AVFC_Hitz Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 "Lynne, I'm not driving a Mini Metro" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 18 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: You poor guy. What do you normally drive? Tiguan. According to the insurance company, this is a like-for-like replacement. Course it is mate, like that's what you'd give me if you weren't charging it back to the other person's insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, choffer said: Tiguan. According to the insurance company, this is a like-for-like replacement. Course it is mate, like that's what you'd give me if you weren't charging it back to the other person's insurance. I’ve got the 320 version. Wasn’t a fan of BMW but liked the look of this one. Now I have it I love them! Such a nice drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 Robert Plant drives an Audi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 32 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I’ve got the 320 version. Wasn’t a fan of BMW but liked the look of this one. Now I have it I love them! Such a nice drive. I might be looking at one next time I change. Once I got rid of the A5 coupé, I presumed I'd just be driving dad cars from now on but I'm really enjoying the 330. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 i find the cab boring personally, had a 420 which I think is a great looking car but the inside was tired, now got an audi which blows it out of the water for quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: i find the cab boring personally, had a 420 which I think is a great looking car but the inside was tired, now got an audi which blows it out of the water for quality The one I've got has all the goodies but the interior is the reason I've always much preferred Audi to BMW. Doubt I'd get one with all the toys within my price range though but I've only had the VW for 18 months so I'm a way off thinking seriously about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Finally picked up my vintage tractor today. Lovely drive home down the A41. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 This bad boy will be down to Crickhowell this weekend. A tractor will seem like a Porche. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I know you must be bored of it, but it does just look so Breaking Bad. I’m sat here now, thinking of you in the desert in your underpants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I know you must be bored of it, but it does just look so Breaking Bad. I’m sat here now, thinking of you in the desert in your underpants. It is a little, I think that's what attracted me in the first place. It's excellent meth prep area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hyundai update: Had the car 2 years and 2 months, petrol automatic, average mpg in all that time: 70mpg Deal is up in 10 months, so I’ve got 10 months to find something that does better than that... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) On 19/08/2019 at 22:44, peterms said: Then get one of these, while you still can. Love old Citroens. They always made batshit crazy, yet stylish cars. The DS as above, the SM, CX, GS, GSA, 2CV and even the BX and XM. Nowadays, modern Citroens look awful. Edited September 7, 2019 by Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 07/09/2019 at 20:22, chrisp65 said: Hyundai update: Had the car 2 years and 2 months, petrol automatic, average mpg in all that time: 70mpg Deal is up in 10 months, so I’ve got 10 months to find something that does better than that... How on earth do to manage to average 70mpg from a petrol over a period of 26 months???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Genie said: How on earth do to manage to average 70mpg from a petrol over a period of 26 months???? Hybrid from memory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I think my mpg is more like 17. Short journeys and a club foot when driving are to blame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, Genie said: How on earth do to manage to average 70mpg from a petrol over a period of 26 months???? Hyundai Ioniq, its a middling sized anonymous family car, 1600cc hybrid. The ‘official’ figure is something like 73mpg average. The sales guy told me depending on driving style I’d get anything between 55 to 75mpg. So I’ve learned not to race off one red light to get to the next red light first. Basically, if you race between junctions in town, that’ll use petrol. If you do it smooth, it’ll do it on electric. It’s your choice, depending how fast you want to get to the back of the next queue. I’ve learned not to drive down hill with my foot resting on the accelerator. Nothing drastic, it still gets 4 people to London in a rush, it still commutes. Just driving a bit smoother than the Audi boys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wilko154 Posted September 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Hyundai Ioniq, its a middling sized anonymous family car, 1600cc hybrid. The ‘official’ figure is something like 73mpg average. The sales guy told me depending on driving style I’d get anything between 55 to 75mpg. So I’ve learned not to race off one red light to get to the next red light first. Basically, if you race between junctions in town, that’ll use petrol. If you do it smooth, it’ll do it on electric. It’s your choice, depending how fast you want to get to the back of the next queue. I’ve learned not to drive down hill with my foot resting on the accelerator. Nothing drastic, it still gets 4 people to London in a rush, it still commutes. Just driving a bit smoother than the Audi boys. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted September 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) We take the piss, but @chrisp65 is absolutely right. People need to chill out when driving. The amount of people who "cruise" down the motorway at 85+ is crazy. I work with a bunch of mechanical engineers who drive anything from Merc A classes to Peugeot 308 convertibles, I see them sprint off the car park, stop for the first island, sprint round the island, to stop in traffic for the motorway junction, to sprint down the merging lane, to slow to down 60 when they get stuck behind a lorry, to sprinting off at 90+ until I lose them from sight after about 2 miles. I stick my cruise control at 70 mph once I've hit the motorway and rarely have to press a pedal until I get off the motorway, and I get home about 10 minutes later than they do. They were even bragging with each other the other day that one of them got cut up by a BMW, so the other cut him up in return. If that maneuver goes tits up, one of you is injured or dead, and 10,000 cars behind you are now going to be 2-6 hours home slower - so that's pretty hilarious innit? Meanwhile I only have to put £100 worth of diesel (I know..) whilst they're shoving £200 worth of petrol in a month, plus increase wear and tear. People are strange. Edited September 9, 2019 by lapal_fan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 We sit at home watching the news of global warming and countries arguing over oil and our kids getting asthma because of the pollution outside school. We tut at the tv screen because Brazil is burning its forest. Then we jump in the car and burn extra fuel to get to work 3 minutes quicker. The advert for the electric hybrid Golf sells it as having a battery boost so it can accelerate quicker. We’re all complete dickheads really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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