Re: What car you have & what you've driven in the past?
Posted: 29 Apr 2019 19:57
Hi guys, as once explained in a different off-topic post, I've set my paperwork for my car in order to get a beautiful OPEL TIGRA TWINTOP, 2005, 1.8 litre engine, 125 HP, red all across, with beautiful headlights and other goodies as well, since it's my first car ever, I'm not going to sell it straight away, maybe in 5 to 10 years, depending on the level of wear and tear and difficulty to obtain its spare parts in the future, right now I'm more than happy to drive this beauty in red, it's very reliable, much better than an already present OPEL CORSA C, 2001, 1.2 Elegance model, owned by my family here, the TIGRA TT is mine, I bought it entirely with no special help, I put my own money into it, still couldn't be happier, it's snappy as hell.
In the future I might upgrade for a five-door variant of an ASTRA J or even the next generation after the letter K, or whatever they decide to put onto their future models, also having a KARL optimised to just 1.4 litre engine, 90 HP, newer model, would be a straight win for me.
Starting with a sports car now at a much more single and not married or entangled stage, made much more sense, everything else is a waste of money for me at this point, it will attract female companions, I'm sure, but I also keep my cravings and feelings in proper balance and perspective.
Right now having a German make and model, but not so expensive as a BMW, VW or even AUDI and PORSCHE and last but not least MERCEDES BENZ, justifies my decision without making too many compromises on the budget, because I bought second-hand as well, it's surrounded by some minor difficulties in its wear and tear, but nothing damaging yet, with proper care, attention and safety, those errors and defects will never get to the point of being too much of an issue.
Edit : I've always opted-out Italian makes and model when it comes to cars, because of increased fuel consumption and bigger issues with wear and tear, sorry, I'd love to maybe buy an ALFA ROMEO, FERRARI or MASERATI, but some things need to be under control, specifically fuel consumption, with every increasing oil and petrol shortages throughtout the world, my checkbook can't keep up with higher fuel prices, so consumption is a very important factor for me here.
In the past however, our car park was very different, my grandfather ran an import-export company, so we had many cars to choose from, owned and bought, one which impressed me from the start was the VW JETTA, 1985, green, it ran on diesel, the only one at our home at that time, but was very low on consumption, it stunned me every time, next in line was the RENAULT Clio 1997, turquoise, of course my second best choice, and I wanted that to be my very first car ever, but was quickly sold a few years later due to some personal decisions, never knew which, it was a beautiful car and even on common petrol, its consumption was stunningly low, it had a 1.4 litre variant too.
Other cars were primarily for work and business transports, but the ŠKODA Felicia Pick-up variant 1.6, was my favorite, also very snappy.
A few years later, before my family bought the CORSA C, 2001, there were some smaller contenders, yes, but all were too weak to be anything but boring and uninteresting as hell. Come to think of it, if I didn't buy this TIGRA, it would end up having to choose between driving the CORSA C or the CITROEN Berlingo, minivan variant, still occupying our home parking, but slow in terms of grip and performance. In the end buying the TIGRA, made me very happy.
In the future I might upgrade for a five-door variant of an ASTRA J or even the next generation after the letter K, or whatever they decide to put onto their future models, also having a KARL optimised to just 1.4 litre engine, 90 HP, newer model, would be a straight win for me.
Starting with a sports car now at a much more single and not married or entangled stage, made much more sense, everything else is a waste of money for me at this point, it will attract female companions, I'm sure, but I also keep my cravings and feelings in proper balance and perspective.
Right now having a German make and model, but not so expensive as a BMW, VW or even AUDI and PORSCHE and last but not least MERCEDES BENZ, justifies my decision without making too many compromises on the budget, because I bought second-hand as well, it's surrounded by some minor difficulties in its wear and tear, but nothing damaging yet, with proper care, attention and safety, those errors and defects will never get to the point of being too much of an issue.
Edit : I've always opted-out Italian makes and model when it comes to cars, because of increased fuel consumption and bigger issues with wear and tear, sorry, I'd love to maybe buy an ALFA ROMEO, FERRARI or MASERATI, but some things need to be under control, specifically fuel consumption, with every increasing oil and petrol shortages throughtout the world, my checkbook can't keep up with higher fuel prices, so consumption is a very important factor for me here.
In the past however, our car park was very different, my grandfather ran an import-export company, so we had many cars to choose from, owned and bought, one which impressed me from the start was the VW JETTA, 1985, green, it ran on diesel, the only one at our home at that time, but was very low on consumption, it stunned me every time, next in line was the RENAULT Clio 1997, turquoise, of course my second best choice, and I wanted that to be my very first car ever, but was quickly sold a few years later due to some personal decisions, never knew which, it was a beautiful car and even on common petrol, its consumption was stunningly low, it had a 1.4 litre variant too.
Other cars were primarily for work and business transports, but the ŠKODA Felicia Pick-up variant 1.6, was my favorite, also very snappy.
A few years later, before my family bought the CORSA C, 2001, there were some smaller contenders, yes, but all were too weak to be anything but boring and uninteresting as hell. Come to think of it, if I didn't buy this TIGRA, it would end up having to choose between driving the CORSA C or the CITROEN Berlingo, minivan variant, still occupying our home parking, but slow in terms of grip and performance. In the end buying the TIGRA, made me very happy.