Is the Range Rover Sport the apex in arsehole wheels ?

[dessiato]

You are of course correct. Audis are all quality cars driven by discerning people with above average IQs and driving skills.

All be it several years ago, I did a marketing research project for Audi. I learned that they are good cars, but over priced and not worth the money. I enjoyed the Quatro that they gave me though. At the time I also was given a 928 S4 by the Porsche dealer to "see what (I) thought of it." Halcyon summer days.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

All be it several years ago, I did a marketing research project for Audi. I learned that they are good cars, but over priced and not worth the money. I enjoyed the Quatro that they gave me though. At the time I also was given a 928 S4 by the Porsche dealer to "see what (I) thought of it." Halcyon summer days.

They are overpriced, but that keeps the riff-raff away, so no bad thing...

We needed a large car, 2 kids one of which was in a buggy (those things take up a shit-load of space) and a gangly lurcher. I wanted it to be a bit sporty, be loaded with gadgets and comfortable on long drives. What would you go for that fits the bill?

 

[snadge]

All be it several years ago, I did a marketing research project for Audi. I learned that they are good cars, but over priced and not worth the money. I enjoyed the Quatro that they gave me though. At the time I also was given a 928 S4 by the Porsche dealer to "see what (I) thought of it." Halcyon summer days.

I got a 57 plate Audi A4 2.0 TDI Quattro 170BHP Sline special editon with all the gubbins fitted for 3k, if you look around second hand audis are a bargain

 

[iamwithnail]

I"d make a point of scratching that dickbag's car if I saw it around.

 

[Spymaster]

I"d make a point of scratching that dickbag's car if I saw it around.

Bahnhof Strasse can be annoying occasionally but there's no need take it out on his motor.

 

[snadge]

I"d make a point of scratching that dickbag's car if I saw it around.

Are you referring to me?

 

[hash tag]

If you want a name without so much arrogance, but happy to pay a premium, a mere. If you want practical, Hyundai or Skoda or Honda or Mazda, or......

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Are you referring to me?

It does read that way, but I presume he's referring to the chap in the Mail article.

 

[snadge]

If you want a name without so much arrogance, but happy to pay a premium, a mere. If you want practical, Hyundai or Skoda or Honda or Mazda, or......

There is only one contender for cars that last a long time with over engineered parts, that is German cars, Skoda are decent but the components are not over engineered at all, they do compete with the best of the rest though as do the cheaper VW's, over engineered components means you are not replacing shit every couple of thousand miles like shitty fords and vauxhalls.

Although both vauxhall and ford have realised that built in obsolescence does not sell cars so they are far better built than 10 years ago.

 

[dessiato]

They are overpriced, but that keeps the riff-raff away, so no bad thing...

We needed a large car, 2 kids one of which was in a buggy (those things take up a shit-load of space) and a gangly lurcher. I wanted it to be a bit sporty, be loaded with gadgets and comfortable on long drives. What would you go for that fits the bill?

I would probably have gone for a Mercedes. But, i don't have kids or a dog so i don't really know as that is a long way out of my remit.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I would probably have gone for a Mercedes. But, i don't have kids or a dog so i don't really know as that is a long way out of my remit.

We looked at the Mercs, very nice too. The large estate they do that has a bit of poke is the E63 AMG, that has similar performance to the A6 we ended up with, (the Merc is a tad faster 0-60). The Merc is a 5.5ltr petrol, our A6 is a 3ltr diesel. Seems like a lot of extra engine being used in the Merc. And the deal-breaker was the clock, looks really out of place and old fashioned. Little thing for sure, just put me right off.

Spoiler: The clock

 

[dessiato]

We looked at the Mercs, very nice too. The large estate they do that has a bit of poke is the E63 AMG, that has similar performance to the A6 we ended up with, (the Merc is a tad faster 0-60). The Merc is a 5.5ltr petrol, our A6 is a 3ltr diesel. Seems like a lot of extra engine being used in the Merc. And the deal-breaker was the clock, looks really out of place and old fashioned. Little thing for sure, just put me right off.

I can relate to that. I always though the Jag S-type was old fashioned compared to the X-type. The trim details were wrong on the S-type

 

[snadge]

We looked at the Mercs, very nice too. The large estate they do that has a bit of poke is the E63 AMG, that has similar performance to the A6 we ended up with, (the Merc is a tad faster 0-60). The Merc is a 5.5ltr petrol, our A6 is a 3ltr diesel. Seems like a lot of extra engine being used in the Merc. And the deal-breaker was the clock, looks really out of place and old fashioned. Little thing for sure, just put me right off.

Spoiler: The clock

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That has to be a fucking British thing, fuck that clock, no wonder I have never bought a merc, looked at them but there was always something that put me off, they have made it omnipresent in that fucking clock though, fuck off, yer German not Swiss.

 

[Spymaster]

And the deal-breaker was the clock, looks really out of place and old fashioned. Little thing for sure, just put me right off.

Spoiler: The clock

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That has to be a fucking British thing, fuck that clock, no wonder I have never bought a merc, looked at them but there was always something that put me off, they have made it omnipresent in that fucking clock though, fuck off, yer German not Swiss.

That's a fucking lovely clock, though I wouldn't expect a pair of Audi wankers to appreciate it.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

That's a fucking lovely clock, though I wouldn't expect a pair of Audi wankers to appreciate it.

Chav

 

[ska invita]

amazing how much these cars say about your personality

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

amazing how much these cars say about your personality

Yeah, like phrenology.

 

[kabbes]

There is only one contender for cars that last a long time with over engineered parts, that is German cars, Skoda are decent but the components are not over engineered at all, they do compete with the best of the rest though as do the cheaper VW's, over engineered components means you are not replacing shit every couple of thousand miles like shitty fords and vauxhalls.

Although both vauxhall and ford have realised that built in obsolescence does not sell cars so they are far better built than 10 years ago.

Japanese cars always score highest on reliability tests, actually. Honda and Toyota in particular.

 

[hash tag]

AUDI = Another Uninformed Driver Insulted?

 

[not-bono-ever]

They are overpriced, but that keeps the riff-raff away, so no bad thing...

We needed a large car, 2 kids one of which was in a buggy (those things take up a shit-load of space) and a gangly lurcher. I wanted it to be a bit sporty, be loaded with gadgets and comfortable on long drives. What would you go for that fits the bill?

I didn't realise how much depreciation there is in the A6 estate- they are axually reasonably cheap for a big slab of teutonic dullness- what the MPG and reliability like on the 3.0? I am be looking for something big and cheap for European trips ....

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I didn't realise how much depreciation there is in the A6 estate- they are axually reasonably cheap for a big slab of teutonic dullness- what the MPG and reliability like on the 3.0? I am be looking for something big and cheap for European trips ....

The MPG is excellent as long you you drive sensibly and aren't booting it all over the place. Hardly ever need to go over 2000rpm, I think the last time I looked we get around 34 mpg according to the trip computer thing.

And nothing has gone wrong on our 13 plate one, nor did anything go wrong on our old 55 plate one.

Just don't take it to Audi for servicing, cos they rip the piss. We've just had ours do it's 35K service at a non-Audi place and that was £320 all in.

And I drove the old one from Surrey to Toulon in a day and didn't feel particularly tired at the end of it, so lovely to drive on a nice, empty Euro-motorway.

 

[ringo]

I was looking at buying one later in the year. Mrs D, though, isn't keen on the idea.

Same here, I like the Audi Q3/4, but it might be a Range Rover Evoque now

 

[ice-is-forming]

dangerous cars- George Michael ( RIP) had mulitple incidents with his RR including losing control and crashing into a snappy snaps and falling out of one at 70 MPH on the motorway as the door had refused to shut properly

I fell out of my series III landrover once I was reversing out of the driveway doing the methadone and school run. The door hadn't shut properly and i lent on it whilst looking over my shoulder and fell out. The truck had full choke on and it kept going, it ran over my leg and then carried on through the neighbor's fence.

 

[ringo]

I fell out of my series III landrover once I was reversing out of the driveway doing the methadone and school run. The door hadn't shut properly and i lent on it whilst looking over my shoulder and fell out. The truck had full choke on and it kept going, it ran over my leg and then carried on through the neighbor's fence.

How many baked potatoes had you eaten? Did you get the cheese and beans right?

 

[ice-is-forming]

How many baked potatoes had you eaten? Did you get the cheese and beans right?

probably not

 

[ringo]

probably not

Brian Harvey: It happened here

 

[ice-is-forming]

Brian Harvey: It happened here

A Ha! My excuse was that i wasn't driving whilst under the influence of drugs at the time. This was a risky business back then

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I fell out of my series III landrover once I was reversing out of the driveway doing the methadone and school run. The door hadn't shut properly and i lent on it whilst looking over my shoulder and fell out. The truck had full choke on and it kept going, it ran over my leg and then carried on through the neighbor's fence.

The series 111 Landrover is a quite different animal to the subject of this thread.

 

[ice-is-forming]

The series 111 Landrover is a quite different animal to the subject of this thread.

even by page 11?

 

[not-bono-ever]

I cannot believe I am potentially considering t a SH audi as a possible purchase for travel . this is indeed the end times. kill me now