Had the X type just over a year and almost 17,000 fault free miles. 2008 2.2d auto SE estate with plenty of bells and whistles.

Easily the most comfortable car I've owned, miles just simply disappear, plenty quick enough once rolling. Jag spent a lot on sound supression in the cabin and it shows, four or five passengers have been surprised when I've told them it''s a diesel. One of those cars you just want to sit and enjoy the ride. 30mpg round town, mid 40s on a motorway run and I have seen mid fifites when the M1 had 20 miles of 50 limit.

Next trip is to Suffolk for some camping - 200 or so miles and I'm already looking forward to the trip.

Main problem is my wife has never liked it - for some reason she is never happy being behind the wheel, but likes it in the passenger seat.

My wife still has her Aygo - this will be a keeper. Does everything a car should and after 3.5 years she isn't bored of it. A great all rounder.

Between us, wife and I, we have a Nissan Note which is our proper car and a very tatty Vauxhall Corsa which we will keep going until something expensive goes wrong. (Used for trips to the tip and journeys around the very muddy and pot-holed lanes around here. The Note is planned to last us for many years so the Corsa is saving a lot of wear on it for a while.

I also have an 11 YO MX-5 as a toy.

>X reg Princess 2.2HLS as the classic<

Drool, drool...

(Honda Prelude 2.2Vti, Jaguar XJS 6.0 convertible)

Drive a Ford Focus 1.6 tdci Titanium model 2010,my wife and i both like the car comfortable and nice to drive.We are of to france again next month long drive looking forward to it.Daugther has a fiat panda nice car i keep a eye on it .:) I was born in the Netherlands small village called Nieuweschans and grew up in Rotterdam.We live in the east riding of yorkshire.I was employed by BP chemicals for 27 years and after voluntary retirement joined a small boatage company as a coxen.Iam now retired due to ilness esphophegal cancer probably spelled it wrong :)I had the operation and hope to survive the next five years.A lot of nice people on this site with a lot of knowledge.

Having owned a Mazda 6 for five years I purchased a Mazda 5 last year, SWMBO drives a 07 Mazda 3. We like their reliability and comfort amongst other things. I would love a sporty spare car, but with a young family and wife who works shifts(Emergency surgery) spare time is almost non existant.. Spent my career after my apprenticeship working in F1 and WRC.After nigh on thirty years of motorsport, decided I really had enough of 100+ hour weeks and months away from home. Recently moved house and changed careers to work for the Government at Harwell on a large Scientific project.

I have a Hyundai i30 1.4 Comfort ( 28th car since my first in 1961)

0.57 of a car every year? I am envious, only 0.46 over 57 years.

Wife has 1993 Peugeot 106 diesel - from new. (Just passed another MOT.. with no advisories)

2003 Yaris D4D T Spirit for last 4 years...ideal car for bumbling around for very little cost..So far carried a deep freeze and a tumble drier in it (not together!).. and all the wood to make three beehives...

I currently drive a petrol 1.8 Mazda 6. Had it from new and its now over 7 years old. Its been the most reliable car I have ever owned and will be sad when it becomes necessary to trade it in.

Lexus-Di I am tempted to buy a Luxus 250. The Lexus website has some good demonstrator deals. However, when I have read a test report they always write negative reviews regarding its poor fuel economy, poor ride and poor space in the back and the boot and that it not up to the standards of a BMW 3 series.

How do you rate these areas?