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

Always curious, what's the deal with these renders?

Do you make them for computer games or just for fun?

Just for fun innit. Sideline of working in computer graphics. Being a corporate whore. One day etc. 😎

corporate whore

sounds sexy.

pics?

Is interesting tho. People have followers because they own nice cars. 😎

Sorry to hear (about the Fozzy).
Before I got a Legacy myself I always thought a Forrester was a great option (strong, spacious, understated, etc.).
A Legacy wagon is another great option, imo. Only issue is they're all getting on a bit now. But there are some bargains out there to be had.
Have you outgrown your Clio or something happened to it?

Loved the clio but we put 6000 miles on it in 3 years, so sold it in February and cleared the finance.

9 months later and we've been presented with an opportunity to move home to Ireland, so wanted to pick up a car here 6 months before we move home to avail of import duty exemption.

Also the satin paint on the clio was a real pain in the ass, hand wash only. If it was gloss i might have kept it

I didn't know that was a thing on mass produced factory paintwork. More of of a precautionary warning than real risk of damage? What was the colour?

It was satin white. It might have been fine to power wash but i didn't want to be the one to find out. The bigger problem is that you can't get a paint restoration like a standard gloss

I see. I don't drive much myself. Maybe every other weekend only the car gets used. And Zero midweek miles.
UK is definitely #1 place for used cars, imo. Good luck hunting your next ride.

Chap who picked up some wheels off me this morning bought a 2004 Twinscroll with 40k miles for just £500 at auction (in Japan)! Sure he spent money on importing it and fixing couple of things. Still a bargain in my eyes.

To be honest i might give up on trying to get something fun at this stage.

So far I've suggested the following to the wife:
Mazda 3 mps
Mk2 Focus st3
Hawkeye impreza wrx wagon

All of these were a no because they look like boy racer cars.

If i ditch the need for a manual gearbox it opens up much more potential contenders. And to be honest an auto probably suits my use case more right now (long motorway blasts a few times a year, loaded with bikes, luggage and greyhound).

Agricultural yes, but also funny when an auto kicks down and the car next to you goes backwards fast.

The wife wants nothing more than a volvo xc70 or xc90, and a 5cyl petrol turbo would satisfy the petrol head in me to some extent.

If i ditch the need for a manual gearbox it opens up much more potential contenders. And to be honest an auto probably suits my use case more right now

Bought a new car today and it's an auto, never had one before but I thought exactly the same. After driving it for a few hours already glad I went this route for schlepping around.

What kind of auto?

The 8sp ZF auto they seem to be sticking in everything these days is a thing of absolute beauty. Great gearbox.

I’ve driven variants of it in Dodge, Chevy and BMW and it’s a delight.

4 speed Subaru auto.

It is a great box IMO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZF_8HP_transmission look at the fitment list!

@jambon Just being nosey, part of me is a fan on the semi auto boxes (manual box with hydralic or electrical change) rather than boxes with torque converters.

Nothing like an emergency duck into Kw*k F*t for having your trousers ripped down.

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Gave up on the quest for a 3 series then?

Sounds just like me 10 months ago.
I'm now on my 2nd auto. Both are Legacies. Great cars, very capable in every aspect, and very under-rated.

@Colm89 how about the Range Rover Sport?
I think what you actually need is a Subaru estate. ;)

What model did you go for?

This is mine.

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Gave up on the quest for a 3 series then?

It turned more into a 5 series search in the end but yes, came across a good deal and couldn't say no. It does have 6 cylinders though :)

I went for a H6-3L Outback, I can't see your photo unfortunately :(

I'll try again later on the computer. Mobile uploads seem broken.

My car is also a 3l h6 but in spec b flavour.