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Had to drive a Scion Xa today at tech. Had a 5 speed manual, looked exactly like this. Was smooth and comfy I guess, not that I'd really want one though. And cheap. It was pretty cheap.
What did you drive today?
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Drove a very interesting vehicle today, though it isn't a car. A Claas Axion 810 (didn't take a picture, identical to this one):
It's a big tractor, 6.7L I6 with about 220-230hp and top speed of 50km/h, high up the Claas range. It has the optional CVT type gearbox, which is brilliant, plus you don't need the brake at all. Despite a huge amount of buttons and the size, it is the easiest vehicle I've ever driven. Visibility is great, steering is lighter than in any car and it's incredibly comfortable. And sounds pretty good too.
It's a big tractor, 6.7L I6 with about 220-230hp and top speed of 50km/h, high up the Claas range. It has the optional CVT type gearbox, which is brilliant, plus you don't need the brake at all. Despite a huge amount of buttons and the size, it is the easiest vehicle I've ever driven. Visibility is great, steering is lighter than in any car and it's incredibly comfortable. And sounds pretty good too.
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Got to drive the trade-in on that 2015 SRT Grand Cherokee I posted in the last page. A 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT! A big difference in the quality of the interior, that's for sure.
Although...I learned an interesting thing. Apparently this was in a wreck and needed $14,000 worth of repairs. Basically the reason it was traded in.
Although...I learned an interesting thing. Apparently this was in a wreck and needed $14,000 worth of repairs. Basically the reason it was traded in.
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2007 GTI with DSG got traded in. A pretty fun car around the parking lot, heck I almost considered asking how much the sales team took it in for. But with 89k on it, seemed like a lot.
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My father-in-law just added a Model S 85 to his awesome car collection. He came over today and I got to take it out for a bit with my wife, and all I can say is...holy crap, I need one of these in my life.
Extremely quick and effortless acceleration, nice ride and handling, comfy seats. Basically lived up to all the hype.
One of these days, I'll post about all of his other cars that I've driven.
Extremely quick and effortless acceleration, nice ride and handling, comfy seats. Basically lived up to all the hype.
One of these days, I'll post about all of his other cars that I've driven.
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- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
Today I got to drive my dad's '92 Celica Alltrac Turbo 
By far the rarest car I've driven and one of the coolest, but also by no means my favorite. I did like it though, was cool as hell just to get to experience it.
Main things I didn't like, mostly the clutch. The car has some sort of performance clutch which is a pain in the ass. A royal one. I stalled four times before I even got it out of the driveway.
After that I was fine though. The other thing is the steering, which like all 90s Toyotas, is overly assisted. That's the main reason I like the 80s stuff more than the 90s. I also never cared for forced induction, and this only really reinforced that fact. You have absolutely zero low end torque or power and you really have to wind it up and keep it in the rev range in order for it to make any power. I'll stick with natural aspiration, I like having the power at all times.
Otherwise I liked it quite a bit. Shofter is nice and smooth and has a good feel to it, handled nice, and seemed to go pretty good considering how heavy it was. 10/10, would drive again.
By far the rarest car I've driven and one of the coolest, but also by no means my favorite. I did like it though, was cool as hell just to get to experience it.
Main things I didn't like, mostly the clutch. The car has some sort of performance clutch which is a pain in the ass. A royal one. I stalled four times before I even got it out of the driveway.
After that I was fine though. The other thing is the steering, which like all 90s Toyotas, is overly assisted. That's the main reason I like the 80s stuff more than the 90s. I also never cared for forced induction, and this only really reinforced that fact. You have absolutely zero low end torque or power and you really have to wind it up and keep it in the rev range in order for it to make any power. I'll stick with natural aspiration, I like having the power at all times.Otherwise I liked it quite a bit. Shofter is nice and smooth and has a good feel to it, handled nice, and seemed to go pretty good considering how heavy it was. 10/10, would drive again.
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Our dealership finally got a 2015 Charger! Except...only one. And it's a SXT AWD with the Rallye package.
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I really like that new Charger. 👍 Hopefully, your dealership gets a Hellcat soon and you get to drive it.
Took the Cougar out today. Too cold to put the top down.
Took the Cougar out today. Too cold to put the top down.
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- Houston, TX
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2004 BMW Z4 (manual 5-speed)- 69,500 miles- $9,900
I saw this car on Autotrader on...Tuesday, I think, and was attracted to it. They didn't have a picture up at the time, but I told myself I would look at it anyways. Today was the first chance I had, and I saw it almost immediately after pulling in. It was a little off to the side next to the building, in between an R53 Mini and a newer 2-series BMW.
I've always kind of liked the older Z4's. My neighbor actually had a white one (and traded it in for a new Z4, so I guess she liked it too). The salesman was pretty cool- he ws about 60 years old, maybe a little older, and has a '14 Mustang GT with the track pack. He asked if I've ever drove manual before and I said "This would be the first time but I'm pretty sure I know how" he got the car out of the lot and, of course, the first thing I do is over-rev it and spin the tires.
After pulling out of the lot, it was pretty smooth I'd say, for the first time anyways. I didn't miss a shift or stall it on the drive but I'm not going to say the shifts were very smooth. A little bit of jerky action was in there for most of them, but by the end I was doing OK. To me, the clutch seemed really stiff but I have nothing to compare it to so I have no idea. The shifter was a little tougher than I anticipated too. But, again, I have nothing to compare it to (other than a Logitech G27) and I didn't break anything or redline it so I say I did pretty decent.
Compared to the SLK32's I've drove, the Z4 was quite a bit less roomy on the inside, not the mention the roofline was a little lower. After the drive, the salesman told me that if I was to get it, it'd have to be today because another person already lined up a deal but hadn't signed anything due to the left mirror being screwed up (autodimming mirrors FTW! I know how to fix that...) I looked over the car and, of course, it had some normal exterior wear from being older. Better shape than what mine was in, and the interior was great except for a...well honestly I don't know what it was but it wouldn't fold down.
It's a pretty neat car, and manuals are pretty cool too.
I saw this car on Autotrader on...Tuesday, I think, and was attracted to it. They didn't have a picture up at the time, but I told myself I would look at it anyways. Today was the first chance I had, and I saw it almost immediately after pulling in. It was a little off to the side next to the building, in between an R53 Mini and a newer 2-series BMW.
I've always kind of liked the older Z4's. My neighbor actually had a white one (and traded it in for a new Z4, so I guess she liked it too). The salesman was pretty cool- he ws about 60 years old, maybe a little older, and has a '14 Mustang GT with the track pack. He asked if I've ever drove manual before and I said "This would be the first time but I'm pretty sure I know how"
he got the car out of the lot and, of course, the first thing I do is over-rev it and spin the tires.After pulling out of the lot, it was pretty smooth I'd say, for the first time anyways. I didn't miss a shift or stall it on the drive but I'm not going to say the shifts were very smooth. A little bit of jerky action was in there for most of them, but by the end I was doing OK. To me, the clutch seemed really stiff but I have nothing to compare it to so I have no idea. The shifter was a little tougher than I anticipated too. But, again, I have nothing to compare it to (other than a Logitech G27) and I didn't break anything or redline it so I say I did pretty decent.
Compared to the SLK32's I've drove, the Z4 was quite a bit less roomy on the inside, not the mention the roofline was a little lower. After the drive, the salesman told me that if I was to get it, it'd have to be today because another person already lined up a deal but hadn't signed anything due to the left mirror being screwed up (autodimming mirrors FTW! I know how to fix that...) I looked over the car and, of course, it had some normal exterior wear from being older. Better shape than what mine was in, and the interior was great except for a...well honestly I don't know what it was but it wouldn't fold down.
It's a pretty neat car, and manuals are pretty cool too.
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Yesterday I finally drove an NA Miata!
I absolutely love it to bits, I need one of these things in my life. I'm gonna buy one for sure in the future. Top 2 favorite cars I've ever driven.
I love everything about it. The interior is perfectly fitted for me I swear. I fit in like a glove. The clutch is also super easy to get used to, and the shifter feels fantastic. The throws are nice and short and fall into place with a nice clunk.
You can say it's underpowered, but honestly I thought it had more than enough power for what it is. It's not a fast car by any means, but if you wind it up it has all of the get up and go you really need. It's an earlier one, a '93, so it's got the smaller 1.6 engine but I didn't at any point think that it needed more power. You do have to keep it wound up due to the lack of torque but that just adds to the fun of driving it.
My dad said he put it on normal insurance so I could drive the car as well, and so, after I dropped him off, I went to my favorite driving road and had at it. It was phenomenal, I can't even begin to describe how amazing it is to drive on a twisty road. It's handling is incredible and it's fun as hell to wind it up and carve through the corners.
I absolutely love it to bits, I need one of these things in my life. I'm gonna buy one for sure in the future. Top 2 favorite cars I've ever driven.
I love everything about it. The interior is perfectly fitted for me I swear. I fit in like a glove. The clutch is also super easy to get used to, and the shifter feels fantastic. The throws are nice and short and fall into place with a nice clunk.
You can say it's underpowered, but honestly I thought it had more than enough power for what it is. It's not a fast car by any means, but if you wind it up it has all of the get up and go you really need. It's an earlier one, a '93, so it's got the smaller 1.6 engine but I didn't at any point think that it needed more power. You do have to keep it wound up due to the lack of torque but that just adds to the fun of driving it.
My dad said he put it on normal insurance so I could drive the car as well, and so, after I dropped him off, I went to my favorite driving road and had at it. It was phenomenal, I can't even begin to describe how amazing it is to drive on a twisty road. It's handling is incredible and it's fun as hell to wind it up and carve through the corners.
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- ROBENDEN2
This 2015 Suzuki Celerio.
Meh...
Meh...
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No photos, but last week I drove a KIA Soul. Was ok other than the rattly front end. I think it needed new bushings in all joints up front. Had a little get up and go to it, but I didn't take it for any drives, just to and from work.
I swapped it out for a 2013 Ford Focus. It felt a little under powered, but handled well and the ride was very comfortable. The steering was numb though. I had absolutely no feel through the steering wheel.
I swapped it out for a 2013 Ford Focus. It felt a little under powered, but handled well and the ride was very comfortable. The steering was numb though. I had absolutely no feel through the steering wheel.
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Someone traded in a 2013 WRX. Couldn't drive it very far as it was turned back to stock after having the aftermarket parts taken off, but still had the tune.
And the used car manager bought a 2014 Mustang convertible...automatic. It is the 5.0 though.
And the used car manager bought a 2014 Mustang convertible...automatic. It is the 5.0 though.
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My friend rented an '05 Porsche 911 C2 with a 6spd manual the other day, as he's considering buying one, and I got to drive it reasonably hard on a familiar canyon road.
What a machine. Even with crappy tires, it was absolutely phenomenal. The handling and the way it responds to inputs is exactly what I'd want it to be. I've never driven a car that made me so confident so quickly. It sounds spectacular, too. I already was a Porsche fan, but now I know I'll be buying one as soon as it's reasonable to do so.
Sorry I don't have a pic - the only ones I took have our faces in them and I'd rather not post those.
What a machine. Even with crappy tires, it was absolutely phenomenal. The handling and the way it responds to inputs is exactly what I'd want it to be. I've never driven a car that made me so confident so quickly. It sounds spectacular, too. I already was a Porsche fan, but now I know I'll be buying one as soon as it's reasonable to do so.
Sorry I don't have a pic - the only ones I took have our faces in them and I'd rather not post those.
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Drove a 2015 Buick Regal Turbo today, (sorry, no pics, the only pic I have is from the driver seat looking out into the parking lot where the dealer keeps their inventory, and it's of a stray cat that was just waiting for us to get back) and tbh, I don't think I've ever driven an I4 that was that much fun in my life. Yeah, it's based on the Chevrolet Malibu, but it feels more like it's based on something like the Sonic (drove one of those a while back, excellent little car if you drive the RS), based on how sporty it is. The 260-hp turbo 4 kicks you in the chest when you put your foot down, and the car grips the road so well, even with TCS off, and STM off, even a Scandinavian Flick couldn't get the rear end loose for more than half a second. The Regal Turbo has pretty much redeemed Buick from being an old-person car.
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Ninja. (Does this count?)
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I've been driving this '14 Chevy Camaro RS rental for the past week.
Its a bit disappointing. I like how it looks, but the interior is extremely cheap, much worse then on my Golf despite costing twice as much. The V6 engine pulls pretty well but its very quiet, I have to drop the auto 'box into manual mode and rev it past 4k rpms before it starts sounding like a muscle car should. Handling seems to be pretty neutral, though I haven't been pushing it very hard, but the brakes are very mushy and don't inspire much confidence at all.
Overall I'd rather have a Miata any day of the week.
Its a bit disappointing. I like how it looks, but the interior is extremely cheap, much worse then on my Golf despite costing twice as much. The V6 engine pulls pretty well but its very quiet, I have to drop the auto 'box into manual mode and rev it past 4k rpms before it starts sounding like a muscle car should. Handling seems to be pretty neutral, though I haven't been pushing it very hard, but the brakes are very mushy and don't inspire much confidence at all.
Overall I'd rather have a Miata any day of the week.
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Had 5 days at our place in Spain last week and got a Focus Estate with the 1.0 Ecoboost as a rental.
I won't comment on the car in general as the strengths and weaknesses of the Focus are well known (decent ride/handling/steering, very ordinary interior quality), but it's been such a long time since I've driven a car like this and it's not had a diesel motor I wanted to comment on the engine.
There's lots of talk of small capacity petrol engines catching up with diesels, but I struggle to see this myself. Performance round town in the lower gears was fine and it would happily maintain a 140-160kmh cruise on the motorway, but if I had to slow for traffic it massively struggled to get back up to speed without a change down to 4th (only a 5 speed box) and a lot of revs. Economy (according to the trip computer) was 38mpg and I assume this is over the life of the vehicle (34k miles) as I doubt many previous renters would have re-set this.
For me, diesel makes much more sense in a car like this - better performance, less need to 'thrash' the car to make progress, better economy. Even the argument of diesels sounding rubbish doesn't hold as whilst the Ecoboost sounded 'OK', it needed a lot more revs for the same speed and thus was noisier in general.
I won't comment on the car in general as the strengths and weaknesses of the Focus are well known (decent ride/handling/steering, very ordinary interior quality), but it's been such a long time since I've driven a car like this and it's not had a diesel motor I wanted to comment on the engine.
There's lots of talk of small capacity petrol engines catching up with diesels, but I struggle to see this myself. Performance round town in the lower gears was fine and it would happily maintain a 140-160kmh cruise on the motorway, but if I had to slow for traffic it massively struggled to get back up to speed without a change down to 4th (only a 5 speed box) and a lot of revs. Economy (according to the trip computer) was 38mpg and I assume this is over the life of the vehicle (34k miles) as I doubt many previous renters would have re-set this.
For me, diesel makes much more sense in a car like this - better performance, less need to 'thrash' the car to make progress, better economy. Even the argument of diesels sounding rubbish doesn't hold as whilst the Ecoboost sounded 'OK', it needed a lot more revs for the same speed and thus was noisier in general.
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How long is that compared to your 240???
I would assume almost twice the size. Still hard to believe they made these cars this long back in the day haha.
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Finally got to work on an FR-S and SRT Charger (2014)!
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Drove a new Corsa 1.4 turbo and an Adam Rocks Air 1.0 turbo back to back mainly to compare engines. I was surprised at the punch the 1.0T was able to offer compared to the 1.4T.
There may only be 15hp difference between the two (the turbo-3 is more powerful) but I felt more mid range punch from the 1.0 and it was also quieter than the 1.4. Plus, that engine in a new Corsa offered similar road tax to the diesel I currently run.
There may only be 15hp difference between the two (the turbo-3 is more powerful) but I felt more mid range punch from the 1.0 and it was also quieter than the 1.4. Plus, that engine in a new Corsa offered similar road tax to the diesel I currently run.
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Drove my Samurai today for the first time in over a year. Got it smogged and registered and installed a new top.
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Drove this "beast" a couple of days ago. A little bit of a shudder and wind noise.
Drunk driver came off the road and hit a couple of trucks at the dealership I work at. Was told to drive the heavily damaged one back from the body shop in another town.
Drunk driver came off the road and hit a couple of trucks at the dealership I work at. Was told to drive the heavily damaged one back from the body shop in another town.
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Double post....
Drove a 2016 Dodge Charger SRT 392 down the street to the gas station. Definitely the most powerful car I've ever driven.
Drove a 2016 Dodge Charger SRT 392 down the street to the gas station. Definitely the most powerful car I've ever driven.
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I'd say it isn't the engine that's at fault there so much as the car. For me the Focus is just too big and heavy for that 1-litre to make sense, and you're right that a diesel is the better option in a car like that. I was thoroughly underwhelmed by the Focus with that engine - I'd have preferred the naturally-aspirated 1.6 it replaced, honestly.
But in something smaller and lighter, it's no contest. The petrol turbo lumps are more fun, sound better, feel smoother and aren't really much noiser - smaller cars have less insulation in the first place so diesel engines tend to be a bit more vocal in comparison.
The Fiesta with the 1-litre is huge fun. Still not very economical though, but that's not all turbo petrol engines so much as that Ford one. I got mid-50s mpg from a 3-pot turbo in the latest Smart Fortwo a year or two back, and tend to get high 40s from the four-cylinder 1.2 TSI in various VW group products. The equivalent 1.6 TDI will do high 50s... but for driveability there's absolutely no contest between the 1.2 TSI and 1.6 TDI, and while you may save a bit of money on fuel, you'd lose it all replacing high-pressure injectors, DPFs and umpteen other diesel-specific bits further down the line...
