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Followed a Fiat 500 "Turismo" edition. Yup.
What's wrong with that?
What's made you not grumpy but not smile either today?
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What's made you not grumpy but not smile either today?
What's wrong with that?
Discovering I'd school boy errored at work....at least someone else didn't have to :idea:
There's no such thing for the 500 as far as I'm aware.
At least this was definitely a 1.4 Fiat 500 Pop with a badge off an Abarth 595 Turismo stuck on.
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There's no such thing for the 500 as far as I'm aware.
At least this was definitely a 1.4 Fiat 500 Pop with a badge off an Abarth 595 Turismo stuck on.
Fair enough, lol!
DS3 is in getting 4 new wheels under warranty (corrosion) so I have a courtesy car which is a C3.
I'm very surprised never actually driven one but confirms a few suspicions I had about the DS3. Firstly with 16 inch wheels, decent sized tyres and slightly softer springing all the crashiness to the ride quality disappears. Second the interiors are literally identical except the door cards (obviously), steering wheel, and the gearknob. There are a few other DS3 details but none of it adds much, and in the case of gearknob it detracts as the heavy ball gearknob on the ds3 gives the box a top heavy imprecise feel absent in the C3. Oddly the brakes on the C3 are far smoother than the on/off switch on the DS3.
Finally there is the elephant in the room the engines, I've always felt the diesel engine in the DS3 adds something in the same way as dog turd adds something to a cream carpet. A drive in the C3 confirms that with a nice free revving 1.2 petrol in it it's a significantly better experience. 1st it's got a consistent power delivery, not lag followed by boost followed by nothing. 2nd it makes less noise/vibration and the noise it does make is more pleasant. 3rd economy is slightly better in the petrol so far
So well I think the better car is the cheaper car personally.
The DS3 is a style over substance thing really, my wife loves hers and when its all cleaned and polished it does look nice although she has the 1.6 vti motor which is decent enough.
It wouldn't be a bad car apart from our poor engine choice. If they had had the money to engineer the car to match the looks it would be very good indeed.
Grumpy as I was brought into hospital with chest pains - diagnosis minor heart attack. So angiogram tomorrow, then will know whether stent or by-pass. sitting in bed all day, very boring, so many beeps all the time. Can't drive for at least a month.
Not grumpy, still alive!
Not grumpy, still alive!
Cripes!!, hope you get mended soon buddy!
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Hopefully the Angio will be easy going and they can pop a stent in and get you home soon.
Do get well soon !
Thanks for your thoughts guys. Not looking forward to the procedure, but can't avoid it.
Meanwhile, I'll continue working on here, keeps me from going insane with boredom.
Meanwhile, I'll continue working on here, keeps me from going insane with boredom.
Hi Nigel,
just read of this - not the Xmas pressie you would've asked for..,
let me know if you need anything, are you likely to be going to OX or SN for treatment,
Charlie
just read of this - not the Xmas pressie you would've asked for..,
let me know if you need anything, are you likely to be going to OX or SN for treatment,
Charlie
Wishing you all the best!
I needed to hire a van yesterday at short notice, for work, for one day.
I needed to hire it first thing, to take a patient lifter to a test house and start testing as soon as possible after 8:30, so I drove to Europcar rather than phoning around.
Europcar offered me a Movano for £144.95 - for a single day's hire.
Three weeks ago I had rented a Luton with tail-lift for £84 for a similar job, so I politely declined Europcar.
I went to Charter (who I hired the Luton from) and rented a transit for £60.
(This delayed me by 30-40 mins, but still time enough to complete and pass the testing).
Not impressed by Europcar, but smiling because I saved £85 (of company money) by going to Charter.
And who the hell thought Movano was a good name for a van ?
I needed to hire it first thing, to take a patient lifter to a test house and start testing as soon as possible after 8:30, so I drove to Europcar rather than phoning around.
Europcar offered me a Movano for £144.95 - for a single day's hire.
Three weeks ago I had rented a Luton with tail-lift for £84 for a similar job, so I politely declined Europcar.
I went to Charter (who I hired the Luton from) and rented a transit for £60.
(This delayed me by 30-40 mins, but still time enough to complete and pass the testing).
Not impressed by Europcar, but smiling because I saved £85 (of company money) by going to Charter.
And who the hell thought Movano was a good name for a van ?
Likewise
Andy
Hi guys,
Thanks for your concerns.
Am being sent ot Oxford for the op, but waiting in Swindon for a bed, no idea when, just re-assessed daily. Meanwhile, not allowed home to wait, so just sitting, waiting, bored.
And who the hell thought Movano was a good name for a van ?
Move-Van-O.......
Does exactly what it says on the tin and "a tin" is the best way to describe it
If you don't like Movano, call it NV400, or Master. All the same van. At least it is british made, in Luton, unlike the Transit now.
