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Miscellaneous => Off-topic forum => Topic started by: Maarten Otto on November 04, 2012, 11:20:53 PM

Title: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Maarten Otto on November 04, 2012, 11:20:53 PM
Okay guys...

As in The Netherlands a Litre (0.25 Gallon) of petrol is €1.79 at the moment (About two times more expansive then in the USA, so stop complaining) and our previous car was a total loss after a massive accident where my girlfriend came out the VW with just a few scratches we are about to order something more economical:

Seat Mii. Limited @Mii edition.  And it does 20 kilometres per litre (or 60 miles to the Gallon) with a heavy right feet.
(https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autohaus.de%2Ffm%2F4436%2Fseat_atmii.jpg&hash=96569dde6f3dbd12ed0c64d905591f72537aa4ac)
(https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-01.autokopen.nl%2Fafbeeldingen%2F213787-seat-mii-2012-800x533.jpg&hash=22123017b43b665cdbb3a9491fef3f0158cb5645)
(https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motorafondo.net%2Fwp-content%2F2012%2F06%2Fmii2.jpg&hash=3ab25de0ce8f792fbaed92cab63858a66395d9ec)

Part of the Mini VAG family with Brother Up! and Citigo
(https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fautovisieblog.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2FUp_R_Citigo_RS_Mii_Cupra_intro.jpg&hash=9a43ac381217e8dd77d1a65b6d9f4771e09513b6)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxA9IpoEziw

Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: stevecree on November 04, 2012, 11:29:31 PM
Here is my babe on the day I bought her....it has never looked like that since  ::)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Maarten Otto on November 04, 2012, 11:33:01 PM
Quote from: SAC on November 04, 2012, 11:29:31 PM
Here is my babe on the day I bought her....it has never looked like that since  ::)
How come? The car can't have been used that much as it is raining all the time in the UK.  ;D
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: stevecree on November 04, 2012, 11:33:55 PM
Quote from: Maarten Otto on November 04, 2012, 11:33:01 PM
How come? The car can't have been used that much as it is raining all the time in the UK.  ;D

I never wash it !!  It has a roof obviously which retracts into the boot, but your right...not much call to have it down in Manchester  ::)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: ban2 on November 04, 2012, 11:43:51 PM
Nice motor SAC  8)

I just bought myself a Land Rover Discovery, it's nice to look down on the world :P
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Maarten Otto on November 04, 2012, 11:45:05 PM
Quote from: SAC on November 04, 2012, 11:33:55 PM
I never wash it !!  It has a roof obviously which retracts into the boot, but your right...not much call to have it down in Manchester  ::)
You better move to the Riviera then... Dawlish , Teignmouth or Newton Abbot will suit the car well  ;D
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: stevecree on November 04, 2012, 11:49:38 PM
Quote from: ban2 on November 04, 2012, 11:43:51 PM
Nice motor SAC  8)

I just bought myself a Land Rover Discovery, it's nice to look down on the world :P

Nice. Did you get hammered on Road Tax ?
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Curse on November 05, 2012, 12:25:49 AM
I've bought a manufacturer new Volkswagen Golf VI last January with nearly every interior equipment that's available - from Bi-Xenon lights over automated parking functions to the premium onboard computer.

It exactly fits my parking garage, so that's why not a bigger car and due to that garage I was able to skip the auxiliary heating, as well as the big navigation system that gets stolen extremely often.



I've ordered the small 1.2 turbo gasoline engine with 105HP, making it possible to have 4.5-5.5 litre/100km at 130km/h but still goes fast enough up to 210km/h on the Autobahn. Perfect car with low running costs (important for poor University students) and still safe and fast driving.


http://s14.directupload.net/file/d/3065/zwmfq9l6_jpg.htm

http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/3065/dnxl9z4z_jpg.htm


Edit: Fixed the pictures.
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Tujue on November 05, 2012, 10:29:38 PM
Had a Nissan Micra 160SR until August this year, but it has been declared total loss by the insurance company after a car crash... Looking for a new car now... ;D
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Dave4468 on November 05, 2012, 10:31:10 PM
A knackered 14 year old Ford Fiesta, with all the trimmings that come with such a car...  :laugh:
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Mr.HP on November 06, 2012, 10:53:51 AM
Am I the only one here riding on a scooter?
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: swiftus27 on November 06, 2012, 11:04:08 AM
Quote from: Mr.HP on November 06, 2012, 10:53:51 AM
Am I the only one here riding on a scooter?

Bro, I'm rocking a Chevy Malibu....  I feel ya.   My wife gets the Q5, of course...
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Meicci on November 06, 2012, 11:44:15 AM
'00 Opel (Vauxhall for you, englishmen) Corsa Diesel! Doesn't get any better from that. 3,4 litres/100km and a top speed of 140km/h 8)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: ban2 on November 06, 2012, 10:46:38 PM
Quote from: SAC on November 04, 2012, 11:49:38 PM
Nice. Did you get hammered on Road Tax ?

I'll be honest i havn't noticed. i will notice next April when i buy new tax :)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Infinity on November 07, 2012, 12:50:11 AM
i'm driving a 2010 Mercedes E 250 Coupe (white). Not the biggest engine, but gets me to 250 on the Autobahn  ;D
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Sigma on November 07, 2012, 01:18:27 AM
Well, she's a little bit less fuel-efficient than the car in the original post, and her 6.0L engine alone is about as large as some of the cars mentioned in this thread ;) , but here's my GTO (Holden Monaro for the Aussies, Vauxhall Monaro for the Brits)

(https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigma-hyperion.net%2Fpictures%2FHouse001.jpg&hash=773a5c5b3b033584d21d25ca383b19544c8b6a93)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Kadachiman on November 07, 2012, 12:00:17 PM
I live on an island with basically no roads so I don't own a car anymore.

Prior to moving here I had -
1 x HSV (Holden Special Vehicle) R8 Clubsport - to play :-)
1 x VY S pack Holden Ute - to tow my jet ski
1 x 2009 Mitsubishi van - work :-(
1 x BMW R1150RS motorbike - more play
1 x Harley Davidson 1200cc - because I thought I needed one...I didn't
1x Yamaha GS1300cc Waverider jetski - even more play

Registration and Insurance for this lot kept me poor

And now I get around in one of these as I keep holidaying in Philippines :-)

Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Hillians on November 08, 2012, 12:38:43 PM
I'm currently driving a 2yr old BMW 320D Efficiency Dynamics but will be getting a new car in a few weeks time. (i've already done 55,000 miles in 2yrs)

This time I've ordered a Nissan QashQai Tecna 1.6litre Diesel.

The BMW is great (it does 750miles with one tank when driving 80-85mph or 1200 kms when driving 130-140kp/h)
but as I've got a 6month old boy it has become a bit useless.. The boot space is too small so that's why I've gone for a larger car.
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Sami on November 08, 2012, 01:54:22 PM
Volvo V60 ..
(Just about to be 1 yr old. Nice machine with the big D5 engine)

(https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsami.aviation.fi%2Ftmp%2Fimg_0290.jpg&hash=24c4e6bcd2bc1fb91c14b4a55c8b0153d0e90398)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: lilius on November 08, 2012, 04:40:45 PM
Quote from: sami on November 08, 2012, 01:54:22 PM
Volvo V60 ..
(Just about to be 1 yr old. Nice machine with the big D5 engine)



Thats the car I want. But I want mine to be in the Edward Cullen Vampire Green Color  ;D
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Dave4468 on November 08, 2012, 04:55:23 PM
So close Sami, so close. Should be a C30 T5. Currently my dream car.  ;D
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: brique on November 08, 2012, 05:26:31 PM
Quote from: Admiral Flight Commander Major General Chad Studdington KBE on November 08, 2012, 04:55:23 PM
So close Sami, so close. Should be a C30 T5. Currently my dream car.  ;D

Oh dear, name like yours, shouldn't it be a Morgan, or a Bristol?
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: lilius on November 08, 2012, 05:31:40 PM
Quote from: Admiral Flight Commander Major General Chad Studdington KBE on November 08, 2012, 04:55:23 PM
So close Sami, so close. Should be a C30 T5. Currently my dream car.  ;D

The C30 is on the way out now and the shrunked new v40 is coming into the smaller segment. Its looking pretty good!
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Dave4468 on November 08, 2012, 05:40:01 PM
Nooooo! When is that planned for? The C30 is a sexy beast. And yes brique, I actually drive a Bristol 405, in British Racing Green!  ;D (if only)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: brique on November 08, 2012, 06:10:06 PM
Quote from: Admiral Flight Commander Major General Chad Studdington KBE on November 08, 2012, 05:40:01 PM
Nooooo! When is that planned for? The C30 is a sexy beast. And yes brique, I actually drive a Bristol 405, in British Racing Green!  ;D (if only)

BRG : but of course! My dreams involve an Aston Martin Vanquish, several attractive companions and a credit card with no limit on it. But I'm not greedy, I'll settle for just the car...
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Dave4468 on November 08, 2012, 06:42:54 PM
Although above mentioned Fiesta is in a dark green so I claim its BRG!  :)
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Cardinal on November 08, 2012, 08:59:32 PM
My dream vehicle since I was old enough to pronounce the name:
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: d2031k on November 09, 2012, 01:15:11 AM
Here's mine - does the job for commuting and getting around.

(https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1009.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf216%2Fd2031k%2FPeugeot207.jpg&hash=cf06f5ac80905d67f4542b530a75a034baaf1a86)

Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: JumboShrimp on November 09, 2012, 08:14:49 AM
Quote from: SAC on November 04, 2012, 11:29:31 PM
Here is my babe on the day I bought her....it has never looked like that since  ::)


Nice one Steve.  Here is mine:
Title: Re: What car do you drive (or did you just order)
Post by: Kadachiman on November 11, 2012, 05:56:04 AM
but as I've got a 6month old boy it has become a bit useless.. The boot space is too small so that's why I've gone for a larger car.

I am very surprised that the baby does not fit in the boot....either a very big baby or a very small boot :-)