RE: BMW and Jaguar Land Rover collaborate on electric

RE: BMW and Jaguar Land Rover collaborate on electric

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F4R

105 posts

65 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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It’s very depressing indeed.

I’d better dust down my road bike in search of freedom and thrills as there won’t be any from cars in the future.

Nor will I have any interest in buying from premium brands such as BMW.

RoverP6B

4,338 posts

128 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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I'll keep my BMW straight sixes, V8s and V12, thanks.

nightflight

812 posts

217 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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I'll be keeping my TVR Griffith, Caterham R300, and my motorbikes. The future sounds bloody awful.

anonymous-user

54 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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It's not all gloom and doom you know!

Right now, on my drive i have an M3 CS and an i3, and i'm somewhat surprised myself to say, the i3 is getting all the love and use, as it's just more fun, more of the time than the M3 ! (which on the right road is brilliant, but actually using even 50% of its performance, in modern traffic, feels, and probably is, completely irresponsible and anti-social)

in fact, the i3 is probably the best car BMW have ever made. There, i've said it, but honestly, it's brilliant :-)

Lannister902

1,540 posts

103 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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BMW seem to be going from strength to strength compared to its rivals, their lineup now is far better than 10 years ago

F4R

105 posts

65 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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Lannister902 said:
BMW seem to be going from strength to strength compared to its rivals, their lineup now is far better than 10 years ago
That’s not what their sales figures suggest. Plus their image is now being diluted by fwd, 3 or 4 cylinder engines instead of 6, oversized grilles, and now this electric and autonomous crap.

Before long, owning a bmw will be just as dreary as owning a Dacia

RoverP6B

4,338 posts

128 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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Lannister902 said:
BMW seem to be going from strength to strength compared to its rivals, their lineup now is far better than 10 years ago
You are kidding, right?! I'm thinking the old 130i, the E9* 330i/335i and M3, the E60/1 M5, the E65/66 760i/Li, even the E70 X5 in 4.8 form is a bit brilliant, and the original X6 looks positively pretty compared to the current one... now look at the guff they're making!

anonymous-user

54 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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Stu08 said:
I was thinking of a smart, intelligent response to the ACES acronym in light of my car enthusiast trait.

Can only really think of, fk off.
Fully Automated Road Transport

Morningside

24,110 posts

229 months

Saturday 8th June 2019
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gottans said:
Stu08 said:
I was thinking of a smart, intelligent response to the ACES acronym in light of my car enthusiast trait.

Can only really think of, fk off.
Fully Automated Road Transport
Yes, but the main question is...how will it be taxed?