What are your wheels?

[richw]

I've got an Peugeot RCZ.........whoops typo error 107 "Muppet Wagon"

Handy for town travel (I hire for long haul)

Still it does 50 to the gallon , £20 Road Tax, and £190 Insurance Protected NCB - and you can get a briefcase in the boot

Interesting feature on watchdog - didn't realise how many leading car makes no longer come with a "spare tyre" just a puncture repair kit !!

Peugeot (well my Mupp Wagon) still has one

I have recently traded a 2011 107 for a 2010 berlingo multispace 1.6HDI VTR.
I can confirm I could fit a double pushchair in the boot of the 107!
The Berlingo is a genius car, and would recommend one to anyone with a family. The space is amazing and I get only 1-2 mpg less than I had out of the 107.

At a tangent I have been trying to work out when running on French diesel I was achieving 13% higher mpg. Maybe it just liked being at home

 

[Butts]

I have recently traded a 2011 107 for a 2010 berlingo multispace 1.6HDI VTR.
I can confirm I could fit a double pushchair in the boot of the 107!
The Berlingo is a genius car, and would recommend one to anyone with a family. The space is amazing and I get only 1-2 mpg less than I had out of the 107.

At a tangent I have been trying to work out when running on French diesel I was achieving 13% higher mpg. Maybe it just liked being at home

Yes agreed if you have a family the Berlingo is very practical - was that a double "dolls pushchair" in the 107 boot - lucky if it was a "polly pocket" one

The official figures for the 107 are 60odd but thats fantasy island (as are all these figures) - made not in France but Czech Republic

 

[richw]

Yes agreed if you have a family the Berlingo is very practical - was that a double "dolls pushchair" in the 107 boot - lucky if it was a "polly pocket" one

The official figures for the 107 are 60odd but thats fantasy island (as are all these figures) - made not in France but Czech Republic

Phil and Teds explorer folds completely flat with the wheels removed. I achieved around 48mpg from the 107. Getting 46mpg from the berlingo, which is also cheaper to insure.
The seats completely remove so save me needing a seperate car and van

 

[trentside]

I've only recently entered the world of car ownership, as I'm now working shifts that require me to be out at hours before our local public transport starts up. My current car is a 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2l Sxi - a great little run around and very economical on fuel, even on my relatively short commute. Its previous owner (my dad!) was very sad to see it go - having owned it from new!

 

[CC 72100]

At a tangent I have been trying to work out when running on French diesel I was achieving 13% higher mpg. Maybe it just liked being at home

Haha. Feels much more at home I've got a feeling Rich, that I may know you on another forum? I think I recall a similar discussion on there?

Or I could be going crazy of course, second year does that to you!

 

[Kernowfem]

A Landrover discovery (see avatar) Had a defender but shopped it due to numerous theft attempts. Also Have a vauxhall insignia 2.0 cdti SRI.

 

[Donny Dave]

Trusty little 51 plate Renault Clio here. It may only be a 1.2, but I embarressed my dad about 3 months back when I blitzed him to 80mph. He has a Kia Sedona 2.9 turbo diesel .....

If/when I can afford it, I'll be getting myself a Renault Twingo GT, but my dream machine is this!

 

[ATW Alex 101]

A Landrover discovery (see avatar) Had a defender but shopped it due to numerous theft attempts. Also Have a vauxhall insignia 2.0 cdti SRI.

My dad drives a C-reg defender as well, had it since new, as a Fiat Scudo van for my mums business. Defenders are lovely vehicles, solidly build

 

[Temple Meads]

Defenders are OK, very agricultural and dated now, but I still like them, don't think I'd actually own one though TBH.

I prefer Range Rovers (despite it being unfashionable to like such a plutocratic vehicle), loads of off road ability but with luxury and refinement too, the old Rover V8 sounds so nice too.

 

[Royston Vasey]

I have a 2012 Golf GTi which is fabulous. And it can burn any American sportscar I've yet come across at traffic lights or on the freeway.

 

[NLC1072]

A Suzuki Burgman 400, Ultimate in comfort and speed on a scooter! Will manage 110mph, 0-60 in under 5 seconds and 75mpg.

 

[Kernowfem]

My dad drives a C-reg defender as well, had it since new, as a Fiat Scudo van for my mums business. Defenders are lovely vehicles, solidly build

My def was an 08 plate. Had to have a kill switch fitted eventually, but after the sixth attempt at stealing it, i'd had enough. They tried to break in for the keys.

I'll give it a few years then shop in the disco for a def 110 CSW, The 90 was great but a bit too small inside (not a great driving position either lol)

I do a lot of off roading (Legally and respectfully) and with the snow falls we get here in winter i couldn't live without one. The first vehicle i ever drove was a series two my dad owned....once a landy fan, always a landy fan.

 

[2Dogbox]

Subaru Impreza WRX as my everyday car. . . Best not to think about the cost of the petrol and road tax it though!

 

[Heinz57]

Am I the only one who wants to do the Nurburgring driving a bendy bus?

Nope!

...it's scary doing the maximum 50mph on a motorway with HGVs thundering up behind you!

I was once going down the motorway in a car that was on the brink of break-down. 30mph, black smoke pouring from the exhaust, engine screaming, lorries speeding past at 50. That was quite scary.

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My car is a little 02 plate Nissan Micra Tempest, 1ltr. Awsome little car. Its pretty cheap to run. The tank can be completley filled in about £45. And for its age its in pretty good condition. Its currently got something like 62,000 on the clock. When I bought it there was 55,000 on the clock. Its never been turned over.

Provided I'm in the right gear I can get some pretty good accelleration out of the car. One day I was going down the A38 in Derby, when I overtook this posh Audi sports car. He was there like 'look at me in my Audi, I'm so great!', then I come past in a little Micra.

It also has a tape deck. The height of coolness!

 

[cookiescrumble]

I share a 54 plate Vauxhall Corsa with my dad, although I very rarely drive it now I have my staff train passes.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Defenders are OK, very agricultural and dated now, but I still like them, don't think I'd actually own one though TBH.

I prefer Range Rovers (despite it being unfashionable to like such a plutocratic vehicle), loads of off road ability but with luxury and refinement too, the old Rover V8 sounds so nice too.

I love defenders. The only problem is that they are extremely thirsty, my dad reckons he only gets 29-32 to the gallon. He drove it to Manchester Airport from Ellesmere port for nearly 20 years, probs enough petrol used in commuting to power Australie for a year.

I prefer the older style Range rover. The new one is way too big and just gives people the image your a posh snob. They too like the defender are thirsty

 

[RichmondCommu]

We have a Jaguar XF (the best car I've ever bought) and an Audi A3 although that is leased so strictly speaking not ours. My eldest son works for BMW in Munich and even he thinks the XF is a good car!

My 17 year old twins passed their driving test's this morning so I'm now looking for something cheap but safe for them to drive.

 

[Darandio]

I prefer the older style Range rover. The new one is way too big and just gives people the image your a posh snob. They too like the defender are thirsty

Every incarnation of the Range Rover has given out exactly the same impression! The new one is no different.

 

[Clip]

The missus has got a Fiat 500 Abarth which im only allowed to use if im good.

I dont have one as,erm, I really dont need one.

 

[richw]

Haha. Feels much more at home I've got a feeling Rich, that I may know you on another forum? I think I recall a similar discussion on there?

Or I could be going crazy of course, second year does that to you!

very possible as I created a thread on another forum where the subject fitted more appropriately

 

[deltic1989]

At a tangent I have been trying to work out when running on French diesel I was achieving 13% higher mpg. Maybe it just liked being at home

Interesting. Next time I go to Germany I will have to keep a record of my mpg to see if my BMW prefers German petrol.

 

[AlexS]

Got a 58 plate VW Polo Match 1.2 petrol device. Pretty standard middle of the road little car for a 20 something to be honest, but I like it anyway - drives well and so on.

 

[Alan1310]

My daily ride is a Sinclair c5 and I have a specialized enduro fsr pro comp an for the summer I have a 1983 Chevrolet g20
So my van does about 8-12 mpg around town and about 20ish on the motorway and my c5 gets me my 8 miles a day mon-fri an a single charge with plenty reserve

 

[Butts]

Interesting. Next time I go to Germany I will have to keep a record of my mpg to see if my BMW prefers German petrol.

My "Muppet Wagon" - 107 was built in the Czech Republic so thats probably a little far both in terms of comfort and cost to assess if it "prefers filling up in Prague"

 

[the stripler]

heres my transport 10 months of the year...

 

[TGV]

My def was an 08 plate. Had to have a kill switch fitted eventually, but after the sixth attempt at stealing it, i'd had enough. They tried to break in for the keys.

I'll give it a few years then shop in the disco for a def 110 CSW, The 90 was great but a bit too small inside (not a great driving position either lol)

I do a lot of off roading (Legally and respectfully) and with the snow falls we get here in winter i couldn't live without one. The first vehicle i ever drove was a series two my dad owned....once a landy fan, always a landy fan.

Well for my sins, I have one. 300TDi 90 hard top - green with big knobbly tyres. Crude as hell. The older TDi engine is "better" than the TD5 that followed it in my opinion. For the same performance and similar economy, it is a far simpler beast that is virtually bullet-proof with far fewer electrics than anything that replaced it.

That said, it sounds agricultural, the gearbox is rough despite having "only" 130k on the clock (low for it's type/age). But if refinement was the aim, I'd have bought a Disco. Or a normal car.

Mind you, nobody (to my knowledge) has tried to steal it. Yet.

 

[Frosty2532]

I drive a 2004 Ford Mondeo ST220; this is definitely the best car I have ever owned; she is a joy to drive, very comfortable and very lively!

 

[button_boxer]

L-reg Mitsubishi L300 van. In my experience most vans only have a side cargo door on the nearside but Mitsubishis have them on both, which is so useful I'm surprised more manufacturers don't follow suit. I presume it started out as a cost saving measure, one body shell shared by both the left and right hand drive models.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

My dads other vehicle for my mums business has side doors on both sides. Handy for putting loads of big boxes in. Couldnt do that with the defender because of the wheel arch

 

[yorkie]

heres my transport 10 months of the year...

Nice scenery, where was it taken?