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What car did you come from?
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I’ve owned the following beauties;
Passed my test in 1999.
1987 Austin Metro. Rotten little thing from an old ladies fetid driveway but I loved it. I actually drove the wheels off it in the literal sense on a dual carriageway in Eastbourne, it’s spiritual home.
1982 Datsun Stanza. 1.6 litres and the longest throw of any gearbox ever. Felt fast to me. It was owned by no less than four members of my family at some point in its life. It had so many storage pockets my mate once hid a fresh scotch egg in one and it took me six months to find it.
1991 Fiesta 1.1. So rusty I was amazed it got me through my student years. Was capable of four wheel slides via Scandinavian flicks but at amazingly low speeds and only on very wet roundabouts. It died on the A27 outside Brighton, went up in flames the poor thing.
1996 Honda Accord 2.0. Thought I’d made it with this one. Engine felt huge, it even had a spoiler. My mates nicknamed it the Grandad Sport.
1998 Integra Type R DC2. Simply one of the best drivers cars ever made. I almost cried when I sold it for the next car but I just craved more power, the only thing the car was ever short on.
2003 350Z. Loved it although it did always feel like it might kill me one day. Sold it reluctantly to by my first house.
2008 BMW 123d. One of the first low and high pressure turbo Diesel engines. Had crazy torque from about 1500rpm which meant care was needed in the wet. Also the only car I’ve properly crashed. Wet slip road, traction control off after big sideways fun on previous wet roundabout. Squeezed the throttle as the rear end crossed the standing water, no amount of opposite lock was bringing her back from the trees. Turned out I was the third guy that week to have the same accident. AA guy thought that was hilarious. I didn’t. Car was only 9 days old and it took BMW 6 months to fix it.
2011 A6 Avant 2.0tdi. Boring family wagon required.
2013 S4 Avant. Exciting family wagon required.
2015 Golf GTE. Still own. Tax effiecnet company car, compromised as a performance car on account of the weight but does so many things brilliantly, an ideal car in many ways. I’ve done more than 1000 miles on one tank of fuel before in this car and still had some fun along the way.
2018 i30n. You know the score.
2018 XC90 T8 Plug in Hybrid. Due to arrive one day in the near future. 7 seats of pure understated Swedish luxury for a growing family. This will do the long trips (and the short pure electric ones) whilst I thrash around in the i30n during the week. It will also be the ying to the i30n running costs yang. Think I’ll take her to IKEA the day we get her for the semi ironic meatball action.
Passed my test in 1999.
1987 Austin Metro. Rotten little thing from an old ladies fetid driveway but I loved it. I actually drove the wheels off it in the literal sense on a dual carriageway in Eastbourne, it’s spiritual home.
1982 Datsun Stanza. 1.6 litres and the longest throw of any gearbox ever. Felt fast to me. It was owned by no less than four members of my family at some point in its life. It had so many storage pockets my mate once hid a fresh scotch egg in one and it took me six months to find it.
1991 Fiesta 1.1. So rusty I was amazed it got me through my student years. Was capable of four wheel slides via Scandinavian flicks but at amazingly low speeds and only on very wet roundabouts. It died on the A27 outside Brighton, went up in flames the poor thing.
1996 Honda Accord 2.0. Thought I’d made it with this one. Engine felt huge, it even had a spoiler. My mates nicknamed it the Grandad Sport.
1998 Integra Type R DC2. Simply one of the best drivers cars ever made. I almost cried when I sold it for the next car but I just craved more power, the only thing the car was ever short on.
2003 350Z. Loved it although it did always feel like it might kill me one day. Sold it reluctantly to by my first house.
2008 BMW 123d. One of the first low and high pressure turbo Diesel engines. Had crazy torque from about 1500rpm which meant care was needed in the wet. Also the only car I’ve properly crashed. Wet slip road, traction control off after big sideways fun on previous wet roundabout. Squeezed the throttle as the rear end crossed the standing water, no amount of opposite lock was bringing her back from the trees. Turned out I was the third guy that week to have the same accident. AA guy thought that was hilarious. I didn’t. Car was only 9 days old and it took BMW 6 months to fix it.
2011 A6 Avant 2.0tdi. Boring family wagon required.
2013 S4 Avant. Exciting family wagon required.
2015 Golf GTE. Still own. Tax effiecnet company car, compromised as a performance car on account of the weight but does so many things brilliantly, an ideal car in many ways. I’ve done more than 1000 miles on one tank of fuel before in this car and still had some fun along the way.
2018 i30n. You know the score.
2018 XC90 T8 Plug in Hybrid. Due to arrive one day in the near future. 7 seats of pure understated Swedish luxury for a growing family. This will do the long trips (and the short pure electric ones) whilst I thrash around in the i30n during the week. It will also be the ying to the i30n running costs yang. Think I’ll take her to IKEA the day we get her for the semi ironic meatball action.
Volvo 66
Ford XR3i
Ford RS Turbo
Nissan 200 SX
Nissan 200 SX
Daihatsu Sportrak
VW Golf VR6
Vauxhall Calibra 16V
Lancia Integrale 8V
Fiat Brava 1.4SX
TVR Griffith 500
Jaguar XKR
Mitsubishi EVO 6 RSX
TVR Tuscan
BMW E39 M5
BMW E45 M3 CSL
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
BMW X5 4.8is
BMW E46 M3 Convertible
BMW E60 M5
BMW E92 M3 Manual
Caterham CSR 260
Honda FN2 Civic Mugen M200
Nissan GTR R35
BMW E92 M3 GTS (Still own)
Ferrari 430 Scuderia 16M
Lamborghini Aventador LP700
Ferrari 458 Speciale (Still own)
Lamborghini Gallardo Performante
Porsche 991 GT3
Maserati Gran Turismo Stradale MC
Porsche 991 GT3 RS
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale (again)
Lamborghini Aventador SV LP 750
McLaren 675 LT
Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS (Still own)
Porsche Macan GTS (Still own)
Hyundai i30n Performance (Still own)
Many cars had at the same time so not quite sequential and probably forgotten a lot. Not included wives/partners cars
Ford XR3i
Ford RS Turbo
Nissan 200 SX
Nissan 200 SX
Daihatsu Sportrak
VW Golf VR6
Vauxhall Calibra 16V
Lancia Integrale 8V
Fiat Brava 1.4SX
TVR Griffith 500
Jaguar XKR
Mitsubishi EVO 6 RSX
TVR Tuscan
BMW E39 M5
BMW E45 M3 CSL
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
BMW X5 4.8is
BMW E46 M3 Convertible
BMW E60 M5
BMW E92 M3 Manual
Caterham CSR 260
Honda FN2 Civic Mugen M200
Nissan GTR R35
BMW E92 M3 GTS (Still own)
Ferrari 430 Scuderia 16M
Lamborghini Aventador LP700
Ferrari 458 Speciale (Still own)
Lamborghini Gallardo Performante
Porsche 991 GT3
Maserati Gran Turismo Stradale MC
Porsche 991 GT3 RS
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale (again)
Lamborghini Aventador SV LP 750
McLaren 675 LT
Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS (Still own)
Porsche Macan GTS (Still own)
Hyundai i30n Performance (Still own)
Many cars had at the same time so not quite sequential and probably forgotten a lot. Not included wives/partners cars
I'm very jealous. This was my dream car for many years in my early driving days.
How does the i30N compare to the cars on that list?
Brilliantly. I use the i30n the most these days especially on my own. It’s just so entertaining to drive. I picked it after much research and disappointment with the other cars in the market. It’s a true drivers car
It’s the Volvo 66 isn’t it? I know, what a car
Seriously if I went back over them then these are the ones I’d have again
Lancia Integrale 8V
Mitsubishi EVO 6 RSX
BMW E39 M5
BMW E46 M3 CSL
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
Nissan GTR R35
BMW E92 M3 GTS (Still own)
Ferrari 458 Speciale (Still own)
Maserati Gran Turismo Stradale MC
Porsche 991 GT3 RS
Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS (Still own)
Porsche Macan GTS (Still own)
Hyundai i30n Performance (Still own)
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That is awesome.
I guess that is what Hyundai have really nailed, anyone can make a fast car, but the real engineering is in making a car that people want to drive over and over again.
Absolutely. It’s very, very entertaining but not compromised so you can carry real people, go shopping but empty the car and trundle down to the circuit or your favourite B road and it just does it. The fact it is toy laden too gives you a value experience you would only get in much more expensive cars. Apart from the higher rent materials it’s no less functional or less comfortable than my Macan which is more than double the price
They are fantastic cars, 8200rpm vtec redline, incredibly light and so focused, it almost feels like it was made for you. It’s those old happy memories that instantly went through my mind when I drive the N. I can’t say enough good things about either of them.
Brava was the most reliable car I ever owned... and the most boring. Setting up my first business it was all I could afford. Was a great day when I replaced it with the far less reliable TVR Griffith
Cool cars! Made me wonder, do you guys put some car magnets and decals for the car designs?for those type of cars?
My list is relatively short compared to most.
Mitsi Magna 1998 to 2005
Mitsi Lancer 2005 to 2018
(Dream affordable car) Hyundai N 2018 to 20XX
Mitsi Magna 1998 to 2005
Mitsi Lancer 2005 to 2018
(Dream affordable car) Hyundai N 2018 to 20XX