From: bod on 27 May 2010 05:02 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 27 May 2010 05:05 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 27 May 2010 05:06 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 27 May 2010 05:07 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 27 May 2010 05:09
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 |