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Post by Big Blue on Feb 9, 2022 15:03:59 GMT
Would you really pick an mpv over a modern suv? Off the top of my head a Skoda kodiaq or Tiguan all space has all the benefits of an suv with 7 (just about occasional use) seats Mpvs are dated and have an old giffer reputation . Do they still even make Mpvs ? Again, yes and I did. When I got the Sharan V6 the alternative I looked at was an ML. The only reason the MPV market in Europe has stagnated is marketing of SUVs and the lack of development of MPVs and the minuscule sales of ones with big engines. Kids get older and bigger really quickly, far quicker than a typical 4 year ownership rota so take a Tiguan and a Touran and ask a mum to hustle the push chair into both to see why SUVs are all about show. Then ask a relatively newly-independent 3 or 4 year old to clamber into both and again, discover why that SUV jacked-up ride height is less practical than the sales brochure let’s on. Two kids only and an estate with decent-enough handling and shove is by far the best bet over either an MPV or an SUV.
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Toenail
Feb 9, 2022 17:43:23 GMT
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Post by Andy C on Feb 9, 2022 17:43:23 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 9, 2022 23:02:00 GMT
Whos people like us? Andy, Martin, Chris, Jonny, me. all going SUV. I can't have 5 cars on the drive so have to compromise on 2/3 cars doing the job therefore for people like us the SUV is the swiss army knife that a 5 series isn't. I was thinking of people who prefer driving. A 5 series is better to drive than an X5 and does exactly the same stuff apart from sitting higher up and sending out a 'get out of my way' message to other road users. Unless you need a couple of inches extra ground clearance of course. I prefer driving. And a Macan GTS drives better than my 440i… Sure I’d prefer a 911 but it doesn’t work for us.
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Feb 9, 2022 23:02:23 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 9, 2022 23:02:23 GMT
Oh and a 5-series doesn’t fit in the damn garage.
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Post by PG on Feb 10, 2022 16:07:10 GMT
I like that Tonale. To me it does look unmistakenly an Alfa rather than anything else. It has a jacked up 147 vibe about it, which I guess is what it actually is in market terms.
On the SUV hate / love thing. For me it depends on what the SUV is and what the alternative is. I don't think you can make absolute judgements in any way about any type of car. Or else it's a short road to "we don't need that kind of car on our roads" and that's a slippery slope.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 10, 2022 16:16:10 GMT
I quite like it but it already looks a bit dated, recycling design cues from Alfas of the last 10 years. I doubt it'll be particularly noticeable on the road.
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 10, 2022 16:18:47 GMT
Or else it's a short road to "we don't need that kind of car on our roads" and that's a slippery slope. No: it's a perfectly rational train of thought.
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Post by Martin on Feb 10, 2022 18:12:37 GMT
Or else it's a short road to "we don't need that kind of car on our roads" and that's a slippery slope. No: it's a perfectly rational train of thought. At least you could get all 5 of your kids in it!
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