How many V8 engined cars have you owned and what's your favourite

[350cls]

The 530 is meant to be a nicer steer with the rack and pinion steering instead the recirculating ball in the V8. A manual 540i is a rare motor!

Yes agreed as the alpina B10 V8 had the recir ball steering also.

There were a few 6 speed manuals knocking about but as you say very rare.

 

[SpoonJar]

Just the one, Mrs Wembley. I've wanted a V8 since I was about 14. On the way to school was this Camaro. Sounded sweet when he started it up. When I started driving, I used to see, and hear, this black SD1 with a big bore exhaust. At work, a guy pulled up in a Dodge Charger. He'd fitted a 7.3 lump. When he started that up and drove off, it was music to my ears. Sounded like the Fast and Furious charger.

 

[Beaky59]

I was in my early 20's at the time, has a 3.1 Carpi (Holley carb, offenhauser manifold etc etc) but also a Rover P5 Coupe - poor man's Rolls Royce as it was known at the time. Capri for those famous tear up along the north circular and M4, the Rover for transporting the ladies!

 

[ToeKnee]

Wasn't the 3.1 capri a V6?

 

[rf065]

Wasn't the 3.1 capri a V6?

Yes, with a "massive" 148BHP!

 

[Beaky59]

Wasn't the 3.1 capri a V6?

Yes, but the Rover a 3.5 V8, I had both a V6 and V8 aged 22.

I now own another V6 (SLK 350) but also 2 flat 6's, modified 1986 911 Carrera 3.2 taken to 3.4 with lots of other bits), 987 Boxster S, each of which provides its own distinct driving experience.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

My daughter said that it was a toss up between "Brenda from Bristol" aka "You're joking, not another bloody one" and Britney Spears "Whoops, I did it again," when I bought my 6th MB V8 this year.

I just said, "Oh, Baby, what was I supposed to do? One owner, 37k, full MB history, immaculate and fold down seats for my bike !" (With apologies to Britney Spears."

 

[Rup328]

Sadly no V8s, but a number of V6 - Reliant Scimitar GTE, Saab 9-3 2.8 V6 turbo and a Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Merc 320 V6 deisel. One day perhaps

 

[LXA]

just the 2 - this one and that..... Ford Econoline dayvan, 5LV8 -first V8, first LHD, first automatic - it was an experience and somehow I managed to keep the gpm from my wife....she may have had an inkling. Had it about 2001 for 3 months then swapped for much more practical (?!) Merc200T estate and Volvo 740 est simultaneously... for some reason...
and now, second and last so far, a 14 year old ML500 bought 2 weeks ago, with none in-between.
Favourite? - difficult to say - I'll let you know after the full health check of the ML500 tomorrow. Gotta admit the tech terrifies me, especially on a 14 year old motor, so many tiny wires to break and throw at spurious fails that *could* immobilise me and cost many many $$$$ to find n fix - it might all be in me head but.....I suspect the ML500 will be my favourite as long as it behaves

 

[SW18]

somehow I managed to keep the gpm from my wife...

Made me laugh! I was always amused that they called them ‘Econoline’.

 

[LXA]

Made me laugh! I was always amused that they called them ‘Econoline’.

I know - I'd literally just taken redundancy with the intention of going to the bottom of the pile work-wise and somehow thought this was a good idea .
Pink dralon throughout, TV,curtains, queenbed, 2 tables and fairylights embedded in wood trim, again throughout - 70's lushness, magnet to none and definitely not babes - certainly the most amazing vehicle I've owned.

 

[219]

Just the two : 420se and 500SEL ; but I've lost count of the number of straight sixes I've had , and a couple of straight fives .

I'd still like to own a V12 at some point .

 

[Neiltodd]

Just the current one.

 

[NDFR]

Range Rover
MGB GTV8

 

[Phil1968]

Only two. The first, an 80s International 4x4 pick up truck with a 5.2 litre V8 producing all of about 120 bhp & (unusually for an American vehicle) a 4-speed manual 'box. Bought that from an American airforce base in Norfolk when I was 22 in the early 90s & ran it around for a bit. And the current, an '06 CLS500. You can keep your V10s & V12s, I personally think that the cross-plane V8 makes the best sound in the motoring world.

 

[Bellow]

I've just bought my first - the closest I can get to a 2-stroke. Multiplicity of firing pulses and the simplest of cylinder heads a 4-stroke can have and not be side valve. 255hp, 330lb.ft (from idle) and pushrods. Cam chain tensioner - not needed. I could give a long list of what isn't there to go wrong but I'd bore myself and scare you.

 

[Senator]

I owned a BMW 540i Touring wagon with manual gearbox (same 6 speed box as the M5). Had it for over 10 years it was a great all rounder, comfortable for long trips, practical cargo space, decent grunt and V8 soundtrack (stainless backbox). I sold it at around 250k miles and I believe it's still on the road!

Thought I'd scratched the V8 itch with the BMW, but now have a CLK430

 

[m2287]

4:

cl55 AMG
S55 AMG
SL500
Bentley turbo R

 

[ChrisCLS55]

2, a CLS55 and now an E63. CLS had more character, the E63 is more of a perfect all-rounder. I’d have the 55 supercharged over the 63 bi turbo.

 

[Sicario]

Just the one, a 2001 P38 Range Rover 4.6 V8, smooth as snakeschitt, thirsty as a scotsman