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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 0:26:07 GMT
Just watched episode three. That's more like it...just needed a Ferrari FF to replace the stupid American thing and it would have been perfect....
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Post by Rob on Dec 4, 2016 0:51:44 GMT
Sadly they are pandering to a global audience. Otherwise if this was them on Top Gear there'd have been a Ferrari or maybe a McLaren.
I was disappointed at the inside of the DB11. I bet it's put off Nogins (sorry Nogbad) too. I'll not buy one now.
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Post by Hofmeister on Dec 4, 2016 7:56:12 GMT
I was disappointed at the inside of the DB11. I bet it's put off Nogins (sorry Nogbad) too. I'll not buy one now. Indeed, scratched from the list.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 8:27:43 GMT
In fact apart from the introduction of multimedia screens, car interiors have become far more dull compared to the 1960s and 1970s. Must be due to legislation. Just swathes of plastic with some push buttons and enormous central tunnels that are not necessary to be that large oiiand eat up too much space.
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Post by Hofmeister on Dec 4, 2016 9:31:30 GMT
In fact apart from the introduction of multimedia screens, car interiors have become far more dull compared to the 1960s and 1970s. Must be due to legislation. Just swathes of plastic with some push buttons and enormous central tunnels that are not necessary to be that large and eat up too much space. I half agree and half not. 1960s and 1970s car interiors were dire. Great swathes of painted metal, piddly dials and switches, horrid shit brown velour seats. Unless you were lucky enough to own a jag, with walnut dash, and black and chrome dials. The best dash interior was my old mans 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone. Stunning walnut dash with green lit Jaeger instruments, chrome controls, chrome wire spoked leather rimmed steering wheel, dark green leather seats and light green wilton carpet. Just gorgeous and tactile. As per central tunnels. One of the the things that severely disappointed me about the E class I sat in the other day, was the lack of driver room. For a large executive barge, access was poor, and it was like manoeuvring yourself into a slightly undersized jet fighter. All too claustrophobic and tight
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Post by Humph on Dec 4, 2016 10:08:57 GMT
S'pose it depends on how much room you, erm, need? 😉
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 4, 2016 10:23:13 GMT
As per central tunnels. One of the the things that severely disappointed me about the E class I sat in the other day, was the lack of driver room. For a large executive barge, access was poor, and it was like manoeuvring yourself into a slightly undersized jet fighter. All too claustrophobic and tight ...indeed. And I understand that the habitual more-portly less-sylph-like owners of these cars are often observed wearing split/ripped trousers as a result of such repeated manoeuvrings.
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Post by Humph on Dec 4, 2016 10:50:17 GMT
In my one, you can adjust the side bolsters to sort of grip you like a sports seat or you can kind of open them up ( I suppose that's to accommodate the more amply provided in the posterior department ) Maybe that's all you needed to do?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 10:58:10 GMT
I have now problem getting into or getting comfortable in the E-Class. The Audis I tried seemed much more cramped, which surprised me being FWD.
When I was a kid and my father owned many cars, the one which stood out for space was the NSU Ro80. There was no transmission tunnel and the footwell was open from side to side. Acres (perhaps bushels?) of space.
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Post by WDB on Dec 4, 2016 13:41:29 GMT
The mechanical arrangement of FWD tends to require the engine to be ahead of the front wheels, which are therefore pushed back into the footwells. RWD should mean more foot room - although German makers tend to spoil it a bit by shifting the pedals too far to the right.
That said, I have no complaints about driver space in either of my German cars - or I wouldn't have bought them. I'm not portly but I make up for it with feet, legs, elbows and shoulders that all demand more than their fair share, and the first test any candidate car has to pass is 'do I have enough room in here?'
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Post by Hofmeister on Dec 4, 2016 22:18:43 GMT
dragging this back on track.
Just watched E3 (TG needs to be watched on Sunday Evenings nicht wahr) and was entertained for an hour.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2016 3:18:34 GMT
Just watched Episode 4.
Enjoyed the entire thing.
I think that if one judges it as a new series finding its feet, then the signs are that this will grow into its own character and eventually be excellent. Which it needs to do, its not honeymoon forever.
As it stands, its a whole bunch of great fun and enjoyable entertainment.
I rather suspect that we could be seeing the beginning of something very very good. A bit like watching the early episodes of JC's TopGear and thinking it might grow into something.
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Post by Humph on Dec 11, 2016 10:07:28 GMT
I loved the comment and chin scratch along the lines of trying to find an analogy for a situation where someone has tried their very best to do something properly but has just failed...couldn't possibly be a reference to TG?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2016 22:48:48 GMT
S01E05 - Not as wild and crazy, a bit more like three friends messing around. And I'm still enjoying it. (as is No. 1).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 8:44:56 GMT
That was fun. I would like them to introduce the cars they are driving into the opening titles. One looked like a Spyker but I have no idea what the others were.
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