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I agree M. My old man has a 2007 7 Series, and I think it's pig ugly from the outside and a bit ostentatious (he agrees on the latter), but is great on the inside. Perhaps I should point him towards one of these, so he can be a bit more subtle about it?

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Styling-wise, BMW really dropped the ball with the E65, in my opinion.

 

How the hell did they go from this:

 

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To this?:

 

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A mate of mine had an E65 7-Series, and said it was lovely to drive, with a great interior. He ended up getting rid of it because he couldn't stand looking at it from the outside any longer!

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The top one (i'm not very up on my BMW E numbers) is a handsome thing.

 

If i had the need for a big saloon, an older 740i/750i would be pretty high on my list. As would the previous generation S class and, bizarrely, the Volvo S60R

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I'd love an audi S8 (the 1 like they use in The Transporter films) in black they look great & they make a pretty decent noise too :cool:

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The top one (i'm not very up on my BMW E numbers) is a handsome thing.

 

If i had the need for a big saloon, an older 740i/750i would be pretty high on my list. As would the previous generation S class and, bizarrely, the Volvo S60R

 

The top one is an E38 740i. I used to have one of those. :D It was bloody lovely, but drank like George Best. :o

 

Previous-gen S-Class (an S320 CDi) was on my hit-list when I was looking at a more economical car to replace my old Alfa 166 V6. In the end, the fact that it was still a large-capacity V6 (DERV or not) tipped the balance in the favour of the Golf.

 

Now I'm working a few miles up the road (rather than the 100 mile round trip I had previously), and the Golf has thrown all its toys out of the pram, I'm back in a big old barge. And very happy I am, too. :cool:

 

PS: Good shout on the S60R. Always had a bit of a soft spot for those, but I'm not entirely sure I could bring myself to buy a motor from the same marque as my Dad's favoured firm (he's got a V70 2.4). :LOL:

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S Line Audis are EPIC

 

I borrowed an S line A4 for a weekend once, it was shit, very VAG competent but totally uninvolving. :(

 

Perhaps there's two types.

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S-Line is an Audi trim level (seats, steering wheel, bodykit, alloys, badges).

 

S and RS badged cars are proper sports cars.

 

So...

 

An A4 S-Line is a photocopier sales rep's car with fancy alloys and bucket seats. :rolleyes:

 

An S4 is a competent sports saloon. ;)

 

An RS4 is a mental, snarling beast of a car. :LOL:

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:rolleyes:

 

Pedant

 

S line Audi trim GENERALLY only arrives on the S models.

 

Although hubby has an S line Steering wheel, it's not standard, and no other S trim

 

*grumble*

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S-Line trim is available on ALL Audis, no matter how poverty-spec the rest of the car is.

 

I have nothing against Audi doing this, BMW (M-Sport) and Mercedes-Benz (AMG) do it, too. :thumbs:

 

In fact, if I did have anything against Audi doing it, I would be a hypocrite, as my BMW has M-Sport alloys and steering wheel. The rest of the car is pure old-man 5-Series Touring. :LOL:

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And my Gtv has the Cup kit but it's not a Cup :thumbs:

 

I won't have a bad word said about Volvo, they are cracking cars. I miss driving them. The C30 is a favourite of mine and the new S/V60 is sublime to drive and oddly, for a Volvo, is a very good looking car! I once had to pick up a 2005 S60R, not knowing an awful lot about the car. I set off back to the dealership, sunk into the super comfy seats, headed off to the motorway, familiarised myself with the drive. All is going well, it's a lovely car to drive. Head on to the motorway, put my foot down in 3rd and within 3 seconds i was way over the limit. My god those things can shift!

 

It's a pity they are so expensive to maintain :(

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I've never met a volvo I didn't get on with :thumbs: My mate has one, I don't know the model, but I do know it's chipped, and it's flipping mental, even for a car of 20 years old

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850R?

 

I'd have one of those too, if they weren't so damn hideous inside :LOL:

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Its as square on the inside as it is on the outside, and the 'wood' on the dash is very garish

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Read Gash :rolleyes:

 

Not into cheaper standard cars with 'wood' it's never nice

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S-Line is an Audi trim level (seats, steering wheel, bodykit, alloys, badges).

 

S and RS badged cars are proper sports cars.

 

So...

 

An A4 S-Line is a photocopier sales rep's car with fancy alloys and bucket seats. :rolleyes:

 

An S4 is a competent sports saloon. ;)

 

An RS4 is a mental, snarling beast of a car. :LOL:

 

That makes sense then, it was a reps car that I borrowed. :LOL:

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Back on topic (Morgan's new toy), I noticed one of my tyres was losing air last night. Cue rolleyes smiley. :rolleyes:

 

Thankful that I'd spotted it that evening, rather than when I got in the car to go to work the next morning, I set about changing the wheel.

 

To my delight, I found a full-size spare alloy under the boot floor. Proper old-school :cool:

 

Take note, makers of modern cars (that includes you, BMW) - spacesavers and cans of tyre weld are rubbish! :tut:

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Good find :)

 

I have a spacesaver and to be fair it does alright. I'd have NO BOOT without it. I also have four cans of tyre weld, but I think they've gone off :LOL:

 

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Good find :)

 

I have a spacesaver and to be fair it does alright. I'd have NO BOOT without it. I also have four cans of tyre weld, but I think they've gone off :LOL:

 

For the GTV/Spider, I think Alfa can be forgiven. :LOL: For all the other car manufacturers, knocking out saloons, hatchbacks and estate cars, there's no excuse, other than cost-cutting. :tut:

 

In some cases, the cavity under the boot floor has room for a full-size spare, which the dealer will flog you as an optional extra. Cheeky bastards. :grump:

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EVERYTHING is an optional extra.

 

I saw a Ford Fiesta ad the other day which was proud to say it's alloy wheels were 'Standard'

 

Why would you need to advertise that? It's not the '70s

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The 166 has a full sized alloy. :)

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The 166 has a full sized alloy. :)

 

Same as with my Bimmer, a car made *cough* a few years ago *cough*. :LOL:

 

Gotta love old school motors. :cool:

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