Re: OT:Wankers in BMWs (was anyone got this GPS unit?)

["UKHA" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

I'm sure Quinten will back me up here... but I've found that I can replace
BMW with Dutch and it still works... I wonder if the Dutch are frustrated
BMW drivers???? :P

Have you considered Volvo S80 or XC90?

Andy

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On 24/10/02 at 23:30 Paul Gordon wrote:

>>
>>No probs, I think most BMW drivers are tossers too (actually most
people
>
>(phew!)... got away with that one... ;-)
>
>I'm steadily compiling enough material for a book or a TV program
devoted 
>purely to the subject of the driving and roadcraft habits of BMW
>drivers... 
>I plan to format it as a kind of spoof version of the highway code
book...
>
>e.g:
>
>"Q: What is the procedure when approaching two lanes of merging
traffic?"
>
>"A: - 1: slow down and attempt to merge in turn"
>
>"A: - 2: floor it at full speed past both queues and push in right
at the 
>front"
>
>
>"Q: What is the purpose of the minimum braking distance between
vehicles 
>travelling at speed?"
>
>"A: - 1: to promote safety by avoiding collisions in the event of
the
>sudden 
>braking of the vehicle in front"
>
>"A: - 2: These gaps are provided for the benefit of BMW's to
ensure that 
>they can freely swerve across all three lanes of a carriageway to take
up 
>their preferred position (in the overtaking lane)"
>
>No prozes for guessing the answers... ;-)
>
>
>>who don't know me probably think I'm a tosser, but I can live
with
>>that). The VX220 came out really well against the Ferrari 360 on
one of
>>the motoring programs last week, but one thing I will pass on for
free,
>>is some advice that I was given by a friend of mine in the
trade.
>>
>
>and it starts from only a tad over 21K... :-)
>
>
>>A few years ago it became very difficult to sell (mid-range)
cars
>>without aircon. The same is becoming true of mid-range cars
without
>>sat-nav. Give it a couple of years and I think it will become
standard
>>
>
>I would have to agree,  - I don't think the 220 is a realistic
proposition 
>this time round, - just there to add a bit of fantasy I suppose, - but
at 
>the end of the day, SWMBO likes her creature comforts too much, and
>probably 
>wouldn't get on with a "proper" sports car... I also would
not contemplate 
>buying a car without aircon ever again, so that point is also true.
>Sat-nav 
>is such a wonderful invention that I'd have to agree with you on that
one
>as 
>well...
>
>
>Paul G.
>
>
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