mgrlane said:
My OH says the same about Merc’s and particularly Jag’s even though I like both. She’s particularly sore about the Jag!
I also ty to point out that at 52 we’re getting there :rofl:
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My OH says the same about Merc’s and particularly Jag’s even though I like both. She’s particularly sore about the Jag!
I also ty to point out that at 52 we’re getting there :rofl:
Again it's a lot of pre-conceived ideas. I would love an Alfa (and was always told you can't be a car enthusiast until you've had one) but will never have one because of the bad reputation. I will never buy a Jag as I have a pre-conceived idea that they are unreliable and poorly built (and again an "old man's" car). I will never buy any Range Rover for the above reasons and massively over-priced too.pvr said:
I too had posters of cars (then later motorbikes) all over my bedroom wall as a kid. My favourites as a kid were the Ferrari 512 berlinetta boxer and Daytona. It turns out the 512 was one of Ferrari's poorer attempts, but I wasn't assessing it in real terms so it is still up there for purely nostalgic reasons.
Yea I would say a Merc is a rich old man's car just based on the fact that it was only rich old men that I saw drive them in my youth.
Never really thought I wan't a merc before. I guess AMG perhaps is a little different?
I would defiantly pick a medium hot 3 series over the equivalent C class.
Never really thought I wan't a merc before. I guess AMG perhaps is a little different?
I would defiantly pick a medium hot 3 series over the equivalent C class.
Women seem to have more pre-conceived ideas about cars than us!Argyll Andy said:
The recent purchase of our Z4 is a good example:
My wife said she has always wanted a Mazda MX5 roadster. So, I started looking for an MX5 for her. I found the Z4s were better value for money than an equivalent Mazda. So I showed her the pictures of the Z4 and asked which she preferred. Without hesitation she chose the Z4. I asked why when she "had always wanted an MX5"? Her response was "well the Z4 is a BMW, the other is just a Mazda".
ronk said:
I agree but that is from bitter personal experience, though, not pre-conceived ideas.
For me I have had ten Fords; escort mk3 van, Transit, Capri mk111, XR3i, RS Turbo Escort, 2 Sierras, 2 Mondeos and a mk5 Escort. I never had any problems with any of them (apart from the Capri but that was knackered when I got it).
Oh - bag of spanners or not it would be worth a Bob or two now - certainly more that the £4911 that I forked our in 1982
I’d had many a Ford to then but no more since, The car was junk and the dealership matched - I’m sure things have improved, I had may a Ford Hire car while travelling at work but couldn’t part with any of my dosh to Ford,
I’d had many a Ford to then but no more since, The car was junk and the dealership matched - I’m sure things have improved, I had may a Ford Hire car while travelling at work but couldn’t part with any of my dosh to Ford,
Going back to the C63. This one has caught my eye, maybe cos it's been detailed and is in doors but looks funky to me
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012026719973?body-type=Coupe&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&postcode=pe111xn&sort=price-asc&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&include-delivery-option=on&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&aggregatedTrim=C63&model=C%20CLASS&page=3
You'd be hard pushed to miss that, even with hearing problems
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012026719973?body-type=Coupe&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&postcode=pe111xn&sort=price-asc&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&include-delivery-option=on&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&aggregatedTrim=C63&model=C%20CLASS&page=3
You'd be hard pushed to miss that, even with hearing problems
Like this one too
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012096938628?body-type=Coupe&year-from=2012&radius=1500&postcode=pe111xn&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=price-asc&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&include-delivery-option=on&aggregatedTrim=C63&maximum-mileage=50000&model=C%20CLASS&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&page=2&modal=photos
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012096938628?body-type=Coupe&year-from=2012&radius=1500&postcode=pe111xn&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=price-asc&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&include-delivery-option=on&aggregatedTrim=C63&maximum-mileage=50000&model=C%20CLASS&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&page=2&modal=photos
Pondrew said:Going back to the C63. This one has caught my eye, maybe cos it's been detailed and is in doors but looks funky to me
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012026719973?body-type=Coupe&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&postcode=pe111xn&sort=price-asc&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&include-delivery-option=on&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&aggregatedTrim=C63&model=C%20CLASS&page=3
You'd be hard pushed to miss that, even with hearing problems
The amateur photographer in me would suggest the funkyness perhaps would be the unnatural lights and the post process edit on that one.
The red looks like it been very over saturated and they have gone to far with the settings to try and make it pop.
Looks a good deal- do you really want a coupe? The lack of back doors and the extra seat was a deal breaker to me. If I was going to go "practical" I thought I might as well go the whole hog. The pano sunroof does look good on the coupe's mind.
Its got the Harman Kardon, optional 19 inch alloys and everything else they mention is standard.
The equiptment lists can be found here:
https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/c63-options.182609/
It wont let me attach them.
Pondrew said:
Funny, my OH had ZERO interest in cars until I got the Z4 and we headed round the highlands through Glen Coe which was then quickly changed for OUR Z4 but it had to be a 35 and she’s got more than a roving eye for a G29 but same again with that MUST be an M40i so quite a transformation.
I asked the question again only yesterday about was a G29 30i as a possibility, the answer no got to be an M40i because it’s got the biggest, fastest engine, she doesn’t drive the bl00dy thing.......................
No I really want a cab, but that isn't an option as they didn't make one and am not paying the extra for the new shape 4.0L.mgrlane said:
I think the coupe is better looking than the saloon and it will only ever have 2 adults and a skinny 15 year old in it at most. It will be a toy, I have other "normal" cars aswell.
I still keep coming back to this though
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202006059846254?body-type=Convertible&radius=1500&postcode=pe111xn&sort=relevance&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&model=M3&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&maximum-mileage=35000&page=1
I think the coupe's roof opens really far- pratically a cab? :rofl:
See if you can find a coupe with the PPP pack on it- red brakes, different steering wheel, darker "grey" engine. These are the more desirable ones so hopefully will hold their value more.
Plus the brakes are ace, you have uprated internals and an extra 35bhp
See if you can find a coupe with the PPP pack on it- red brakes, different steering wheel, darker "grey" engine. These are the more desirable ones so hopefully will hold their value more.
Plus the brakes are ace, you have uprated internals and an extra 35bhp
