Cars

Well seeing as I have to drive into work tomorrow, I thought I should let you have my views on cars.
I have been driving for near enough 20 years. In that time I have driven far too many to remember the names of all the makes and models. You will have to take my word for it that I have driven everything from cheap to luxury cars - Fords to BMW's and almost everything in between. I am happy to say, I am not a fan of the new Mercedes models. Reliability are not their strong point anymore. Too many things go wrong with the cars straight out of the box!!! I believe that in the 90's Mercedes decided to build cars to a price and market segment rather than build the car and then price it and fit it into the segment or what the heck create the segment. For me the old mercedes models (circa 60's to early 80's) had personality and style. Sadly or maybe not so sadly, I have not driven any really great cars or supercars. No Ferrari's, Bentley's etc. Having said that I have my views on cars and what I expect of them.
Cars should get me from A to B in comfort and style and be able to put a smile on my face and not leave me tired and irritable when I get out of them after a drive. One car that still has the abilty to do that for me is the Audi A6 (I have owned this for four and a half years and I still love it). Some cars have ticked all the boxes and some none at all. In this day and age, when we can put man into space and even on the moon, there is absolutely no justification for making an unreliable and trashy car. In my next post I will talk about the cars I have owned and I hope to own.
Finally, I have a maxim when it comes to buying and owning cars. If you cannot afford the petrol and the running costs you cannot afford the car. Simple common sense you would think but oh the number of times I have heard people say with pride how they can afford an expensive car or even own an expensive car and then moan about the low fuel consumption or the high cost of insuring it or the high cost of servicing the car. DOH!!!!!
My next post will be about the cars I have owned over the years and my views on them.