Small ones, perhaps. For the last couple of years i have had to put one on the back seats. Comparable to a BMW E46 cabrio boot i would say as an example. The roof compartment steals a lot of the space.
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Small ones, perhaps. For the last couple of years i have had to put one on the back seats. Comparable to a BMW E46 cabrio boot i would say as an example. The roof compartment steals a lot of the space.
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Driving in America is easier than driving back home IMHO, its super simple.
Honestly it's incredibly easy, especially in automatics. Drove on right, stop pedal go pedal. That's about it
I know I'm being a big girl about it!
Time to man up and drive. Well in 4 Months!!
Seriously easy, their roads are huge, multi lane, different lane for each direction, clear signage. Dont worry about it
Excellent
I googled some 'how to drive in America' sites last week. One of the first said not to drive on the freeway for fear of death!
Quite looking forward to it now. Just need to find a half decent rental.
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Good read there.
Is that last pic at Hoover Dam ?
Death Valley is one of the most stunning places I have ever been and there was a rare cool front when I went there at 29 degrees.
Is that last pic at Hoover Dam ?
Death Valley is one of the most stunning places I have ever been and there was a rare cool front when I went there at 29 degrees.
No, I am looking at the whole car as a package, whereas you just look at the 'V8 Muscle Car' thing.
As a package its very much cheap and cheerful - this is good when the pricepoint reflects this as it does in the US. It doesnt, however, over here.
You can buy 300bhp 5 year old Mercedes and BMW Coupes for that £15k. I'm not saying you should, but it puts it in perspective.
Whereas in the USA, you'd need much more to buy a same aged Merc.
I think if you look hard enough and are patient the odd 2005 plate M3 CS does pop up in the 15-18k region which are nice cars.
It depends what you want, 13k is considered a bargain for a V8 S197 Mustang, gotta remember most people buy Mustangs for a hobby and half the enjoyment comes from turning a poor-adequate car into a great one, even more so when your doing it yourself.
Problem is that stock 15-18k M3 CS will run circles around a stock V8 S197 Mustang. If you sort the handling on the Mustang, brakes plus suspension ideally budget for 2k-3k to do so unless your going to cut corners. Then if your a good driver you will keep up with an M3 CS, but the M3 is easier to drive faster as its more forgiving closing to the limit.
An 05 plate 335i
No, a 56 plate one
I assumed you meant 5 years old or newer. You'd not say 'I dont want that, its too new' would you
I think if you look hard enough and are patient the odd 2005 plate M3 CS does pop up in the 15-18k region which are nice cars.
It depends what you want, 13k is considered a bargain for a V8 S197 Mustang, gotta remember most people buy Mustangs for a hobby and half the enjoyment comes from turning a poor-adequate car into a great one, even more so when your doing it yourself.
Problem is that stock 15-18k M3 CS will run circles around a stock V8 S197 Mustang. If you sort the handling on the Mustang, brakes plus suspension ideally budget for 2k-3k to do so unless your going to cut corners. Then if your a good driver you will keep up with an M3 CS, but the M3 is easier to drive faster as its more forgiving closing to the limit.
Without going into too much detail my current requirements for a new car are £15k~ budget, RWD and 300bhp~ hence why I have considered a Mustang (dream car - but can't get insured due to LHD) and a 335i. No requirements for practicallity, running costs, number of seats, age, mileage or anything else really.
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Just got back from doing a very similar trip - and we saw loads of mustangs, I thought it odd that the vast majority were the 2011 model, but just meant that they were mostly rentals. Saw loads in that blue colour which I thought was an awesome colour - may well have seen you!
We rented the even more commonplace Dodge Charger and the surprisingly exclusive Dodge Challenger. American road trips really are awesome.
We rented the even more commonplace Dodge Charger and the surprisingly exclusive Dodge Challenger. American road trips really are awesome.
[TW]Fox;17411037 said:No, a 56 plate one
I assumed you meant 5 years old or newer. You'd not say 'I dont want that, its too new' would you