was an A35 van, £25 we paid for it, it was so rusty underneath that you could watch the tarmac go by, we thought it was the end of the world when we had to scrap it.

[ToraToraTora]

zm: "That’s v v nice, Tora. High running costs? " - well yes but I don't do a lot of miles. I only use The premium petrol but that actually gives a better MPG so it works out cheaper. 25 on a run 15 round town.

[ToraToraTora]

YMB: " Would never have a Merc again. " - I had a CL600 bi turbo, absolute rocket ship. It's the one that they had a tug-o-war with on top gear. Sadly though it rusted badly and that put me off mercs. From 99 to 2010 the build quality of mercs was shocking. I had an older 190E and that was great and they tell me the newer ones are better too.

[Zacs-Master]

Always had a secret hankering for a Sovereign / XJ12. Quite tempted to get one when I retire.

[Zacs-Master]

I would never have a Merc again either. Engines are rough compared to Beemers.