Thread: What is the BEST car you have ever driven?

Would have to say my dad's CLK Merc, only the 320 V6 but a smooth quiet and quick car with looks to match - i would love an AMG 550 version or even 6.3.

The most fun to drive was my mums brand new Renault Fuego coupe, a week after getting my license mum younger brothers and myself drove to Byron Bay in it.
Handled great thru the hills at 160kph when mum fell asleep and so frugal that we barely used $100 in fuel over the 2 week trip.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I have not driven very many cars, considering how long I have been driving - from memory, may have missed a few, not including trucks:- 1923 Ford T, 1921 Reo, 1931 Swift, 1935 Vauxhall, 1934 Ford V8, 1948 Austin 16, Austin A30, Bullnose Morris Cowley, Landrover Series 1,2,2a,3 4cyl petrol, Landrover 2a, 3, 110, Defender Tdi diesel, Citroen 1D19 Safari, DSpeciale, Dyane, Simca Vedette, Simca Aronde, Peugot 403, VW Rabbit diesel, Transporter, Beetle, Ford Mustang, Toyota Camry, Landcruiser FJ45V, FJ45, FJ40, Holden EK, Commodore, Astra, Camira, Nissan Maxima, Hino Contessa, Ford Laser (several models), Ford TX5, Falcon (several models), Custom V8, Hillman Minx, Morris 1500, Mazda 323.

Of these, I would have to pick the DSpeciale. All the performance and handling you could want, trouble-free and durable. As with all D series, steers straight with hands off, and superb brakes - with the brake pedal closer to the floor than the accelerator, and no travel at all on the pedal. Drawbacks - no aircon on my model, noisy, most economical speed above the speed limit, very long wheelbase means you need to exercise care in close quarters, and the tapering body makes backing 'interesting'.

John

The old Aussie built ID19 ... I have two 1963 models on club permits. Not fast, but gee's I have a bloody ball floating around in them.... The trick is to fun one that's not rusted away. I'm tidying up an ugly pink one at the moment ... I've had it's roof off the last couple of months driving it around "convertible style" just for the hell of it LOL

Is this the best project car you have ever seen?

You can get them with (typically not great 70's style) air conditioning. My old man is restoring a 1975 DS23 injected 5spd pallas with the twin condesor A/C. Google center point steering if you want to know why they drive arrow straight. You can completely lose a front wheel at speed and still do a crash stop and they will pull up dead straight without pulling at the steering

seeya,
Shane L.

My old Citroen DS 21, new nose, old dash (for the initiated among us...) wins hands down and will forever, I think... Sadly had to sell it when moving from NZ to Australia, but it will always have a special place in my memories. Lots of comfort, amazing road holding, just like the favourite armchair at home. Only drawback was the lack of air conditioning, but it was NZ after all... Cheers, Erik

I get to drive one of these, or something very similar (big vents, big badge and big bulges in the bonnet)...... but I find it a bit "meh!"
Boss was going to get the AMG, but didn't like the gullwing doors.




My favourite was my XC Fairmont v8.

My Skoda Yeti 103Tdi with DSG.

It's not so expensive that I have to worry about it too much. I can drive it and use it within reason.

It's comfortable but handles nicely.

I had a 2005 WRX and while the WRX would blast away in gear, but I never really smashed it through the gears and that is something you need to do with a WRX to get the most out of them. I have read many times about how the magazine reporters would just dump the clutch at redline to get the posted 0 - 100 times. The Yeti with the DSG changes so quick, I think it would beat the WRX to at least 80km/h with the way I drove the WRX most of the time and the Yeti will do it every time without harm.

I can fit everything I need for my family of 4 in the car. Everything else, I dont really need it and the space limit gives me an excuse for the wife.

It's awesome on fuel.

I can take it a little bit off road.

It just does everything so well.

Happy Days.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

........ Google center point steering if you want to know why they drive arrow straight. You can completely lose a front wheel at speed and still do a crash stop and they will pull up dead straight without pulling at the steering

seeya,
Shane L.

I already knew this. I drove D Citroens on and off from 1964 to 2003. Still have my DSpeciale.

John

It has put a full stop to swapping cars every 2 years or so because.
It looks awesome
It drives awesome
It feels awesome
It is awesome
Seeing a pattern here?

driven a few cars but i must say my mini moke was certainly a Smile giver to me and pedestrians alike, but I reckon the best car I've owned was my early 2 door rangie, colour sahara dust from memory,wether it was the best car I've driven,probably not , but i wish i had kept it..I think one of the most entertaining drives was from Ipswich in suffolk UK, down to North devon in my brother in laws new white Audi quattro, round about 1984 i think, stuck to the road like s**t to a blanket……those were the days….