i drive a 316i (old, ownded by my aprents). she's in beautiful nick, and is a bit dirty. her engine is too small, and she's french.
i call her 'stelluccia', meaning 'little stella', the 'uccia' thing on the end means you are very fond of them. aah.
she's also been called 'skylark' (all aboard the skylark), and delilah (her showname). and she's cute. and french.
my olds have a m3 evo convertible (get a coupe - the convertibles handle ****. i should know, i took it up to yorkshire the other week), a suzuki sj413 (with the family as a run about. being in this car means you come out with shaken baby syndrome. conversation is very difficult. but it makes you smile when you see it in the morning), and my dad's old f reg porsche 928 (v.v.v.v. fast. v.v.v. old. not worth anything money terms. unless you drive it). we have an old retired escort with the numberplate ace 151 t - ace is it. by accident. and a lived in alpina. she's got a story or two to tell. i remember when my parents bought it - i was 3 and a half. my brother was nearly born in it (while being driven to addenbrokes at 100mph through cambridge..oops). i took my first tentative steps into the driving world in it, age 13. 179,000 on the clock and still going. well done beano (reference to the numberplate). oh yes. it has 'nostrills' written on the bottom of the numberplate
but i like my little stelluccia best. she's the slowest, but she's the nicest to be in. she likes to go to manchester. and she wins me admiration from plenty of young gentlemen. she hates mornings (misses a cylinder. or two. or three. or sometimes, the lot, and she stalls. bless.), especially cold english ones. and she likes it when i play girl racer and undertake people when they're sat in the middle lane for no reason (mondeo, i have your card marked). she likes her petrol unleaded, but if necessary during the next fuel crisis, she will drink leaded.
i don't need a fast modified racing car. me and my car get along juuuust nicely.