My eclectic 'fun' cars

luddite

luddite

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Hi all,
I have a GR86 on order (hopefully, come Monday that is), but in the meantime I am fortunate to have a couple of fun cars besides the family bus.
My history is mostly with small, light(ish) cars, and I guess you could say I'm a bit of a pasta and sushi lover having been through mostly Italian and Japanese cars.
I've had a 1991 Honda NSX (MT) for nearly 8 years now, which is by far the longest I've kept a fun car.
In the other side of the garage is a 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting, which is a much newer arrival - rekindling the pleasure I had in a red one as my first 'new' car many moons ago. Thought I would have got bored of it after 6 months, but it's still here!
Also thoroughly enjoyed a couple of MK1 MX5s (early 1.6) before and several Alfas.
Still resisting the move to electric as you can see! If anything, I seem to be regressing...
 

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luddite said:
Hi all, I have a GR86 on order (hopefully, come Monday that is), but in the meantime I am fortunate to have a couple of fun cars besides the family bus. My history is mostly with small, light(ish) cars, and I guess you could say I'm a bit of a pasta and sushi lover having been through mostly Italian and Japanese cars. I've had a 1991 Honda NSX (MT) for nearly 8 years now, which is by far the longest I've kept a fun car. In the other side of the garage is a 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting, which is a much newer arrival - rekindling the pleasure I had in a red one as my first 'new' car many moons ago. Thought I would have got bored of it after 6 months, but it's still here! Also thoroughly enjoyed a couple of MK1 MX5s (early 1.6) before and several Alfas. Still resisting the move to electric as you can see! If anything, I seem to be regressing...
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Beautiful NSX! It's an itch that I have been wanting to scratch for a long time but prices have gone mental. I have it's baby brother, an S2000 which I have had for 15 years (the longest I have kept any car). But even if I sold that & the GR, it wouldn't be enough to fund a low mileage NSX :cry:

Keep a hold of it if you can, as the prices are only going one way!
 
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Lovely NSX.

I too had a red Cinq Sporting as my first car. Fun, wobbly times!
 
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Love the NSX, I borrowed one to use for my wedding. Fantastic driving experience, especially the noise
 
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luddite said:
Hi all,
I have a GR86 on order (hopefully, come Monday that is), but in the meantime I am fortunate to have a couple of fun cars besides the family bus.
My history is mostly with small, light(ish) cars, and I guess you could say I'm a bit of a pasta and sushi lover having been through mostly Italian and Japanese cars.
I've had a 1991 Honda NSX (MT) for nearly 8 years now, which is by far the longest I've kept a fun car.
In the other side of the garage is a 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting, which is a much newer arrival - rekindling the pleasure I had in a red one as my first 'new' car many moons ago. Thought I would have got bored of it after 6 months, but it's still here!
Also thoroughly enjoyed a couple of MK1 MX5s (early 1.6) before and several Alfas.
Still resisting the move to electric as you can see! If anything, I seem to be regressing...
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I am with you, not a chance I will have an electric car. (y)
 
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Coastliner said:
I am with you, not a chance I will have an electric car. (y)
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Well I can't rule out the move to electric at some point, but the chances of one of my 'fun' cars being electric is not likely with the current tech and weight.
I guess I'm old fashioned in that I enjoy driving, feeling the road, having to put in some effort to get it right. It's a tactile, sensory experience at its best.
Deprived of gearchanges and the aural experience that is a great engine, there needs to be more left in there than exists yet in EVs.
Perhaps there will be very clever drive/handling modes where the electronics simulate different handling characteristics, etc.
It may not be the same driving experience, but maybe it will be fun in a different way.
And of course it's harsh to judge todays' Gen1 EVs against what will come in just 10-15 years' time.
But still, the bar is set high in my opinion.
 
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Dave said:
Mine and the wife’s. The Tesla is great for longer journeys and of course the acceleration is ridiculous.
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Nice matching combo there!
I'm shortly to lose the Cinquecento, so it will be the NSX and the GR86 come late-October (hopefully).
I'm hoping that pairing will see me through the next decade with a smile on my face, for as long as I can afford to fill them up!
And the S-Max family bus of course...
 
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