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Post by Martin on Feb 9, 2024 8:21:05 GMT
Could the steering wheel cover not go in the door bin too? I tried to gently remove it, but it wasn’t coming off unfortunately. I don’t think I’m missing out on any steering feel….
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Post by Martin on Feb 8, 2024 14:13:10 GMT
Ooooh, classy steering wheel! And I see they did it to the door handles as well. I wonder if it's some local market thing to stop you burning yourself on a hot day? Or do Malaysians just like naf steering wheels? That’s the matching headrest cover which went straight into the door bin. I think it’s because it doesn’t have a leather steering wheel and it’s Sixt Malaysias idea of added luxury.
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Post by Martin on Feb 8, 2024 14:11:45 GMT
I had figured that out Ben! It had a matching headrest cushion, which went straight into the doorbin.
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Post by Martin on Feb 8, 2024 9:31:01 GMT
How about this for a bit of luxury…. It could do with spacers on the rear
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Post by Martin on Feb 8, 2024 7:13:52 GMT
Penang - down near the waterfront and close to Fort Cornwallis ? Memories..... That’s it Chris.
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Post by Martin on Feb 8, 2024 0:03:21 GMT
It looks better than the saloon, but thats a very low bar.
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Post by Martin on Feb 7, 2024 12:44:28 GMT
The Taycan is going to be a whole lot cheaper soon, as the facelift car has just been announced with a bigger battery, much better range, faster charging and more performance. Not that it needed more performance! The base RWD car gets to 60 in 4.5 seconds and the Turbo S is down to 2.3 seconds with power up to 938hp when using launch control.
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Post by Martin on Feb 7, 2024 9:51:57 GMT
Yes, Malaysia. Might be more about the room, although it’s not exactly parked by the door! They do have some nice cars, but they are eye watering expensive. The Porsche dealer in KL had a base engined Panamera for sale which was £215k. I’ve seen a couple of current Bentleys on the island and there’s a Brabus C class and a newish Cayman S at the hotel. A Cayman S starts at £120k before options.
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Post by Martin on Feb 7, 2024 8:33:35 GMT
How the hell would anyone know what that is without reading the badge? I know. I’ve seen quite a few Chinese EVs in the last few days. I’ve no idea what most of them are, this is just another one of them.
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Post by Martin on Feb 7, 2024 8:31:23 GMT
Latest holiday hire car. I booked a City because we had one back in 2018 (this is a new model) and it was OK to drive but the main reason was it’s a small car (ideal for the islands) but with a huge boot. I think it’s bigger than a non hybrid 5 series, but because of the shape, you can get even more in. The 3 x cases plus 3 x hand luggage bags than meant I had to release the luggage cover in the Panamera, went in with ease. Unlike the last one, it isn’t the basic model so along with cloth instead of vinyl seats (a massive benefit in the heat), it also has a screen / CarPlay, climate control, keyless entry/start, reversing camera, alloy wheels, folding mirrors etc. It has a 1.5 litre 4 pot with 120hp but unfortunately it’s coupled to a CVT gearbox. This one has ‘gears’ and paddles. It feels painfully slow, but the highest speed limit on the island is 50mph so not a major issue….it only needs to out drag a moped. It’s OK to drive, comfy enough and has enough space for the 3 of us. What ruins it to drive is the steering wheel, for some reason they have fitted a ‘luxury’ cover which feels awful and makes the rim in a BMW M Sport feel slim…. Will have to get a picture. It’s a nice colour, really sparkles in the sun and it’s in pretty good shape for a hire car, 4 x pristine wheels is unheard of. The most astonishing thing is the price, it retails for £15,000 and road tax is £15 a year! The valet has given it ‘pole position’ rather than moving it to the car park, but it’s going to be roasting in there so not sure it’s a good thing.
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Post by Martin on Feb 7, 2024 7:47:36 GMT
The first Eletre I’ve seen on the road. I’m not sure how car taxes work in Malaysia as the price isn’t that much different to the UK (£115k), whereas a base petrol engined ex demo Panamera I saw in KL was listed for £215k! It’s not for me.
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Post by Martin on Feb 4, 2024 1:29:40 GMT
So much better!
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Post by Martin on Feb 3, 2024 9:54:49 GMT
Looks nice Alex.
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Post by Martin on Feb 2, 2024 14:25:07 GMT
For absolute perfection I would want a sunroof and to swap the interior carbon trim for wood, but that is very nice indeed. For perfection I’d also add Comfort plus pack and the B&W stereo, full Merino as well but that’s super rare.
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Post by Martin on Jan 31, 2024 22:07:55 GMT
Can’t believe this was taken 10 years ago today.
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Post by Martin on Jan 31, 2024 18:41:52 GMT
As much as I hate lining their pockets, I will probably pay the extra to avoid them. +1. I can’t stand adverts.
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Post by Martin on Jan 31, 2024 16:53:19 GMT
I'd have an auto in the Z4 as well. Choosing the auto means you can have shiny green (San Remo) paint with a tan (cognac) interior
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Post by Martin on Jan 31, 2024 12:22:23 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jan 29, 2024 13:48:53 GMT
I guessed what it was (helped by assuming it was Italian) but can’t remember the last time I saw one. Just had a look on Autotrader and there are nearly 300 of that shape for sale, can’t be any in private ownership! It’s cheap to buy, they start from under £5k and 3 year old cars are c£10k.
Fingers crossed for a reasonable bill on the Alfa.
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Post by Martin on Jan 29, 2024 9:22:10 GMT
That is lovely, but I agree that the price is a bit much for a car without the comfort and technology plus packs.
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 21:27:40 GMT
You can get yourself into a 5.0 RHD Mustang for less than 25% of the cost of that Chris. You should.
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 18:56:28 GMT
Running in service or running in check? Maybe not an issue. All M cars have a running in service with fluid changes. It doesn’t matter now but doing it that late would have voided the warranty The 1,200 mile service for M-Product is designed in order to remove any deposits within engine / gearbox / differential that occur naturally with the bedding in of new components
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 17:42:29 GMT
That was nice until I got to the last 2 pictures. Only 1 service recorded back in 2018. As the advert says it has FSH then it might have been done by someone who couldn't update the car (still not great), but then there's the running in service that was completed 5,600 after it should have been! Shame as it's a lovely spec.
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 17:02:09 GMT
Why are they all left hand drive, or is that just a set of stock images? Just images from the configurator, so the right spec apart from them being LHD
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 16:38:01 GMT
I think that's the full M Performance kit for the estate. There were a lot 335ds for sale with that kit when this car was new. It completely ruins the car imho. At least is was before they lost the plot with their exhaust upgrades!
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 16:36:29 GMT
I think we've done this before but people in cars with headlights that are too bright. The majority appear to be SUVs and I'm guessing they're ones with the fancy matrix LED things. I have no complaints about being able to see where you go but surely a range of 1,000 yards or whatever they have is excessive - how fast would that allow you to drive with decent vision!! When you're sitting low in a 4 series the glare can often be painful. If it's only one of the lights, then it's a Tesla....I've not seen one without badly adjusted headlights! If it's fancy Matrix lights and the driver has them activated, then it won't be them as they are less likely to blind you than a dipped beam. Maybe there are ones that don't work so well, but as most are SUVs, it's probably just brightness and height. I have a villain from yesterday. I followed a Zafira along the A14 very patiently for at least 15 miles and the driver didn't move out of the right hand lane. OK, there was a lot of traffic due to lorries overtaking each other on the way to Felixstowe, but there were plenty of opportunities to move in, especially as it accelerated so much slower than the cars in front. When there was a particularly large gap in the left hand lane and in front, I gave it a very polite quick flash and I was immediately brake tested...quite severely, it was lucky I was keeping a decent distance. The only positive was I was pretty impressed at how quickly my car gets from 55mph to bong speed, as I decided I wasn't playing any games so blasted past on the left to get away from the situation.
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 16:27:59 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 16:23:06 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 13:35:52 GMT
The body (or mirror folded width) is only 1cm wider, it's the width including mirrors that's grown by a fairly large amount. Larger mirrors or they fold differently....whatever the answer, it's 1.94m with mirrors folded (old Macan is 1.93m), so still a snug fit through a width restrictor and the same width as a Panamera and Cayenne.
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2024 13:21:08 GMT
I looked at it and thought - ah, a Macan that's been to the gym, put on some bulk and also bought some new flashy jewellery for its front and back. But it does look better than I expected. This Macan also incorporates two car trends that annoy me: Why is every generation of car getting wider? The roads are not getting any wider, nor are parking spaces. What is it with the screens in front of the passenger? Is it a "just because we can" gimmick? And of course the prices are eye-watering. Yes, I love tech more than most but agree it's a pointless gimmick. It's barely any closer to the passenger than the central screen in most cars.
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