Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
That's not an equivalent argument. Cars are not designed with the express purpose of killing things.
Preferably the Touring variant, for me.Just thought of a new car I’d like to be able to buy today, other than a W124. I remember when a new E30 came with nothing. I’d have a 325i with its wonderful straight 6, manual of course. 16 inch steel wheels (with a full sized spare), cloth, manual windows. OK, ABS, air con and an Alpine stereo. Oh, and a couple of bags of cement in the boot. Perfect.
I wasn`t claiming equivalence, I was being a smartarse.That's not an equivalent argument. Cars are not designed with the express purpose of killing things.
a man after my own heart, then!I wasn`t claiming equivalence, I was being a smartarse.
Agree completely. Modern cars are no fun and the "perceived build quality" is abominable. Once you have A/C and electric windows, all the rest is just added weight. My 1982 320i coupe' didn't even have power steering, and didn't need it. Another good one was the 535i, 3.5 litre straight six, LSD, 1980s vintage. A friend had one and his only complaint was that it "drank" a lot.Just thought of a new car I’d like to be able to buy today, other than a W124. I remember when a new E30 came with nothing. I’d have a 325i with its wonderful straight 6, manual of course. 16 inch steel wheels (with a full sized spare), cloth, manual windows. OK, ABS, air con and an Alpine stereo. Oh, and a couple of bags of cement in the boot. Perfect.
I wondered for a while about "ballache," thought it must be some very refined, recherche' expression borrowed from the French, maybe a figure in classical ballet. "She does a marvellous ballache, don't you think?"Lots of good suggestions here, but the worst has surely got to be the electronic handbrake.
An annoyance with an automatic, but a major ball-ache on a manual tranmission.
From now on, I am going to pronounce 'ballache' with a French lilt, as though it rhymes with 'moustache'.I wondered for a while about "ballache," thought it must be some very refined, recherche' expression borrowed from the French, maybe a figure in classical ballet. "She does a marvellous ballache, don't you think?"
Agree it's a major annoyance on a manual but I've never had a problem with it on automatics. It seems to work particularly well on my Mercedes.Lots of good suggestions here, but the worst has surely got to be the electronic handbrake.
An annoyance with an automatic, but a major ball-ache on a manual tranmission.
You obviously haven't driven some of the old cars I have had.That's not an equivalent argument. Cars are not designed with the express purpose of killing things.
point well taken! I've driven a few like that in my time, too.You obviously haven't driven some of the old cars I have had.
I rather like it on my (auto) S type, for one thing it works, which is something of a novelty to most drivers of older Jaguars.Lots of good suggestions here, but the worst has surely got to be the electronic handbrake.
An annoyance with an automatic, but a major ball-ache on a manual tranmission.
Good idea; one could have said that a Facel Vega was a "rather ballache car," or "There you are, Sue, looking very "ballache" this morning!" Except that Narabdela has "corrected" it to a vulgar and pedestrian "ball-ache" and spoilt it.From now on, I am going to pronounce 'ballache' with a French lilt, as though it rhymes with 'moustache'.
Indeed. I'm also going to pronounce the 'ball...' bit as I would for 'ballet'. There's a song in there somewhere, something about 'You say ballet, I say ballache, let's call the whole thing off'Good idea; one could have said that a Facel Vega was a "rather ballache car," or "There you are, Sue, looking very "ballache" this morning!" Except that Narabdela has "corrected" it to a vulgar and pedestrian "ball-ache" and spoilt it.
Indeed. I'm also going to pronounce the 'ball...' bit as I would for 'ballet'. There's a song in there somewhere, something about 'You say ballet, I say ballache, let's call the whole thing off'
Almost - bal-ash I thinkIs this a microwave = mikro warvay moment?
ballache = bal ark ay
Ahhh...rear windows you can see out of from the driver's seat.....sigh....Preferably the Touring variant, for me.
Getting there.What age are we? Nine?
Is there not a case for just making a car like this decade after decade? Just refine it gradually but keep components retro-fittable as far as humanly possible. Modular engine and transmission. Just make the perfect car and keep making it. forever. I'd buy one in a heartbeat.Preferably the Touring variant, for me.