Your First Car

Toondes · Post by **Toondes** » Thu May 28, 2015 9:42 pm

When I opened this thread I was solo confused. I have never owned either of those cars unfortunately (and never will).

Mifune · Post by **Mifune** » Thu May 28, 2015 9:49 pm

Toondes wrote:When I opened this thread I was solo confused. I have never owned either of those cars unfortunately (and never will).

overseasTOON · Post by **overseasTOON** » Thu May 28, 2015 11:23 pm

Toondes wrote:When I opened this thread I was solo confused. I have never owned either of those cars unfortunately (and never will).

You never bit the bullet.

Go classic retro and make your car your own.

Tomski · Post by **Tomski** » Fri May 29, 2015 4:56 am

MIFUNE wrote:
Toondes wrote:When I opened this thread I was solo confused. I have never owned either of those cars unfortunately (and never will).

Aldridge Prior · Post by **Aldridge Prior** » Fri May 29, 2015 5:06 am

MIFUNE wrote:
Toondes wrote:When I opened this thread I was solo confused. I have never owned either of those cars unfortunately (and never will).

I only passed my test two years ago and since then I've only had Vauxhalls as company cars. A 1.4 07 plate Astra, an 09 plate 1.8 Insignia, and currently a black 60 plate 1.6 Astra.

For the last 6 years or so my Mrs has had several Fiestas and a Micra, and for the last three she's had an absolute skip of a black 54 plate Fiesta which was rusting and with disgraceful brakes. By far the worst car on the street and a total death trap. So I bit the bullet earlier this year and made us buy our first car together, and the first one I've ever owned personally...

And god I love it. 1.4 Golf TSI. Don't be fooled by the engine size, it can do 0-60 in under 9 seconds and is quiet and comfortable doing well over 100mph. Faster than anything else I've driven by some stretch, and engineering wise is in a different league.

EDIT: And it also looks like this inside

Audi A4 or BMW 3 Series next I reckon. German cars

Tomski · Post by **Tomski** » Fri May 29, 2015 5:43 am

Aldridge Prior wrote:And god I love it. 1.4 Golf TSI. Don't be fooled by the engine size, it can do 0-60 in under 9 seconds and is quiet and comfortable doing well over 100mph. Faster than anything else I've driven by some stretch, and engineering wise is in a different league.

Not my words, Carol, the words of Top Gear Magazine

Post by **biggeordiedave** » Fri May 29, 2015 6:28 am

Why are you driving at over 100mph you big ballsack?

Aldridge Prior · Post by **Aldridge Prior** » Fri May 29, 2015 6:32 am

biggeordiedave wrote:Why are you driving at over 100mph you big ballsack?

I've never driven over 100mph

Aldridge Prior · Post by **Aldridge Prior** » Fri May 29, 2015 6:33 am

Tomski wrote:
Aldridge Prior wrote:And god I love it. 1.4 Golf TSI. Don't be fooled by the engine size, it can do 0-60 in under 9 seconds and is quiet and comfortable doing well over 100mph. Faster than anything else I've driven by some stretch, and engineering wise is in a different league.
Not my words, Carol, the words of Top Gear Magazine

Lexi

bodacious benny · Post by **bodacious benny** » Fri May 29, 2015 7:04 am

You can't go wrong with German cars. I've had a BMW 1 Series and now got an Audi A4. Both are absolutely bullet proof mechanically speaking, comfortable and smooth to drive and you can cruise at speed with no fuss at all.

Aldridge Prior · Post by **Aldridge Prior** » Fri May 29, 2015 7:18 am

Bodacious Benny wrote:You can't go wrong with German cars. I've had a BMW 1 Series and now got an Audi A4. Both are absolutely bullet proof mechanically speaking, comfortable and smooth to drive and you can cruise at speed with no fuss at all.

As long as you don't go over 70mph

Toondes · Post by **Toondes** » Fri May 29, 2015 7:45 am

I currently have an Audi A3 1.9tdi 2009
but I'm hoping to part ex within the next year for a brand new bmw 123d. The missus is taking some persuasion tho.

bodacious benny · Post by **bodacious benny** » Sat May 30, 2015 9:57 am

Toondes wrote:I currently have an Audi A3 1.9tdi 2009
but I'm hoping to part ex within the next year for a brand new bmw 123d. The missus is taking some persuasion tho.

My mate had a 123d, it went like a f***ing rocket

The Deluded Pablo Diego Jose Francisco · Sat May 30, 2015 12:01 pm

Aldridge Prior wrote:
MIFUNE wrote:

I only passed my test two years ago and since then I've only had Vauxhalls as company cars. A 1.4 07 plate Astra, an 09 plate 1.8 Insignia, and currently a black 60 plate 1.6 Astra.

For the last 6 years or so my Mrs has had several Fiestas and a Micra, and for the last three she's had an absolute skip of a black 54 plate Fiesta which was rusting and with disgraceful brakes. By far the worst car on the street and a total death trap. So I bit the bullet earlier this year and made us buy our first car together, and the first one I've ever owned personally...

And god I love it. 1.4 Golf TSI. Don't be fooled by the engine size, it can do 0-60 in under 9 seconds and is quiet and comfortable doing well over 100mph. Faster than anything else I've driven by some stretch, and engineering wise is in a different league.

EDIT: And it also looks like this inside

Audi A4 or BMW 3 Series next I reckon. German cars

I've been looking at getting a MK7 VW GTi, they are sexy cars!

The only down side is that they are pricey, i've saved up 13k so far and still have a little way to go before i'd purchase one.

Toondes · Post by **Toondes** » Sat May 30, 2015 12:05 pm

Go for the Gtd instead. Best of both worlds

Micky Quim · Post by **Micky Quim** » Sat May 30, 2015 12:08 pm

My car history...

Nissan Sunny Estate (massive)
Nissan Micra (tiny but fast)
Fiat Punto (broke a lot)
Seat Ibiza (great car)
Seat Leon FR (even better car)
Seat Leon Cupra R (308bhp after fiddling but horrible to drive)
Ford Focus (boring)

Thinking about a Golf R next

The Deluded Pablo Diego Jose Francisco · Sat May 30, 2015 1:35 pm

Toondes wrote:Go for the Gtd instead. Best of both worlds

While it is is cheaper (tax wise) and more seem to be available, i just love the red trim on the GTi's

And if i'm going to spend around 20k for a car, its going to be one that has everything i want.

LaFraise92 · Post by **LaFraise92** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:05 pm

A 1999 "mystic teal" Toyota Corolla VE when I was in Canada. Bought it for $1200 and it was an absolute tank considering I crashed it in the snow five times, drove it 28,000 miles in 9 months and sold it for scrap in the USA for $600 when I was done with it. Christened it Demba Ca, then Yohan when he f***ed off in January 2013

Toondes · Post by **Toondes** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:47 pm

Nice Northumberland stick on the rear fender bumper!

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Bartlet87 · Post by **Bartlet87** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:09 pm

Ford Fiesta

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