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08-03-2010, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by lower,Aug 3 2010, 01:53 PM
The traction control does seem quite sensitive. Even my mother gets the TC light flashing on her country road driving.
08-03-2010, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by chilled,Aug 3 2010, 02:42 PM
Yes it is boring. That was the whole point of buying it. It was the most boring car I could stand to actually drive.
Boring is a 16 year old 1.9 NON turbo Golf diesel utterly and entirely manual in every respect but totally free for a year except for road tax (£205) ..... that's bangeromics for you! (thank you Pops)
Life at 65mph and 55mpg is so different from either S; which I think is the only way I can do the sensible thing and use it for commuting and dog car activities.
However when I get to be a grown up I might have a posh new dog car ... so I think I have sensible car envy
hope it fulfills it's brief and you get a fun car soon. And yes the BM is a nice colour.
08-03-2010, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by chilled,Aug 3 2010, 01:42 PM
Yes it is boring. That was the whole point of buying it. It was the most boring car I could stand to actually drive.
I really like that summary!
It oughtn't be like this, but IKEWYM!
08-03-2010, 07:03 AM
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It's actually quite a nice car. My standards are too high. I didn't look at the focus because they didn't do a 170bhp diesel. And the golf/scirroco lost out because their £250 maintenance plans were only 30,000 miles. PLus they're FWD.
Some people say the interior is really boring, but it's a really nice place to be. And the stereo is properly awesome. Just bought a 32Gb usb memory stick to leave in the car. So don't even need my iPod in there.
The start/stop thing is taking a bit of getting used to, but it has an anti-stall feature: if you stall it, it restarts itself
Some people say the interior is really boring, but it's a really nice place to be. And the stereo is properly awesome. Just bought a 32Gb usb memory stick to leave in the car. So don't even need my iPod in there.
The start/stop thing is taking a bit of getting used to, but it has an anti-stall feature: if you stall it, it restarts itself
08-03-2010, 07:15 AM
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That's cool. Hondas in reverse gear really need that.
I like boring interiors - not these overly ornate tart's boudoir ones.
Last similar car I drove was a Civic Diesel; they've improved them a bit since they first launched and it's a really refined, quite decent car now. Apart form having no windows. But god, was it melancholic to drive!
I like them. Is that Bayswater Cres just off Roundhay Road Chilled?