I have a beige/silver P38, the one in my pfp. Had it for 2 years now.
Foremost I really like the design of the car, that's what attracted me in the first place. I find it very comfortable to drive, I owned a Honda CR-V before and my back would hurt after driving for the whole day. My P38 leather seats are much comfier. You can tell by the interior design that it was a luxury car in the 90's. I also like how smoothly it drives, you barely notice going over bumps on the road and it can go anywhere. I use mine for daily town errands as well as driving in medium-difficulty mountain tracks. It never gets stuck in snow. I once forgot it in D and in the night it rolled from the parking lot into a ditch, half of the rear was dug into the ground. Next morning drove it out on its own no problem. I Iike that this car can do almost anything. Had to town my husband's Discovery 1, put it in Drive and without accelerating it just went, pulling the car behind. It's like an elegant workhorse.
What I don't like: the turning circle! I can't park in town! I have to find an extra large turning space. This sucks in densely crowded European countries where streets and parking spaces are narrow. I also really dislike my sluggish engine, have to rev it to 4-5tkm to overtake cars. It may be due to it being an automatic. I also find the 2.5 diesel engine is loud compared to other cars, but I just generally don't like very loud vehicles, so that's a personal preference. In the beginning I was put off by how complicated the car's electrics are, but after going through the disabled engine, immobilizing, unsynced BECM, an array of problems with the doors, windows, buttons, EAS, static timing, etc, I feel like I've got accustomed to the electricery and after investing in a Nanocom nothing feels too scary to fix.
Curious to hear what you guys like and dislike about P38's?
Foremost I really like the design of the car, that's what attracted me in the first place. I find it very comfortable to drive, I owned a Honda CR-V before and my back would hurt after driving for the whole day. My P38 leather seats are much comfier. You can tell by the interior design that it was a luxury car in the 90's. I also like how smoothly it drives, you barely notice going over bumps on the road and it can go anywhere. I use mine for daily town errands as well as driving in medium-difficulty mountain tracks. It never gets stuck in snow. I once forgot it in D and in the night it rolled from the parking lot into a ditch, half of the rear was dug into the ground. Next morning drove it out on its own no problem. I Iike that this car can do almost anything. Had to town my husband's Discovery 1, put it in Drive and without accelerating it just went, pulling the car behind. It's like an elegant workhorse.
What I don't like: the turning circle! I can't park in town! I have to find an extra large turning space. This sucks in densely crowded European countries where streets and parking spaces are narrow. I also really dislike my sluggish engine, have to rev it to 4-5tkm to overtake cars. It may be due to it being an automatic. I also find the 2.5 diesel engine is loud compared to other cars, but I just generally don't like very loud vehicles, so that's a personal preference. In the beginning I was put off by how complicated the car's electrics are, but after going through the disabled engine, immobilizing, unsynced BECM, an array of problems with the doors, windows, buttons, EAS, static timing, etc, I feel like I've got accustomed to the electricery and after investing in a Nanocom nothing feels too scary to fix.
Curious to hear what you guys like and dislike about P38's?
