What cars make you feel special (as a passenger or a driver)? I know I had the 'paper bag' thread some time ago so this is the opposite.
Give reasons if possible.
For me, predictably, it's a Merc as a passenger. There is just something about sitting in a Merc and peering at the 3-pointed star through the windscreen. There's the aura of quality and superlative engineering. It all goes to make the experience very special.
As for driving, it's got to be a Porsche. You need a thick skin to drive a Porsche. There are so many other drivers out there who have a go at you for no reason whatsoever. Nobody gives you way. Boy racers and van drivers (!) bait you for a race at every opportunity. The fuzz take an extra keen interest in you. But all of that pales into insignificance when you hear the sound of the flat-6 engine singing behind your ears. The whole experience from walking out to the car, starting the engine and driving away is truly memorable.
Others worth a mention: Lotus Exige (once you have managed to contort your body enough to get in!).
Evo 8 FQ 400. Safe in the knowledge that you could beat just about everything else on the road if you wanted too, and able to drive hard in the wet. Exclusivity, too.
Fortunately i get to drive some incredible cars, so have become perhaps a little bit complacent of late, therefore it takes a particular car to really make me, a 30 year old slightly fat jewish bloke, feel special.
I can think of 2.
Elton Johns Maserati Quattroporte
Bentley Arnage T Red Label.
Both were magnificent. What a sense of occasion. Not sure id own either. Oh go on, yes I would.
I'm easily pleased, me... I only ever special driving something big & ugly, doesn't matter how new or posh it is...
Mercedes Sprinter van
Dad's 1986 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi Bear in mind I drove the car on a few occasions between the age of 17-19. I just didn't get the same buzz in his Astra 1.4 California or either of his Renault Scenics.
does it have to be queen eltons quattroporte....??....series 3 jag made me feel special and cosseted like no other car...jags in general make me feel good....my wee '72 beetle really used to make me feel happy every time i got in it and started its wee flat four up....gave me the same feeling i got sitting behind the wheel of the mercs iv owned...engineering excellence, bombproof build quality..only the wee bug had personality all of its own too...something i must admit i find sadly lacking in most krautenvagens.....
