The Automobile Thread

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Swords Hoopster. said:
Anyone ever hopped into a humble looking car yet been pleasantly surprised at how it moves?

My missus has a supermini, an 08 Kia Rio, and I'm always impressed at how it handles out on the Motorway. I mean it has no right to as its only a small "run-around" with a diesel engine but it really is absolutely fine at speed. The 1.5 diesel is just ticking over at a 2,500 rpm at the 75 mph speed limit and if you put the boot down it accelerates surprisingly quickly with that nice torque you get low down the range in modern diesel cars.

Based on that, I wouldn't mind getting a C'eed or an Optima in the future. Well done Kia!
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When i first arrived here i rented a Hyundai I30 for 2 weeks whilst we were getting sorted out.
Very surprised at how good it was. Drove and handled well and comfortable at speed.
Shame it was bright red and looked like a post box on wheels !
PS. was voted small car of the year for 3 consecutive years over here !
 
Swords Hoopster. said:
Queenslander!! said:
Never did find out what car Nines was talking about did we? Any idea?
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Thanks for the info Queens. Its interesting.

Nines was on about the VW Touareg. I think you mentioned it early on in the thread.

WBA2_QPR3 said:
Don't know about all that but ill need a hefty 4x4 to get out tomorrow What global warming ?
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Is it heavy up North Wubba? Got nowte but a drop of sleet here.

What you think of the huge Pickups they drive Stateside? Massive 6 litre things. I've only ever seen two Full-size Pickups around Dublin - a Ford F150 and a Toyota Tundra - and they looked so out of place on the narrow roads. If I was going for a 4WD I'd never look any further than a Range Rover. They're just pure quality. If I needed a flat back it would be the Nissan Navara. My mate has one and its a great truck.
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Good gods but they're scary!! Here in Houston, the breakdown numbers wise seems to be about 20% normal cars, 40% SUV's and the rest F150's and the like. And when I say SUV's I'm including things like the Lincoln Continental which is the size of a truck!

It's bloody terrifying driving along in my 335i, especially when half the people on the roads can't drive - I saw someone reversing down the hard shoulder because they missed their junction on the freeway once!

I'm planning on toying around with my BMW a bit, and eventually qualifying for a Dinan badge. That'll give it the performance of an M3, by the time I'm done..... Anyone any experience of doing that?
 
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I guarantee you my latest baby will give a good run against anyone ... My lady (petrol head) has a beautiful tweaked M330i with all the goodies you can think of yet she now prefers the saab. If you need a little project then its this easy buy a 52 Saab Aero HOT for 2K! take it to a decent Saab tuner buy a Maptun kit and take it up to say 315bhp to start with ... by then you will already have a super car. I have a surprise nearly everyday in mime ... it's the faces of the Audi or Imprezza drivers i love the best they can't stand it if i decide to give out a lesson. Honestly best 5 grand i have spent and won't swap ever. Our friends in Essex are supercar owners and he changes his car every six months and does all the rallies ... its of great testament that he himself is building a play saab:

How high can you take them?

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there's a classic car show in the RDS in Dublin on feb 9th and 10th if anyone's in that direction.
might pop up myself for some car porn!
 
I've just landed a new ( well decidedly secondhand ) motor, an old Alfa 164 mot failure from my local garage. Free if I tow it away this week

Perfect for the snow
 
The other R in Houston said:
It's bloody terrifying driving along in my 335i, especially when half the people on the roads can't drive - I saw someone reversing down the hard shoulder because they missed their junction on the freeway once!
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That's funny Houston. Are you American or British? They do drive some absolute monsters over there don't they?

Can't quite understand their fixation with huge pickup trucks.

WBA2_QPR3 said:
Bloody architects cars
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I knew you'd come out with that one!

Good news for you Oddball. Saab mightn't be dead and buried after all. They're talking about setting up a new HQ in Oz!

Maybe Queens could confirm or deny?
 
Swords Hoopster. said:
That's funny Houston. Are you American or British? They do drive some absolute monsters over there don't they?

Can't quite understand their fixation with huge pickup trucks.


I knew you'd come out with that one!

Good news for you Oddball. Saab mightn't be dead and buried after all. They're talking about setting up a new HQ in Oz!

Maybe Queens could confirm or deny?
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Christ i would prefer the brand dies than they be built in Oz they would be using corrugated tin look at the new prototype:

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Nah Swords, I'm from Basingstoke originally - only been here a couple of years.

I think here in Texas there's some kind of size fixation - like they're trying to live up to the saying 'Everything's bigger in Texas'!!
 
The other R in Houston said:
I think here in Texas there's some kind of size fixation - like they're trying to live up to the saying 'Everything's bigger in Texas'!!
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Yes mate. If you think everything is huge in the rest of America, you should visit Texas. Everything is fu*king massive, innit? The people are so obese that they need these huge Yank Tanks just to haul their fat asses around. (Not all of them of course, that's a slight exaggeration.)

What a strange yet wonderful place!
 
Saint Eustace of Luxeuil said:
Christ i would prefer the brand dies than they be built in Oz they would be using corrugated tin look at the new prototype:

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Not heard anything about that yet but I'll have a look for you.

For the record, I drove a Sabb 9000 for about a year and it was one of the best cars I had driven. Bit heavy but it never went wrong and was great for the kids and stuff.
Got it from a mate who runs a showroom in NORTHOLT near the Brookhouse !
 
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