What car?

[Ste]

Those things a re crappy. Get something a lot more fun like the Turbo or Carrera 4 8)

[Rob]

[Ste]

If you want to have a massive fuel bill, just get a storm. If you want to take up all the road, just get a ex-army tank

[Kickstart]

Buy a Maserati 4200 GT. Back seat will do the job nicely.

Stuff the off road bit. Nobody is going to seriously offroad a car that expensive so the only ones used off the tarmac are probably only there because the dodgy handling meant the spun off into a field.

With a car the centre of gravity needs to be low down, not so high that the top of the car needs clearance from air traffic control.

All the best

Keith
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[Bendy]

If you want an offroader, buy a proper offroader. If you want a Porsche, buy a proper Porsche. If you want to look like a dick driving round the 'mean urban streets', buy a Cayenne.

Plenty cars seat four in comfort, they don't have to look like a small-penised execu-wagon to do it!

[Rob]

[Rob]

[Zimma]

I know what it is Rob, you obviously have far too much money doing nothing at all.... See, this is where I have a solution for you!

If you give me £15,000 you will start to feel happy in the knowledge that you did something worthwhile with your money by helping out someone in dire need of financial support.



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[Rob]

[Zimma]

Dunno, you could give that to me too and I could buy a Turbo Hayabusa with it!
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[Bendy]

[Kickstart]

[Rob]

So, in everyone else's opinion what is the best car that can seat 4 people in comfort, that is modern & reliable (I know those two things don't often go together) but a classic/older car takes to much looking after.

It has to be well built, and not cost £100000 - so no cars like a Rolls or Bentley!

Ah, and it also has to be fun to drive - but not necesarily a sports car cos the Bike if far more fun to go out on a weekend hack on!

The car is purely for long journeys with 4 people..

Roll on the ideas??.....
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[MarJay]

The only *really* tough off roaders are the original Landy, ( Big up the Short wheelbase Land Rover!) and any Toyota off roader (as demonstrated on Top Gear the other week.)

All others are for School run mums with insecurities about "little Johnny" and Exec types with insecurities about their own "Little Johnny"

Present Company excepted of course Rob, you have taste in bikes, so I'm sure your pulling our legs about the off-roader thing. Get a Mercedes estate, It will do the same stuff and won't take up three lanes of motorway!

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[Kickstart]

Hi

They are not exactly rare. Loads of 50K cars around that can seat 4 and are OK to drive (or at least better than a tractor). BMW 5 series or 7 series, numerous Mercs, Alfa 166, various Jaguars. If you can put up with the occasional rear seat passenger just having normal space then buy the 4200GT. Reasonable size back seat (far better than the XK8), reasonable boot space, 390hp (and the quickest person on the Top Gear Star in a reasonably priced car drives one).

If you don't mind 2nd hand (maybe a couple of years old) then there is loads of choice. OK you might have the odd repair but then the Porsche tractor is likely to loose 25K depreciation over the next 3 years which pays for an awful lot of repairs (hell, for that much you could probably do a seasons banger racing in a new BMW 3 series).

All the best

Keith
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[Rob]

[Bendy]

I don't really follow cars in great detail, but I'd be thinking some Audi or BMW type of thingy.

Something with a proper centre of gravity. There's no way that Porker is going to be fun to take round a corner.

[MarJay]

My Mate's dad has an audi A8, thats fantastic to drive. Corners well, accelerates OK for a car... a good choice.

Only downside is that I personally think the all round visibility is a bit poor. My mate doesn't notice because he drives it so much, but it seems that a lot of modern cars are going that way.

All I can say to that is us bikers better look out!
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[Rob]

[Kickstart]

[kev]

Auto car did a test on the porche and a suzuki jimny, the porche was £67k and the suzuki was £9 and guess who was the best off roader.
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[Ste]

When was that? Remember them testing it but not that

[kev]

A couple of months back, I still have the magazine at work.
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[stevo as b4]

As far as off roaders go, i actually like the look of the little suzuki jimmy, and i just think that i needs a bit more engine, (the Grand Vitara 2ltr V6) should do nicley, and some alloys and a few styling tweaks, and you'd have a pretty decent 4wd i reckon. Otherwise just go and get a Freelander, as they look kinda tough, and work well on or off road.
The one thing i really hate are them stupid 4WD Audi/Volvo estate cars with big daft plastic lower halfs, and a jacked up chassis. What the hell are they all about. They look even more shite than a std estate, and have bugger all off road ability!

[Ste]

The V70 Volvo XC isn't half bad off road