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Post by WDB on Sept 17, 2019 16:22:19 GMT
Must have been at a loose end this afternoon, but happened upon this while looking for something else. www.admiral.com/car-say-about-you/speed-datingHaving discovered my own ideal match - based on my own car, assumed (from the car) age, status and political outlook, and sundry generalized leisure interests, I can only wonder whether I'll subconsciously change my choice of parking slots. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 9:18:14 GMT
Suzuki Splash! The only person I know who drives one must be 75... A bit old for me if not for Macron...
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Post by WDB on Sept 18, 2019 9:58:36 GMT
Well done, Esp. I was waiting for someone else to have a go before revealing this:  Apparently its drivers have only a 3% likelihood of speeding. Mine is 17%. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 10:09:54 GMT
Ford Fiesta? Bloody hell, couldn't be more dull. At least it wasn't a Fusion I suppose.
My ideal lady drives a Maserati Quattroporte, thanks very much.
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Post by WDB on Sept 18, 2019 10:19:18 GMT
Then I think you’ll need to be careful with your political outlook. Apparently the CLS makes mine ‘right wing’, but ticking the ‘left’ box in the quiz propelled down the biscuit tin aisle.
An Audi TT would do. A very eligible female friend drives one of those.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 17:59:22 GMT
My leftish wing, 72 year old financial controller drives a Mazda MX5. What does that say about him?
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Post by Humph on Sept 18, 2019 18:14:11 GMT
Please tell us he doesn't pull up alongside female pedestrians and exclaim "Ding Dong!"
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Post by WDB on Sept 19, 2019 5:40:41 GMT
In a thing that small, he has to announce himself somehow or they wouldn’t know he was there; bit like a bell on a bicycle. Come to think of it, maybe that’s what the i3 could do with, for a different reason.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 6:00:07 GMT
Please tell us he doesn't pull up alongside female pedestrians and exclaim "Ding Dong!" 😮 Thankfully no.... Married with three kids and grandchildren. But it is rather funny at times. He used to drive an E220CDi but got bored. I can understand that... |
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Post by WDB on Sept 19, 2019 8:36:22 GMT
So can I. So did I. 😈
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 8:38:38 GMT
In a thing that small, he has to announce himself somehow or they wouldn’t know he was there; bit like a bell on a bicycle. Come to think of it, maybe that’s what the i3 could do with, for a different reason. One could make a quite unkind comment about BMWs not needing an extra bell, due to there usually being one in the driver's seat, but I shan't do that. |
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Post by WDB on Sept 19, 2019 9:08:10 GMT
No, that wouldn’t do at all. Good job you didn’t.
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Post by Humph on Sept 19, 2019 9:09:48 GMT
It could be argued that it's not the car that leads to the boredom but what you do with it. I've had some great road trips in the most basic of vehicles, ( as discussed elsewhere ) But, I do see what you mean. |
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Post by WDB on Sept 19, 2019 12:50:03 GMT
I never loved the E220, but I hugely respected it for its capabilities. (I did love, however — and still miss — the E’s second sun visor.) And we did some great trips in it. It’s the car that took us across the Millau viaduct and on to Clermont Ferrand for pizza.
Conversely, the CLS isn’t very thrilling when it’s parked on the drive. But given a suitably epic road and destination, I’ve known nothing like it. Probably the closest to true Grand Touring that I’ll ever know.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 22:29:12 GMT
See my servicing thread...
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