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Sept 23, 2016 16:57:13 GMT
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Post by WDB on Sept 23, 2016 16:57:13 GMT
Me too!
It's actually quite a nice, juicy purple. Not ukippy at all. Suits the informal character of the car, so I doubt it'll be in the E-class paint catalogue just yet.
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Post by Humph on Sept 23, 2016 16:59:27 GMT
Couldn't do it I'm afraid. I think you'd have to be some fusty old trainspotter type to carry it off.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 17:11:58 GMT
Why not be up front about it? Take her out in Jensen Interceptor.
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Post by Humph on Sept 23, 2016 17:14:00 GMT
Or one of those Lara Crofty Land Rovers. I'd quite like one of those in truth.
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Post by Hofmeister on Sept 24, 2016 9:41:24 GMT
Capri. Take her out in a Capri. And dont forget your shirt slashed to waist, chest wig and medallion.
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Post by WDB on Sept 24, 2016 10:37:39 GMT
Magnum PI moustache and aviators too?
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Post by Avant on Sept 24, 2016 17:39:51 GMT
You need one the more eccentric older Renaults or Citroens, with inaccessible interior door-handles designed by Frenchmen for Frenchwomen not to be able to get out.
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Post by Hofmeister on Sept 24, 2016 18:17:19 GMT
You need one the more eccentric older Renaults or Citroens, with inaccessible interior door-handles designed by Frenchmen for Frenchwomen not to be able to get out. I can attest that one gets a smooth ride in a Citroen D.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 20:01:22 GMT
When driving or just when entertaining a young lady?
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Post by WDB on Sept 26, 2016 8:44:11 GMT
...or while waiting for the AA?
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Post by WDB on Oct 22, 2016 21:32:27 GMT
Just completed a journey I usually dread: the long haul back from the inlaws in Durham. Mrs B1 wasn't well so I drove the whole way: 285 miles, but in easy traffic and good weather it took fewer minutes than that. And I feel like offering a vote of thanks to the good people of Stuttgart, because - even with only four cylinders and five gears - the car made it a whole lot less wearing than it would have been in anything else we've had.
Possibly not wafting in the truest sense, but exactly what was required this evening. Good job.
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Post by tyrednexited on Oct 22, 2016 21:35:38 GMT
because - even with only four cylinders and five gears .... ...though that is probably better than the other way round......... (debate)
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Post by Humph on Oct 22, 2016 22:21:32 GMT
They do cosset you WDB, did well over 350 miles yesterday in mine, got home, had a cup of tea and felt fine. "Any Questions" helped to pass the last stretch.
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Post by Hofmeister on Oct 23, 2016 7:57:47 GMT
Just completed a journey I usually dread: the long haul back from the inlaws in Durham. Mrs B1 wasn't well so I drove the whole way: 285 miles, but in easy traffic and good weather it took fewer minutes than that. And I feel like offering a vote of thanks to the good people of Stuttgart, because - even with only four cylinders and five gears - the car made it a whole lot less wearing than it would have been in anything else we've had. Possibly not wafting in the truest sense, but exactly what was required this evening. Good job. The Volvo does not waft. Well it does in a way, as in a cruise liner. The Dog loves it. The Lancer was too darty, too jerky for her. The Volvo is a whole new world. Departing port, after the gangways have been withdrawn, I signal down to the engine room for bow thrusters, men beaver away throwing coal onto the boiler, and the beast slowly emerges from dock into the main channel. Ding Ding and full steam ahead on the telegraph, the men throw more coal into the roaring boiler, and the beast moves forward slowly gathering pace. The crew up top plot the next turning point which is approached at modest speed, lest it miss the bouy and plough straight on. Its a bit of a lumbering old barge. Fantastic seats, and it has a feature that I would pay good money for every day. Its track is wide enough (if you aim it right) to completely ignore the speed cushions in the road round here.
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Post by Humph on Oct 23, 2016 8:23:30 GMT
Hope you enjoy it. What's more, you'll be able to go to Waitrose now without discomforting the other customers.😉
Joking aside, it sounds like really nice car. I have heard that they have a pretty ponderous turning circle though, which you'll get around, but may take a bit of getting used to. Great long distance cruiser I'd think. Does it have rufty tufty tyres on it? It'd be a perfect platform for a brace of mountain bikes, ideal for the very light off roading it sometimes requires to access areas of interest. The Merc does cope but under protest sometimes when the going gets a bit rough.
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