From: bod on
Adrian wrote:
> bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>
>>>>>> I would class most cars as 'mediocre'. If the person likes an
>>>>>> average car, that' all that matters. We can't all afford Ferraris.
>
>>>>> Do you really think that the kind of teenage-boy stats better suited
>>>>> to a game of "Top Trumps" are the only difference between a mediocre
>>>>> car and a good one?
>
>>>> No.
>
>>> So it was a bit of a silly and irrelevant post, then, wasn't it?
>
>> Most, really good cars are a lot more expensive than yer average
>> punter could normally afford.
>
> No, they aren't. There's really good cars in damn near every market
> segment, just as there's thorough mediocrity in every market segment.
> Always has been, always will be.
>
>

Let's put it this way; I would love a Caterham (as a second car), but
couldn't justify paying out 30k plus for one.

Bod
From: Mike P on
On 27 May, 10:02, bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Adrian wrote:
> > bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> > saying:
>
> >>>>>>   I would class most cars as 'mediocre'. If the person likes an
> >>>>>>   average car, that' all that matters. We can't all afford Ferraris.
>
> >>>>> Do you really think that the kind of teenage-boy stats better suited
> >>>>> to a game of "Top Trumps" are the only difference between a mediocre
> >>>>> car and a good one?
>
> >>>>   No.
>
> >>> So it was a bit of a silly and irrelevant post, then, wasn't it?
>
> >>   Most, really good cars are a lot more expensive than yer average
> >> punter could normally afford.
>
> > No, they aren't. There's really good cars in damn near every market
> > segment, just as there's thorough mediocrity in every market segment.
> > Always has been, always will be.
>
>  >
>  >
>
>   Let's put it this way; I would love a Caterham (as a second car), but
> couldn't justify paying out 30k plus for one.

You could pick up a decent one for 1/3 of that.

Mike P
From: Adrian on
bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

> I would class 'my' car as mediocre

Vectra, isn't it?
From: Ret. on
bod wrote:
> Ret. wrote:
>> Adrian wrote:
>>> bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
>>> they were saying:
>>>
>>>>>> I would class most cars as 'mediocre'. If the person likes an
>>>>>> average car, that' all that matters. We can't all afford
>>>>>> Ferraris.
>>>
>>>>> Do you really think that the kind of teenage-boy stats better
>>>>> suited to a game of "Top Trumps" are the only difference between a
>>>>> mediocre car and a good one?
>>>
>>>> No.
>>>
>>> So it was a bit of a silly and irrelevant post, then, wasn't it?
>>
>> As is your comment that the 75 is mediocre when there is a mass of
>> evidence in the form of awards won, and glowing professional
>> reviews, to thoroughly contradict your claim.
>>
>> The motoring press are not backward in criticising cars when they are
>> deserving of criticism. Why do you think that virtually all the
>> reviews are so positive?
>>
>>
> Kev, it depends how and who puts the classification as 'mediocre' on
> a car. I would class 'my' car as mediocre, but having said that, I
> personally like it, compared to other mediocre cars.

Yes indeed it does - but coming from someone who thinks the height of
motoring pleasure is derived from an ancient banger, it's a bit rich!

--
Kev

From: bod on
Mike P wrote:
> On 27 May, 10:02, bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> Adrian wrote:
>>> bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>>> saying:
>>>>>>>> I would class most cars as 'mediocre'. If the person likes an
>>>>>>>> average car, that' all that matters. We can't all afford Ferraris.
>>>>>>> Do you really think that the kind of teenage-boy stats better suited
>>>>>>> to a game of "Top Trumps" are the only difference between a mediocre
>>>>>>> car and a good one?
>>>>>> No.
>>>>> So it was a bit of a silly and irrelevant post, then, wasn't it?
>>>> Most, really good cars are a lot more expensive than yer average
>>>> punter could normally afford.
>>> No, they aren't. There's really good cars in damn near every market
>>> segment, just as there's thorough mediocrity in every market segment.
>>> Always has been, always will be.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Let's put it this way; I would love a Caterham (as a second car), but
>> couldn't justify paying out 30k plus for one.
>
> You could pick up a decent one for 1/3 of that.
>
> Mike P
>
>

I thought they held their price better than that?
Anyway, I would assume the insurance would be too high?

Bod