Forums Forums Enthusiast Forums A - Z Autowirral What do u love/hate about your car?

Heres a good idea, what are the things that make you love the car you have?(including mods)

and what do you wish your car could do differently?(and mods could change that)


I love on the mk6 escort
Exterior looks (for a mid nineties hatchback its the most curvy and good looking car available, and the GTI back bumper is one of the best back bumpers ive ever seen)
Interior looks (again,for a mid nineties car the dash is very shapely and good looking)
Engine (very thrashable,reliable,and easy to work on)
The car as a whole is easy to work on

Things i hate
Dodgy inaccurate fuel gauge
Brakes,theyre god damn shocking as standard but easily uprated
Modifying can be a pain in the ass with it being difficult to fit modified parts,such as replacement speakers (altho this is partly the fault of the autoleads companies who make the speaker adapters)

Everything else is perfectly good such as the handling,comfort etc

things i love
the leather,
rollcage
how low it is
the noise it makes
the general styling of it,

things i hate about it,
starting to show it age
handling, backend likes to step out as i found out last night,(i was a metre to righting it off

things i love:
the nearly 8000rpm redline
how comfy it is
almost everything about it.

things i hate:
how high it is (which should be gettin sorted soon)
how light the steering is sometimes
the handling can be a bit sketchy sometimes too.

Things i Love : driving it.

Things i Hate :
When the missus has it.
Needs more Diesl,
Needs Insurance paying,
Needs Road tax...

Things I Love:
- How shiney and clean it looks just after it's washed (major photo opportunity, everytime)
- The popping of my exhaust (think i've got a hole somewhere, but it sounds cool lol)
- Wheelspinning in the wet
- The handling & driving fast on windey roads that I know


Things I Hate:
- The window wipers either wipe too fast or too slow, never just right
- The sound of the engine (stupid tappets/cams )
- The cost of running it/repairs
- The speed (0-60 needs a calendar to time it)
- The wiring - Crazy Germans can't do car electrics effciently

b]Things I Love[/b]

The awesome Power
The Gumbella Exhaust system
The Soft top
The Porsche Experiance (You have to drive it to understand)
The 4 wheel drift

Things I Hate

Fuel stops every 100 miles
Traction Control
ABS
Getting blowouts in the dark and rain (Tyres costs £200 each)

things i love.

the grip off my Eagle F1's
the grooved and drilled discs
the induction noise
the fact it is a ford and it is very cheap for parts
the heater in cold weather
the fact it can keep up with 1.4 corsa's (10bhp down on them)

things i hate
the exhaust noise (way to loud)
the passenger seat release cable has snapped
the way my left leg touches the centre console
the cost of the slave cylinder repair.

things I love

the fact that I have never seen a cleaner one than mine
30mpg from a 333bhp 3.2 litre engine
the techno-violet colour
the wonderful handling
the induction noise
6th gear cruising ability
power sliding/driftin it
pissin motorbikes off by keepin up with them
peak power being so high revs(7400)
the fact that there is no dirt anywhere
the look of the seats/interior
burnin ALL of my mates off in their slower cars
winning shows with it


things I hate

cleaning it every single time I use it
having to replace or clean things all the time to keep it mint
BMW dealer main services (just had one-£1100)
not being able to abuse it cos I am afraid of hurtin my baby
having to wear clean clothes and shoes to get in it
parking in the middle of 2 spaces to avoid parking dents
not ever goin out in the rain
very expensive to get more power
no cruise control
group 20 insurance
the fact that I want a E46 M3 now...

Love

The colour
Comfort
Reliability
Sharp Handling
Build quality
Economic
Engine Note change in VTEC range
Driving position
Always getting people complementing it

Hate

Boring interior
Bland exterior (although i used to love it)
Body Roll
insurance grouping
Road Tax Band
Cost of services
It isn't a VTI
It isn't an Integra

Love
My Car

Hate
My Car

Its a love/hate thing

Love the fact that its mine,
I can drive places in it,
its something different,
the wheels...
(oh and its metallic blue)

Hate the fact its way too slow
(but at 1.0l its damn quick..apparently),
its also not been lowered yet

Love the fact it looks like an St170 and the heated leather.

Hate the fact its really a 1.6 and slow.

aaaaaaalex,isnt the 1.6 foci faster than the 1.8 foci???? and more economical, because its a zetec SE wheras the 1.8 used the zetec E escort engine didnt it.....at least in the beggining

things i love:
driving in it
the way it looks (with the gti kit on it)
parts are cheep
easy 2 work on
the way it sounds
my seats

things i hate:
its front wheel drive
filling it up wid petty
my alloys (want st170s)
an it could b faster

Things I love:
- Looks great in the sun
- Looks great on the beach
- 4 and 2 wheel drifting off road
- Selectable 4wd
- Goes anywhere with a bit of pursuasion
- My own surfy style
- Fun to off road
- Special ed. means some cool one-off features
- The chrome and stainless bits
- Tall, can see what's ahead
- Good standard brakes (need replacing soon though)
- My Clarion "music catcher" mp3 player
- My new pioneer speakers
- The good times it gives me

Things I hate:
- Looks crap in the rain
- Handles like a pig on roller skates
- It rattles
- How much fuel it uses
- Dodgy wiring in a couple of places
- The colour
- Being told it's a hairdressers car lol