What car are you driving?

[Turnovec]

Renault Scenic 1.9 dti, 98hp...



Have a family now and this car is just perfect for such cases! Love it!
It is also just below the 100 hp limit, and instead of ~70 euro state taxes per year, i pay only 12

[BND]

'94 Audi 80 1.6, 101 HP

actually it is red, not pink (bad pic made with phone)

Until April I had this '91 VW Golf II 1.3 (54 HP):


I couldn't find a better pic, here I'm driving our family car, 2002 Renault Laguna Grandtour 1.8 (120 HP):

guess the road

[Slagathor]

I drove this until I sold it last Spring:



I currently don't own a car because I work in the historic city center where you just can't park anywhere and even if you're lucky to find a spot, it'll cost a fortune. I just didn't use it anymore and with Dutch tax rates, I decided to sell it.

[sirfreelancealot]

We have two in our stable. Mine is a 1999 VW Passat 1.8T (150bhp), which I've owned for over 6 years. Its immaculate for its age and mileage (161,000 miles).

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My wife has a 1997 Audi A6 2.5TDi (140bhp). Which she has owned for 4 years. Its done 185,000 miles but these are said to be good for 300,000 miles. It has the five cylinder diesel engine which has plenty of power, but better still, excellent economy for such a big car. It averages 45-50mpg but can get up to 60mpg on long motorway runs. My Passat on the other hand runs on petrol/gasoline and averages about 35-38mpg, but sometimes I can get 42 if i'm gentle.

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[strandeed]

Originally Posted by Fargo Wolf

Which I find a bit odd, given that Automatics aren't all that rare there from what I understand.

I would say Automatics make up less than 10% of cars sold here and of everyone I personally know, i'm the only one who drives one.

I let my friend have a go in my car, but claimed he didn't like it as he felt "out of control".

I agree, an automatic makes little sense on our twisty roads, I just bought my car for the motor

[Stainless]

Originally Posted by sirfreelancealot

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My wife has a 1997 Audi A6 2.5TDi (140bhp). Which she has owned for 4 years. Its done 185,000 miles but these are said to be good for 300,000 miles. It has the five cylinder diesel engine which has plenty of power, but better still, excellent economy for such a big car. It averages 45-50mpg but can get up to 60mpg on long motorway runs. My Passat on the other hand runs on petrol/gasoline and averages about 35-38mpg, but sometimes I can get 42 if i'm gentle.

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I used to own that exact model, with the 6 speed gearbox it was incredibly good on long journeys. Really beside some very strange electrical gremlins (on one occasion the sunroof opened and closed instead of the car actually starting) I would definitely have another, felt brand new even after over 10 years and had probably the best turning circle I have ever had on a car.

Originally Posted by BND

'94 Audi 80 1.6, 101 HP

actually it is red, not pink (bad pic made with phone)

I of course sold the A6 to buy one of these, however the 2.8l V6 variety. These are probably one of the most durable cars around, which is why you still see thousands of them in Eastern Europe.

[Random_Guy]

Well, I still don't have my own car, since I'm only 18, but next year I'll be probably getting one of these:



Meanwhile, I drive my parents' car:



...which they love so much that they're planning to change it into the newer model next year.

[stevensp]

mine is a Golf 4
it's a good car, and it's enough for me, I don't use it that much...

[KiwiRob]

Current Drives

2010 Volvo V70 2.4D R Design
2007 MINI Clubman Cooper D

Previous Drives

2008 BMW 3 Series Msport Touring
2007 Mercedes Benz C Class Touring
2005 Renault Kangoo 4x4
2006 VW Golf 1.6FSI
1996 Mazda Astina 2.0 V6
1991 Toyota MR2 GT Turbo
1991 Nissan Primera 2.0
1981 MINI 1000
1973 MINI Clubman 1100

[Fargo Wolf]

Originally Posted by ChrisZwolle

That is actually increasingly common in Europe as well.

Automatics in general, or automatics in larger vehicles including articulated trucks?

[Tincap]

The toy...'91 Nissan Fairlady Z Twin Turbo. Bought it July 2005, sold it this summer.




Daily driver '03 Ford Taurus SE wagon.

~BG

[bubach_hlubach]

My old Chevy Blazer (2004) which got wrecked in an accident that occurred in Colorado a month ago. Unfortunately, this was declared a total loss. I loved the car, even though it was a gas guzzler big time.




So this 2001 Ford Focus wagon (75k miles) replaced the Blazer which wasn't too bad choice after all; gets around 23-25 mpg/city and 30-32mpg/highway.

[ChrisZwolle]

Originally Posted by Fargo Wolf

Automatics in general, or automatics in larger vehicles including articulated trucks?

Automatic shift in trucks. Although I think many Europeans underestimate the number of automatic shift cars in Europe, many luxury and lease cars have automatic shift, although I don't know the exact ratio.

[Rebasepoiss]

I can't find any statistics but I've read that the percentage of newly sold cars in Europe that have an automatic gearbox is coming closer and closer to 50%.

Edit: According to this http://www.prlog.org/10000955-nearly...in-europe.html it's only 20%, though so I guess I was wrong . But I'm pretty sure that this percentage is higher in Estonia(for new cars) than it is for Great Britain, for example.

[Fuzzy Llama]

I'd say that it's caused by all those new DSG and paddle-shifted gearboxes. They have an amazing advantage over the 'traditional' automatics - they work () - so the people who can afford them buys them.

[Bobek_Azbest]

OK, my turn. Sorry for crappy mobile phone photos.

Here's my car - 2006 Opel Astra Caravan (Classic 2) 1.7CDTI. Does the job. 14.000kms since April.


This heap of rust preceded the Opel - 2000 Skoda Felicia 1.9 diesel. Five years and 140.000kms with it.
Made it all the way up to the arctic circle

Only days to live:


And I've also had this engineering masterpiece - a 1993 4WD. Its ingenious hydropneumatic suspension surprisingly wasn't making a lot of problems - unlike everything else. Still, 70.000kms in three years.

[Qtya]

Originally Posted by AltinD

2008 VW Passat V6 FSI 4Motion

IMO the best car mentioned here so far...

It would take way too much time to collect all the cars I have owned or I have driven in the past several years... But in the end it all comes down to the Volkswagen...

My top choice for the man of the household would be:

Passat CC 2.0 CR TDI DSG 4Motion

And for the Lady:

Polo Comfortline 1.2 105 TSI DSG 4 door version...

If there are kids:

Tiguan Sport & Style 1.4 TSi 4Motion

If she wants to shine:

Scirocco 1.4 TSI DSG

The new BMW 5 series is pretty cool, but IMO it's a waste spending that much money on 4 wheels..

[ChrisZwolle]

In my opinion, the common VW's are very anonymous cars... ones that blend in perfectly in the traffic without attracting attention. I wouldn't consider buying one that instantly.

[Bobek_Azbest]

Hmm... VW fan by any chance?

[Qtya]

Originally Posted by ChrisZwolle

In my opinion, the common VW's are very anonymous cars... ones that blend in perfectly in the traffic without attracting attention. I wouldn't consider buying one that instantly.

Believe me, after driving/testing/buying/selling/owning cars with a number I wouldn't even try to judge, this is my end conclusion...