The New E Class
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From: Bournemouth
Actually, the paddles on the Honda Insect worked really well. Similar sort of set-up, but the delay seemed about right.
The only thing wrong with the stop/start on that was the transverse engine plus a bloody great traction motor meant you could feel it shift thumpily when it got bump-started.
The only thing wrong with the stop/start on that was the transverse engine plus a bloody great traction motor meant you could feel it shift thumpily when it got bump-started.
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From: Plymouth
I tend to turn off the Eco shite too for motorways, the stop/start is just too frequent in jams.
And I do very little town driving, maybe a couple of short ones this week across Preston but not common.
Not heard from you in ages Simon, still out in the country? Anything interesting in the garage?
And I do very little town driving, maybe a couple of short ones this week across Preston but not common.
Not heard from you in ages Simon, still out in the country? Anything interesting in the garage?
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From: Bournemouth
Had a few things over the last couple of years, nothing turned into a keeper though.
Have toyed with a few things recently but not bitten the bullet, happy just playing around with the S2000 and whatever National deliver me on a weekly basis.
(Merc C/E, BMW 1M/5, VW Passat, Toyota Auris??, Peugeot 508 that's about it for the last month or two)
Keep getting annoyed at next doors neighbours daughter picking her up in a Bentley GT convertible though, sounds too nice....that or a Maserati GT at the moment could float my boat.
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From: Plymouth
SE or Sport?
I cant wait to do more miles in mine.
The company bimmer is due for uplift on the 10th, so I'm still banging 3k miles a month on it until then.
The wife was passenger down to Plymouth recently, she thought I was mooching about really slowly not wanting to get there.
It was on cruise, at least set to NSL. It really feels slow at 70mph - it's that relaxed
Got right back in the Reno and it felt 20mph faster.
Some have criticised the offset steering, but I confess to not noticing it until I read it on a forum.
The engine is not as smooth as the bigger six pots, but even the new BMW seems more course than the last.
But that would be my only criticism really, but all small four pot oil burners are rough these days apart from the LC Mazda 2.2
I cant wait to do more miles in mine.
The company bimmer is due for uplift on the 10th, so I'm still banging 3k miles a month on it until then.
The wife was passenger down to Plymouth recently, she thought I was mooching about really slowly not wanting to get there.
It was on cruise, at least set to NSL. It really feels slow at 70mph - it's that relaxed
Got right back in the Reno and it felt 20mph faster.
Some have criticised the offset steering, but I confess to not noticing it until I read it on a forum.
The engine is not as smooth as the bigger six pots, but even the new BMW seems more course than the last.
But that would be my only criticism really, but all small four pot oil burners are rough these days apart from the LC Mazda 2.2
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From: Plymouth
Front bumper - SE 'mouth' tapers in at the bottom.
SPORT 'mouth' widens at the bottom.
Not unlike M-Sport BMW compared to an SE - same idea
Steve
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From: Hertford
Suddenly, I've completely lost interest!
All that pointless differentiation really is risible and I can no longer take the bloody things at all seriously. N, L, Laser, LX, GL, Ghia, GhiaX. Plus ca change...
All that pointless differentiation really is risible and I can no longer take the bloody things at all seriously. N, L, Laser, LX, GL, Ghia, GhiaX. Plus ca change...
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From: Plymouth
There are only two models of E Class Nick.
Is that still one too many for you?