The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
No stars ear mate we left them on the yuro-bus....Yes, the UK is geographically in the continent of Europe, gold star
No stars ear mate we left them on the yuro-bus....Yes, the UK is geographically in the continent of Europe, gold star
Oh I know! They were just trying to twist my words regarding how I’d referred to the UK’s best selling car over a period of time, and then referred to Europe’s best selling car in the city car segment over a period of time so I had to make the differentiation.No stars ear mate we left them on the yuro-bus....
For sure, I did make a few enquiries. The safety thing is all that nailed the coffin on the idea for me though. Not happy about that, but that’s the sole reason I didn’t opt for one despite much time spent planning for it.Thats an awfult thing to say...(lol)
Pandas on the top.
Some of the older models seem to be a hit with the car molesting usually younger guys. I don’t know why. Usually they stick to VAG products.I was following an old Lexus 200 estate the other day.. Stupid aftermarket noise box exhaust and lowered so much it must have been rubbing the tyres on teh wheel arches. Seemed pretty stupid to me, the whole point of lexus is smooth luxurious comfort and some with a slightly sporty edge?? I watched it as it smoked its way, bouncing violently over the horizon.
I’m on a few CT200 groups now. As you can imagine, any Prius derived drivetrain is going to be far from fast or sporty and yet there’s questions daily and photos of people putting spoilers on them… lowering them… all the clown car kit under the sun
It’s a very nice car I think. It’s about as sporty as I need it to be (a few little visual pieces, the drive mode with the fast pedal feel and little red light details). It’s as fast as I need it to be - more than competent for sane driving, although ‘slow’ by heavy footed people standards. It’s incredibly quiet and smooth compared to my other cars. Very, very efficient compared to the thirsty Avensis. Very sharp handling compared to my previous cars. Seems to be pretty safe, albeit without all the high tech (kind of annoying) warning systems the Avensis had. I think unless you’re REALLY into one core thing like speed, or tech, or tiny/large size - then yeah it’d fall down quickly. But if you just want a good measure of everything, it excels.I had four company cars over several years with that drivetrain—an Auris, a third gen Prius, the CT and a fourth gen Prius. The CT had a completely different "personality" to the others. I suspect those who say "it's just a Prius" have never actually driven one.
Agree with you that it's not a "sporty" car, and Lexus's attempts to characterise it as one (stiffer suspension, lower ride height, bigger wheels) were bad enough without all the other "clown kit" some second and third owners have subjected them to. I went the other way and specced smaller wheels on mine (a no cost option)—this greatly improves the ride about which all the journos at the time were critical.