What Car Do You Drive (Other Than Van?)

[stevetheplumber]

after having a saab convertible for the last ten years we now have a nissan note tekna i hate it as much as fast track plumbers

 

[lame plumber]

Can see you have never driven one there great . And the evoque will most likly be my next motor may not suite some but I love them

your so wrong there, but why try and turn a ton of 4x4 into a sports vehicle?, it can never do either role well, despite what the owners think.

 

[dancinplumba]

your so wrong there, but why try and turn a ton of 4x4 into a sports vehicle?, it can never do either role well, despite what the owners think.

Err agree but the fastest fastest cars are 4x4 🙂

 

[lame plumber]

Err agree but the fastest fastest cars are 4x4 🙂

not true as the fastest car ever had no wheel drive at all, thrust2🙂

 

[kirkgas]

I'm going to jump back to the top of the most hated list ( if I'm not there already) but I've had a chat with my son and I'm getting his Lambo Gallardo back to keep as he is buying something else ( to be decided) but as they won't offer enough for trade on we are keeping both hahaha
Prob not for a couple of months but i can wait

 

[Guest123]

Looking at a nice silver Jag going for 3 grand in a local forecourt. Always fancied one, even if they are owned by Ford.

 

[dancinplumba]

Looking at a nice silver Jag going for 3 grand in a local forecourt. Always fancied one, even if they are owned by Ford.

They have Mondeo floor pan

 

[jordand]

Got a golf ans the missus has a 306.
Also got a triumph daytona for a bit of fun

 

[SafeGasInstall]

My dad is going to get me a helicopter but only if I go back home 🙁

 

[Leo21]

I'm going to jump back to the top of the most hated list ( if I'm not there already) but I've had a chat with my son and I'm getting his Lambo Gallardo back to keep as he is buying something else ( to be decided) but as they won't offer enough for trade on we are keeping both hahaha
Prob not for a couple of months but i can wait

Git!!!!!

 

[Leo21]

They have Mondeo floor pan

The x types do, the s type is based on something American.

 

[lame plumber]

I'm going to jump back to the top of the most hated list ( if I'm not there already) but I've had a chat with my son and I'm getting his Lambo Gallardo back to keep as he is buying something else ( to be decided) but as they won't offer enough for trade on we are keeping both hahaha
Prob not for a couple of months but i can wait

hope you get piles so u cant drive it, just green horns Really 😉 git comes to mind as well

 

[Toxic Ted]

not true as the fastest car ever had no wheel drive at all, thrust2🙂

thats not a car.....thats a plane with no wings....so what is the fastest "car" driven through the wheels?

What do you call fast....top speed or accelleration?....most people think f1 are the fastest but have no idea

 

[Guest123]

My dad is going to get me a helicopter but only if I go back home 🙁

Everybody want to start a collection?:waving:

 

[kirkgas]

hope you get piles so u cant drive it, just green horns Really 😉 git comes to mind as well

Haha, was discussing it with the younger boys tonight and they are delighted, the misses asked what I was going to do with my present car, but as we have twins I "can't" get rid of it as we need to to their football and all the other stuff they do, ( sometimes the misses is busy so I still need my car so it looks as if stuck with the xf jag and the Lambo haha (I could use her qashqai but she point bank refuses to drive the Lambo)

 

[lame plumber]

haha, was discussing it with the younger boys tonight and they are delighted, the misses asked what i was going to do with my present car, but as we have twins i "can't" get rid of it as we need to to their football and all the other stuff they do, ( sometimes the misses is busy so i still need my car so it looks as if stuck with the xf jag and the lambo haha (i could use her qashqai but she point bank refuses to drive the lambo)

i've a nice dry garage in much better climatic conditions than you??????????

 

[R1CKY]

They have Mondeo floor pan

Thats not a bad thing. The Mondeo is a very good handling car, infact its a good car all round.

 

[kirkgas]

I had an x type about 4 yrs ago and loved it

 

[mcniven]

My toys

 

[Resolute]

Got a golf ans the missus has a 306.
Also got a triumph daytona for a bit of fun

Which Daytona have you got?

 

[dancinplumba]

Thats not a bad thing. The Mondeo is a very good handling car, infact its a good car all round.

But it isn't a jag 🙂

 

[R1CKY]

I no longer "drive" the Alfa 🙁


This is what I found! I think cylinder no 1 has dropped a valve 🙁 Proper f****d. This ladies and gentlemen is what happens when you buy with your heart and not your head!

 

[Ollieg]

Mmmmmm Alfa's.
sorry it Lived up to there reputation.

 

[R1CKY]

Not as sorry as I am! Its got a full tank of fuel, £60 worth of brand new oil and £280 worth of dunlop tyres with less than 100 miles wear on it!

 

[TomLane]

I no longer "drive" the Alfa 🙁

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This is what I found! I think cylinder no 1 has dropped a valve 🙁 Proper f****d. This ladies and gentlemen is what happens when you buy with your heart and not your head!

Oh dear.....

That is all

 

[Leo21]

Proper bummer that.

 

[R1CKY]

Yup! I wonder if I can fit the leather seats into my van!!

 

[TomLane]

Yup! I wonder if I can fit the leather seats into my van!!

Like I said before, someone will have if for scrap!! ;-)

 

[R1CKY]

Thats all its good for now 🙁

 

[TomLane]

Thats all its good for now 🙁

I'm not a car breaker expert but perhaps if you've got the time you might get more money for individual parts (seats, tires, wheels, lights easily removed parts by you etc)?!?

I'm always sceptical of taking a car to a scrappy as I think they'd just rip you off!!

 

[Destroyer2813]

Plus there will be plenty of other knackered Alfa"s that need bits you can donate

 

[TomLane]

Plus there will be plenty of other knackered Alfa"s that need bits you can donate

Exactly what I was thinking!

There are some Alfa enthusiasts out there somewhere?!?

 

[R1CKY]

Going to try and sell it as spares or repairs, if not I'll take off as much as I can before I scrap it. Its going to break my heart seeing them put a claw through it to put it on the lorry! Live and learn! I'm buying a Toyota Corolla next!!

 

[TBServices]

Can't you try to find a new engine and DIY drop it in?

 

[R1CKY]

Engines are like rocking horse poo and very expensive when they do show up! I might take the head off and inspect the damage, I'd like to think I could get away with a new head, piston and valve. But in reality I think the block is probably shagged too! It still runs, albeit on three cylinders!

 

[Leo21]

Engines are like rocking horse poo and very expensive when they do show up! I might take the head off and inspect the damage, I'd like to think I could get away with a new head, piston and valve. But in reality I think the block is probably shagged too! It still runs, albeit on three cylinders!

Thought running on three was good going for an Alfa!

 

[R1CKY]

The running on three is ok, its the noise of the engine eating itself is what disheartening!

 

[TBServices]

It's got to be worth keeping, surely. Feel fr you mate, sounds like a total disaster.

 

[R1CKY]

Alfa has gone 🙁 Did not have time to repair or strip it and didn't want to throw more money at it. Was breaking my heart looking at it, plus the tax was running out. Sold it for........£200! It had £280 worth of tyres on it! Extremely expensive mistake!

To rub salt in the wound, I am now driving this..........


Which is on a 3 year lease, so I can't even hand it back for another two years and 3 months 🙁 I make very, very silly decisions when it comes to cars! As a kneejerk reaction to the Alfa getting towed away I very nearly went and financed a Focus ST, but slept on it and decided to save the money instead!!

 

[TomLane]

Alfa has gone 🙁 Did not have time to repair or strip it and didn't want to throw more money at it. Was breaking my heart looking at it, plus the tax was running out. Sold it for........£200! It had £280 worth of tyres on it! Extremely expensive mistake!

To rub salt in the wound, I am now driving this..........

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Which is on a 3 year lease, so I can't even hand it back for another two years and 3 months 🙁 I make very, very silly decisions when it comes to cars! As a kneejerk reaction to the Alfa getting towed away I very nearly went and financed a Focus ST, but slept on it and decided to save the money instead!!

Do you actually have a mangina?!?!

I think a double dose of masculinity needs to be injected into your brain - Stat!!

 

[Leo21]

What a sweet little car🙂 an Alfa to this! Have you got skitsophrenia?

 

[R1CKY]

Haha! I had this before the Alfa, its my girlfriends car for getting back and forth to work, I've just put myself back on the insurance for it! Spent all day driving it today and I've never felt so "Zeb-like" in all my life!!

 

[heatseek185]

I drive a Volvo S40, something I never dreamt I'd do in a million years coming from mainly a biking background but I'm quite enjoying it's build quality, reliability and although the performance isn't break-neck it ain't half bad.

I've just had it converted to take Autogas (lpg) huge savings considering the mileage I do.

I just noticed the guy who did the conversion has put a clip up on youtube:

[video=youtube;gMDezmOIu9s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMDezmOIu9s[/video]

 

[Nostrum]

Have you read and adhered to the Volvo drivers code of practice?

*A Panama hat must be left on the parcel shelf at all times.
*Driving gloves must be worn whenever the vehicle is in motion, regardless of weather.
*When travelling on a motorway, the inside lane must never be used even when free. The middle lane is used for most situations unless travelling at 70mph. At this speed you MUST stay in the outside lane even if other motorists wish to overtake you at a higher speed.
*Never use mirrors when executing an overtake on a dual carriageway or motorway.
*Always assume you are the only car using the road you are travelling on.
*never maintain a constant speed when travelling long distances, speed up and slow down at regular intervals to ensure you overtake, and then be overtaken by the same car at regular intervals.


I'm sure there's more

 

[heatseek185]

Ha ha nice one, as a plumber you get used to being stereotyped.

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Just out if interest how much did it cost you for the conversion?

 

[Plum Bob 66]

I drive a peugeot 206 gti 180 with full body kit tinted windows and loud exhaust its pretty fast cost a fortune to run but its fast as **** and at 41 years of age i should know better but i dont care.

Btw im not commercial

Saving up for a scooby or skyline.

Is that "Bradford drift" ?

 

[lame plumber]

so sad that volvo got rid of their proper bumpers, parking used to be so easy, bump. bump bump and there you go all done🙂

 

[wd2oo3]

330ci cracking car. I dont do much miles outside of work. Get about 300 out the tank give or take.

 

[GR63]

I'm going to jump back to the top of the most hated list ( if I'm not there already) but I've had a chat with my son and I'm getting his Lambo Gallardo back to keep as he is buying something else ( to be decided) but as they won't offer enough for trade on we are keeping both hahaha
Prob not for a couple of months but i can wait

Well ! Have you got it yet then ????

 

[PatchettPlumbing]

We got a Q7 S-Line and a Fiesta ST

 

[SafeGasInstall]

no car , just a vw van for me

 

[CES]

I got rid of my van and got a Ford Ranger Limited as Ive scaled my business down, Mrs has got a Renault Grand Scenic.

 

[Leo21]

Just got another audi a5 sportback 3.0 tdi s line. Mrs choice, nice car though. Funny thing is I drive a manky old toyota for work while she swans around in the car! Something's not right.

 

[Pelsey]

Mrs has a mk5 golf gti we both use and I've got a mk2 golf gti16v as a toy both in tornado red lol although the mk5 is going to be replaced at the end of nov by a mk7gti in tornado red lol

 

[Leo21]

Mrs has a mk5 golf gti we both use and I've got a mk2 golf gti16v as a toy both in tornado red lol although the mk5 is going to be replaced at the end of nov by a mk7gti in tornado red lol

I do like a mark 2 in tornado red. 3 door?

 

[Leo21]

This is what my toy looks like at the moment.

 

[stevetheplumber]

ok decided to do a timeline of the cars ive owned as close as i can recall
austin a 30
morris 62 mini
mg1100
fiat 850 abarth
ford anglia super
ford anglia van
frogeye sprite
another mini
austin a40
morris minor
renault 4
hillman imp
ford anglia 1650 full race lump
singer gazelle
humber sceptre
ford escort 1300
capri 16gt
citroen d type
sweeny shaped granada
another granada 3l
nissan skyline 240k coupe
rover sdi
dutton melos
ford sierra
mini kit scamp
ford sierra 4x4 estate
astra deisel estate
saab convertable
nissan note 1.6 techna
the ones i liked most would be the grannies and the sky line which actually drove very similar, the melos for fun and the seirra 4x4for grip ,the saab for reliability i put 138,000 miles on it in 10 years and it never missed a beat started to play up at 198000 so i got rid
vans
ford anglia
leyland fg ex bt workshop
another fg
austin j4
mini van
commer spacevan
mk 2 transit 16 petrol
mk 3 transit 2 litre auto
renault extra
smiley facelwb semi hi transit
mk6 lwb hi top transit
im starting work for a company next week and it will be the first time ive had a company vehicle

 

[mutley racers]

ok decided to do a timeline of the cars ive owned as close as i can recall
austin a 30
morris 62 mini
mg1100
fiat 850 abarth
ford anglia super
ford anglia van
frogeye sprite
another mini
austin a40
morris minor
renault 4
hillman imp
ford anglia 1650 full race lump
singer gazelle
humber sceptre
ford escort 1300
capri 16gt
citroen d type
sweeny shaped granada
another granada 3l
nissan skyline 240k coupe
rover sdi
dutton melos
ford sierra
mini kit scamp
ford sierra 4x4 estate
astra deisel estate
saab convertable
nissan note 1.6 techna
the ones i liked most would be the grannies and the sky line which actually drove very similar, the melos for fun and the seirra 4x4for grip ,the saab for reliability i put 138,000 miles on it in 10 years and it never missed a beat started to play up at 198000 so i got rid
vans
ford anglia
leyland fg ex bt workshop
another fg
austin j4
mini van
commer spacevan
mk 2 transit 16 petrol
mk 3 transit 2 litre auto
renault extra
smiley facelwb semi hi transit
mk6 lwb hi top transit
im starting work for a company next week and it will be the first time ive had a company vehicle

blimey, now that is a lot of cars! I like the sky line. Especially the one they do now. 70k and it rips the pants of most super cars


congrats on the new job steve. I hope it all works out well for you. feel sorry for your transit. sat on the drive alone

 

[Leo21]

The Anglia with a race lump must of been fun. I can't see a land rover on there though! I had an r32gtr skyline running a proven 400hp, great car but a right wallet muncher.
My dad had two j4,s, what heaps!

 

[mutley racers]

The Anglia with a race lump must of been fun. I can't see a land rover on there though! I had an r32gtr skyline running a proven 400hp, great car but a right wallet muncher.
My dad had two j4,s, what heaps!

man I bet that was awesome to drive.

 

[Leo21]

man I bet that was awesome to drive.

I used to take it on track days, I uprated the brakes. It had a really aggressive lsd, aftermarket suspension and road legal cut slick tyres. Yes it was the best car I have ever owned. Not a lot came past me. So much fun overtaking m3,s and Porsches.

 

[mutley racers]

if my salary ends up being what most people have been fooled into believing what plumbers get a yr, I shall buy myself one🙂

 

[Leo21]

if my salary ends up being what most people have been fooled into believing what plumbers get a yr, I shall buy myself one🙂

Its not buying them, it's the cost of running them!

 

[Destroyer2813]

ok decided to do a timeline of the cars ive owned as close as i can recall
austin a 30
morris 62 mini
mg1100
fiat 850 abarth
ford anglia super
ford anglia van
frogeye sprite
another mini
austin a40
morris minor
renault 4
hillman imp
ford anglia 1650 full race lump
singer gazelle
humber sceptre
ford escort 1300
capri 16gt
citroen d type
sweeny shaped granada
another granada 3l
nissan skyline 240k coupe
rover sdi
dutton melos
ford sierra
mini kit scamp
ford sierra 4x4 estate
astra deisel estate
saab convertable
nissan note 1.6 techna
the ones i liked most would be the grannies and the sky line which actually drove very similar, the melos for fun and the seirra 4x4for grip ,the saab for reliability i put 138,000 miles on it in 10 years and it never missed a beat started to play up at 198000 so i got rid
vans
ford anglia
leyland fg ex bt workshop
another fg
austin j4
mini van
commer spacevan
mk 2 transit 16 petrol
mk 3 transit 2 litre auto
renault extra
smiley facelwb semi hi transit
mk6 lwb hi top transit
im starting work for a company next week and it will be the first time ive had a company vehicle

Tsg ? Steve

 

[Pelsey]

I do like a mark 2 in tornado red. 3 door?

yep

 

[Leo21]

Lovely car that.

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

I've got a mk1 golf gti mars red 1.8 she's my baby

 

[kay-jay]

I drive a transit to work and also to asda....

Sadly my work vehicle is also my private vehicle.

I have a mondeo on the drive which needs a clutch and mass flywheel.

 

[MK Heating]

Apart from my 2003 Citroen Relay MWB for work, I have a 2002 Audi S8 4.2 V8 Quattro. In Racing Green, just like Ronin. Beast of a car. Im only 25 too. Odd choice of vehicle

 

[Leo21]

Apart from my 2003 Citroen Relay MWB for work, I have a 2002 Audi S8 4.2 V8 Quattro. In Racing Green, just like Ronin. Beast of a car. Im only 25 too. Odd choice of vehicle

Not at all, v8 goodness.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Not at all Audi Quattro rules , but I would have gone for diesel

 

[MK Heating]

Had a 1.9JTD Fiat Grande Punto Sporting before it. Bigger injectors, full exhaust, and air intake, remapped to 210bhp and 340ft/lbs of torque. It was a flying machine. Completely standard on the outside, was a lovelly car!

I did consider a newer A8 4.2 V8 TDi. But as a 2nd car I couldnt justify the outlay. I always did like Ronin too :lol:

 

[R1CKY]

Not at all Audi Quattro rules , but I would have gone for diesel

Diesel is for vans 😉

I love the Ronin shape S8!

That mk2 Golf is beautiful too, always wanted one, but I think the boat has sailed on those for me now 🙁

 

[james-92]

Mazda mx5 mk1, slammed and wide XD
*no hairdressing equipment left in this vehicle over night

 

[Leo21]

Mazda mx5 mk1, slammed and wide XD
*no hairdressing equipment left in this vehicle over night

Future classic I reckon. Need a turbo though.

 

[james-92]

It does need a turbo, but I think I'd rather sell it and add the 1500-2000 id spend doig it and buy something else fast