LoveTheBeast100hp
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I've had my 100hp for a few weeks now, and as far as I've seen so far, it does everything I need. The car is extremely well reviewed too.
My question is this, why aren't there more about? It's great fun, cheap to own and run, it looks good (which I know is a subjective thing), and it's practical even for a guy like me who has a little girl and pram in tow 24/7. It should be all things to all men...but it's not.
The possible answer hit me when I went to the pub on Saturday. My mate could hardly contain himself when I told him what I had just bought. When I suggested that was a lot a more involving that his BMW 118d, he looked like I should be institutionalized. He, like so many males of my generation, think in 0-60 times, power outputs, and lap times. The days of a good manual 'box over an 'F1 style' semi-auto are fading, and the value of driving purity seems to be taking a back seat.
I just hope car companies continue to make equivalents of 100hp/swift sport/twinge cups for decades to come before we all forget what driving is really all about.
My question is this, why aren't there more about? It's great fun, cheap to own and run, it looks good (which I know is a subjective thing), and it's practical even for a guy like me who has a little girl and pram in tow 24/7. It should be all things to all men...but it's not.
The possible answer hit me when I went to the pub on Saturday. My mate could hardly contain himself when I told him what I had just bought. When I suggested that was a lot a more involving that his BMW 118d, he looked like I should be institutionalized. He, like so many males of my generation, think in 0-60 times, power outputs, and lap times. The days of a good manual 'box over an 'F1 style' semi-auto are fading, and the value of driving purity seems to be taking a back seat.
I just hope car companies continue to make equivalents of 100hp/swift sport/twinge cups for decades to come before we all forget what driving is really all about.
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