Cars. What are you driving?

My wife has an Ascent. It is a good family hauler and have been happy with it. Congrats!

first one is an old photo and neither of the beasts are in the family anymore. We needed a sensible family car and one that could tow our horse box around.

My wife had the Quattro Q7 6.0L V12TDI 500BHP 1000Nm Torque with ceramic brakes. She drove it for 90000Km but never really used it as the lunatic car it was, plus getting 16L/100Km was not the may west. I personally loved it. Once you cross the border from my place into Germany (25km) you are on the Autobahn with no speed limit. I used to love chasing Porsche/BMW/Audi.... at 280kph in a four wheel drive and the look on their face when they had to pull over to let me steam ahead. I only speed on the Autobahn where allowed, everywhere else I respect the speed limits to the letter. I Eventually relented and traded it for a black Q7 3.0tdi V6, instantly everything was halved, consumption, insurance, road tax etc.

The Silver G was the love of my life and I did everything for that car and in return it treated me like a pimp would his employee's. It would break down without fail every 90 days and need to be towed to the garage. It got so bad that I made a photo album of the car in various states of tow/repair/abandon. It was a G400CDI V8 Deisel and hands down it is still the worst G wagon ever made. I bought it from a buddy who got it new and he warned me about it but I didn't listen. I specialise in buying old Boeing 737's tarting them up and moving them on quite successfully. The G however, brought me to my knees. After eight years of ownership and nearly $50k in repairs and spare parts, in a final act of defiance it set itself alight..... but only enough damage that the insurance wouldn't cover it as it was still repairable. A chap from Montenegro saw it in the corner of the garage where like in Cheers everyone knew his name (Gunther the G) and offered me $10k cash to take it. I spent one hour explaining all the issues and he still wanted to purchase so I took his money and kissed Gunther goodbye. Still today, after all that heartbreak, it's still the best car I have ever owned and driven. its really hard to explain. A Land Rover Defender owner understands the sensation of driving something with the aerodynamic properties of a brick and the cornering ability of a Honda 50, but it was a joy to drive and its still the only car I know where G drivers salute each other while passing on the street.

Now I drive a VW T6 California 2.0 4x4 200bhp which is nice for a van. I love the fact I have a wifi router built in for the kids and a fridge I leave on all the time with drinks in it, a small kitchen to store food, a cooking stove, a sink, a shower, a closet for coats, a hidden safe, two double beds etc etc. its brilliant for long distance driving and I travel a lot so it has become my home from home while on the road. Its still not Gunther 🙁

Can't remember if I posted it in the Auto Porn thread but I ran into an S15 on the street in Queens last weekend. Spec R Aero of course