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Nickyboy:
I like my Golf. It's very efficient, does the job. Fast, comfy, gets me there in 1 piece. But I don't 'love' it.

I've had other cars which I 'loved'. They weren't as fast, comfy, efficient etc but they had character.

So what to do...character or efficiency?

BeezerDiesel:
How much money do you have to spend? Simple question really as most modern cars are just manufactured to be easy to live with. The Golf is the pinnacle(sp) of that. For the last 30 odd years if you look in the back of motoring mags where they list their impressions of Golfs it will read ''worthy but dull''. Which cars do many actual motoring journalists drive though? Quite a few put their own money into a Golf.

You could argue that old Golfs have far more character, but they are old. So you can quickly fall out of love with them when the reliability issues start rearing their head. And that sums up many cars that have so called character: what price does that character have and is that why you ended up in a Golf to start with? ie. You've got fed up with moody characterful cars so went for a safer option. Safe options are normally a bit dull.

stealthwolf:
If i had used my head, I would be driving a black mk4 golf gti.

I used my heart and bought a black mk5 golf gti.  :love:

VC:
If you're bored move on! I've owned almost 40 cars and there's still loads on the list I wanna experience/own

I love my cars, and enjoy my time in each one. Think of it like food, everyone has a favourite dish but if you eat that dish over and over you'll get bored of it, try a new flavour there's so much to taste out there and you can always return to your favourite.

I've owned so many now and sometimes the sheer lack of power, comfort etc can be the very thing that makes a car appealing. My most loved car ever was an astra 1.6 merit estate, before that was was a hot hatch and after was a luxurious 4x4 but the astra was so different that's what appealed!

Lifes to short not to play, buy with your head but choose with your heart  :innocent:

RedRobin:

--- Quote from: Very Cherry on May 31, 2010, 11:50:33 am ---If you're bored move on! I've owned almost 40 cars and there's still loads on the list I wanna experience/own

I love my cars, and enjoy my time in each one. Think of it like food, everyone has a favourite dish but if you eat that dish over and over you'll get bored of it, try a new flavour there's so much to taste out there and you can always return to your favourite.

I've owned so many now and sometimes the sheer lack of power, comfort etc can be the very thing that makes a car appealing. My most loved car ever was an astra 1.6 merit estate, before that was was a hot hatch and after was a luxurious 4x4 but the astra was so different that's what appealed!

Lifes to short not to play, buy with your head but choose with your heart  :innocent:

--- End quote ---

....As you have a missus, I hope you're not like that with women! Unless you get bored of the rimmage you find yourself obliged to apply corrective treatment to  :evilgrin:

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