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[texasjohn]

SpeckledJim said:

Laidback66 said:

If you think it is bad outside...
The interior is awful with nasty hard plastic and then you drive it!
It is slow,niosy and truly without any rederming features.
Had one as a hire car and left the company in no doubt i am not having another.

Ermagerd! Ner rederming fertchers?!

It's enough to give you GERSEBERMS!!!!!

[SpeckledJim]

Stegel said:

SpeckledJim said:

Laidback66 said:

If you think it is bad outside...
The interior is awful with nasty hard plastic and then you drive it!
It is slow,niosy and truly without any rederming features.
Had one as a hire car and left the company in no doubt i am not having another.

Ermagerd! Ner rederming fertchers?!

The only positive is you sit fairly high up, so great visibility for battling through Paris traffic - otherwise it does nothing well.

Bernjer, ter ler mernde!

[sday12]

derin100 said:

Off topic but...

My mother-in-law just turned up in a hire car. It's a thing called a Fiat 500L....It is flipping ENORMOUS!!! It positively seems to dwarf a W124 (which I thought was a big car) and yet there seems no significant space internally. What's the point?

They're ok, I did hate them before we hired one.
No way as big as a w124 though!

[derin100]

Zwolf said:

derin100 said:

Off topic but...

My mother-in-law just turned up in a hire car. It's a thing called a Fiat 500L....It is flipping ENORMOUS!!! It positively seems to dwarf a W124 (which I thought was a big car) and yet there seems no significant space internally. What's the point?

There's the 500L and there's also the "MPW" version of it, which is even more ridiculously gopping still.

That's the fella!

[derin100]

sday12 said:

derin100 said:

Off topic but...

My mother-in-law just turned up in a hire car. It's a thing called a Fiat 500L....It is flipping ENORMOUS!!! It positively seems to dwarf a W124 (which I thought was a big car) and yet there seems no significant space internally. What's the point?

They're ok, I did hate them before we hired one.
No way as big as a w124 though!

You don't think so?

I'll get pics for you in the morning!

[0a]

derin100 said:

sday12 said:

derin100 said:

Off topic but...

My mother-in-law just turned up in a hire car. It's a thing called a Fiat 500L....It is flipping ENORMOUS!!! It positively seems to dwarf a W124 (which I thought was a big car) and yet there seems no significant space internally. What's the point?

They're ok, I did hate them before we hired one.
No way as big as a w124 though!

You don't think so?

I'll get pics for you in the morning!

W124s are small compared to many modern cars - I parked next to a merc CLA earlier today and it didn't seem to use any less space than my car!

[thelawnet]

Bargetastic Phat Passat

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Not very fast. Nice taxi though.

[sday12]

derin100 said:

sday12 said:

derin100 said:

Off topic but...

My mother-in-law just turned up in a hire car. It's a thing called a Fiat 500L....It is flipping ENORMOUS!!! It positively seems to dwarf a W124 (which I thought was a big car) and yet there seems no significant space internally. What's the point?

They're ok, I did hate them before we hired one.
No way as big as a w124 though!

You don't think so?

I'll get pics for you in the morning!

Look forward to being proved wrong, I could get my bike flat in the W124!

[phil_cardiff]

Fast Bug said:

phil_cardiff said:

Fast Bug said:

Funnily enough Ed advertises it on tv now...

What does the ellipsis signify?

He liked it so much he now gets paid to advertise it?

I also have learnt a new word today

Ah I thought you meant Ed China used it on Wheeler Dealers as he was paid to, which seemed unfounded. But you didn't so I'll shut up now!

[idiotgap]

thelawnet said:

Bargetastic Phat Passat

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Not very fast. Nice taxi though.

If that's a taxi - it has rape-alarm wheels.

[sday12]

idiotgap said:

thelawnet said:

Bargetastic Phat Passat

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Not very fast. Nice taxi though.

If that's a taxi - it has rape-alarm wheels.

That don't fit the car

[E65Ross]

Krikkit said:

Never seen the interior, but the outside is utterly vomit-summoning. What a bloody awful thing, the original 500 was a great-looking car, then they got BINI syndrome and fked it up.

Isn't the MINI supposed to be a good laugh to drive?

It may be a big car, but if it was the size as the original it either wouldn't pass safety regs, or if it did it'd be so cramped nobody would buy it. The current mini is much better at what it's for in the current market.

By the way, I really don't like the original mini

[S3_Graham]

E65Ross said:

Krikkit said:

Never seen the interior, but the outside is utterly vomit-summoning. What a bloody awful thing, the original 500 was a great-looking car, then they got BINI syndrome and fked it up.

Isn't the MINI supposed to be a good laugh to drive?

It may be a big car, but if it was the size as the original it either wouldn't pass safety regs, or if it did it'd be so cramped nobody would buy it. The current mini is much better at what it's for in the current market.

By the way, I really don't like the original mini

Ex GF had an '07 Mini Cooper and I used to enjoy stealing it once a week.

[hornetrider]

Zwolf said:

There's the 500L and there's also the "MPW" version of it, which is even more ridiculously gopping still.

What on earth were they thinking with the rear quarterlights? Why would you not integrate them into the roofline? Crazy design. Car looks terrible.

[Fast Bug]

phil_cardiff said:

Fast Bug said:

phil_cardiff said:

Fast Bug said:

Funnily enough Ed advertises it on tv now...

What does the ellipsis signify?

He liked it so much he now gets paid to advertise it?

I also have learnt a new word today

Ah I thought you meant Ed China used it on Wheeler Dealers as he was paid to, which seemed unfounded. But you didn't so I'll shut up now!

Closer to a Victor Kiam, although Ed didn't like it enough to buy the company

[SilverSixer]

Laidback66 said:

slippery said:

derin100 said:

Off topic but...

My mother-in-law just turned up in a hire car. It's a thing called a Fiat 500L....It is flipping ENORMOUS!!! It positively seems to dwarf a W124 (which I thought was a big car) and yet there seems no significant space internally. What's the point?

A truly nasty looking car.

If you think it is bad outside...
The interior is awful with nasty hard plastic and then you drive it!
It is slow,niosy and truly without any rederming features.
Had one as a hire car and left the company in no doubt i am not having another.

The case for the defence, m'lud.

My Mum owns one. It's perfect for a pensioner. She loves it. I don't mind driving it. But then I enjoy driving anything, it doesn't have to set the road on fire to be fun.

She has had it chipped with a van Aaken diesel tuning chip thingy though so it's a bit more sprightly than the original 85 (I think) bhp from the 1.3 dieselist engine. I like it. As with all FIATs and it seems Italian cars, it has a really nice light feeling clutch and gearbox. Even the Multipla she had before felt nice and light in that regard and was quite a pleasure to drive really.

Does look silly big next to my Mazda 6 estate though!

[harry kular]

Booked the Terraclean on the e46 for next Wednesday. Will take approx 1.5 hrs and costs £120.

Will report in due course....

[E65Ross]

harry kular said:

Booked the Terraclean on the e46 for next Wednesday. Will take approx 1.5 hrs and costs £120.

Will report in due course....

Does it have more benefit for turbo engines? And more specifically turbo diesel? Whether it'd make much difference on an NA petrol I've no idea.

Be interested in hearing your results though.

[harry kular]

E65Ross said:

Does it have more benefit for turbo engines? And more specifically turbo diesel? Whether it'd make much difference on an NA petrol I've no idea.

Be interested in hearing your results though.

I think it should have benefits on all cars, but I reckon that turbo D's will benefit most from a clear out. The E46 is a 320d, which should be an ideal candidate for the experiment

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Bargeists. I'm interested in a 91 SL, but have just discovered it was originally registered in Hong Kong, and imported and registered in the UK in 2003.

Should this bother me? Anything in particular to look out for as a consequence? Hoping to view on Saturday, so early responses appreciated. Thanks in advance.