The "I just drove a..." Thread.

[Gt1Street]

a Smart ForTwo
and last week, the new Chevrolet Aveo Hatch
and a 3dr Toyota Land Cruiser

[Waugh-terfall]

what did you think of the new Aveo, I like the look of it, waiting to pass my test before taking a 1.4 for a test drive at the dealer 0.2mi from the college gates

[whiteballz]

I drove an N13 pulsar after selling the silvia.

Broke down leaving the dealerships driveway. Not very inspiring.

[Spastik_Roach]

My Sigma...around a corner it feels like a boat, it sounds like it will explode if you go over 3000rpm, but its got a suprisingly smooth ride for a 25 year old car. That all important statistic, the 100-140kph takes about 40 seconds to a minute. And if the auto box is playing up you can't really go over 80kph. Luxury motoring here!

[Gt1Street]

Originally Posted by Waugh-terfall

what did you think of the new Aveo, I like the look of it, waiting to pass my test before taking a 1.4 for a test drive at the dealer 0.2mi from the college gates

For starters, the styling is alot better and more pleasing to the eye. I especially like the new front.
The interior is well equipped, and the build quality was higher then I expected but its still all plastics and will eventually start wearing and tearing and will surley develop rattling noises.
I drove the 1.4 Auto version, the engine is quite responsive and has a nice note to it, the biggest issue I noticed was lack of support on the sides of the chairs, which is noticeable when taking slightly hard turns. Other then that I did like it and its a huge improvment over the previous gen

[Waugh-terfall]

Are you thinking of swapping the Yaris for one?

[Gt1Street]

Originally Posted by Waugh-terfall

Are you thinking of swapping the Yaris for one?

Well, No for two reasons:

First, There's nothing wrong with the Yaris that might make me think of swapping it for something else. On the contrary, I'm doing quite a bit of driving latley and the fuel consumption on the Yaris is amazing, better then some hybrids even. which saves me money and it's size saves me time and money when parking in the big cities. And besides I love it, it has a nice little engine that can deliver a kick (unlike the Smart I drove a couple of nights ago that was simply garbage with its Robotic gearbox and it's tiny Turbo lagish engine)

Second, I haven't found anything that catches my eye and is affordable at the moment (car prices are horrible here, something like 100% over the same price as in the US) And with me wanting to move out soon I think I should save my money for more important things to come.

[F1_Master]

Originally Posted by NSXType-R

So, this is my first taste at horsepower.

And boy did I enjoy it, even if I didn't floor it.

You don't know what you're really missing, then.

[dydzi]

so couple of days ago i drove '87 daimler double six. absolutely stunning car, too bad V12 power is hampered by automatic gearbox. the car is so long, so sleek and so low, it may cause some problems in tight situations but fortunately i wasn't to occur any i'll be driving the car more as it belongs to my dad's friend. i'll be also writing two articles about it. oh as to jaguars, i'll be writing an article about e-type and driving one during this summer

[dydzi]

ok, next post from me. i test drove a carver yesterday.



the car is not of greatest quality itself, but you forget about it when you turn engine on. well, maybe not, as the engine is not that astonishing (apart from the fact that it likes revving), but cornering is... like nothing you can experience. i absolutely love cornering with it, no matter if you corner at straights just for the fun of it, or take long corner or tight ones if i were to pick one type, those would be long ones - bending 45 degrees at 80 - 100 km/h is so fun that it's almost scary in fact, i even scratched it on one side. hell of a fun to drive!

[Gt1Street]

Holy cow, you should really give us a more comprehensive report on it. I'd love to hear the details.

[NSXType-R]

Originally Posted by F1_Master

You don't know what you're really missing, then.

Haha, yeah, I know what you mean.

Power's always addictive.