Is the Range Rover Sport the apex in arsehole wheels ?
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mauvais
on reddit or something
Where do you live, Monaco?
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Aberdeen. Some people are still obviously doing ok - or trying too hard to look like it, despite the troubles and contraction in the oil biz and very flash cars have always been one of the ways they show-off.
But yeah, they were rare even here till just a few years ago, now they are getting as common as Porsches.
But yeah, they were rare even here till just a few years ago, now they are getting as common as Porsches.
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
That is the issue with them. That aside they are cheap to run in terms of fuel consumptio, but, because they need more servicing, not cheaper overall. They are more expensive to buy, the fuel, in the UK, is more expensive per litre. It's difficult to see any reason to buy one over an equivalent petrol.
mauvais
on reddit or something
In part it's because they now make cheaper cars. The cheapest Maserati now is a £49k Ghibli or £53k Levante whereas before those came along it was probably an £80k Granturismo.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Its Granturismos mostly, then Cabrios or Quattroportes.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Frost and note it is still on the bonnet, because it's on the school run.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Seriously.
Look at me, I've got money, no run of the mill motor for me or I buy Bentley because of the badge, it must be the best, besides, how else do I impress everyone at the golf club.
The stupidest value for money car could be the Aston cygnet!
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Wow, there'll be a queue of tasteless tossers going round the block for that.
There will be a queue of people waiting with rotten tomatoes, bad eggs, pots of piss, or simply gob at ready in mouth also. A much longer queue I suspect. It defeats the psychology of the design of such cars - they are supposed to protect, and isolate you from the scum.
2hats
Dust.
Very community spirited of them to help out in an era of widespread public convenience closures.
not-bono-ever
meh
mrs NBE says it looks like a pram
2hats
Dust.
Man-baby demographic catered for.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Maybe but I still think the Honda Crossroads was about the worst overall - largely because of the immense running costs for a landie in Japan!
Well reasonably recent ones outperform many of their equivalent petrol versions, the fuel cost savings are extreme, they're not significantly more expensive to service, and if you bought one used, chances are someone else has worn the higher initial upfront purchase cost.
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
Friend of mine with an engineering PhD says that diesels are a false economy due to maintenance costs etc. I believe him.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Indeed. I've driven older desiels for years now. I've noticed servicing costs to be particularly high and the higher cost per liter is a red herring considering how much more economical they are. Plenty of cars with better performance then my ancient 3 series, but when you look at how much more gas they drink to do it then I'm happy enough. Still plenty quick enough for me at any rate.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Fortunately for me my real world experience has been otherwise.
not-bono-ever
meh
i have not experienced higher servicing costs for derv cars meself
Yeah, a lot of misunderstanding of diesel cars now. 10-20 years ago some of what Dess was saying was definitely the case but things have changed massively.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
Indeed - as an example of the fuel efficiency, my 2010 2.0 deisel estate has a 70ltr fuel tank, on one tank I can do around 850 miles if I drive at under 80mph on the motorway, or about 750 miles if I do 90 or so from Worcester to Glasgow and back (630 mile round trip with some faff while I'm there). I'd be interested to see the petrol engine that delivers anything like that.
Worth noting that the difference in cost between petrol and diesel to fill my car is a mighty £2. That will just about buy a cup of tea at tebay services...
Diesel engines are more robust also. And, no electrics to fuck in the wet.
The same really. As long as you don't clog the DPF there's not much difference.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Mine is 3ltr bi-turbo. Its top speed is limited to 155, which even on an autobahn is a little bit faster than I would dare to go.
The S6 is .3 of a second quicker 0-60, limited to the same top speed. That's 4ltr petrol. Car tax* is £220 on ours, £450 on the S6.
Ours does around 25mpg in the real world, the S6 around 14.
There is a lot to be said for diesel, especially on larger cars.
*I know.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
I do an oil change every 6,000 miles (£50), and a service every 12,000 (£120). That's overzealous, it would be perfectly happy with just a service every 12,000...
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