Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

2015 tax return done early, came out better than expected. Time to start looking for a merc w124!

Tis gorge

Would rather a mint Griffith...

Obvs.

Not really a fan of later TVR aesthetic.

Would rather a mint Griffith...

^Seconds later the exhausts set fire to that dry grass and the Trev was consumed utterly.

#datass doe

Inverted Mk 3 Cavalier tail lights meh

The grass grew around it...

Bring back Panic mechanics

the best presenter of a car show, by some margin:

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Christ he's a bell end.

Heretic!

Oh, he's

Going to pick up my new car tonight. MUCH EXCITE.

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That is so nice.

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lotuses and TVRs IMO are some of the best looking cars. Especially their behinds.

come for a spin to the united states of brockley.

Won't be until tomorrow as I'm going down to Launceston, not getting in until 23:00 so staying there tonight then driving back the really, really, really long way tomorrow.

If anyone has some tips for good driving roads from Dartmoor through to London then please speak up.

a303

Turn off the a30 just past honiton signed wolf old chapel. Drive over a stone bridge. Take the next right. Luck being on your side you'll have a great little drive to luppit. Take a left at the y junction, stop off at the otter brewery to pick a keg up, take the right to upottery. Left in the village. Continue to churchinford, then take the corfe road back to the a303...
Oh and stop at the pub in either upottery or churchinford

Be warned- it's fucking tight At times. I've nearly killed myself a few times.

I'm currently deciding between three cars as my next car. My current car isn't a real car, since it's a Chevrolet Matiz 0.8. It has the fuel economy of a Leopard battle tank. I'm currently doing commuting with public transportation, bicycle or moped, depending on the weather and how many alarm clocks I've slept through. I'm considering three options:

FYI: I'm Dutch.

Volvo 850 T5(r?) Station with LPG-G3
Pro's:
Reliable. It will always, and I mean always work. Doesn't matter what you do with it, it will take you to your destination.
Can be bought with spare change
Can fit multiple bicycles
As fast as a normal sports car and strong like at tank
Con's:
Very expensive due to road tax
Very expensive insurance
Fuel economy isn't a word it understands

Volkswagen Kever (I'm sorry but I don't know the English name, the original beetle)
Pro's
Easy to maintain
Engine swap can be done in minutes
Cheap parts

Con's:
All parts are available
Can't drive it in winter due to local laws
Need a pre-1960 model
Rust

Renault 2CV
Same pro's and cons as the Kever, but less reliability.

You mean Citroen 2CV or Renault 4?

It seems odd to consider the Beetle and the 2CV, both of which are absolutely fucking awful, in the same decision as the Volvo 850 T5.

Yeah, for sure. that's proper man-maths.

"Honey, we can have the V10 rs8, the hyundai or the daihatsu. Your call."

You can't drive a 2CV in winter due to local laws, WTF?

Lots of folk in the UK complain about road fund license (car tax based on your engine size, or more recently emissions), but in reality most folk only pay about £200 a year for an average vehicle which is probably just about the cheapest in the world? We don't really have any other annual license fee's for vehicles (personal vehicles at least) so apart from fuel duty we really don't pay a lot.
Have a mate who lives in north west Germany, the industrial town/city he lives in has an extra tax on diesel vehicles, so despite the fact he really needs a diesel car as he does lots and lots of miles around Europe every year, he can't afford to tax one despite the fact he doesn't drive it much locally (10 min walk to work), mental.
Heard in the Netherlands you can pay a LOT for annual tax on a diesel car?

Its vehicle excise duty...stop being so colloquial.