Car brands and their appeal: what calls out to you?

[urquattro]

The current stable.

Specialized Allez for commuting to work and back.

Whyte T130rs, Giant Trance X1 and NS Eccentric for mile's of up and downhill smiles.

Mercedes Vito 122 sport X brabus edition. Used for camping, holidays, fishing, mountain biking and other leisure activities. She is only used for big days out and regularly returns 40mpg.

Ur quattro, now a garage queen but still gets out.

Audi TT225 low miles, future classic.

Honda Civic Vtech aerodeck, very low miles. Again a future classic.

Fiesta mk7 ST. Mostly used by the Mrs.

 

[Bryan+]

The current stable.

Specialized Allez for commuting to work and back.

Whyte T130rs, Giant Trance X1 and NS Eccentric for mile's of up and downhill smiles.

Mercedes Vito 122 sport X brabus edition. Used for camping, holidays, fishing, mountain biking and other leisure activities. She is only used for big days out and regularly returns 40mpg.

Ur quattro, now a garage queen but still gets out.

Audi TT225 low miles, future classic.

Honda Civic Vtech aerodeck, very low miles. Again a future classic.

First mk7 ST. Mostly used by the Mrs.

Read this in Alan Partridge voice, to make it believable.

 

[DualityNSNO]

The current stable.

Specialized Allez for commuting to work and back.

Whyte T130rs, Giant Trance X1 and NS Eccentric for mile's of up and downhill smiles.

Mercedes Vito 122 sport X brabus edition. Used for camping, holidays, fishing, mountain biking and other leisure activities. She is only used for big days out and regularly returns 40mpg.

Ur quattro, now a garage queen but still gets out.

Audi TT225 low miles, future classic.

Honda Civic Vtech aerodeck, very low miles. Again a future classic.

First mk7 ST. Mostly used by the Mrs.

Only 10 cars? Amateur

 

[urquattro]

Only 10 cars? Amateur

Only 5 of the 9 are cars, the first 4 are peddle bikes.

 

[urquattro]

Read this in Alan Partridge voice, to make it believable.

Not sure what you're getting at?.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Only 5 of the 9 are cars, the first 4 are peddle bikes.

ONLY 5 cars.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Tut.

There was room to ask about storage and upkeep/maintenance.

Was.

 

[urquattro]

ONLY 5 cars.

Yep, I can only drive one at a time. Combined they don't do 10k mileage a year. Take the Ur out the equation and the combined value is less than £25k.
I cycle about 5k miles commuting and what not.

 

[Rob17896]

An enlightening discussion in another thread reveals Jaguar cars appeal to "James Bond" types.

Which leads me to think, most of us own cars. We buy them for multiple reasons, one of which can be brand identity. Equally, some aspire to own a different type of car.

What does your car say about you?

Which lifestyle object do you aspire to and why?

BMW and Audi are purchased by people who aspire to be a pain to the rest of society. In fact they are. Tailgating, motorway weaving, status decieving, delusion believing * profanity

 

[COYBL25]

To add to this…. It’s the best small car I’ve driven for enjoyment, safety, stability and reliability….. I’ve had a punto, a fiesta tdci, a micra, and I’ve driven my daughters ds3…. I’d take the 500 over them all… oh, technically it’s the mrs car , I just paid for it

Whatever you do, stay right on top of the maintenance mate, don’t ignore any little noises coming from the engine or stretch the services out, as they’re notorious
for needing meticulously being looked after, especially the oil changes.

Make sure it’s a mechanic who knows these engines too, as a lot of mechanics put the wrong oil in, which can lead to catastrophic damage.

 

[Rob17896]

The current stable.

Specialized Allez for commuting to work and back.

Whyte T130rs, Giant Trance X1 and NS Eccentric for mile's of up and downhill smiles.

Mercedes Vito 122 sport X brabus edition. Used for camping, holidays, fishing, mountain biking and other leisure activities. She is only used for big days out and regularly returns 40mpg.

Ur quattro, now a garage queen but still gets out.

Audi TT225 low miles, future classic.

Honda Civic Vtech aerodeck, very low miles. Again a future classic.

Fiesta mk7 ST. Mostly used by the Mrs.

Oh dear.

 

[Rob17896]

Jaguars (before their recent woke rebrand) were the domain of Arthur Daley type wheeler dealers or bank robbers.
James Bond? James Schmond

I have never wanted to own a sports/fast car but have to admit the body designs from Jaguar since the nineties are works of art.

 

[Rob17896]

I have driven an EV for the last 3 years and will be replacing it with a new EV next month.

I am therefore a guardian of the planet and an exulted member of society.

I’d say sniff my fumes but I don’t produce any of that muck.

Unless you drive your EV for a long time you are a carbon nightmare. Get a used petrol/diesel.

 

[Bryan+]

Not sure what you're getting at?.

It doesn’t surprise me.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Whatever you do, stay right on top of the maintenance mate, don’t ignore any little noises coming from the engine or stretch the services out, as they’re notorious
for needing meticulously being looked after, especially the oil changes.

Make sure it’s a mechanic who knows these engines too, as a lot of mechanics put the wrong oil in, which can lead to catastrophic damage.

I mean it's a FIAT, "catastrophic damage" is included in the package.