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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 20:47:47 GMT
...just the thing to work with his fantasy frictionless Irish border? I'm sure I knew a girl from Dublin with one of those....
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Post by dixinormus on Mar 1, 2018 21:19:25 GMT
Car 3: a Suzuki Baleno. Quite impressive, a lot of car for a low price. Awful name though. Makes me think of the French word for whale...
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Post by WDB on Mar 1, 2018 22:39:07 GMT
Other cars that evoke French words include the Toyota MR2.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2018 22:19:36 GMT
Fiat Tipo saloon for four days in Israel. Its OK, but rather anonymous both inside and out, but spacious and I understand cheap in the UK. Auto box which feels like a TC but not sure.
Not much ooomph and hangs onto sixth gear too much when a bit of fifth would make things a bit nippier. I really miss the flappy paddles I have (we all have??) these days in our regular cars. I tried for fifth by flapping something behind the wheel and the radio changed from the equivalent of Radio 3 to Capital Radio - not what I was expecting.
Not something I would volunteer to have at home and having sat in a Golf and a Focus recently, they have more showroom appeal.
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Post by Rob on Mar 8, 2018 23:02:57 GMT
These were (I think) standard on the A3 but optional on the Superb. I spec'd them for the Superb because I occasionally used them on the Audi. Over 3-4 years it's not a huge cost but I'll not use then often. But when you can plan for accelerating it's better than kick-down.
I always liked autos but the additional cost for a company car made me go manual. The VW group 1.4TSI plus DCT means the list price is as low as a diesel manual but the BIK is lower.
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Post by Alanović on Mar 9, 2018 9:17:19 GMT
You're just about bob on EIII, the Tipo is slightly lower rent than a Golf or Focus, but they are substantially cheaper in the UK. Was your Tipo saloon a petrol or a diesel? The only petrol auto in the UK is a 1.6 110PS with TC auto, diesel autos (1.6 120PS) get a DCT transmission. Maybe it's different abroad. What I'd really like is the 1.4 T-Jet with an auto box, but that's not an option. If it were, we'd probably have one already. The 1.6 110PS petrol sounds just a bit underpowered, but I'd like to test drive one to see.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 11:07:23 GMT
It's petrol. probably 110bhp from the performance, but I'll check under the bonnet when I get the chance...
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Post by Alanović on Mar 9, 2018 11:24:08 GMT
The 1.6 with the TC auto is called an "e-Torque" engine. Might say that somewhere. The other petrols are "T-Jet". I don't know if they (T-Jets) are available with auto (TC or DCT) outside of the UK.
Interesting comments, thanks. I suppose most cars will feel a bit underpowered when you're used to a Merc E350.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 14:51:00 GMT
Very true. Just driven about 40 miles and it's definitely underpowered. One needs to rev its valves off to get any speed up a hill.
I'm so used to the torque provided by a turbo. Mind you, even the 1.2 Punto has more oomph, but that is manual.
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Post by Alanović on Mar 9, 2018 15:41:16 GMT
I are sad face.
Oh well, kebab night.
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Post by Rob on Mar 9, 2018 17:26:40 GMT
What sort of kebab do you usually go for? Not doner I hope. Last time I had a kebab was from an Abdul's in Manchester (probably Fallowfield).... quite some time ago.
I prefer a Greek pork gyros.
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Post by WDB on Mar 9, 2018 17:35:51 GMT
I prefer a Greek pork gyros. Otto, don’t google that.
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Post by Rob on Mar 9, 2018 17:43:31 GMT
Hard to find places in the UK that makes a pork gyros in pitta bread - there is one a few miles from us. Not as good as one in Greece. It has the thick pitta bread like you get in Greece and they also do the usual of putting some chips in it with the meat, salad and Tzatziki. Nice.
Like the meat for a doner, the pork gyros is cooked on one of those turning Rotisserie/Broiler thingummies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 22:09:32 GMT
Hard to find places in the UK that makes a pork gyros in pitta bread.. We love Greek food and I had a couple of excellent meals in a Greek restaurant in Hilden, Germany recently. Authentic Greek cuisine with a German twist and the mini gyros with Metaxa sauce were superb. Sold out of the stifado tagesgericht on both occassions though - bummer!
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Post by tyrednexited on Mar 9, 2018 22:25:57 GMT
...the last three 'Greek' meals I've had were all in Germany, and all very acceptable (including the gyros on my birthday in Mosbach last year - well, you have to have a rest from Schnitzeln, don't you ).
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