Re: [doc] "new" new cars
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Re: [doc] "new" new cars
- From: "Lloyd Bonson" <lloyd_bonson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:06:21 +0000
"The reason being that most of the cars length has gone on the bonnet,
because the front's not much better and the boot is nothing more than a
rear-mounted glove box."
That'll be the need to comply with American crash protection regulations for
you!!
>From: Mike Sumner <mikebmw316@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [doc] "new" new cars
>Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:09:22 +0100 (BST)
>
>Not trying to stir things up but having sat in the back of a BMW Mini (and
>not being particularly tall) I have to say that you'd do well to seat 4
>adults. The rear leg room is an absolute joke.
>
>The reason being that most of the cars length has gone on the bonnet,
>because the front's not much better and the boot is nothing more than a
>rear-mounted glove box.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mike Sumner - 178
>1999 BMW E36 Coupe
>
>
>Troy Knight <dmc.knight@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>BMW mini's are small practical and can seat 4 adults, the insurance I'm not
>too sure about but I hear a Renault Cleo is pretty good to insure.
>
>Yur Pal
>Troy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Green
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:58 PM
> Subject: [doc] "new" new cars
>
>
> All this talk of rover shutting down, leaves me in consideration of
> what car to get next. I used to live a stones throw from the
> longbridge plant, and a lot of my school mates could well be out of
> work very soon!
>
> Currently I have a 5 year old hyundai accent which has served me well,
> but its time to change, and so I need a little bit of advice if
> possible from what seem to be a mostly clued up bunch of motor heads
> ;)
>
> so what do i go for guys (and gals) ? I need something that can take a
> fair whack of miles, up to 25k a year, be economical, safe and sturdy,
> no more than a 1.5l or less than a 1.3, low insurance group (my accent
> is group 4 and my premium is still an anal fisting), comfortably fit 4
> adults and most importantly be in the low end price bracket.. so
> around 8 or 9 k
>
> I would spend that towards a delorean if it was practical... but it
> just isnt, for quite a few of my ideal car checklist
>
> so what should i go for... or shall i just go and buy a brand new
>accent?
>
>
> Mike
> 427
> VINLESS
>
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> Mike Green
> Software architect
>
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