Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
I have drawn a picture of my new car.
WOW !!! That looks amazing
You're one lucky fella!!!
Look at the size of the conker on that tree!!!
Saint posted:Look at the size of the conker on that tree!!!
Have you noticed the brown boobies I drew next to the tree? 
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:Saint posted:Look at the size of the conker on that tree!!!
Have you noticed the brown boobies I drew next to the tree?
Just floating along there
Nice Dali-esque addition
Jen-Star posted:Mine... I hate it as it's like a frikkin van... But i love it too, it even has electric sliding doors
I think sliding doors will become more common, safer too as space becomes tighter. Electric doors are quite common in USA.
And ... there's plenty to be said for an older car.
I've had two older cars and one almost new ... I preferred the older ones.
You don't mind a lil scratch here or there, as they already have them!! And when they don't break down, you feel a sense of pride that this clapped out old wreck is plucky enough in it's old age to still get you there.
You warm to it, you and your rusty heap against the world, it has charm and character. And if you bump it - well it's recording it's history.
Unless a new car is perfect then it's always going to be a let down.
If an old car starts first time ... it makes you smile 
Saint posted:Jen-Star posted:Mine... I hate it as it's like a frikkin van... But i love it too, it even has electric sliding doors
I think sliding doors will become more common, safer too as space becomes tighter. Electric doors are quite common in USA.
And ... there's plenty to be said for an older car.
I've had two older cars and one almost new ... I preferred the older ones.
You don't mind a lil scratch here or there, as they already have them!! And when they don't break down, you feel a sense of pride that this clapped out old wreck is plucky enough in it's old age to still get you there.
You warm to it, you and your rusty heap against the world, it has charm and character. And if you bump it - well it's recording it's history.
Unless a new car is perfect then it's always going to be a let down.
If an old car starts first time ... it makes you smile
A bit like me that 
Still ready for the attack Moonie - even though you can't find an army 
THIS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN is exactly like my first car
A Nissan Sunny 1.5sgl Liftback (mine was in silver)
I loved that car - it was huge, could carry a fridge in the back - no problem.
It was solid - you could even punch the dashboard, which I never did in anger, just tried it once to test its integrity ... it passed.
But best was the soft n bouncy suspension - loved that.
Someone crashed into the back of my Nissan - so a mate checked it out by looking in the boot for internal damage. Then slammed the boot lid ... a huge plate of rust fell off the underside and onto the floor
It kept going without a hitch for another 6yrs
Saint posted:Jen-Star posted:Mine... I hate it as it's like a frikkin van... But i love it too, it even has electric sliding doors
I think sliding doors will become more common, safer too as space becomes tighter. Electric doors are quite common in USA.
And ... there's plenty to be said for an older car.
I've had two older cars and one almost new ... I preferred the older ones.
You don't mind a lil scratch here or there, as they already have them!! And when they don't break down, you feel a sense of pride that this clapped out old wreck is plucky enough in it's old age to still get you there.
You warm to it, you and your rusty heap against the world, it has charm and character. And if you bump it - well it's recording it's history.
Unless a new car is perfect then it's always going to be a let down.
If an old car starts first time ... it makes you smile
Did you just call my car a rusty heap? Thats not a pic of my actual car BTW, those tyres look awful!
I said it had character 
Look at the car I learned to drive in
Yep - the one I drove had white wall tyres !!!
Why does the fuel guage seem to drop so quickly. I drive like a nun carrying a box of Ming Dynasty china!
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Why does the fuel guage seem to drop so quickly. I drive like a nun carrying a box of Ming Dynasty china!
You made me RL lol
Yogi19 posted:Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Why does the fuel guage seem to drop so quickly. I drive like a nun carrying a box of Ming Dynasty china!
What mpg are you achieving
What does the log book say?
. . . and other questions
It's doing very well actually. Just realised I have actually done 10 days travelling to work and back and only used a quarter of a tank of fuel. That mean if I manage a similar level I should go around 5-6 weeks between fuelling. A lot better than I thought.
Are you happy with the drive?
Is BMW what you expected?
Saint posted:Are you happy with the drive?
Is BMW what you expected?
Yes, now I have had a couple of weeks behind the wheel. It is a bit more powerful than I expected from a diesel. Also everything feels a shade more refined.
A shade more refined than . . .
I always use Magnatec oil - you can defo feel the difference
