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Post by racingteatray on Apr 29, 2019 11:07:25 GMT
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Post by Tim on Apr 29, 2019 11:58:00 GMT
I'm not likely to drive one in the near future and they're not my thing but I can confirm their DRLs are inordinately bright when they're sitting too close.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2019 13:35:50 GMT
In the Petrol Ped review he said he loved it apart from the fuel consumption which was deal breaker.
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Post by franki68 on Apr 29, 2019 13:52:04 GMT
I like the f pace ,and the Alfa and the glc,but I’m not sure I want such performance in those types of vehicle .
I remember driving a cayenne turbo and thinking ‘why?’
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 29, 2019 15:18:13 GMT
In the Petrol Ped review he said he loved it apart from the fuel consumption which was deal breaker. What is Petrol Ped?
I mean I googled it, but it all seemed to be Youtube-based, which is not really my thing (I have an irrational but deep dislike of watching videos on my phone).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2019 15:28:00 GMT
That's exactly what it is, a YouTube channel.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Apr 29, 2019 15:36:08 GMT
That's exactly what it is, a YouTube channel. The Motor Forum should have one of those. |
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Post by Tim on Apr 29, 2019 15:42:55 GMT
It seems a bit silly testing a 500BHP , £70k 4x4 and then complaining about fuel economy.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2019 15:53:43 GMT
I like PP because he seems like a normal bloke and he's about the same age as most of us here, unlike the posh dweebs that flip cars worth as much as my house every other week. I fucking hate most of those twats and have blacklisted all their channels on my Yt account.
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 29, 2019 15:57:15 GMT
I don't know why but vlogging and vloggers really don't do it for me.
I prefer reading, where I don't need to actually see or hear the author of the piece!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2019 16:02:40 GMT
It seems a bit silly testing a 500BHP , £70k 4x4 and then complaining about fuel economy. I think it was coming more from an ownership prospective and it seems fair to pass it on otherwise he'd be getting comments like SuperPoshDweebsofLondon "Ped, you told me this car was brilliant fun and sounds amazing but I've just bought one on your recommendation and I'm only getting 22 mpg. Why didn't you mention it?!" |
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Post by Tim on Apr 30, 2019 8:32:27 GMT
It seems a bit silly testing a 500BHP , £70k 4x4 and then complaining about fuel economy. I think it was coming more from an ownership prospective and it seems fair to pass it on otherwise he'd be getting comments like SuperPoshDweedsofLondon "Ped, you told me this car was brilliant fun and sounds amazing but I've just bought one on your recommendation and I'm only getting 22 mpg. Why didn't you mention it?!" Fair enough. Does he do the same for all the other super-heated downsized engine turbo nutter bastard cars that claim 100mpg but in the real world deliver 20? |
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Post by Martin on Apr 30, 2019 18:23:57 GMT
Will be interesting to see the SVR on Harry’s Garage soon, he’s just driven one back from Nice.
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Post by Andy C on May 1, 2019 8:42:37 GMT
Will be interesting to see the SVR on Harry’s Garage soon, he’s just driven one back from Nice. I love it although I can’t help think how good an XF estate SVR could’ve been |
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Post by Martin on May 1, 2019 8:56:50 GMT
Will be interesting to see the SVR on Harry’s Garage soon, he’s just driven one back from Nice. I love it although I can’t help think how good an XF estate SVR could’ve been Or how you could get a new M5 for a similar amount |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2019 16:57:25 GMT
Can't put a dog in the back of an M5, though.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2019 19:32:31 GMT
I remember some M5's came with an estate version. Or am I in lala land again?
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Post by Martin on May 1, 2019 19:36:58 GMT
I remember some M5's came with an estate version. Or am I in lala land again? They did, the E61 facelift from 2007-2010 |
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Post by Tim on May 2, 2019 8:17:30 GMT
I remember some M5's came with an estate version. Or am I in lala land again? They did, the E61 facelift from 2007-2010 The E34 too, although it was left hand drive only. Anyway, you can put a dog in the back of an M5, as long as its the back seats..... |
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Post by racingteatray on May 2, 2019 9:28:10 GMT
Or in the boot!
Friends of ours have a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II, for which they have photocopies of the original factory build sheet.
This records that the first owner ordered it with special additional air vents to the boot compartment to allow him to transport dogs in the boot.
Amusingly, the typed word "dogs" has been crossed out and some wag has written "wife" above it...
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Post by Martin on May 2, 2019 9:54:35 GMT
I watched the Harry M video last night and like it more, but still unsure on the interior quality. Very pleased to hear that they haven’t made it sound as stupid as the RR Sport SVR
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2019 11:01:53 GMT
Or in the boot! Friends of ours have a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II, for which they have photocopies of the original factory build sheet. This records that the first owner ordered it with special additional air vents to the boot compartment to allow him to transport dogs in the boot. Amusingly, the typed word "dogs" has been crossed out and some wag has written "wife" above it... The first owner sounds like a cunt. How would they like being shut in an unlit box with a small blowhole to breathe through? |
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Post by racingteatray on May 3, 2019 11:14:58 GMT
The first owner sounds like a cunt. How would they like being shut in an unlit box with a small blowhole to breathe through? Possibly. Or just a product of their time. It was after all over forty years ago, in the late 1970s. And it's probably safe to say the chap was already over 50, making him born in the 1920s, when women barely had rights, let alone dogs. Lots of attitudes were, shall we say, rather more robust back then. |
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Post by Eff One on May 3, 2019 13:02:26 GMT
Nice colour. If they squashed it a foot lower and turned it into an estate it would be quite attractive.
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Post by racingteatray on May 4, 2019 0:00:05 GMT
Nice colour. If they squashed it a foot lower and turned it into an estate it would be quite attractive. Well yes indeed. The lack of an XE S estate has always struck me as a great pity - I would have had one of those in a flash. |
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Post by franki68 on May 5, 2019 10:24:17 GMT
I remember some M5's came with an estate version. Or am I in lala land again? They did, the E61 facelift from 2007-2010 So rare ,I saw one last week,first one I have ever seen on the road . I remember when I got the bmw m6 the bmw sales director ordered in an m5 estate to sell ,they had it in the showroom for 8 months and didn’t get a single enquiry . |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2019 13:03:20 GMT
A fella near me had an XE and has just swapped it for an A5. Obviously didn't fancy another Jag.
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Post by PG on May 5, 2019 21:19:32 GMT
Yes, that video has confirmed just how much I'd have one of these given a chance.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2019 18:43:12 GMT
The plastic on the door cards looks awfully cheap and nasty.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 11:22:37 GMT
Just clocked one of these going down the road. Same colour as the test one in the OP.
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