This is a big one........had verry little time
First up, the Hyundai Getz. A nice , cheap little car that isn't that cheap at all. The ride is not all that bad and with those wheels it doesn't look half bad. The images stinks and the plastics inside would make a grown man cry, but all in all it failed to dissapoint me. I like it.
The Volkswagen Fox. An interesting car. You wouldn't belive the steep hill road I managed to get up in snowy conditions with this car. I thought a few times, "ok, I'm done now" and the car just went on to surprise me....those thin tires did the job. Good quality build but at the end of the day, plastic is plastic
The price is the coolest thing about it. Nice little car.
The NIssan Micra. The "fast" one. 110hp that you really feel. Unlike some other small cars where you fail to find all the horses, you think that this one might have a few more than just 110. The only reeeeeeealy bad thing were the seats. No side support at all. It anoyed the shit out of me. Steering is quite good and the boddy roll is just in the area where I can say it's a really fun car to drive.
Ah, the fun in the snow , makes you want to do stupid faces all the time
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The Aygo. Fun ride and pleasent to look at but I prefer the C1. The automatic gearbox is shitty but what can you do
The Mitsubishi Grandis. I only spent a few hours in this one so all I can say is, that it's huge and has an ugly colour. It also has a dvd player and a nice little screen for the ones in the back. Interesting interior. Shitty pics
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The Mazda 5. The car we all fell in love with. The steering is awfull and the ride can be hard sometimes, but that's what you get if you want a sporty "people carier". Full of gadgets like a hand camera in the back for easy parking....Looks cool to 8)
The 307 Hdi. I love this colour and the car feels nice to drive. Chassis is stiff and the diesel engine pulls nicley. Perfect combination for this car.
Just sporty enough and elegant at the same time. The "interesting" gearbox didn't bother me. The only problem is that the 180 petrol called the "feline" has the exact same susspension settings and the exact same everything except the engine. One would think this would be good but it's not. I mean, for a 115 or so hp diesel it works fine, but a 180 hp petrol which is suppost to be very sporty, well it's just not. I'm telling you this because I drove the feline last night and it didn't impress me at all :x
The Laguna. 140 hp diesel. Sporty like Bill Gates but the comfort level is very, very high. If I were to travell far, I'd take this car before anything else in it's category. Soft ride, not exciting at all. This car is different from all the others. It's made for old people. The boddy roll is just HUUUUUGE.And the steering, well, a boat has more feel than this....
The VW Passat. Great build quality, good ride and not nearly as dull as it's predecessor. Did I spell that right
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The 177hp diesel. It goes like hell. Gathering speed nicley when you're well over the legal speed limit. The mirros start to whistle whenever you go over 180, 190 km/h. Anoying. Good car , too bad it is as exciting as the turd you flushed down your toilet this morning. No, wait......
Two Seat Leon's. One diesel(red one 140hp) one petrol(150hp). Both fun to drive. Excellent seats and very sporty. I'd have the red one in a second. Exciting car and people are starting to realize that. Go Seat!
I didn't actually drive this car. Just wen't to see the owner and take some photos. It has a diesel engine, 115 hp or something like that. The amount of work put in it was huuge. Outside imo, it looks ok, but inside, well, I just don't like it.
The FRV. A car that I was expecting a lot from, but at the end I didn't know what all the fuss is about. I just don't think wood should be found inside a Honda and whenever I got in the car, I felt not quite comfortable. The whole interior felt "not right", maybe it was just me.
On the outside it looks very good imo. This colour really suits it. The ride is hard for a car in this category the suspension works very well when driving fast. For a car this size of course.
Drove the new Civic. Was on it's presentation. Just spent 20 min's on the road, but I was impressed. The steering is very direct and the ride very sporty. Drove the 1,8 l 140hp petrol. Likes to rev and I hope it will sell well. Hpe the Type R will blow the competition away. The interior is jaw dropping. Nothing like it.
The Subaru Forester. Off road this thing really delivers. I mean really delivers. Many so called real off roader can't touch it. The Subaru AWD is so well made that it makes you wonder what else is there to invent regarding the AWD, lol. Subaru really needs to work on the interior materials quality.
As you'll see, the car was also in the air some of the time.
Air time at 85km/h
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Fiat Croma. People hate it's looks. I quite like it. The outside at least.
I flet that inside it was a bit, well, not as stylish like italians can be. The quality is good. If driven slowly and not fast, the car is very comfortable. I like it. It's different but that won't help Fiat one bit.
The 3 series. 320d. The ride: almost perfect. The interior: Almost perfect. The looks, well, we could have a long conversation about that one.
I liked the car very much. You instantly find the perfect sitting position and from then on, it's like you're one with the car. Not to hard , not to soft. Just right.
The mighty X5. Facelifted or not, this car really has stood the test of time. The interior almost doesn't feel dated. The outside also. The ride is astonishing for this type of car. The engine 3.0d pulls nicley and it is and will be one of my favourite "off roaders".
The 997 4S. Didn't drive it all that much. Like the sound and the build quality is as good as it gets. The stop watch on the dash is cool 8) The amount of grip this car generates is staggering.
I got a bit mental on the details, but can you blame me
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This ride was a bit of a surprise for me. A friend who writes for a nother mag called me up and asked me if I wanted to go for a ride...... 8) The sound......the sound.....the sound......the sound.....and the styling, oh my god, the styling.....what S class, what A8, what 7 series.....this is it for me.
We did a photoshoot on an airport. The SL and the plane together.
The wheather was perfect. And I just snapped away. A beautifull day. The car goes like there's no tomorrow.
Hope you enjoyed the show 8)
The cars I drove in the past few months - 7
- how fast did you manage to see on the speedo? What an opportunity. I have driven the SL500 on a mercedes demo day and found it to be a very refined car. It was just about powerful enough to carry its weight and still be fun, and not slow at all. However, I imagine the AMG motor to be just what the car needed.
....hmm.....no...the maserati would be my choice, it looks really good, but BMW have always fascinated me 8)(bmw 320d touring) 
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