Thought this might interest you Rob, if you've not seen it-
https://youtu.be/Hpnzs-D5fjs
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Thought this might interest you Rob, if you've not seen it-
https://youtu.be/Hpnzs-D5fjs
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
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Yeah, me too. There's something about blue/cream that just works.Originally Posted by JohnJo
I’ve been overtaken by one before
Beautiful looking cars, love that dark blue and cream combo
I think it looks incredible. A real Porsche look but in a sensible layout, with room for the real world.
Thanks Ali, I'll take a look.
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Great video, thanks Ali. Mesmerising car - I love the way it runs on electric from the get go and then wakes up the petrol engine when needed. Very clever.
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mine does that too, although on a smaller scalejust got to have a light accelerator foot
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Yes, it occurred to me given your budget, leasing could be a good option.
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It could be actually. Depends on the mileage of course, although I do prefer to buy a car cash rather than 'borrow' it for a fee.
Which model do you have?
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with modern cars, its not such a bad idea to lease i think. you get a new moter regular and no hassle. no huge depreciation either.
depends tho on the cost i suppose
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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!”
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I have a BMW 535d. Great compromise between power and fuel economy.
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Yes, but at the end of it one is left with no car and no money, whereas with a used car purchase there's always a good chunk of cash in it and a car if one doesn't want to change. Plus the first owner has taken the hit on depreciation.
Leasing would be great if the company was paying, but I'm paying so ownership and mileage claim is more tax efficient.
Nice. I had a BMW 740i V8 many moons ago. Bit of a nightmare if I'm honest, but I'm sure things have improved a bit.
How do you find it?
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It's a great car. 313 hp and 630nm yet returns 36-38 mpg. Only issue I've had so far was a faulty seat belt pretensioner, I found a new one on ebay for £80 and replaced it myself- I'm fairly handy with the spanners so do most work myself.
Not too bad given BMW want £450 for the part.
Other than that it's been faultless, unusual for a BMW I know lol. Would love a V8 but there are well documented issues with them.
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