bimbeano
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Gran Tourer
Do you have any pics ? The GT looks so innocent (unless you took the M-pack) and is a bit of a sleeper 
with that engine !
Choosing the 4WD isn't a bad choice considering otherwise you get the FWD . I could have bought a fully loaded 120d X-drive M-pack pré facelift with a load of options for the same price as mine .. but who wants 4WD if you can have RWD ? And the engine was tightened to 163 instead of 190 hp which makes it as slow (or fast) as an RWD 118d BUT less fun to drive!
Vive la France !!!
Le Tricolore, a trio of hot hatches ... but unfortunately there is something not completely correct. That blue car will have to be replaced by a French car in the near future ... Now when will Renault really release the new Alpine ? Bim...
But X1 is perfect for your Shoe Eater...
I'm looking at the new Bentley SUV. Enough space for Fifi... Best, Kari
The 1-series ( not X1) offers enough space ...
... for Louie, especially as i had it converted to van-specifications ( two seater ). I havent seen the Bentayga in the flesh yet but i can imagine it's one hell of a car. And yes Fifi will fit Bim
As long as you do not choose the diesel ;)
I am sure it will be properly developed (unlike pre-VW ones) and very comfortable, so hard to go wrong.
Nope,
twelve cylinders "speak" to me and 608 hp must be fun. For a tractor... Best, Kari
Not crazy ...
I haven't seen the new Alpine yet (nobody has) and i intend to buy one .. i think ...
Actually the predecessor of the 205 Rallye.
Which had a 1300 cc boosting 102-ish horsepower ... The 106 Rally came later obviously and was probably a true fun car as well. My 205 XS is funny but not like the GTI's or the Rally ... though it was cheap as chips .. so no complaining
Did not know there was a 205 Rallie
One learns every day but then there was also a Citroen Visa GTi, which apparently drove even better than the 205 equivalent but is completely impossible to find these days...
Yes ! A true BMW color :-)
I'm really starting to like that car. Compared to the average cars here on the road it's quite fast and i start to like the fuel economy
Don't you laugh with my diesel !
I just took the 205 out for a first test ... errrr ... i think the previous owner must have done something to the engine. Never seen such a revving thing !
Not that fast ...
... but spectacular and alive ... very nervous .. well, i guess since i'm used to that BMW i might have become a pussy ... .
Much lighter than the BMW, though... Which may explain you have so much fun with it.
I had an XS... There was a bit of lack of power, but it was a funny car to drive, because of that! Best, Nicolas
Interesting thing about 205s
Fit them with modern tires and the going through hedges backwards danger is completely gone
Higher corner entry speeds
And more enthusiastic drivers having something to do with it?
So a proponent of Andretti, then
And his classic statement, \'If everything is under control, you are simply not going fast enough\'
I often have that feeling ...
.. going 'hard' in a turn .. and then there's absolutely no sensation or whatever, realizing i could have gone at least 40 km/h faster Bad judgement in speed, but better 40km/h too slow than 40 km/h too fast i guess.
Pushing a modern sportswear to the limits ...
.. on a public road is criminal ... even with my Clio RS i reach speeds that are just crazy .. and the Beemer almost reaches the same speeds but makes it even more reckless as there's a bigger, wider, heavier lump i'm pulling along ... .
I know
The cars just got too heavy and fast for the average roads. One can still enjoy them fully on something like an empty German Autobahn but even that is becoming a rare treat. The East German ones can be fun, as is the A96 between Munich and Lindau...
Just got a 220d myself
From a driving perspective the less desirable GT, with X-drive. But then again small children need space The engine, combined with the 8 speed auto is a real gem, though and as you said, the fuel consumption miserly.
Gran Tourer
Do you have any pics ? The GT looks so innocent (unless you took the M-pack) and is a bit of a sleeper with that engine ! Choosing the 4WD isn't a bad choice considering otherwise you get the FWD . I could have bought a fully loaded 120d X-drive M-pack pr...
Definitely a sleeper, especially with the child seat ;)
And the winter wheels (17 inch). And when ordering, there was no option to take the 20d with FWD - only came some months later. And for Austria AWD is definitely the more comfortable choice in winter... ...
At the moment not essential but helpful
So far, with the car not even experiencing proper rain, and no driving in anger, the AWD has not been tasked very hard. You can feel the power transfer rearward just before understeer would set in otherwise, which is nice. Need a better playground than th...
That's the problem with these cars.
Our roads have become so busy it's a real challenge to find time and space for a proper high-speed run ... when we were young(er) we went out at night when there was much less traffic so we had the roads for ourselves and could see very far because of the...
The good old times
I know exactly what you are saying. Driving to the other end of the country for a pizza (excuse, actually just for the drive), pretty unthinkable these days. I did a couple of cool road trips in the recent years, but these will also have to take a rain ch...