Your next car?
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Buy a Land Rover Discovery! I've got one (a Series 2 ES)- they are unbelievably versatile. Tows the horse box, took a 3-seater sofa in the back with the seats down, takes 7 of us to the pub at lunchtime..
It would also go 'off-road' if I wanted it to. Not the quickest machines in the world though, or the most economical either!!
yours is a tool i want one for a toy.
I strive to go up the ladder not down,
the new one series coupe is just a baby E92, being 6'2" and quite large i dont want to go any smaller than what im in now.
The new Audi wagon/estate that they are bringing out with stupid horse power?
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I don't like X5's. Ignoring the offroad business they don't do anything better than the equivilent 5 Series Touring, cost more, handle appreciably worse, are more unwieldy at speed and are generally just a stereotypical 'property developers' family car. Or the ideal car for people who describe their job as 'In security innit' 
That the most commonly cited reason for X5 purchase is 'It's got presence' really sums up the sort of person that buys it. It's the worst of all worlds - its a BMW, never good for nice guy image, and its an SUV.
Arghghgh.
Buy a 545i Sport Touring or something. Faster, cheaper, better and you will look like less of a tool.
That the most commonly cited reason for X5 purchase is 'It's got presence' really sums up the sort of person that buys it. It's the worst of all worlds - its a BMW, never good for nice guy image, and its an SUV.
Arghghgh.
Buy a 545i Sport Touring or something. Faster, cheaper, better and you will look like less of a tool.
Quite fancy trading the M3 in against either :
- New M3
- 997 911 C4 or a 996 Turbo
- AMG SL55
- Maserati 3200 or 4200
... after todays fun and games nearly wrecking my car, i might seriously start looking into something a little less prone to tail out action.
- New M3
- 997 911 C4 or a 996 Turbo
- AMG SL55
- Maserati 3200 or 4200
... after todays fun and games nearly wrecking my car, i might seriously start looking into something a little less prone to tail out action.
No RS4 on the list?
The Metro was starting to get too rusty, and my friend had offered me first refusal on her Corsa, so my next car is a 1997 Corsa merit 1.2, just what I need - basic, cheap, reliable, efficient, low mileage, decent service history, known history.
Just a shame it's red so faded in places!
Just a shame it's red so faded in places!
Nice cars but theres something there that doesnt quite do 'it' for me.
I think the styling is a bit too conservative for me perhaps .... stunning motors tho.
What happens when a red car fades?
PINK!!!
Yup. Always a downside! However, I'm comfortable with my sexuality, so don't really care
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Fairly large change I shall be joining the hairdressers club with a mk1 mx-5
Had a play with one at drift academy at silverstone. Sure they'd had some work done to the rear wheels to get 'em to slide easier, but engine was stock, as was interior and everything else. Loved it, and despite constant first gear ragging, they never skipped a beat.
As soon as i sat in it, first thing I thought was 'ok, I no longer care what anyone thinks I look like driving it'. I can drift in it, drive it around town, have fun in the summer and it won't blow up like many of the other cheap drift cars in the price range I'm looking at.
Just waiting for a little more NCB and it's mine
Had a play with one at drift academy at silverstone. Sure they'd had some work done to the rear wheels to get 'em to slide easier, but engine was stock, as was interior and everything else. Loved it, and despite constant first gear ragging, they never skipped a beat.
As soon as i sat in it, first thing I thought was 'ok, I no longer care what anyone thinks I look like driving it'. I can drift in it, drive it around town, have fun in the summer and it won't blow up like many of the other cheap drift cars in the price range I'm looking at.
Just waiting for a little more NCB and it's mine