The coolest car you’ve owned

[hairnet]

23 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

I guess this could be classed as cool?

i have a photo of that i think from durrow (RIP) dont think it had the slots

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Joey spud said:

This the coolest vehicle I still own.

Probably the coolest sounding car on the forum too.

[hairnet]

@junkyarddog

 

 

[hairnet]

also kin lol at potatobucket

free

you get 3 buckets with 50 photos

last time i noticed think there was 12000 photos in it

[Wibble]

I had a young man shout, “cool motor mister”, recently, so it must be true🙂

[JayB]

I got some stick from friends about the number plate, but when I was 20 I felt cool AF driving a proper RWD, 6 cylinder Autobahnstormer. 

[Wibble]

14 minutes ago, JayB said:

I got some stick from friends about the number plate, but when I was 20 I felt cool AF driving a proper RWD, 6 cylinder Autobahnstormer. 

Brilliant, I was 28 when I bought my Senator, I've just turned 56😬

[trigger]

A proper pussy magnet

[Split_Pin]

Has to be this one:

Insanely stylish, hugely specced executive express. Best part of 300bhp but sensationally comfortable. In my ownership it put 100% of tailgaters and smart arses firmly where they belonged, a dot in my rear view mirror. For that reason, plus I needed to liberate some funds after an emergency house repair, it had to go.

I'd love another but I think I'd lose my license sooner or later.

[LightBulbFun]

based on the reaction I get from the public (and how the local youths have at times asked me to "rev it!") i'd say it counts as a "cool car!"

its a pretty cool photo from @auntiemaryscanary anyhow 

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

9 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

Are old Jags cool?

Yes, but I am biased.

[Dan302]

Dolomite Sprint in white just like in the Professionals 😂

[Lord Sterling]

My Jag XJ

I don't think I've had a car that has brought so much positive attention. 

BMW 5er

Although still quite a normal everyday car for many people, this BMW is actually very nice. Its a got great stance, sounds nice and has just enough "executive" toys on board.

Rover 827Si 

I would also add my Rover 827Si. It had a TWR bodykit and Roversport wheels.

[w00dy]

It's a tough one, lots of honourable mentions but personally for me this was the coolest.

 

[N Dentressangle]

11 hours ago, delux said:

 

 

Never mind the car 

[MrBiscuits]

Probably this one, I was about 26 when I had it. Unfortunately not a real Alpina but it had all the genuine cosmetic bits. It was a 325 auto from the days before BMW bothered fitting any pansy safety systems (or even an air bag).

I guess the Minis I had were cool too, but they weren't so rare back in the late 90s/noughties.

[Homersimpson]

Coolness being subjective and all that but these were the ones I thought were cool:

Replica Ferrari Dino 246, taken from a mold off a real one so looked correct. 

Shortened mini I built around 2001 in 8 weeks start to finish.

Jaguar S Type R that I owned from 2007 to 2009 (not my photo but its still around).

[24vdiamond]

1st car,  early 1980s was an epic motor for an 18 year old 😁

[grogee]

1 hour ago, MrBiscuits said:

Probably this one, I was about 26 when I had it. Unfortunately not a real Alpina but it had all the genuine cosmetic bits. It was a 325 auto from the days before BMW bothered fitting any pansy safety systems (or even an air bag).

I guess the Minis I had were cool too, but they weren't so rare back in the late 90s/noughties.

I remember it well Kev. Do you still live there? 

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[davocano]

Desperate to scratch my "Street Machine" itch at the age of 19, I spotted this in Auto Trader.

3.0 V6, paid £900 for it.

Simultaneously the coolest and worst car I have ever owned. On the way home from the seller, the driver's door flew open on a left hander. In the two years it possessed me, the failures just escalated. In no particular order:

HGF on the right hand bank.

FTP'd at a petrol station, RAC man fitted a couple of new spade connectors and commented on the shiteness of the wiring. 30 miles later, said wiring caught fire.

Propshaft sheared off while honking along the M3.

Heater matrix shat itself, filling the cabin with steam while doing 70 on the M25. At night, in winter in rush hour traffic.

Various welding and corrosion issues. Well, it was 20+ years old so we'll let that slide.

When it was running I thought it was cool; it sounded great.... which took my mind off the terrible nose-heavy handling.

Sold it for £650 plus my Street Machine collection; I was all done with modified cars.

The guy who bought it popped back a couple of times. He wanted to know what car the axle came from as the differential had exploded.

The final kick in the bollocks when he told me the engine was a 2.5 not the 3.0 I had thought it was. I always wondered why I struggled to beat XR3s at traffic light GPs.

EDIT: This was the coolest car I've owned in AS criteria. Four years old when I bought it and drove it for 17 years with no issues. HGF sent it to the bridge; I was going to get it repaired but it was starting to rust at the rear end and my car dealer mate talked me into buying a 2003 Almera for half the retail price.

 

[MrBiscuits]

38 minutes ago, grogee said:

I remember it well Kev. Do you still live there? 

Different house now but not far. Anyway - coolest car must be your Espero no?

[grogee]

2 hours ago, MrBiscuits said:

Different house now but not far. Anyway - coolest car must be your Espero no?

Yep you're right of course, what a honey. 

My 86 205 GTI wins cool points now but nobody gave it a second glance in 2002.

Apart from the bloke in the Tipo that I crashed into, on my way back from the Autoleads interview in the snow. 

[Timewaster]

1 hour ago, grogee said:

Yep you're right of course, what a honey. 

My 86 205 GTI wins cool points now but nobody gave it a second glance in 2002.

Apart from the bloke in the Tipo that I crashed into, on my way back from the Autoleads interview in the snow. 

I had an 89 205Gti 1.6 which is still the coolest car I ever owned despite it being followed by a Golf Gti 16v, 405MI16 and a Sapphire Cosworth.

Then married, kids, Octavia estate and Ford Galaxy.

My current company car is red ID Buzz which is either cool or a total embarrassment depending which family member you ask.

[Stinkwheel]

To me, these were the cool ones

 

[Volksy]

I guess for the amount of attention they got:

61 Split. In hindsight it was a horrid POS 

Followed by this '72 Fastback

Then this '76 Fulvia co owned with @HillmanImp

Jag of much JRG - bought from @HillmanImp

And then my current lump. 

[Simon_punto]

[grogee]

1 hour ago, Timewaster said:

My current company car is red ID Buzz which is either cool or a total embarrassment

 

[Tayne]

2 hours ago, grogee said:

 

My 86 205 GTI wins cool points now but nobody gave it a second glance in 2002.

Apart from the bloke in the Tipo that I crashed into, on my way back from the Autoleads interview in the snow. 

So you should have given him a second glance.. but you didn’t.

[Markeh]

I'm pretty sure none of the cars I've owned have ever classed as cool. A nicer example Corsa B/sportier Megane II, maybe. I felt like the dogs bollocks picking up the first Qashqai brand new but I'm not sure it makes it cool.

Maybe the ex-blood car Octavia - it still being mostly stickered up could have been considered cool I guess!