The Rovering Member said:
Money no object, a pre-war Bentley. Wouldn't dream of owning anything remotely Honda related.
Wot he said. For the main part I want a car that I enjoy driving - for my sins i drive San Diego to LA twice a week and if you send that much time behind the wheel
Alfas -
Bit's may tend to fall off them now and again but they are never boring and every Alfa I have ever met makes fabulous engine noises at certain revs. I drove the old 164 far harder than necessary just to hear the growl at high revs. I'll probably buy another when Alfa finally return to the US
Holdens/Pontiacs
The Monaro/GTO was just a completely bonkers machine when it wanted to be and an astonishingly comfortable civilised mile eater when you had a long way to go, Apart from my first P6B this is the car I most regret parting with
Jag
They aren't the cad's car that they were in the sixties. I'm a little dissapointed in the further cheapening of some of the fixtures and fittings compared to the old version, but the XJR rides well despite the 20" wheels and low profile tyres and gets astonishingly good mileage -averages 22-23MPG (US gallons not imperial). Servicing ain't cheap however
Land Rovers
Owned several and still own two - a well worn Disco II and an ex-army Series 3 24v LWB soft top (complete with extra dents).
What I really want
A P5b coupe, that Bentley, a DB5 and a D type Jag
The cars I hated most
A 2004 Ford Expedition nicknamed the Soul Destroyer . There was nothing inherently awful about it in the way that a Morris Marina was awful, but it managed to be awful anyway. It had acres of beige cloth and plastic that just ate away at your mind over the miles.
A Hyundai that I had as a rental for a few weeks - it had the jiggliest ride i have ever experienced and horrible bump steer.
Oh.. and the Chrysler 300? Looks great on the outside but that interior sucks - Chrysler often thoroughly spoil a good design by using the cheapest shiniest plastic they can find. I looked at the 300's cousin the Dodge Charger when we bought the GTO, but the retro muscle car look was faithully extended to the interior with acres of cheap plastic - if memory serves it also had a fake "veneer" strip across the dash with "chrome" accents. Buy a used Vauxhall Monaro instead - much more satisfying