RE: BMW Diesel M Car Confirmed (Almost)

[vinnie83]

Anyway, back on topic!

At some point in the not too near future - maybe in ~5 years, I will certainly be considering buying said diesel M-car. Up until this announcement, I was saying the same thing about the new 535d due to it's massively improved MPG over my pre LCI 535d, but this seems like an awesome car.

I can honestly say that the way the low down acceleration was on my (mapped I admit) 535d was actually reminded me of my old E55K AMG. Honestly 90% of the useable power.

If it weren't for the fact that business has been slow for the past 6 months, I certainly wouldn't have sold mine, it was a fantastic car - my 911 honestly got used half as much as it did prior, and half as much as it does now.

There's always going to be arguments from some about the viability of a petrol over this, but I don't plan to keep it till it's done 200k miles, so the later costs don't bother me too much. Take into account the apparent expensive problems with direct injection modern petrol engines also, as time goes on, the argument over cost of repair will be less in favour of petrol engines (IMO).

[E21_Ross]

Zwoelf said:

KM666 said:

Your is a possessive adjective. It describes a noun by telling us to whom it belongs

Yes, and "you're" is a contraction of "you are". As would normally be used in such a sentence as:

KM666 said:

Unless of course your a cocaine dealer?

Edited by Zwoelf on Wednesday 24th August 23:31

[vinnie83]

E21_Ross said:

Zwoelf said:

KM666 said:

Your is a possessive adjective. It describes a noun by telling us to whom it belongs

Yes, and "you're" is a contraction of "you are". As would normally be used in such a sentence as:

KM666 said:

Unless of course your a cocaine dealer?

Edited by Zwoelf on Wednesday 24th August 23:31

The funniest thing?

He copy and pasted that from a google search for something along the lines of your vs you're - and still got it wrong!!

http://sp.englishbaby.com/lessons/grammar/your_vs_...

[RichardD]

Mr Whippy said:

Welshbeef said:

How many Sierra 2.3D 's are left ???? That's was a heap of shut

54bhp

I used to drive one of those when I first passed the driving test
...

My dad had one of those and suggested I had it as a first car but I thought it was too big (physically, not the engine of course) and I ended up with a Fiesta Mk II instead.

The best moment it had though was in East Germany, where people thought it was some sort of supercar! (Valid I suppose compared to the then typical Trabant.)

[KM666]

vinnie83 said:

The funniest thing?

He copy and pasted that from a google search for something along the lines of your vs you're - and still got it wrong!!

http://sp.englishbaby.com/lessons/grammar/your_vs_...

You never did explain what a converable is?

I was demonstrating that I was using the correct definition in my response 'Ahh of course that expalins your convincing and measured responses.'

Edited by KM666 on Thursday 25th August 13:44

[Citman]

Mr Whippy said:

2.3D was from the Transit iirc, and the Sierra had it from A reg, so 82 ish?

It was a Peugeot Indenor engine if I recall, as were the NA 2.1 and 2.5 fitted to the Granadas of that period.