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I love riding my bike but I also love a bit of petrol (not diesel!) fired transport. After fighting the urge for last 7 years, I’ve just bought myself an Audi TT (mk1) that’ll I’ll hopefully maintain until they reach classic status.

I did think about getting another motorbike but since parenthood there are too many non-fault variables that can lead to you having a very bad day on a motorbike –  so I chose the more sensible option.

Given a lottery win, I’m happy to say I’d have dozen of cars. GT40s, AC Cobras, Lancia Deltas, Mk2 Golfs, the lot!

Anyone else that doesn’t see cars as the devil?

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[EdelmiraDimucci]

What is a situation of public

What is a situation of public transport fairs? I have been upset by these high petrol rates. 

[IanD]

Love both as do many on here.

Love both as do many on here.

 

Love driving and fortunate to have some great driving roads easily accesible in Scotland.

 

Love cycling too and have an intense distrust of drivers when I’m on two wheels.

 

In saying that, had far more issues when driving old Volvo estate than ever when cycling. Do find it funny that they’ve almost all stopped now that I’m in a ten month old 335d xdrive Touring. Just goes to show that some drivers seem to have a pecking order and even some other car drivers will be treated with contempt by them if the car is seen as stereotypically slow.

 

That then gets applied to anyone riding a bike regardless of the actual speed they are doing.

 

Do get very annoyed at other drivers getting too close to anyone riding a bike or entering ASL boxes, but the two hipsters cycling side by side through south side of Glasgow this evening didn’t do us any favours at all.

 

Anyway – yes, another who does love both and going to all levels from Grand Tours/Grand Prix, to local events on road and track/circuit/hillclimb.

[GBurch]

In response to the general

In response to the general question, I am a fan of both cars and bikes. Not sure if there is a strong preference for one over the other. I would say it depends on the day and the mood, but I actually like both 🙂 

[Dr Ofsereb]

I’ve owned 19 motorcycles and

I’ve owned 19 motorcycles and around 25 cars of various types, so I probably fall into the ‘yes’ camp…. More about practicality these days though, space/4×4 when the snow came etc…..

[Kristina29]

I definitely don’t think cars

I definitely don’t think cars are the devil..

I love my bike, but I also like my Infinity:)

[Dr Winston]

Mmm…kinda….I like the

Mmm…kinda….I like the aesthetic look of only a very few (usually retro) classic cars for the sane reason I like the look of retro bikes. So for instance I loved the convertible e type that Prince Harry drove out  of Windsor castle in a few days ago.

As for cars in general I find them to be as dull as dishwater….not interested in the slightest…even though I’ve owned a few good cars as family vehicles…

 

[froze]

I love cars and bicycles.  I

I love cars and bicycles.  I don’t have anything fancy anymore, I sold 3 of my vintage cars off last year, so what I have left is a 67 Ford Galaxy 500 convertible with a 390 cubic inch engine and a 4 barrel carb, it’s mostly 100% stock I did change the points to a Pertronics electronic point system so I wouldn’t have to mess with the points anymore, but otherwise all stock.  a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 with a 350 cubic inch engine and a 4 barrel, that car was the worst performing Z28 ever put out and I own it!  yippe me LOL!!  I have done some minor work to get the power up but nothing big, but it does great at smoking tires due to a lot torque but no horsepower from that disco era choked up 350.  I also have a 94 Ford F150 Harley Davidson edition pickup truck with a 351 cubic inch engine fuel injected; that one I’m going to this summer have a free flowing exhaust put on which should perk up the performance a bit.  And finally a stock 2009 Acura TL Tech which can easily beat my Camaro in a drag race as well as the Galaxy!  In fact that darn Acura has beaten 3 Mustang GT’s!  as well as some other cars including a Dodge Charger RT with a V8 hemi.

New car engines have come a long ways this past 5 years with some smoking hot engines.  Not sure what’s available in Europe and the UK but the best deal right now in a performance car is the 2017 and 2018 Dodge Charger RT Scat Pack, this thing will go 180 mph and pull a quarter mile time of 12.7 seconds.  Of course the Charger Hellcat is the fastest but it will cost you about $25,000 more over the Scat Pack, and all that $25,000 gives you is 20 mph higher top speed and a quarter mile of 11.8 which is only 9/10ths of a second faster then the Scat Pack.  All that fun in a 4 door family car!

[Crampy]

Ex car mechanic and boy racer

Ex car mechanic and boy racer here. I love cars. Fucking hate drivers, though.

[Scottish Scrutineer]

pablo wrote:

 

My last decent performance car was an Elise the last year i owned it i did more miles on the bike so it had to go! Down to a Golf and an estate although i was just looking at a bike engined mini.  

 

I’ve got an Elise in the garage, shared with a few bikes, and sadly, the last couple of years I have to admit that I’ve cycled more than I’ve driven the Elise. Owned the Elise for 5 years now and still grin almost every time I drive it. Should get it out of hibernation this weekend, if I’m not out cycling.

 

We’ve got a couple of ‘normal’ cars for daily used, a Discovery 4 and my 230k mile VW T5 Caravelle, nicknamed the Bike Bus for obvious reasons.

[700c]

Yorkshire wallet wrote:

I’m going back to a shopping car. Having a faster car wasn’t quite the fun I imagined it to be.

£305 tax

25mph regardsless of driving style

stuck in 45 mph traffic unless I start driving like an utter c’nt

only really getting the benefits of a faster car at 80mph+

roads are now so bad my fillings will fall out with harder suspension

no point taking it on a track day as it’s not ‘disposable’ so I won’t be using it properly

should have bought another motorbike but can’t trust myself to behave on them

 

could have bought a decent ultegra spec’d bike with money I’ve wasted.

Oh well, live and learn. At least it’s got really nice seats I suppose.

 

Oh yeah, and I can’t put a normal bike rack on it either.

Ha! probably a salutory lesson and one I could take heed of right now:  I’m considering a smaller, quicker petrol car for me since the OH has now got a larger diesel one for family duties. I’m conflicted through because although diesel is the fuel of satan (in cities), anything decent with a petrol engine has terrible economy and is taxed extortionately. Successive governments and the EU have prioritised  Co2 over NOx. 

Electric is still too expensive with limited infrastructure to support.

If I worked near where I lived then I would commute by bike as I used to, with a tiny car when absolutely necessary. But I live in the country so I don’t think that’s going to work.

[Anonymous]

I’m going back to a shopping

I’m going back to a shopping car. Having a faster car wasn’t quite the fun I imagined it to be.

£305 tax

25mph regardsless of driving style

stuck in 45 mph traffic unless I start driving like an utter c’nt

only really getting the benefits of a faster car at 80mph+

roads are now so bad my fillings will fall out with harder suspension

no point taking it on a track day as it’s not ‘disposable’ so I won’t be using it properly

should have bought another motorbike but can’t trust myself to behave on them

 

could have bought a decent ultegra spec’d bike with money I’ve wasted.

Oh well, live and learn. At least it’s got really nice seats I suppose.

 

Oh yeah, and I can’t put a normal bike rack on it either.

[Simboid]

froze wrote:

How can you not love cars?  I love cars, I love to play with them, and play hard with them. 

I have a 09 Acura TL Tech that runs pretty fast for a 6 cylinder sedan, the reason I bought it for was because it was the fastest 4 dr sedan that was in my price, it will run a quarter mile right at 14 seconds which is not bad for a 6 cyclinder 4 dr sedan that gets 29 mpg at 80 mph. Never had a front wheel drive car before so I had to teach myself how to drift one after watching You Tube videos! 

I also have a 94 Ford F150 with the 302, that’s my camper hauling and other hauling vehicle, performance on that sucks as does the gas mileage, but it keeps working so I keep using it. 

I also have a excellent condition 79 Chevy Camaro Z28 with a built 350 that puts out about 400 hp (stock was only 190!), it’s a burnout champ due to the light rearend, but it’s fun to drift. 

Then finally I have a mint bone stock 67 Galaxy 500 Conv with a 390 V8 4 barrel setup, it’s a fun car for long summer drives…well the only thing that isn’t stock was I replaced the mechanical points with Pertronics electronic points so I don’t have to fool around with replacing those every 12k to 15k miles and they stay in timed, but it’s easy to convert back to mech points, in fact I carry a brand new set of mech points in the trunk just in case the electronic one should ever fry.

 

Don’t you speak funny?

Barely understood a word of that, but mint bone stock sounds delicious!

[audrey27]

Yes! I love cars and bicycles

Yes! I love cars and bicycles, but I usually go out cycling often times. It’s pretty good to go out and just go cycling on a peaceful and quiet road.

[audrey27]

Yes! I love cars and bicycles

Yes! I love cars and bicycles,  but I usually go out cycling often times. It’s pretty good to go out and just go cycling on a peaceful and quiet road.

[Beecho]

I bloody love my car, all 1

I bloody love my car, all 1.1l of it. 50mpg and it does 0-60. Had it 9 years from new: 33,000 on the clock. And most importantly, 2 road bikes in B’Twin bike bags fit on the back seat. Suitcase in the boot and we’re off! Papa? Nicole…

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