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pretlove Member Since: 10 Feb 2011 Location: Bas vegas Posts: 1865 |
very nice "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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17th Jul 2011 2:16pm |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7941 |
Wheels look 100 tiimes easier to kerb
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17th Jul 2011 2:17pm |
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BrianC Member Since: 15 Apr 2009 Location: central belt Posts: 1429 |
its a 2.0 turbo/supercharged engine with the tarten seats
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17th Jul 2011 2:19pm |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6729 |
Can't beat a Golf. Ticks most boxes for most people!
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17th Jul 2011 2:20pm |
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BrianC Member Since: 15 Apr 2009 Location: central belt Posts: 1429 |
she had a clio 197 f1 with recaro's which was great fun, but now she is expecting our first baby this ticked all the boxes for me |
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17th Jul 2011 2:21pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35331 |
i give you 1 month before you start missing the range.. |
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17th Jul 2011 2:25pm |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6729 |
After the baby arrives, he'll be too tired too miss anything! Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey |
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17th Jul 2011 2:55pm |
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Fox Member Since: 02 Apr 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 2313 |
I bet it's not 100 times smoother and more comfortable than the Range with those whacking great alloys and rubber band tyres on.
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17th Jul 2011 5:49pm |
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BrianC Member Since: 15 Apr 2009 Location: central belt Posts: 1429 |
fox the golf has got the acc(adaptive chassis contol) so when its set to comfort not sport its like a magic carpet |
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17th Jul 2011 7:33pm |
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Fox Member Since: 02 Apr 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 2313 |
You mean it's better than a FFRR? |
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17th Jul 2011 8:06pm |
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BrianC Member Since: 15 Apr 2009 Location: central belt Posts: 1429 |
better than mine but not all range rovers |
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17th Jul 2011 8:13pm |
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delamo Member Since: 17 Mar 2010 Location: Beaconsfield, Bucks Posts: 1121 |
Always thought the same... Sold the Range Rover a few months ago (cause I needed to ) and replaced it with a 07 VW Golf R32 to use as my everyday transport. Always had Golfs GTIs before having RR's, and thought it would be good idea to go back to using them for a while and the top spec R32 would be the one to have. Despite it being a good looking car and very quick - its costing me as much, if not more, than my old 56 TDV8 ever did to drive about. The ride is awful hard on the kidneys when driving on roads which are anything less than perfect, and since my ownership it now needs complete new set of wheels and tyres cause of 'their' attraction for kerbs and potholes etc. Despite it being DSG Auto, without 100% absolute concentration, it is near impossible to crawl in traffic, due to the power being all or nothing when using the throttle and can make you look like a right chavvy tit when pulling away from lights etc - and its too easy to select S (Sport) instead of D (Drive) without realising, so it sounds like the gear doesn't change until you hit 8000rpm. The list of things I don't like about it goes on and on and maybe the GTI might well have been a better, certainly cheaper option to have - but one thing is for certain... ...I miss my FFRR so much |
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17th Jul 2011 11:00pm |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
Sorry but comparing owning a huge big engined prestige Range Rover with a smallish VW Golf is a bit daft in my opinion. Yes the Golf is one of the best cars in its class but then so is the Range Rover in its class. If you are happier with the Golf then you probably never really needed the Range Rover. Its just so different I find it hard to see why you would compare them |
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18th Jul 2011 6:57am |
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BrianC Member Since: 15 Apr 2009 Location: central belt Posts: 1429 |
gaz your probably right ,i think the chase was better than the catch when i wanted a range rover.
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18th Jul 2011 7:12am |
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