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Post by Humph on Jul 6, 2017 16:20:54 GMT
Drift to your heart's content my friend, keeps it more interesting ! This is a virtual pub after all, rambling is to be expected and indeed encouraged !
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Post by WDB on Jul 6, 2017 16:21:14 GMT
What you describe, Avant, is pretty much how we're set up today. The 325 has plenty of life left in it - and is all the fun I need - but Mrs B1 won't drive it. I did wonder whether the better short-term solution might be to put the 325 (worth maybe £12,000) towards a CLS350, leaving his-and-hers Mercedes estates on the drive until we trade in the E220 (£6,000) for something smaller and wife-friendly. One flaw in that plan is that it will make my two years of BMW ownership disproportionately expensive.
Mrs B1's needs are, really, minimal and don't justify owning a second car for anything more than the convenience of not having to rent one or call a taxi. But guts and garters would come into consideration if I were to suggest doing without it.
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Post by Humph on Jul 6, 2017 16:24:05 GMT
You could try the 20 year old Micra gambit?
Might go well?
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 10:29:25 GMT
Incidentally, while in Turkey, there were loads of Dacias. Even the taxis were mainly Dusters. Used them a couple of times and they're really not bad.
Honestly they're not !
Also saw a few Lodgys. They are as ugly as sin, uglier than most sins actually, but seem very practical.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 10:36:19 GMT
Of course they're not bad. They are excellent value for what they are. They're only bad to people who can't see behind a badge.
Have a look at the Logan Stepway.
Also, Dusters are now available in the UK with auto gearboxes. Would prefer an estate over an SUV myself, but it's progress. Maybe the Logan/Logan Stepway will get an auto option sometime
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 10:40:59 GMT
To contextualise this a bit, the Dusters compared very much with my wife's first generation Qashqai. Which is a perfectly pleasant thing to use. Of course my current car is in many ways nicer to be in, but I could see myself being more than happy tootling around in a well specced Duster if the savings were significant, which they would be to the tune of some £300 a month.
That's a lot of Creme Eggs you know.
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Post by tyrednexited on Jul 28, 2017 10:55:12 GMT
That's a lot of Creme Eggs you know. Missing Easter? Just for you........  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 10:58:41 GMT
I absolutely loathe Creme Eggs, even my children won't touch them they're so sickly.
Bleurgh.
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 11:11:18 GMT
Ok, well, think of it as kebabs then. You'd still get quite a lot of those...
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Post by tyrednexited on Jul 28, 2017 11:16:41 GMT
Ok, well, think of it as kebabs then. You'd still get quite a lot of those... 😉 ....jeez, you'll set Mark off now.....  |
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 11:18:41 GMT
That never occured to me...😈
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 11:26:47 GMT
Ok, well, think of it as kebabs then. You'd still get quite a lot of those... 😉 Oh yeah. And it's Friday. Spicy wonders incoming. Bottle of Rioja waiting at home. Woop. |
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Post by Hofmeister on Jul 28, 2017 16:53:18 GMT
Incidentally, while in Turkey, there were loads of Dacias. Even the taxis were mainly Dusters. Used them a couple of times and they're really not bad. Honestly they're not ! Also saw a few Lodgys. They are as ugly as sin, uglier than most sins actually, but seem very practical. The Lodgy received three stars in Euro NCAP's crash test rating, considered to be the lowest result for a car in 2012.[6] In the test the rear passenger floor panel and tunnel were completely separated and the transmission tunnel was deformed between the front seats. You get what you pay for. It not being a badge snob, they are crap. Badly built, unreliable crap. My money wouldn't go anywhere near one. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 17:08:02 GMT
Bastards.
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Post by WDB on Jul 29, 2017 5:39:59 GMT
Does the Stepway come with a set of ladders to boost its performance to Astra van levels?
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