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I followed one from the Penshaw monument - A183 - to the Tees flyover - A19 - yesterday and they drove perfectly sensibly all the way. Pleasant surprise.
It was Range Rovers, Quashquais and Jaguars that were the noticeable offenders, along with the expected BMWs
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Well the prize yesterday goes to the Toyota that came off the slip road behind me (I'd pulled over to allow him to) & entered the middle lane, as I pulled back into the inside lane - but made no attempt to pass AND when I looked in the mirror as I came up behind another car in the inside lane he was still there, although the road was otherwise empty, & there he stayed the whole time he was still in sight. =D>

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Here's one that definitely doesn't fit the thread title. Not an SUV so can't be plonked in that thread.



I had just watched her new Rolls video, another ugly heap.
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I only lasted halfway cos I couldn't stand her voice!! The car is definitely not me cos I'm a tradition fan!! :)
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She can be a bit hard to take but that thing is an absolute disgrace.
I don't like any of the DS range, nor the Cactus but that heap really takes the cake.

Sounds like a Tonka toy and seems very flimsy, doors are dreadful.
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mickthemaverick wrote: 23 Aug 2019, 14:13 Come on Neil!!! Surely Prince Charles would go to Waitrose? :rofl2:
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white exec wrote: 23 Sep 2019, 08:42 Four circles in the rearview mirror present a now widely understood warning :shock:
I regularly get them tailgating me on the 'bike, often on the motorway. It's particularly frustrating. I *very* occasionally play (embarrass) them. They don't like it up 'em! Especially not by a fat man on a 25 year old Kawasaki..
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Michel wrote: 10 Oct 2019, 15:38
white exec wrote: 23 Sep 2019, 08:42 Four circles in the rearview mirror present a now widely understood warning :shock:
I regularly get them tailgating me on the 'bike, often on the motorway. It's particularly frustrating. I *very* occasionally play (embarrass) them. They don't like it up 'em! Especially not by a fat man on a 25 year old Kawasaki..
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I've had a couple of Audis myself. Lovely cars, especially the interiors. The issue is that they're often driven by knob-heads! I'm certainly not claiming all Audi drivers are. For me, it seems any Male in a sporty Audi wants to race me.

Bloody pointless! My bike does 0-60 in 2.7 seconds and a standing 1/4 in 10, at terminal speed of 137mph. There's not an Audi .. or much else road-legal that can keep up :)
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Our XM 2.5 can leave a good few circles standing, especially when it comes to winding clear-view curves. The level road-holding and torque of that French engine is extraordinary.
Not something I make a habit of, but when some idiot is glued to your back bumper, at the legal limit, and with no possibility of overtaking safely, there are two options: slow down, or leave the clot behind.

So many of their drivers are 20-something male, and driving in the 'deck chair' position - laid back and just visible above the steering wheel. An Advanced Driving Instructor would put them through the shredder. An Examiner would issue a fail. Traffic Police would issue a fine and points. Where are these fine folk when you really need them?
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Well I took a picture or 2 of a modern car this morning.

My thought process.......thats a nice colour, its a citroen, looks like a nice sort of size, not too big, not too small, its got a decent tail gate, probably plenty of space for the dog, bit of protective plastic down and I bet those back seats fold down to get a few bags of sand and cement bricks and roofing felt in. Its got roof bars too :-D

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I'm in the process of buying a C3 Picasso at the moment hence the sale of the Skoda!
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well this did stir something the other day.....and did stand out from the crowd in Morrisons car park the other day.

In fact I would rate it as the second best looking car in the car park on that day. There were only 2 cars that were remotely interesting that Lexus and my Leaf..... :-D

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No posting since February 2020 on the thread....and this has to be the antithesis of the thread title. All subjective of course but if Stellantis brand Alfa Romeo dug out a few of their old designs their stable would be a bit more pleasing than this brand new 2023 example. It did catch my eye though, and I'll give it some credit...it stood out in the car park :-D
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