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Whats your favourite car manufacturer?

Mine would have to be TVR, they make the wildest things out there...and they are priced so that if i ever got my ass in gear, then well in 3-4 years i could perhaps afford one...which is a huge encouragement as a Sagris is about my dream car.

Ill take one in white of dark grey/anthracite thankyou:)

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I gotta agree. I love the TVR cebera speed 12 . ugly as hell, but a race car with indicators.

I have been in one and it was loud, and the fastest thing i have ever been in.http://www.pistonheads.com/tvr/cerbera/gt2_2.htm

they dont have airconditioning or a real interior for that matter, or a radio.

Looks alone :

Only British car i like is the Aston Martin.

Old or new, horniest looking cars out there.

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Porsche GT is a close second, than come the usual exotics like Zonda, Ferrari, Porsche, even the M5 and RS6 etc...

I must be one of the few that don't dig the Gallardo, or any Lambo for that matter.

Astons are awesome things, the old twin supercharged V8 Vantage was so cool...but come on Emre, we both know i dont have any class so i couldnt even comprehend owning an Aston

Saw one of those new 6.0L V12 Astons (silver) on the Eastern fwy after picking up R32_bigboy heading up to DECA. LOL he was flying and i was gating it trying to keep up so we could take some shots...sadly i was too slow:(

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I love the look of TVRs, but they're built like shyte. Every component in them is British made, and it shows. Those things will shed parts like pets shed fur in Summer.

They've also got the twitchiest handling, which is great if you're a race car driver but scary if you're a normal person. In the wet, even race car drivers have issues (I've got a video of Martin Brundle attempting to drive a couple on a wet track).

As a carmaker, I like Honda. Their cars tend to be solid engineering-wise, and they cater for their target market very well. The Type-Rs are track weapons, the Accord is a fuss free and benign family car, and the Civic has always been a fuel efficient and easy to drive small car (until it grew and got replaced by the Jazz).

I can't see myself ever buying a Honda (I'm not fond of peaky engines in street sports cars, and I really don't like FWD in any vehicle) but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to other people who don't have the same requirements as me.

If you're talking sports cars, I'll take a Lotus. I'd love an Elise 111R, but if you handed me the keys to an Esprit or Elan I'd cope.

What you said about TVRs is true of past cars, and to me all part of the cars character:)

But since that ricj Ruskie took over there have been huge changes at TVR, and rebviews of the Sagaris etc say that they are changed things with leaps that can be measuered in light years as far as build quality.

Those Brundle vids are good, but they are over 3 yrs old and before the new ownership. AS for in the wet handlign, any rwd car with over 300hp is a barrel of laughs:)

yeah gotta agree the TVR's are nice lookin cars, i like alot of them , they jst have sleek designs, im not really a fan of anything british but TVR's.... :P

as for any other car makes i wouldnt know where to begin, alot of different cars appeal to me.... like newer Ferrari's ( its the italian in me ), to some mercs, so alota jap cars ( hence me owning one ).... to even some american cars.

What you said about TVRs is true of past cars, and to me all part of the cars character:)

But since that ricj Ruskie took over there have been huge changes at TVR, and rebviews of the Sagaris etc say that they are changed things with leaps that can be measuered in light years as far as build quality.

Those Brundle vids are good, but they are over 3 yrs old and before the new ownership. AS for in the wet handlign, any rwd car with over 300hp is a barrel of laughs:)

Barrel of laughs? You've got a wicked sense of humour. :cheers:

I like TVRs, ever since I saw Tiff's review of the Tuscan. Just hearing the car fire up and the angry note from the carbon fibre rear tanks just gave me a chubby. But since its a British car with British people building them, I'll wait 2-3 generations in before checking their build quality again.

Rome wasn't rebuilt in a day, and think about how long it took between when the NSX came out and when Ferrari released their first ever car that had a warranty....

I don't mind Audis, it's the understate looks that I prefers and they give you a pretty long leash in regards to modification, possibly the only manufacturer that I know of. But for and out there car an F430 got my money, I drove one of these at prior to the Australian release day on the coast, all I can say is where do i sign up. Nothing that I've own or driven in the past even remote comes close. Also my pet hate would be the Pagani Zonda, Saw one in real life and for the money they're asking is ridiculous. It's basically a kit car made in Italy with a german heart, and not a good one at that. Also no heritage .

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