Show us your Cars

[jhaider]

Smart Roadster Coupe, or Dum Leakster Coupe as I call it!

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I love those! I wish we could get them here.

My car is unexciting, a dark silver Lexus CT200h. For Europeans, it's a Prius with a more conservative shell and a nicer interior. It's so unexciting that a picture would put everyone to sleep. It replaced a Miata, which I loved but do not miss. It does what I need a car to do right now - get my daughter and me (her daycare is at my firm) safely through a ~2 mile each way urban commute without costing too much. I have never put more than 3k miles on it, in a city where 15k/yr is considered low. I fill up once a month. I only average about 30mpg (US) due to the rolling hills and crippling traffic. If I'm driving in the suburban hinterländer for any length of time that goes up to the mid-40s.

My wife pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3 on launch day, and took delivery last August. There is a picture in the Model 3 thread, along with some drama about paint issues that were fixed prior to acceptance. As a road-going car it is an overwhelmingly and thoroughly superior experience compared to any similarly-situated ice car. I do not understand why anyone who can afford a good BEV for daily driving would waste money on ice in 2019. As more people are exposed to BEV, the resale value of mainstream ice cars is going to tank. BEV is digital and ice is vinyl. My battery warranty is up next year, which is a good reason to replace my car with a BEV. I test drove and almost bought a BMW i3 last fall, but our daughter's crestfallen face when she learned the back windows didn't roll down killed that notion. I've been following the rumors a little. I am looking to Volvo Polestar 2 and Tesla Model Y as likely top contenders, as well as the forthcoming VWs and Audis. I wish Subaru would make an e-Impreza. Used Models S and X would fit the budget but I do not want something that huge. J1/Taycan is what I would buy if I were less fiscally responsible.

Over 2 tons and 200mph and 1000bhp = special tyres.
Mind you, having spent my whole career designing F1 and CART cars I hate heavy (10kg=0.35 secs per lap in F1, about the same as 20bhp, so mega important) not fashionable in road cars so only the proper sports car makers make light sports cars... the rest tend to be 2 seat limos for rich old blokes whose sole driving talent is mashing the throttle.

This! Roadgoing US sports cars to me are Miata, BRZ/86, marginally Cayman/Boxster.

 

[Djsedaw]

My wife's old car

My wife's new car!

I have to drive the Leakster!

 

[graz_lag]

My wife's old car
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My wife's new car!
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I have to drive the Leakster!
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The Mito ... and then what ... a Stelvio ?

 

[Djsedaw]

The Mito ... and then what ... a Stelvio ?

hi, the old car's a giulietta, the new one's a Stelvio, both very nice!

 

[graz_lag]

hi, the old car's a giulietta, the new one's a Stelvio, both very nice!

Yeah, I see now the 4 doors of the Giulietta, the Mito was smaller in fact ...

 

[W2S]

hi, the old car's a giulietta, the new one's a Stelvio, both very nice!

Tell her you've seen the errors of your way and you repent

And you need a new Alfa

Get this one and take the badges off

 

[W2S]

Chris Harris talks cars

 

[graz_lag]

 

[W2S]

I would not own one even if I had the money
Alpine A110 is more my sort of car altogether.
https://alpinecars.com/en/
Two weigh about the same as the Bugatti and whilst not as good as a dragster and lower top speed a much better drive on roads round here.

 

[W2S]

I love those! I wish we could get them here.

My car is unexciting, a dark silver Lexus CT200h. For Europeans, it's a Prius with a more conservative shell and a nicer interior. It's so unexciting that a picture would put everyone to sleep. It replaced a Miata, which I loved but do not miss. It does what I need a car to do right now - get my daughter and me (her daycare is at my firm) safely through a ~2 mile each way urban commute without costing too much. I have never put more than 3k miles on it, in a city where 15k/yr is considered low. I fill up once a month. I only average about 30mpg (US) due to the rolling hills and crippling traffic. If I'm driving in the suburban hinterländer for any length of time that goes up to the mid-40s.

My wife pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3 on launch day, and took delivery last August. There is a picture in the Model 3 thread, along with some drama about paint issues that were fixed prior to acceptance. As a road-going car it is an overwhelmingly and thoroughly superior experience compared to any similarly-situated ice car. I do not understand why anyone who can afford a good BEV for daily driving would waste money on ice in 2019. As more people are exposed to BEV, the resale value of mainstream ice cars is going to tank. BEV is digital and ice is vinyl. My battery warranty is up next year, which is a good reason to replace my car with a BEV. I test drove and almost bought a BMW i3 last fall, but our daughter's crestfallen face when she learned the back windows didn't roll down killed that notion. I've been following the rumors a little. I am looking to Volvo Polestar 2 and Tesla Model Y as likely top contenders, as well as the forthcoming VWs and Audis. I wish Subaru would make an e-Impreza. Used Models S and X would fit the budget but I do not want something that huge. J1/Taycan is what I would buy if I were less fiscally responsible.



This! Roadgoing US sports cars to me are Miata, BRZ/86, marginally Cayman/Boxster.

 

[W2S]

Here's some pics of an Aston Martin One-77 that I got to see couple months ago

 

[W2S]

Someone asked the question what's a hyper / super car? as even super saloons can get under 4s

These you can quite safely say are super cars or add you our

These pictures are from a marketing email from a dealer offering build slots on the following up coming cars

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McLaren Speedtail

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Ferrari Monza SP1/2

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Koenigsegg Regera

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McLaren Senna GTR

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Bugatti Divo

 

[RayDunzl]

 

[W2S]

 

[Blumlein 88]

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Does a Tesla have any German engineering in it? Seems more complete than your joke picture. I'm not particular about where good engineering comes from as long as its good.

 

[W2S]

Does a Tesla have any German engineering in it? Seems more complete than your joke picture. I'm not particular about where good engineering comes from as long as its good.

Hi Blumlein 88

Graz_lay think it's more a dig at trump that then us car industry but could be wrong?

Let's be honest there great engineers all over world just because I don't like the HellCat or the Demon doesn't mean there not great cars and I can appreciate the effort to build and design thoses vehicles

I wonder how much motoring knowledge and experience we have in this thread alone I would like member to share their thoughts, views and opinions on there mode of transport and help others out be that Cars Motorbikes Peddle Bike or horse and carriage if your that Old

Should change thread title to show us your Rides instead of Cars?

 

[RayDunzl]

Should change thread title to show us your Rides instead of Cars?

Change it to "Show some random car" since that's what it turned into.

 

[W2S]

Well I've only 3 cars in the family two 335Ds one black & one white and one Range Rover

So need a few people joining in

 

[Blumlein 88]

Well I've only 3 cars in the family two 335Ds one black & one white and one Range Rover

So need a few people joining in

Yes, but show us your cars isn't show us some cars. Bikes and other transportation seem close enough. We go off topic all the time of course.

 

[Tip]

Hi Blumlein 88

Graz_lay think it's more a dig at trump that then us car industry but could be wrong?

Let's be honest there great engineers all over world just because I don't like the HellCat or the Demon doesn't mean there not great cars and I can appreciate the effort to build and design thoses vehicles

I wonder how much motoring knowledge and experience we have in this thread alone I would like member to share their thoughts, views and opinions on there mode of transport and help others out be that Cars Motorbikes Peddle Bike or horse and carriage if your that Old

Should change thread title to show us your Rides instead of Cars?

I agree that Graz_lag's post was a dig at Trump. However, the HellCat and Demon do have German engineering in them; they are derived from the Chrysler 300 which was derived from the Mercedes-Benz E-Class platform when Daimler owned Chrysler.