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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 13:04:37 GMT
Freud would have a hayday unpicking all your status anxieties, Humph!  I have absolutely no idea why a Mazda 3 would be an embarrassing car to drive. |
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2021 13:08:19 GMT
Oh I'm not anxious about any of that, but it's a bit like asking for a date isn't it? Not much point in asking the ugly ones if there are pretty ones available. I expect you're not allowed to say that now of course.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 13:10:45 GMT
Good looking car in my eyes, for what it is. Don't see the issue.
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2021 13:11:43 GMT
If it was a human, it would be called Mildred.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 13:19:24 GMT
Humph - what's you're favourite C-Segment hatch or saloon, in the sub-£4k budget bracket, sub-15 insurance group, based on looks? Is there something absolutely stunning I'm missing? And If I am, does it matter much for a 17 year old's shed?
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Post by WDB on May 5, 2021 13:23:04 GMT
Fair enough I suppose. I guess in Reading and Manchester it's prudent to buy things that are highly unlikely to ever to be stolen? 😅 Maybe a three-door saloon is one that has already had something stolen. |
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2021 13:24:13 GMT
No, of course it doesn't matter. If he likes it, then all is well. I admit to a strong dislike of saloons though, especially small ones. What are they for?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 13:40:00 GMT
Driving to places. Without a fridge.
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2021 13:50:04 GMT
Driving to places. Without a fridge. ...or a dog, or a bike, or with more than a couple of soft bags. Pointless. T'chah, as "he" might have said. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 14:00:46 GMT
I'm sure you know bikes go on the outside, and dogs can sit on seats and in footwells quite safely these days. I dont think my lad is ready for his own dog yet, anyway. And they're not compulsory. So saloons are perfectly fine and indeed sometimes preferable for many people, hence their enduring existence, particularly outside the hatchback/SUV/lifestyle fixated UK. My brother in law has a Astra saloon for his family, it's great. They go on ski trips and other adventurous things in it.
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2021 14:09:50 GMT
Astra saloon? Remember the Belmont? Uglier than a Bulldog chewing a wasp.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 14:13:57 GMT
Yeah well it isn't one of them, not that I disliked them anyway. His is an Astra "I", I think they call it? Anyway it seems fine to me. He had a Mk2 Focus hatch before that, doesn't seem any worse off for having a saloon now.
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2021 14:15:08 GMT
The adventures won't be quite as good.
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Post by bpg on May 5, 2021 14:18:04 GMT
Hmmm he wants something Japanese so go for a saloon built on the Ford C1 platform.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 14:23:05 GMT
Well, it's a Japanese brand, I think that's what matters to him. He's a bit taken with the JDM scene and just likes Japanese brands. Not sure he's at all bothered that it shares some elements with some Fords.
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