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[thebaldeagle]

tough question as already said BUT my favourite car has been  my old Sierra Ghia x estate..just loved it  closely followed by a Black 2.5V6 Vectra CD that we spent alot of money on ading various bits and pieces too...
Still miss both cars, 

[amba]

In the late 70,s owned a Mini Cooper S.

What a great car and always had a smile every time I drove it,pity it is now long gone as would have loved to own it now

[albitz]

Been done many times before,but - when I was young.Chevette HS.When I was a bit older - Senator 3.0 24v.

[bigegg]

Vauxhall Carlton Diamond 3.0 24v straight-six, decatted and chipped to 230bhp (on dynodemon rolling road)
it was a bit (lot) tatty - three different colour panels, not including two tones of rust 
Loved sitting at the traffic lights next to a boy racer in a chavved up saxo then seeing the faces as I left them behind.

Always intended to do a full rebuild and respray on it (hence the different panels), but after some tw*i*t ran into it just as I lost my business, it was sat in the garden for two years rotting away.
Ended up breaking it (and my heart).
I'm gonna buy another one as soon as I can - if I can prise one of the 12(?) left away from it's owner.
There's a 2.0 diamond on the bay now, but gotta have the 3.0

 

[TheBoy]

Favourite - the recently shortened demised Rover 25. Loved it. Every time I drove it, it made me grin.  OK, certainly not the fastest or most powerful, but just a whole heap of fun. Coupled with tedious reliability, surprisingly comfortable on a run for me, cheap to run, and outstanding handling, I truely miss that car already.  Had it from new, and for nearly 12yrs.

Worse - Astra Belmont 1.8GLSi and Nova 1.2 LS, for different reasons. The Belmont was pretty rapid on the first engine, but I just hated it. Only had it about 3 months, but did around 15k in it. Wrecked one engine due to the shitty gearbox - the engine didn't withstand going into 1st at 70mph.  The Nova, great little car, but I just couldn't get comfortable in it. Replaced it with said Rover.

[Olympia5776]

I suppose it has to be my Opel Manta that I bought 36 years ago and is still sitting in my garage .
There have been several more modern cars Mazda 6 ts2 and an Audi A4 in particular but my old Manta tells many a story .

[albitz]

Tis a very very nice car mate.

[bob.dent]

Apart from my recently departed sold MV6, one of my favourites was my MK2 1600 GT Cortina - fantastic motor in it's time.

[TheBoy]

Also quite a soft spot for my Triumph Acclaim - it was immaculate (until a Volvo took my hard up the arse), and was my first car. Bought it from my grandparents, who had had it from new. Went like the clappers for what it was. Corners were 'interesting' though.

And many here will know my warmth for Project TB2 - aka TRACTOR!

[Nick W]

Got to be the '84 2.0S Capri that I bought for £200 in '98. It was very tidy, low mileage(when I got it!) and drove superbly. By the time I'd installed an EFI Pinto from a Sierra,and fitted a Kent cam, it was as quick in a straight line as a 3.0l, faster through the bends and stopped better. Plus it did 40mpg, which was important as I was doing 600 miles a week in it. Looked good in Caspian blue too.

It's the one car I wish I'd never sold.

[Omega_Dan]

By far my 69k bmw e34 525 on a 96 n plate. Last of the proper built bm's

[Murph]

Triumph Acclaim.
Mine was my second car and had 38k on in when I bought it in 1992 for £900.
As TB said, it went like the clappers with it's 1.3 twin carb'd Honda engine which never failed to outrun all my mates in their Fiesta's and the like.
It was much better equipped than alot of cars too!

[I_want_an_Omega]

In younger days a Cavalier Diplomat 2.5 V6

More recently a 330D

[MaxV6]

tough choice.....


probably ,  with the rose tinted glasses of time,  as a drive ,  my manual Sennie A , with tweaked suspension and breathed on engine,  very very fast, and nimble...    but maybe as an overall package, the manual Sennie B that replaced it....     not so much the auto one that came after that...    ALL my Sennies clocked past 100K ,  both the manual's notching over 200K 


there's been a fair few others worthy of remembrance,, since i passed my test in 83,    some of which were awesome beasties.....   some were just "nice"

carlton 2.2 CDX was nice,  came just before the Sennies...   metallic burgundy,  C plate ,   had it for nearly  18 months before my first (D plate) sennie.

before that, in amongst the stupid stuff,  a VERY silly 3.1 group A engined Capri, all in matte black....    ....  monstrously fast,  totally undriveable in traffic in town,  a clutch weight that require the left foot of the hulk,   

totally totally mental.     took a flying lesson one night in to a field off a hump back bridge .....   end over end roll....   ouch.....   

but Capri's went off my list of memorable fondness after the wife bought me a 2.8 injection  as a "fun" car for my 30th birthday....   disappointment central....   largely because my "normal" car, a 3.0 24V Senator , was faster and handled better, and used less fuel doing it,  as well as being generally more civilised and comfortable....   the Capri just wasn't any fun any more...     i'd been spoilt by the Sennies.....




and actually, despite it's awful reputation, and nightmare parts availability,  the 3.0 V6 Sintra,   if one HAS to have a 7 seater, then it's definitely the "driver's" choice....    for a bus of that size, they're quick,  practical, and more economic than you might think.....    and comfortable ,  the driver position and commanding road view is excellent...    and they're relatively  stable , in cornering, like a decent Miggy Elite,  (not as tight as an Mv6, but still not too shabby)   unlike the twitchy bouncy piece of shit Zafira.        a few issues though for those fond of "pressing on"  like the 15 inch wheels limiting the size of the  brake disks , and therefore being too small to stop it from high speed in a hurry without overheating and warping....      and waiting 12+ weeks for most parts other than the engine bits,  to come from the US , as GM never really kept parts for them in the UK, even the germans had very little....     and the headlights did SO like to dismantle themselves ....   

but other than that, I knocked up 80k in mine,  very happily....   

[sticka_v8_init]

Can't choose.......  Alfa 75 V6, MK1 Escort Mexico, Saab 900 Turbo, Astra GTE Mk1....the list goes on