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02-16-2007, 03:25 AM
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The 'nearly' cars fulfil the needs of the sort of people for whom second best is good enough. In general though, I agree with Moff's sentiments.
Regarding body kits and perceived aftermarket 'upgrades' to base models: If someone sees fit to add a bodykit and mismatched alloys to their Toyota Previa (as I noticed in Croydon the other day!) then IMO it makes the world a better place - It at least made me smile.
LOL @ Gaz's banana analogy
Regarding body kits and perceived aftermarket 'upgrades' to base models: If someone sees fit to add a bodykit and mismatched alloys to their Toyota Previa (as I noticed in Croydon the other day!) then IMO it makes the world a better place - It at least made me smile.
LOL @ Gaz's banana analogy
02-16-2007, 03:33 AM
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Originally Posted by echo66,Feb 16 2007, 12:23 PM
I also saw, in Tesco's car park, the other week a Hynudai Accent base model
with one of those humongous spindly spoilers on the boot. Looked like a fecking ironing board. The car was vomit green & the spoiler was cyan blue. Quality!!
Ed
with one of those humongous spindly spoilers on the boot. Looked like a fecking ironing board. The car was vomit green & the spoiler was cyan blue. Quality!!
Ed
Yellow isn't it-with some text along the side.
02-16-2007, 03:35 AM
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Moff I think you misunderstood our point:
Gaz was making the point about the 2nd car down in the sporting range trying too hard to pretend to be the top model.
Examples are m-sport kitted up BMWs, S-line Audi's the Civic Type S and so on and so forth.
My point was about the bog basic end of the model range - 316/318s, 2.0 A4s, etc, etc. I have no problem with people buying middle of the range cars such as a 325i (if they still do one), etc, etc.
Gaz was making the point about the 2nd car down in the sporting range trying too hard to pretend to be the top model.
Examples are m-sport kitted up BMWs, S-line Audi's the Civic Type S and so on and so forth.
My point was about the bog basic end of the model range - 316/318s, 2.0 A4s, etc, etc. I have no problem with people buying middle of the range cars such as a 325i (if they still do one), etc, etc.
02-16-2007, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by echo66,Feb 16 2007, 04:23 AM
I also saw, in Tesco's car park, the other week a Hynudai Accent base model
with one of those humongous spindly spoilers on the boot. Looked like a fecking ironing board. The car was vomit green & the spoiler was cyan blue. Quality!!
Ed
with one of those humongous spindly spoilers on the boot. Looked like a fecking ironing board. The car was vomit green & the spoiler was cyan blue. Quality!!
Ed
Not sure quite what the owner wanted to achieve
02-16-2007, 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by R39H,Feb 16 2007, 12:37 PM
A lot of people on their high horse on here!
We are Car Supremacists.
Average white man needs someone to hate in our life.
Love it.
02-16-2007, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by reg,Feb 16 2007, 12:39 PM
Spotted this at the airport.
Not sure quite what the owner wanted to achieve
Not sure quite what the owner wanted to achieve
That's like putting a 'Type-R' badge on your Honda Izy.
Totally different from your 'Golf Driver'.
Most people don't seem to quite understand this thread:
To a certain extent, 320SLs are better than 600SLs, because the sheer weight buggers up the ride/handling in the latter case. The cheaper could be the better choice.
Ditto the lower-spec MX-5s.
It's not about the merits of a 316 over a Mondeo ST for the same money.
It's about the sporty-pretentious versions; wasting
02-16-2007, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves,Feb 16 2007, 02:37 PM
Everyone in Karen's workplace used to laugh at a colleague reverse-parking in her Audi TT. It was to hide the single exhaust outlet, so she could
it was a 4WD and they knew it!