Obviously a man with no taste
;)
Loads of taste here,
just
not Germanic or, indeed, affiliated to any one manufacturer or country of
origin ;-)
How can you say this is
ugly?
I didn’t say
ugly, I
said boring. They are nice enough cars, well built, perform well, handle
reasonably well AFAIK but to my mind BMW lost its way after it got the
formula
right for a mid-sized compact executive saloon in the eighties, stuck with
the
winning formula and got boring. Which, to a certain extent I admire them
for as
it really makes sound business sense from their point of
view.
http://members.iomartdsl.com/~timothy.morris/Misc/Car.htm
Nice car Tim, just
not my
cup of tea.
Who cares? The only time you can fully use the performance is on a
track
day, which to me is a waste of time, I don't like going round in
circles
too much :-D
Bear in mind, this is a car intended for the road *not* the
track!
Both really
Can be used on both
you
mean ;-)
How many buyers would
actually take their beloved beemer out to the
track
in percentage terms…I’ll bet a hell of a lot less than the real
performance cars ;-)
I think cars are meant to grabbed and stuffed up a back road as
fast as
they dare allow you to go, or before you brown trouser it so, in
the
main, performance over a certain level is useless on a day-to-day
basis,
I say this as you are limited by the current state the roads are in
and
the fact that on any road you can give some plod has kindly put
those
little flashing poles on that get you points, sadly no prizes
though.
I regularly drive on a back road between
Box
Hill and Leatherhead (over Headley Common for any locals). I could do with
a
little more performance than the 330 offers
Yep, I have been
known to
drive up the odd country road as Phil can testify, although I was taking it
easy that night as, at that point, I didn’t know he was as barmy as I
am!
Headl
Of course this a personal point of view and I just don't see the
point
in having a super duper fast car, a good looking one yes, but
silly
performances are not for the road anymore, if you want to keep
your
licence.
Hmm, seems like we have the ideal
candidate
here for a “hairdressers car” like the
MX5
Not a chance, just a
realistic approach in a way. TBH, I wouldn’t spend the money on a
performance car now, I don’t do the mileage to justify it nor do the
roads allow for the use of that power. The last time I tried it I got 6
points
and a *very* hefty fine for
the privilege
after I saw plod from about quarter of a mile away and instantly hit the
anchors. 97.6mph they got me for which, I suppose,
was
better than 135mph on a deserted dual
carriageway!
But, as they say, whatever floats your
boat...
The world would be a dull place if we
all
shared the same opinions.
For
sure.
K.
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