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From: Feral on 29 Jul 2010 03:36 D Walford wrote: > I've had both large and small cars and whilst I agree that older large > cars like the 1994 Fairlane I used to own was very comfortable I'd much > rather drive on a long trip the much smaller 06 Subaru Impreza we had > till recently. > The Fairlane certainly had a better ride but the Impreza seats had much > better support so the firm ride didn't bother me all that much because > the seats were so good. > Noise levels also make a big difference to comfort on long drives, small > cars tended to be a lot noisier than large cars in the past but IMO > that's much less of an issue with newer small cars. > Another thing to consider is the improvement to the roads, the surface > of most major highways is much better so you don't need soft suspension > and a long wheel base to soak up the bumps. > LWB doesn't always mean a good ride, my Hilux is longer overall than the > Fairlane but the ride isn't exactly limousine like:-) I still remember the smooth, flowing, swaying, rocking ride of a mates Toyota Crown many years ago. I also remember, if the journey was TOO long, it tended to make one fairly carsick. :-( -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^
From: Dingo on 29 Jul 2010 04:05 www.news.com.au/breaking-news/gillard-defunds-award-wining-solar-science/story-e6frfku0-1225898620858
From: Doug Jewell on 29 Jul 2010 04:17 John_H wrote: > Toby wrote: >> Fun: >> Dial up 130 and attack, say, Miriamvale to Gin Gin. >> Good test of nerve, that one:-) > > How anyone could set their cruise control at 130 in a 100 zone and > survive is completely beyond me (it'd be like one of those runaway > cars we hear about)! OTOH I have no doubt that setting it at a 100 in > a 100 zone is perfectly safe under any conditions (so long as it > doesn't creep so much as 1k over). :) > it doesn't seem that long ago (but it's probably at least 20 years), that I was doing 120MPH on the highway between brissy and the gold coast, and although I was faster than the bulk of the traffic, I was still overtaken several times. Another time I was doing 80MPH on one of the freeways down there, and I was the slowest car on the road. How times have changed. -- What is the difference between a duck?
From: PhilD on 29 Jul 2010 05:43 "Doug Jewell" <ask(a)and.maybe.ill.tell.you> wrote in message news:kLKdnYvU1sK9pMzRnZ2dnUVZ_oednZ2d(a)westnet.com.au... > John_H wrote: >> Toby wrote: >>> Fun: >>> Dial up 130 and attack, say, Miriamvale to Gin Gin. >>> Good test of nerve, that one:-) >> How anyone could set their cruise control at 130 in a 100 zone and >> survive is completely beyond me (it'd be like one of those runaway >> cars we hear about)! OTOH I have no doubt that setting it at a 100 in >> a 100 zone is perfectly safe under any conditions (so long as it >> doesn't creep so much as 1k over). :) >> > it doesn't seem that long ago (but it's probably at least 20 years), that > I was doing 120MPH on the highway between brissy and the gold coast, What, couldn't you get in to top gear :-) > and although I was faster than the bulk of the traffic, I was still > overtaken several times. > Another time I was doing 80MPH on one of the freeways down there, and I > was the slowest car on the road. > How times have changed. > > -- > What is the difference between a duck?
From: Noddy on 29 Jul 2010 06:24
<OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message news:vf5256hh5vfkef25sv7j7t6jtrlnh29imh(a)4ax.com... > Tell me again how a lagre car is not better than a small for distance > travel. Better pick an example where the car is ACTUALLY > "significantly" smaller eh! > > Better still, DON'T > > I can't argue with someone as totally ignorant of facts as you! I've already put examples of such cars in this very thread Ozliar, and if you actually bothered to read them you'd know that. I said previously that I found my old lady's Getz a more enjoyable long distance drive than my EF Fairmont was, and you don't get my more of a size difference than that. -- Regards, Noddy. |