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[TW]Fox said:Very useful comment
You don't half go on though to be fair.
Paras - I'd stick with the TT personally and wait till you go for the M3.
Paras my friend, what are you doing?
The TT you have is lovely! Far better than that 3 series. At first I remember telling you how I disliked your TT interior, well I look at it now and love it. The TT is on my car shortlist and if I get one then it's got to have the baseball leather yours does.
However, I can understand if you are bored with the TT. Just through owning it for a while I guess?
A change can be good sometimes, also, the BMW is rather a bargain.
Could you drive it to Germany and flog it there?
The TT you have is lovely! Far better than that 3 series. At first I remember telling you how I disliked your TT interior, well I look at it now and love it. The TT is on my car shortlist and if I get one then it's got to have the baseball leather yours does.
However, I can understand if you are bored with the TT. Just through owning it for a while I guess?
A change can be good sometimes, also, the BMW is rather a bargain.
Could you drive it to Germany and flog it there?
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The only really good thing this particular BMW has going for it is that its super cheap. It's a good car, but better than a TT?
If you really wanted to replace your TT with a BMW normally I'd go for a Sport spec car, pref with the 3.0 engine...
If you really wanted to replace your TT with a BMW normally I'd go for a Sport spec car, pref with the 3.0 engine...
Er, there was one of your problems!Rojin said:
When pushing on I find one of the greatest pleasures is heel/toe down changes which is somewhat hard (read impossible) with such a box. The diesel engine, great and efficient though it may well be is not ideal either, certainly when compared to the straight 6. It may have torque to spare and pull in all gears like a train, but looses a lot in the 'emotion' stakes.
I had a V6 Alfa (156) years ago, and it was not in the same league to drive quickly as any of the BMW's I owned. All down to personal preference of course, but I think engine (and gearbox) added to steering and chasis make a drives car, and on this a 2.5 BMW with a manual box has better feel (to me) that a TT.
But each to their own as they say, we are talking personal preferences here
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I rather have the TT, but if the Beemer is worth more then....
housemaster said:Er, there was one of your problems!
When pushing on I find one of the greatest pleasures is heel/toe down changes which is somewhat hard (read impossible) with such a box. The diesel engine, great and efficient though it may well be is not ideal either, certainly when compared to the straight 6. It may have torque to spare and pull in all gears like a train, but looses a lot in the 'emotion' stakes.
I had a V6 Alfa (156) years ago, and it was not in the same league to drive quickly as any of the BMW's I owned. All down to personal preference of course, but I think engine (and gearbox) added to steering and chasis make a drives car, and on this a 2.5 BMW with a manual box has better feel (to me) that a TT.
But each to their own as they say, we are talking personal preferences here
It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, with the manual mode engaged you just have to initiate the changes earlier than usual so it can catch up
I was more on about the chassis\rear wheel drive combo, I was expecting more from that. The rear gets out of step quite easily which is fun but even on "easy" quick corners (nice curved slip roads etc) it doesn't have as much grip as I was expecting.Of course the reason behind the purchase was I'm now doing 24k business miles a year, fair chunk stuck in traffic and for that purpose it's an absolute pleasure to drive. I don't think I could buy another car if it didn't have cruise control!
The point I was trying to illustrate is that I made a similar purchase decision (difference being I got to keep my other car!) and if the OP enjoys his driving experience now he will find it more subdued going to the auto box. Of course if he is buying on value then this wouldn't really matter...
Very interesting this one, I have read it a lot but never actually experienced it myself in the many BMW's I have owned, though these have always been of the newer generation (last 8 years). When it is wet sure, they can be a little tail happy, but when it is dry I have found the traction and grip to be excellent. I think the tyres fitted seem to have a great effect on the handling (obvious i suppose) and I have seen BMW's with tails out all over the place but never really had that problem myself, unless of course I was choosing to invoke it for effect or sheer pleasure!Rojin said:It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, with the manual mode engaged you just have to initiate the changes earlier than usual so it can catch up
Agreed!Rojin said:
Half a Million what out of interest? as in currency ???Paras said:
Von Smallhausen said:
True, I'd say its confined within the borders of Germany.
(The home of imo the best marques in the world, Audi,BMW,Porsche & Mercedes Benz - and others I may have forgotten like VW.)
The best vehicles in the world come from Sweden,but, there not cars.
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R124/LA420 said:True, I'd say its confined within the borders of Germany.
Thats me owned.
The best vehicles in the world come from Sweden,but, there not cars.
You have a jet fighter ?
I still have not bought this car yet, as fox said the only good thing about the car is that its super cheap. If you factor in the £4k+ I have spent on mods its really not worth it for me. The best thing is going to be for me to hold out for a M3
R124/LA420 half a million Czech money.
R124/LA420 half a million Czech money.
Keep the TT, much better than the 3 series and yours has been modified to make it all the better car.
This doesn't really involve me, but I thought I'd 'challenge' your opinion anyway. Only a few days ago did you go into a thread about some guy who had just written his car off and posted some light hearted, if ill placed jokes. The OP got very wound up by this and after 2 pages, you apologised - but continuously mentioned that they were meant in good jest.
A tiny comment like 'There is more than just Bavaria' is light hearted too, and not ill placed here - I doubt it was meant to be insulting. I find it very ironic you can be so uptight about a comment like that, but you think that posting jokes in another thread where the OP had written off his car is humorous - maybe those remarks were stupid. Let's be honest, if you wrote off your Mondeo and posted on here, you'd want all sympathy, rather than comments like 'Oh good, there's another Ford off the road'. You'd be just as upset if someone continuously posted comments such as that.
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This doesn't really involve me, but I thought I'd 'challenge' your opinion anyway. Only a few days ago did you go into a thread about some guy who had just written his car off and posted some light hearted, if ill placed jokes. The OP got very wound up by this and after 2 pages, you apologised - but continuously mentioned that they were meant in good jest.
A tiny comment like 'There is more than just Bavaria' is light hearted too, and not ill placed here - I doubt it was meant to be insulting. I find it very ironic you can be so uptight about a comment like that, but you think that posting jokes in another thread where the OP had written off his car is humorous - maybe those remarks were stupid. Let's be honest, if you wrote off your Mondeo and posted on here, you'd want all sympathy, rather than comments like 'Oh good, there's another Ford off the road'. You'd be just as upset if someone continuously posted comments such as that.
Personally, of the two, I'd go for the BMW, as it would suit my needs better than a soft-top sports car, but it's all down to what YOU need.
Can see where Von is coming from with his comments on BMWs - they've never set my pants on fire either. Was really looking forward to driving an M3, but when I eventually did I was a bit disappointed. Although it was quick I didn't find it particuarly involving.
Can see where Von is coming from with his comments on BMWs - they've never set my pants on fire either. Was really looking forward to driving an M3, but when I eventually did I was a bit disappointed. Although it was quick I didn't find it particuarly involving.