Yes - I've mostly owned small cars that are nice/fun to drive. It's the same with motorcycles - I owned a 750cc BMW at one point, but probably the most fun overall was 500cc V4 Honda, which combined a lovely engine with a relatively small frame - a 'pocket rocket', and plenty fast enough for anyone, really.
Biggest engined cars I've driven were a couple of American 3 litre V6's (one GM, one Chrysler) in rental cars - the Chrysler one was in a Voyager MPV, with a group of UK rail enthusiasts as passengers, and it was sufficiently pokey to elicit a concerned comment from one of them at the rate we were accelerating when I put 'pedal to the metal' and the auto 'box kicked down a gear or two - Grin
(on the other hand, one of the worst rental cars I've driven was also a Chrysler - it had a 2.5 litre 4-cylinder engine which really did sound like the proverbial 'washing machine full of nuts and bolts' when revved...)
I've been lucky with Chrysler cross-pond rentals, 2 X LHS sedans, a 300M & a Cirrus, + a Jeep Cherokee, & a Dodge Intrepid ES.
All modern (at that time, '95-2002) OHC V6's & 4-speed automatic transaxles.
Our 1st trip out there was Xmas '80-'81 New Year, we rented Mercury (a Ford brand) cars, a Bobcat AKA Ford Pinto with a 4-speed manual, a Capri, (AKA Ford Mustang 3-door coupe) & 4 door Monarch sedan, again AKA the US Ford Granada.
We mostly stayed with an old (UK) school friend & drove their 2 Ford LTD's, sedan & wagon, seriously long full-size cars, with big V8's, not much fun though. The best drive was in their neighbours '71 Corvette, small-block V& & 4-speed manual. I was very surprised to be handed the ignition key & offered a drive. Much fun, possibily exceeded the then national 55 mph speed limit....
My most recent trip was to Canada in '08, did 2 one-way rentals, a Chevy Tahoe (large V8 SUV), from Vancouver to Calgary, then fly to Toronto & collected a Toyota Camry Hybrid. Left it in Montreal & flew home from there. Such a contrast, but better economy....
That can’t be right. No one in my close family (Parents, in laws, brothers / sisters / in law) has bought a car with any sort of finance in the past 30 years, and we’re talking 50+ cars over that time. (Acknowledging that a small sample is not representative data, and we might be a weird family).
I wouldn't want to insult your family, (we don't borrow money when we buy a car) but the feedback from various dealers has been "why don't you want finance, no-one uses their own money."....
It's often the case that you can get a bigger discount if you finance a new car, ( often funded by the manufacturer / importer ) but if you do have adequate funds to hand, you can always repay the loan / PCP in the 1st 14 days.........
Carwow price searches often show the difference between cash / credit discounts too.