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Just been to collect my 75
On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:28:54 +0100, Catman
> wrote: >Zathras wrote: >> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:03 +0100, Catman >> > wrote: >> >> >>> not sure what cars you are getting in to >> >> A BMW..sadly. >> > >SWMBO refuses to have one. Clearly a woman of taste and sophistication unlike my wife and daughter who are all for one because, get this, it has 4 cupholders!!!!!!!!!! 8-| Next they'll be wanting a cooker and beds and somewhere to hang their clothes.. -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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Zathras > wrote:
> >Hmmm, which model? > > 3 litre 325d. Not remotely pretty but it would be impossible to choose > a 2.4 JTDm over even that low tune 3 litre BMW engine.. I'm assuming a current shape 3-series? That's a pretty good engine - the advantage of a 6 pot vs a 4 or 5 pot comes into play with those. However, you pay an awful lot for it. (When I was pricing up the 320d, I could have had one in SE trim with auto box - the whole idea was canned when I found out I'd be paying tax on a £28k repmobile - a similarly specced Audi was £4k cheaper and a Passat another £2-3k cheaper than that...) -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' Alfa 156 TSpark Sportwagon Veloce Selespeed - Alfa 75 TSpark Lusso - Ducati 750SS - BMW R100RT - Toyota Prius T-Spirit |
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Zathras wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:28:54 +0100, Catman > > wrote: > >> Zathras wrote: >>> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:03 +0100, Catman >>> > wrote: >>> >>> >>>> not sure what cars you are getting in to >>> A BMW..sadly. >>> >> SWMBO refuses to have one. > > Clearly a woman of taste and sophistication Indeed. She married me. Is currently bitching because she has finally decided that she doesn't want a 1.6 147 cos it'll be too slow.... >unlike my wife and > daughter who are all for one because, get this, it has 4 > cupholders!!!!!!!!!! 8-| Next they'll be wanting a cooker and beds > and somewhere to hang their clothes.. That's just unreasonable! -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:51:50 +0100, Catman
> wrote: >Zathras wrote: >> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:28:54 +0100, Catman >> > wrote: >> >>> Zathras wrote: >>>> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:03 +0100, Catman >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> not sure what cars you are getting in to >>>> A BMW..sadly. >>>> >>> SWMBO refuses to have one. >> >> Clearly a woman of taste and sophistication > >Indeed. She married me. ! > Is currently bitching because she has finally >decided that she doesn't want a 1.6 147 cos it'll be too slow.... What about the diesel? I know it doesn't sound sexy but it will drive with some guts. Having said that, although the 1.6 isn't actually quick, it is quite an eager little unit. It's one of those rare engines that actually tries to please. I found the 2.0 petrol felt little quicker..it just felt a bit lazy - maybe that was because it needed slightly less thrashing to get going. >>unlike my wife and >> daughter who are all for one because, get this, it has 4 >> cupholders!!!!!!!!!! 8-| Next they'll be wanting a cooker and beds >> and somewhere to hang their clothes.. > >That's just unreasonable! It's unbelievable. You try and explain how good/bad this and that is with a car and all they could ask was (bairn) "has it got two cupholders in the rear armrest?" and (wife) "has it got two cupholders for me in the front?" to which I hastily replied "I don't think so..but you don't need cupholders in an Italian work of art...". This gibberish is from the woman who, 9 years ago, *told* me to get an Azzurro Fantasia 156 Veloce with Irish Grey leather!!! Maybe dementia is interfering with play here? I'm sorry to say here but I'm under pressure to get a BMW 325d M Sport instead of a 159 2.4JTDm TI and the BMW is winning. Short of divorce (too expensive), I need help to persuade them to stay in the Alfa fold. Any ideas? Help! -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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Zathras wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:51:50 +0100, Catman > > wrote: > >> Zathras wrote: >>> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:28:54 +0100, Catman >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Zathras wrote: >>>>> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:03 +0100, Catman >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> not sure what cars you are getting in to >>>>> A BMW..sadly. >>>>> >>>> SWMBO refuses to have one. >>> Clearly a woman of taste and sophistication >> Indeed. She married me. > > ! > >> Is currently bitching because she has finally >> decided that she doesn't want a 1.6 147 cos it'll be too slow.... > > What about the diesel? I know it doesn't sound sexy but it will drive > with some guts. Having said that, although the 1.6 isn't actually > quick, it is quite an eager little unit. It's one of those rare > engines that actually tries to please. I found the 2.0 petrol felt > little quicker..it just felt a bit lazy - maybe that was because it > needed slightly less thrashing to get going. > She'll do some tests, I hope. See what's what. >>> unlike my wife and >>> daughter who are all for one because, get this, it has 4 >>> cupholders!!!!!!!!!! 8-| Next they'll be wanting a cooker and beds >>> and somewhere to hang their clothes.. >> That's just unreasonable! > > It's unbelievable. You try and explain how good/bad this and that is > with a car and all they could ask was (bairn) "has it got two > cupholders in the rear armrest?" and (wife) "has it got two cupholders > for me in the front?" to which I hastily replied "I don't think > so..but you don't need cupholders in an Italian work of art...". This > gibberish is from the woman who, 9 years ago, *told* me to get an > Azzurro Fantasia 156 Veloce with Irish Grey leather!!! Maybe dementia > is interfering with play here? You don't need cup holder. IMHO of course. > > I'm sorry to say here but I'm under pressure to get a BMW 325d M Sport > instead of a 159 2.4JTDm TI and the BMW is winning. Short of divorce > (too expensive), I need help to persuade them to stay in the Alfa > fold. Any ideas? Help! > Yes, just go and buy one. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Halmyre wrote:
<snip> > > I'm baffled. Why does she need *two* cupholders? Why does she need *any*? It's a car, not a cafe. > > My wife's MX5 has cupholders in the door *and* in the centre console. Why?!? > The ones in the centre are especially annoying because they reduce the amount > of space available for small items. You could (radical suggestion I know) put some small items in them? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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"Catman" > wrote in message ... > Halmyre wrote: > <snip> >> >> I'm baffled. Why does she need *two* cupholders? > > Why does she need *any*? It's a car, not a cafe. Because she wants to grab a coffee and take it with her, perhaps? I drink loads of coffee in the car - I don't have time to stop and sit around drinking coffee, but I like drinking coffee, so having cupholders is quite important to me. When I bought the 156, I bought a couple of cupholders which clip over the doors, between the door and window. >> My wife's MX5 has cupholders in the door *and* in the centre console. >> Why?!? The ones in the centre are especially annoying because they reduce >> the amount of space available for small items. The 'cupholder' in the door is to hold bottles of water. The cupholders elsewhere are for coffee. My Prius has similar - 1 bottle holder in each front door, 2 cupholders in the centre console and 2 for rear seat passengers. Not as fancy as the pop-out cupholder / table type mechanism in the rear arm rest of the Passat, though... -- Steve H Still in Plymouth. |
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:17:00 +0100, Catman
> wrote: >You don't need cup holder. Hmmm. Kinda do. At the moment the wife has to play football with my drink bottle when we travel any distance. I think it ****es her off. >> I'm sorry to say here but I'm under pressure to get a BMW 325d M Sport >> instead of a 159 2.4JTDm TI and the BMW is winning. Short of divorce >> (too expensive), I need help to persuade them to stay in the Alfa >> fold. Any ideas? Help! >> > >Yes, just go and buy one. Divorce is not an option. -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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