Reply to: New Car - Head or Heart?

[Lockhouse]

All depends if you can afford the occasional bill that will cost as much as most people pay for the entire car. Its not likely to be an engine problem with either of them but I'm sure there are a few people out there that have been caught out with carbon fibre brake systems etc...

I've got a Conti GT Speed with carbon brakes. If you are considering a Bentley and want some advice feel free to send me a PM.

[SueEllen]

I will light a candle and hold a vigil.

#stekhasdestroyedtheplanetwithav8monster

Do you have children? Do you have more than one? Then you have destroyed a lot of the f**king planet.

[DimPrawn]

You are! That thing what you said...

I will light a candle and hold a vigil.

#stekhasdestroyedtheplanetwithav8monster

[stek]

FFS, has science taught you nothing?

Serious human induced climate change, killing millions, wiping out a 1000 species of plants and animals every year. Sea levels rising, swathes of land disappearing, livelihoods ruined, poverty and despair among the poor. Violent and increasingly dangerous weather phenomena due to increased heat, trapped because of massive carbon emissions from powerful fossil fuel guzzling metal hate mobiles.

All so you can feel good whilst pumping pure Earth killing poison into air as you breeze by.

I hope your happy with your choice. You're basically a mass murderer armed with deadly carbon at your disposal. We are all victims of your selfish and pointless show of fossil fuel induced excess.

You are! That thing what you said...

[DimPrawn]

Maser: Ace V8 burble, paddle box, lots of toys but no modern toys like iPhone integration etc, exciting, not cheap to run.

FFS, has science taught you nothing?

Serious human induced climate change, killing millions, wiping out a 1000 species of plants and animals every year. Sea levels rising, swathes of land disappearing, livelihoods ruined, poverty and despair among the poor. Violent and increasingly dangerous weather phenomena due to increased heat, trapped because of massive carbon emissions from powerful fossil fuel guzzling metal hate mobiles.

All so you can feel good whilst pumping pure Earth killing poison into air as you breeze by.

I hope your happy with your choice. You're basically a mass murderer armed with deadly carbon at your disposal. We are all victims of your selfish and pointless show of fossil fuel induced excess.

[quackhandle]

Vauxhall Viva.

qh pedant (when it comes to classic cars anyway)

[stek]

With a Rover 3500 and a Hillman Hunter on the cover

And a Capri, a Mustang and sticking my neck out here, an Oldsmobile Toronado....

Maybe a Cadillac Eldorado tho - same car, different bits and badges....

[TestMangler]

The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis - Amazon

With a Rover 3500 and a Hillman Hunter on the cover

[NotAllThere]

Aygo?

Kids have a C1 - essentially the same. Quite fun to drive, but I prefer slightly higher HP.

[greenlake]

Not driven for a long time, sold my car a while back, now I'm looking at jumping back in, dunno whether go for sensible, or second mid life crisis....

The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis - Amazon

[stek]

I've test driven both a Tesla S and the Maser QP, the Tesla is everything better, but it's fooking boring, and expensive, but I was comparing new tech vs old to see if I could go with it. Still love the noise of a proper petrol engine, well, a tuned one not a 1.1 ltr Pug 206 engine...

Being the age I am, still look on a car as a luxury, perhaps I'd better start thinking of one as a device, like an iPad. Otherwise I'll start spunking money on a yestertech pipe dream.

Eff me, I am finally my Dad now.....

[ChimpMaster]

If you want luxury and power, try the BMW M6 or M5. Get a fully loaded one, say 4 or 5 years old with low mileage, and enjoy that 0-60 in 4.2 seconds.

[AtW]

Very soon my kids will all be financially independent, and we'll wave bye bye to the Volvo XC70 (which is a decent practical car, but a bit dull).

Aygo?

[PurpleGorilla]

Indeed cars are like girlfriends would you rather be in a hot sexy one, stripped bare / champagne and fun, but high maintenance but smiles most days, or a comfy cheap cake eater that does a job

Plenty of room and very comfy.

[emoji33]

[NotAllThere]

Heart.

Very soon my kids will all be financially independent, and we'll wave bye bye to the Volvo XC70 (which is a decent practical car, but a bit dull).