In 2010 I owned a bright silver Mercedes E320 Avantgarde - A truly wonderful car - until the electronics let go and then I was worried that I might lose the house to pay to keep it on the road so I bought a black BMW X6 but my family suspected I traded in jewellery from Hatton Cross. So I ended up with a Mini Cooper. Fortunately I kept all my teeth, my eyes stayed in their sockets and I was still agile enough to get out of it unassisted (was to be 1 year but ended up as 3 years) to get my Model 3. I fancy a Model S or Y next.
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What were you driving at the start of the '10s.....
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"I was still agile enough to get out of it unassisted"
Back in 2015 we were in Las Vegas and the Hotel next to ours regularly had mildly 'exotic' cars on display. I had already fallen for Tesla, although it was a toss up between a Tesla Model S (all that was available then) and a BMW i8. I remember thinking " what would a plump, to say the least, 70 year old look like getting in and out of that! At that stage full EV was very much in its infancy and the appeal of the i8 was that it had ICE as backup. Who knows what my choice would have been if the i8 had the same body as an 8 series bimmer and thus more easy access.
What I do now know is that I haven't had one moment of regret choosing Tesla and recommending them to anybody that has asked my opinion.
Back in 2015 we were in Las Vegas and the Hotel next to ours regularly had mildly 'exotic' cars on display. I had already fallen for Tesla, although it was a toss up between a Tesla Model S (all that was available then) and a BMW i8. I remember thinking " what would a plump, to say the least, 70 year old look like getting in and out of that! At that stage full EV was very much in its infancy and the appeal of the i8 was that it had ICE as backup. Who knows what my choice would have been if the i8 had the same body as an 8 series bimmer and thus more easy access.
What I do now know is that I haven't had one moment of regret choosing Tesla and recommending them to anybody that has asked my opinion.
12Pack
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The last of the analog, normally aspirated V12 manuals (still in the stable), alongside my first 2014 MS - the first complete EV.
i3m3Andrew
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V50 D5 - awesome and tuneful company car
Merc E250 estate - huge for small kids stuff
Volvo D6 - first steps with a plug, limited boot but fast
BMW i3 Rex - used for all my commuting
Jaguar XJ Super V8 LWB- used for all my long journeys
Tesla M3 LR - replaced the two above
I almost bought Toyota GT86 which would have been my daily drive but at half your age (but likely same build
) I struggled to easily get in and out so decided against it.Six months later we found out my wife was pregnant so I bought the Octavia RS instead. After our son was born I got chatting to a guy who had bought a GT86 shortly before his kid was born and he went from being a 2+2 sportscar loving DINKY, with no need for boot space to a pushchair origami master with an aching back.
So I started the decade with an 8 year old Saxo. Terrible car with literally no brakes.
Since then I've been through a BMW 3 Series Coupe, Merchant C Class and latterly a sensible Insignia (company car) until the Model 3 arrived this year. Notable mention to the car I had to drive while waiting for the Tesla... My wife's Citroen C1. Comfortably the worst car I have ever driven!
Since then I've been through a BMW 3 Series Coupe, Merchant C Class and latterly a sensible Insignia (company car) until the Model 3 arrived this year. Notable mention to the car I had to drive while waiting for the Tesla... My wife's Citroen C1. Comfortably the worst car I have ever driven!
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dhrivnak
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10 years ago I had this car:
And you know what? It still brings a crowd, the Tesla 2008 Roadster.
This was taken at an Engineer's week presentation as the car is a hit when I talk at schools about energy and/or the environment.
And you know what? It still brings a crowd, the Tesla 2008 Roadster
.This was taken at an Engineer's week presentation as the car is a hit when I talk at schools about energy and/or the environment.
Black306
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'92 Toyota p/u. Loved that thing! Too bad it didn't have the 22R-E otherwise I might still have it. It had the 3VZ-E engine which is a pain to work on at it was starting to give me some trouble. Decided to unload it before it completely died.
I almost bought Toyota GT86 which would have been my daily drive but at half your age (but likely same build
Six months later we found out my wife was pregnant so I bought the Octavia RS instead. After our son was born I got chatting to a guy who had bought a GT86 shortly before his kid was born and he went from being a 2+2 sportscar loving DINKY, with no need for boot space to a pushchair origami master with an aching back.
I'm only a tad overweight but one reason I had the GT86 auto was for the legroom. Despite being nearly 6'8" with some back issues I got in and out of it OK but I was 2years shy of 70 when I traded in for the S. The traction control default was intersting on these country lanes in Wales.. If the back end drifted out on wet leaves and mud (at slow speeds on the single track roads) It'd try to keep the new angle - needed watching for that. It was the only car I ever had to abandon in snow/Ice when it lost traction on the road and I had to let it slide downhill into a farm gateway pending a thaw. I was lucky a 4x4 came by a few mins later and took me home.
Unaware if was intentional but mucking dangerous even at slow speeds on single track roads 'cos have to be on a hair trigger to get it straight before the hedge/ditch with the traction control fighting you. My 200sx drift and fishtail is a lot more predictable.
MichaelP90DL
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1997 BMW 328i. Bought it for $7,000. Owned it for 11 years. Sold it in early 2019 when I bought Tessie.
vitesse
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vitesse
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We bought our 96 Honda Prelude 2.2i VTEC (a relatively low-slung coupe with very small rear seats) even though my wife was expecting baby #1I almost bought Toyota GT86 which would have been my daily drive but at half your age (but likely same build
Six months later we found out my wife was pregnant so I bought the Octavia RS instead. After our son was born I got chatting to a guy who had bought a GT86 shortly before his kid was born and he went from being a 2+2 sportscar loving DINKY, with no need for boot space to a pushchair origami master with an aching back.
Lots of measurements for baby seats were made! It was my one and only new-car purchase and we kept the car for nearly 20 years. I sold to an enthusiast who was intending to restore it but I never did keep in touch with him. The VTEC engine was amazing, though I nearly lost it when the cam belt tensioner broke on the M1 going to Birmingham. Fortunately, no valves met any piston heads!
vitesse
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vitesse
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The F22 is relatively new - I thought that the now-retired (at least by the RAF) Tornados relied on ancient 8-bit Motorola 6800 microprocessors.
I had a 1999 Seat Toledo V5 a while back and the electronics in that started to fail even before the car was 10 years old - the electronics managing the climate control failed and we either roasted in the car or had nothing. For some reason we couldn't get it fixed - probably because it was not economic considering the age and value of the car. A local company that specialised in LPG gas conversions for cars bought it and they fixed the aircon by using a programmable logic array to emulate the original controller. Very clever. That's the future for car restoration and maintenance!
Woop well done me, I promised myself I would come back to this post when I have a new one on order and here I am. Finally. Sorry I know sad, but it was but a dream to have a Tesla back then and back in 2018 too.I was driving a pug 3008 with a whopping 1.6 diesel engine. Now I got a merc e class but want a model 3 so much but can not afford it yet
