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they have already had audi's with a 3 pot, I don't see the big deal...
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The A2 wasn't an Audi, it was a peice of **** with an Audi badge.
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The Isetta had a single cylinder... And I see that BMW is bringing out a new Isetta in 2011...
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No, the A2 was a great peice of engineering that was about 7-8 years ahead of its time.
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I dont see what the fuss is about to be honest, regardless of whatever car you have the roads are so damn full you'd have nowhere to make use of a supercar, etc.
Because they scream poverty imo, look at the US, now that's a nice fleet of big cars, they all scream: We can afford to run these, 107's etc scream, we can't afford tax and petrol
.Because they scream poverty imo, look at the US, now that's a nice fleet of big cars, they all scream: We can afford to run these beasts, 107's etc scream, we can't afford tax and petrol
they are a functional tool. those that are less image-obsessed than yourself can see that they are the ideal car for a city centre, plenty of places to park them and they sip fuel. so far, you have no more cohesive argument than "i dont like them because THEY ARE FOR POOR PEOPLE"
Most of the big cars in the US are rubbish.
Because they scream poverty imo, look at the US, now that's a nice fleet of big cars, they all scream: We can afford to run these, 107's etc scream, we can't afford tax and petrol
lolwut
You've just answered it yourself now, ''ideal'' for a city but what about outside of cities ? What if I wanted to comfortably cruise to Austria on a holiday in it? A car that is just good in cities is rubbish imo. A car must be good all around.
What other reasons are there to buy one?
Costs: Partly the fault of insurance company's and the government.
I can't see why you don't want more space, more comfort, and more speed...
a pagani zonda is rubbish in cities, as proven by top gear, therefore it MUST BE BANNED AT ONCE!
your argument is weak. have the summer holidays started or something?
edit: and while we're onto it, i cant get a wardrobe in my focus. BAN.
Ok perhaps not banning, bit I simply dislike em and hate the image of the cars.
What is that supposed to say? I mean, I'm still against the development of such cars. Can't see any good reason why he picked an IQ.
No need to be an arse, what have school holidays got to do with my post? I haven't been to school anywhere in 2009 yet...
What is that supposed to say? I mean, I'm still against the development of such cars. Can't see any good reason why he picked an IQ.
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I think it's great that they're going to be scaling down the engines while keeping the same performance levels. Then they can scale that performance into the larger engines and they should go even faster
That would mean going FI which I wouldn't expect from them really. At least it's nice to see tradition being broken, but I feel small cars have a place alongside bigger cars. Granted, in my usual driving places you don't see many of these city bricks on wheels so its not going to bother me getting stuck behind a 3 pot wasing machine.
Im dreading the day when my son tells me he cant wait untill her grows up and can buy a 3 cylinder 1.2 BMW M3!
Having never driven one, what are these new small turbo engines like the 1.4 tfsi like? I imagin they need ragging to the red line to go anywhere, especially if they end up in the C Class!
Having never driven one, what are these new small turbo engines like the 1.4 tfsi like? I imagin they need ragging to the red line to go anywhere, especially if they end up in the C Class!