The Friday night christ i'm f.ucking bored thread...
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"Oh no, that f*cking Sungod bloke is back"seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
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Mine looks more like a wedding carShirley Basso wrote:0 -
That sounds like worse punishment.TLW1 wrote:
Mine looks more like a wedding carShirley Basso wrote:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
#stelth - people don’t think it’s as quick as it isStevo 666 wrote:
That sounds like worse punishment.TLW1 wrote:
Mine looks more like a wedding carShirley Basso wrote:0 -
hopkinb wrote:Im wondering what sort of tw@t a bloody Ford Kuga makes me. Bland piece of crap that it is. Though Mrs H3 chose it.
I have some new carbon soled bike shoes that I subsidised with my leaving present from my last job. Just trying to get the cleat position right.
One of my colleagues came up from Oxford last week in a Kuga hire car, I'm assuming it was a top spec one but it was a surprisingly nice little thing. I'm not sure the interior was something I'd want to live with, it was dark and cramped presumably because it was the trendy trim version. Really comfortable seat though, similar to the Ranger
I think it was fwd rather than 4wd which is a killer for me though0 -
TLW1 wrote:
#stelth - people don’t think it’s as quick as it isStevo 666 wrote:
That sounds like worse punishment.TLW1 wrote:
Mine looks more like a wedding carShirley Basso wrote:
stelth.
like stealth but not as quiet.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
I dont think my next car purchase is going to be particularly stealthy :twisted:Matthewfalle wrote:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
HaydenM wrote:hopkinb wrote:Im wondering what sort of tw@t a bloody Ford Kuga makes me. Bland piece of crap that it is. Though Mrs H3 chose it.
I have some new carbon soled bike shoes that I subsidised with my leaving present from my last job. Just trying to get the cleat position right.
One of my colleagues came up from Oxford last week in a Kuga hire car, I'm assuming it was a top spec one but it was a surprisingly nice little thing. I'm not sure the interior was something I'd want to live with, it was dark and cramped presumably because it was the trendy trim version. Really comfortable seat though, similar to the Ranger
I think it was fwd rather than 4wd which is a killer for me though
It's just pointless & bland. It's not a proper 4wd, it's not an estate car with a massive boot, it's not a hatchback. It's just a bit meh. Mrs H3 is a short@rse, so I think she enjoys the high driving position. To be honest, if it was an auto, I probably wouldn't mind it quite so much. I hate the endless shifting from 1st to 2nd to 1st to neutral whilst "driving" in London's jams.0 -
hopkinb wrote:HaydenM wrote:hopkinb wrote:Im wondering what sort of tw@t a bloody Ford Kuga makes me. Bland piece of crap that it is. Though Mrs H3 chose it.
I have some new carbon soled bike shoes that I subsidised with my leaving present from my last job. Just trying to get the cleat position right.
One of my colleagues came up from Oxford last week in a Kuga hire car, I'm assuming it was a top spec one but it was a surprisingly nice little thing. I'm not sure the interior was something I'd want to live with, it was dark and cramped presumably because it was the trendy trim version. Really comfortable seat though, similar to the Ranger
I think it was fwd rather than 4wd which is a killer for me though
It's just pointless & bland. It's not a proper 4wd, it's not an estate car with a massive boot, it's not a hatchback. It's just a bit meh. Mrs H3 is a short@rse, so I think she enjoys the high driving position. To be honest, if it was an auto, I probably wouldn't mind it quite so much. I hate the endless shifting from 1st to 2nd to 1st to neutral whilst "driving" in London's jams.
Anything that is fwd and tiny inside counts as a hatchback to me, even if it is on stilts. I am a short arse and I can't say a high driving position is a must for me (it just comes with the type of vehicle I need). I'd take an aston with a low driving position any day...0 -
A choice between a Ford Kuga and an Aston isn't a difficult choice - or at least it bloody well shouldn't be. I think Hoppy's problem comes from letting your OH dictate car choice. Mrs. 666 has a say on when to get a new one and a say on the colour, which I think is about right.HaydenM wrote:Anything that is fwd and tiny inside counts as a hatchback to me, even if it is on stilts. I am a short ars* and I can't say a high driving position is a must for me (it just comes with the type of vehicle I need). I'd take an aston with a low driving position any day..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo 666 wrote:
A choice between a Ford Kuga and an Aston isn't a difficult choice - or at least it bloody well shouldn't be. I think Hoppy's problem comes from letting your OH dictate car choice. Mrs. 666 has a say on when to get a new one and a say on the colour, which I think is about right.HaydenM wrote:Anything that is fwd and tiny inside counts as a hatchback to me, even if it is on stilts. I am a short ars* and I can't say a high driving position is a must for me (it just comes with the type of vehicle I need). I'd take an aston with a low driving position any day...
We do less than 4k miles per year in the car. I do about 5k miles on my bike. Hence I'm not too fussed, and we pay for it jointly anyway. It is my turn next.0 -
Aston Martin in 2021? The seat is height adjustable.hopkinb wrote:We do less than 4k miles per year in the car. I do about 5k miles on my bike. Hence I'm not too fussed, and we pay for it jointly anyway. It is my turn next."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo 666 wrote:
A choice between a Ford Kuga and an Aston isn't a difficult choice - or at least it bloody well shouldn't be. I think Hoppy's problem comes from letting your OH dictate car choice. Mrs. 666 has a say on when to get a new one and a say on the colour, which I think is about right.HaydenM wrote:Anything that is fwd and tiny inside counts as a hatchback to me, even if it is on stilts. I am a short ars* and I can't say a high driving position is a must for me (it just comes with the type of vehicle I need). I'd take an aston with a low driving position any day...
Hopefully! People do choose Range Rovers over Astons based on driving position (and lack of taste). My point is that a high driving position is very low (pardon the pun) on my list of requirements, the opposite is better.
I think the high driving position is sometimes an excuse to buy an 'image' car that happens to be really effective at killing children on the school run. So few people are actually interesting in cars, it's quite amusing hearing their thoughts on them. (No offence to hops OH, I'm sure she has legitimate reasons for wanting a high driving position!)0 -
HaydenM wrote:I think the high driving position is sometimes an excuse to buy an 'image' car that happens to be really effective at killing children on the school run.
I noticed when driving to Italy in the summer a lot of scandi's driving conventional Volvo estates, I don't think I've even seen a V90 over here. Once I started looking I realised the Scandi's and Germans were usually driving conventional estate cars like that or an A6, 5 Series, etc. Although admittedly there was the odd Quattro or X drive among them. The 4x4 brigade with their XC90, Q7, X5 were either British, Italian or Eastern European. Generally nations that viewed cars as a status symbol rather than places they actually needed them.
I fully accept that HM genuinely needs it for work, not many people in South London do.0 -
Generally true I think out here as well. My Mum bought a (small) 4*4 though not because of the view, but because it's a lot easier to get in and out of at her age...Veronese68 wrote:HaydenM wrote:I think the high driving position is sometimes an excuse to buy an 'image' car that happens to be really effective at killing children on the school run.
I noticed when driving to Italy in the summer a lot of scandi's driving conventional Volvo estates, I don't think I've even seen a V90 over here. Once I started looking I realised the Scandi's and Germans were usually driving conventional estate cars like that or an A6, 5 Series, etc. Although admittedly there was the odd Quattro or X drive among them. The 4x4 brigade with their XC90, Q7, X5 were either British, Italian or Eastern European. Generally nations that viewed cars as a status symbol rather than places they actually needed them.
I fully accept that HM genuinely needs it for work, not many people in South London do.Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
Veronese68 wrote:HaydenM wrote:I think the high driving position is sometimes an excuse to buy an 'image' car that happens to be really effective at killing children on the school run.
I noticed when driving to Italy in the summer a lot of scandi's driving conventional Volvo estates, I don't think I've even seen a V90 over here. Once I started looking I realised the Scandi's and Germans were usually driving conventional estate cars like that or an A6, 5 Series, etc. Although admittedly there was the odd Quattro or X drive among them. The 4x4 brigade with their XC90, Q7, X5 were either British, Italian or Eastern European. Generally nations that viewed cars as a status symbol rather than places they actually needed them.
I fully accept that HM genuinely needs it for work, not many people in South London do.
I would have an A6 allroad in a heartbeat over my Amarok if I was given the budget and the pay to afford the company car tax.
I remember listening to Jeremy Vine where they were talking about people posting on FB about using their 4x4 to give people lifts as showing off about their car rather than being sincere. I wondered why people see it as showing off? Having 4 wheel drive really isn't something I see as a luxury item but it turns out a lot of people do0 -
4WD is fairly essential if you've got enough power to put down. Admittedly that doesn't apply to most people who have 4WD.HaydenM wrote:Veronese68 wrote:HaydenM wrote:I think the high driving position is sometimes an excuse to buy an 'image' car that happens to be really effective at killing children on the school run.
I noticed when driving to Italy in the summer a lot of scandi's driving conventional Volvo estates, I don't think I've even seen a V90 over here. Once I started looking I realised the Scandi's and Germans were usually driving conventional estate cars like that or an A6, 5 Series, etc. Although admittedly there was the odd Quattro or X drive among them. The 4x4 brigade with their XC90, Q7, X5 were either British, Italian or Eastern European. Generally nations that viewed cars as a status symbol rather than places they actually needed them.
I fully accept that HM genuinely needs it for work, not many people in South London do.
I would have an A6 allroad in a heartbeat over my Amarok if I was given the budget and the pay to afford the company car tax.
I remember listening to Jeremy Vine where they were talking about people posting on FB about using their 4x4 to give people lifts as showing off about their car rather than being sincere. I wondered why people see it as showing off? Having 4 wheel drive really isn't something I see as a luxury item but it turns out a lot of people do"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo 666 wrote:
4WD is fairly essential if you've got enough power to put down. Admittedly that doesn't apply to most people who have 4WD.HaydenM wrote:Veronese68 wrote:HaydenM wrote:I think the high driving position is sometimes an excuse to buy an 'image' car that happens to be really effective at killing children on the school run.
I noticed when driving to Italy in the summer a lot of scandi's driving conventional Volvo estates, I don't think I've even seen a V90 over here. Once I started looking I realised the Scandi's and Germans were usually driving conventional estate cars like that or an A6, 5 Series, etc. Although admittedly there was the odd Quattro or X drive among them. The 4x4 brigade with their XC90, Q7, X5 were either British, Italian or Eastern European. Generally nations that viewed cars as a status symbol rather than places they actually needed them.
I fully accept that HM genuinely needs it for work, not many people in South London do.
I would have an A6 allroad in a heartbeat over my Amarok if I was given the budget and the pay to afford the company car tax.
I remember listening to Jeremy Vine where they were talking about people posting on FB about using their 4x4 to give people lifts as showing off about their car rather than being sincere. I wondered why people see it as showing off? Having 4 wheel drive really isn't something I see as a luxury item but it turns out a lot of people do
Or people who might brag about using their 4x4 in the snow? I don't really get it.
I think I might wear out the TC light in the Gl-amarok though as it's RWD most of the time, it's not especially powerful in the grand scheme of things but it's way faster than the previous one. I'd pick 4wd in a fast car0 -
I like 2wd - hence 10 tyres fitted to my car so farHaydenM wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:
4WD is fairly essential if you've got enough power to put down. Admittedly that doesn't apply to most people who have 4WD.HaydenM wrote:Veronese68 wrote:HaydenM wrote:I think the high driving position is sometimes an excuse to buy an 'image' car that happens to be really effective at killing children on the school run.
I noticed when driving to Italy in the summer a lot of scandi's driving conventional Volvo estates, I don't think I've even seen a V90 over here. Once I started looking I realised the Scandi's and Germans were usually driving conventional estate cars like that or an A6, 5 Series, etc. Although admittedly there was the odd Quattro or X drive among them. The 4x4 brigade with their XC90, Q7, X5 were either British, Italian or Eastern European. Generally nations that viewed cars as a status symbol rather than places they actually needed them.
I fully accept that HM genuinely needs it for work, not many people in South London do.
I would have an A6 allroad in a heartbeat over my Amarok if I was given the budget and the pay to afford the company car tax.
I remember listening to Jeremy Vine where they were talking about people posting on FB about using their 4x4 to give people lifts as showing off about their car rather than being sincere. I wondered why people see it as showing off? Having 4 wheel drive really isn't something I see as a luxury item but it turns out a lot of people do
Or people who might brag about using their 4x4 in the snow? I don't really get it.
I think I might wear out the TC light in the Gl-amarok though as it's RWD most of the time, it's not especially powerful in the grand scheme of things but it's way faster than the previous one. I'd pick 4wd in a fast car0 -
RWD is far more entertaining than 4WD, if you can handle it. Friend of mine special ordered a RWD Lamborghini Diablo when standard was 4WD, used it most days and on track for a couple of years. The guy that bought it off him stacked it the first day he had it.
Sports cars should be RWD.0 -
A well set up 4wd system can be great fun as well as less stackable for those of us with less than God-like driving skills. Although I still managed to end up in the Armco at Brands in a 4wd car :oops:Veronese68 wrote:RWD is far more entertaining than 4WD, if you can handle it. Friend of mine special ordered a RWD Lamborghini Diablo when standard was 4WD, used it most days and on track for a couple of years. The guy that bought it off him stacked it the first day he had it.
Sports cars should be RWD."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
There's the thing.... 4wd is less stackable but less fun at reasonable speeds on public roads.
For fun on public roads you want a car that is lively at low speeds keeping your attention. i.e. rwd.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
These days a well set up 4wd drive car can be great fun. Quite a few more recent ones have rear wheel drive as the bias or even the 100% default setting and only switch the power forward when needed. That and the ability to progressively turn off the safety net makes for something that you can set up to suit yourself.
That said, theres nothing wrong if you don't want the choice."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Cars schmars. I'm having a drop of Italian white wine and watching horrible histories. Mini will be off to bed shortly I hope. Then who knows what will happen. I have cheese warming.0
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Currently watching a Dolly Parton clone cooking. Not my fault, the battle of the remote was lost years ago. I'm hungry now.0
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Cider and Autotrader for me this evening
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
just finished playing dad's taxi and about to go to bed. intend to snore like a pig just to annoy tdv.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0
