good buy. i had one eye on one too, but got sidetracked by the chr. sure Del will love it
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good buy. i had one eye on one too, but got sidetracked by the chr. sure Del will love it
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Cheers, mate. Yeah the CH-R is nice, but more 'manly'. The Mini is defo more of a girly car, and probably a little more distinctive, certainly with how the doors open at the back. I'm unaware of any other car on the road with that particular feature
I'm certainly looking forward to driving it - and also maintaining it, as that'll be up to me!
Marco.
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Me too.Originally Posted by Marco
Yeah, on this particular occasion new makes more sense. My next car defo won't be though, as I fancy an Alfa Giulia!
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Nice car, but if a no deal Brexit goes ahead, you won’t need a big boot to bring back the customs allowance.
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How did you find the ride?
I've driven quite a few and whilst they are super fun on the twistys the ride can get a bit jarring on a long journey. The run flat tyres don't help.
Also having repaired a few, i can say that the build quality is light years ahead of a Fiat 500. I mean shut the door on a Mini, then shut one on a Fiat and you know where the build quality is and isn't. And yes, they are Tardis like, one thinks it'll be all cramped in there, but in reality theres plenty of room.
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Slightly off topic, but..
Not sure i’d want a Volvo XC90 after this happened a few days ago outside my workplace..
I walked outside to bring a car into the workshop and saw a guy legging it away from his car. At first i thought it’d been stolen, but then noticed the fire. He’d actually been running to the fire station 15 meters away.
Just after he got out..
Then a minute later..
Unfortunately all the fire engines were on call, so this happened…
Seems theres a recall for a fuel leak at the moment, shame he didn’t get it done in time.
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Doesn't look good. I had to look up the car - https://www.volvocars.com/uk/cars/new-models/xc90 Seems it comes in a few variants, including a plug-in electric version. Range in electric mode seems very low for a modern car, and generally the fuel consumption seems rather high - even worse if it catches fire.
Not sure if fire hazards are thing with electric cars - they might be, though the cars wouldn't normally have petrol to keep the flames comind!
Dave
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Our local bus did that along Rd from me
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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No but they have lithium batteries which can be very volatile if damaged.
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So your gonna be driving it too. There are quite a few minis around here, but not as many clubman, which I do prefer.Cheers, mate. Yeah the CH-R is nice, but more 'manly'. The Mini is defo more of a girly car, and probably a little more distinctive, certainly with how the doors open at the back. I'm unaware of any other car on the road with that particular feature
I'm certainly looking forward to driving it - and also maintaining it, as that'll be up to me!
Marco.
My son in law's sister has a mini.
Did u test a fiat 500 as well?
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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