Our Car Memories

[HHTel]

I'm not going to list all my cars. I've had jags, mercs, BMW's and many more but the most memorable car I had was a Honda S800. 4 cylinders, 4 carbs. Impossible to tune yourself and required a Krypton Tune every few weeks. Tilted alloy engine with revs not hitting the red until 8,500 revs. Basically a 2 seater which you had to slot your legs into. Sort of a pocket sized E-type. Unfortunately parts were impossible to get as they were only imported to the UK for 2 years.

I believe there are still a few around under 'Classic Cars'

[sateeb]

Never heard of the Honda S800..Lovely looking motor

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[HHTel]

Haha and that was the colour I had. Excellent car and would do 120 no problem. As I said the biggest drawback was parts. I couldn't even source brake pads before I got rid. The other pain was having to get it tuned regularly although after a tune it pretty much took off on it's hind legs. Had a few scary moments leaving the tuning station.

Your legs slotted under the engine which had bars to protect your legs in a smash. I always said that after a head-on my legs would survive but the engine would travel up the bars and knock my head off!

I doubt there was any comparable car with an engine size so small.

[sateeb]

I'm not going to list all my cars. I've had jags, mercs, BMW's and many more but the most memorable car I had was a Honda S800. 4 cylinders, 4 carbs. Impossible to tune yourself and required a Krypton Tune every few weeks. Tilted alloy engine with revs not hitting the red until 8,500 revs. Basically a 2 seater which you had to slot your legs into. Sort of a pocket sized E-type. Unfortunately parts were impossible to get as they were only imported to the UK for 2 years.

I believe there are still a few around under 'Classic Cars'

Can you relate to the Top Gear video?, I'll bet Dtaii Maii can

[HHTel]

Actually, no. My last car before moving here was a Jaguar XJS Exec. Classed by others as an 'old man's car'. I looked into bringing it with me until I discovered just how much it would cost. I loved the car, but it was just a car and I don't think I ever referred to it as 'The Jag'. Always referred to it as 'my car'.

One of the pluses, although it may have changed, was that it didn't fall into any of the insurance categories. Insurance was based on 'driver profile'. Fully comp was a lot cheaper than my daughter with her Escort.

A car was just a car to me.

[PeteC]

....A car was just a car to me.

....and the more you can own/drive in a lifetime, the better!

[handdrummer]

....A car was just a car to me.

....and the more you can own/drive in a lifetime, the better!

I always thought the opposite; I would have been happy to own one car forever and not deal with all the hassles of buying a car and paying exorbitant insurance rates. A car was just a means of transportation and I never had any feelings, other than annoyance about the expense of the upkeep, about them.

[Dannie Boy]

....A car was just a car to me.

....and the more you can own/drive in a lifetime, the better!

I always thought the opposite; I would have been happy to own one car forever and not deal with all the hassles of buying a car and paying exorbitant insurance rates. A car was just a means of transportation and I never had any feelings, other than annoyance about the expense of the upkeep, about them.

I think to some extent it depends on the car - for me at least. The best car I had was a BMW 320 that I bought new and at the time I expected to keep it for at least 10 years but after being posted overseas with my job, decided it was a luxury that was not being used and just depreciating so ended up selling it.


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[handdrummer]

....and the more you can own/drive in a lifetime, the better!

I always thought the opposite; I would have been happy to own one car forever and not deal with all the hassles of buying a car and paying exorbitant insurance rates. A car was just a means of transportation and I never had any feelings, other than annoyance about the expense of the upkeep, about them.

I think to some extent it depends on the car - for me at least. The best car I had was a BMW 320 that I bought new and at the time I expected to keep it for at least 10 years but after being posted overseas with my job, decided it was a luxury that was not being used and just depreciating so ended up selling it.


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I can understand that. People feel that way about all kinds of things. I used to feel that way about drums then, one day I realized that it didn't matter about the brand of drum and had to everything to do with how they were played, the tuning and the quality of the heads. Of course, whether it's a car, drum or whatever, a piece of shit is still a piece of shit and a pearl is a pearl.

[HHTel]

....and the more you can own/drive in a lifetime, the better!

I always thought the opposite; I would have been happy to own one car forever and not deal with all the hassles of buying a car and paying exorbitant insurance rates. A car was just a means of transportation and I never had any feelings, other than annoyance about the expense of the upkeep, about them.

I think to some extent it depends on the car - for me at least. The best car I had was a BMW 320 that I bought new and at the time I expected to keep it for at least 10 years but after being posted overseas with my job, decided it was a luxury that was not being used and just depreciating so ended up selling it.


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I lost count of how many BMW's I had. Not showing off but I worked for BMW for 12 years when it was a concession in the UK. My company car was changed every 10K miles. The thinking behind that was that putting a car to a dealer with just 10K on the clock was still profitable, therefore the 'company car fleet' cost nothing! You couldn't choose your next car and consequently I had from a 2002 to 735. It quite spoilt the 'glamour' of having a BMW. I remember the 3 series being launched, their first 'small' car. Curved flame-lit dashboard and the slogan "Fly a BMW".

[Dannie Boy]

I always thought the opposite; I would have been happy to own one car forever and not deal with all the hassles of buying a car and paying exorbitant insurance rates. A car was just a means of transportation and I never had any feelings, other than annoyance about the expense of the upkeep, about them.

I think to some extent it depends on the car - for me at least. The best car I had was a BMW 320 that I bought new and at the time I expected to keep it for at least 10 years but after being posted overseas with my job, decided it was a luxury that was not being used and just depreciating so ended up selling it.


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I lost count of how many BMW's I had. Not showing off but I worked for BMW for 12 years when it was a concession in the UK. My company car was changed every 10K miles. The thinking behind that was that putting a car to a dealer with just 10K on the clock was still profitable, therefore the 'company car fleet' cost nothing! You couldn't choose your next car and consequently I had from a 2002 to 735. It quite spoilt the 'glamour' of having a BMW. I remember the 3 series being launched, their first 'small' car. Curved flame-lit dashboard and the slogan "Fly a BMW".

I think that’s where the difference lies then, I bought my BMW with my hard-earned cash and was able to choose the colour, the wheels and the other extras (bi-xenon lights were fabulous nearly 20 years ago).

[HHTel]

It makes a lot of difference when you have to work for what you get.

Little bit of trivia for you. Did you know that BMW back in the 70's had the biggest options/accessories list of any car on the market? When you bought a BM, it was a car with 4 wheels. Anything else was an option!