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It's the point of reference I'm used to in all honesty. Yeah, I could afford 'better', but until you get to the m3/rs4 level (ie >£30k new), there aren't many cars that I enjoy driving more.
I'd love an elise, but it's just not practical enough. 370z isn't (imo) a great car to drive, and the...
I enjoy driving?? I've said from day one when the 200 was released, it's pig ugly but that wouldn't stop me buying.
As far as I'm concerned, until you get to the £25k+ bracket there are very few genuinely attractive looking cars about. Inoffensive and ordinary, but very few attractive cars...
He's hiding? I caught a reflection on the way to work and heaved.
Looks great from the rear 3/4 though. Park nose in, and walk towards the car at a jaunty angle.
Will do fella. Finally got to open it up on decent roads today. Impressed, very impressed. But the 172 is more fun, more alive, and more engaging. But then the 200 is massively more refined, and a nicer everyday car.
I'd still take the 172 for a b-road blast in Wales. I'd just rather be in the...
Only done mway so far. Very comfy, built well (although not german standard). Def more pull than a 197, shift is good (although the stitching on the knob is very rough).
Exhaust sounds great! That was unexpected.
Don't like the steering wheel, I prefer a thinner rim.
I've never driven one before, so took advice of a few friends that had. All said the ride quality was questionable with the cup setup, but the steering was better. This won't be tracked (there will be a seperate car for that built over the winter), so I went with the more comfy setup.
Also meant...
garage code reader is no use. Mine was hooked up to a snapon code reader, nothing came up. Plugged in an RStuner and a stored lambda fault came up immediately.