Comments on: New car http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/ Beer and self-loathing in East Twerton Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:21:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rich http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5979 rich Sat, 17 May 2008 13:01:52 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5979 It's to compensate for the compulsory lobotomy you receive when you buy a BMW :) It’s to compensate for the compulsory lobotomy you receive when you buy a BMW :)

]]> By: matt http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5970 matt Sat, 17 May 2008 11:09:22 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5970 You mean X-Drive compensates for the lack of BMW driver's driving technique? You mean X-Drive compensates for the lack of BMW driver’s driving technique?

]]> By: Alex http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5967 Alex Fri, 16 May 2008 20:30:52 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5967 X-Drive is not a poncy buzzword i'll have you know.. the engines power is optimally translated onto the road at any time - even in hairpin bends, when starting on a hill, or slippery surfaces. xDrive ensures you have power whenever you need it most.... So there... X-Drive is not a poncy buzzword i’ll have you know.. the engines power is optimally translated onto the road at any time – even in hairpin bends, when starting on a hill, or slippery surfaces. xDrive ensures you have power whenever you need it most….
So there…

]]> By: rich http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5965 rich Fri, 16 May 2008 19:54:06 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5965 It doesn't need poncy buzzwords like a BMW :) It doesn’t need poncy buzzwords like a BMW :)

]]> By: Alex http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5964 Alex Fri, 16 May 2008 19:35:32 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5964 Does it have X-Drive like mine? I went off road the other day.. over a field... it was great. we could go on off-roading weekends... Does it have X-Drive like mine? I went off road the other day.. over a field… it was great. we could go on off-roading weekends…

]]> By: rich http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5963 rich Fri, 16 May 2008 17:34:55 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5963 Apparently it's pretty good off-road, obviously not as good as a Defender though. Apparently it’s pretty good off-road, obviously not as good as a Defender though.

]]> By: matt http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5962 matt Fri, 16 May 2008 17:32:41 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5962 Are X-Trails actually suitable for anything bumpier than a campsite? Are X-Trails actually suitable for anything bumpier than a campsite?

]]> By: Father http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5951 Father Thu, 15 May 2008 20:24:52 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5951 What you really need is to fit a powered winch to the front to pull yourself out of places where your roadie tyres won't! And extend the exhaust upover the roof line so you can ford every stream as well as climb every mountain. (I feel a song coming on!) :o What you really need is to fit a powered winch to the front to pull yourself out of places where your roadie tyres won’t! And extend the exhaust upover the roof line so you can ford every stream as well as climb every mountain. (I feel a song coming on!) :o

]]> By: rich http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5949 rich Thu, 15 May 2008 15:33:18 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5949 Yup, that's the one I've paid a deposit on. The plough can attach to the towbar if/when I get one fitted. Yup, that’s the one I’ve paid a deposit on.

The plough can attach to the towbar if/when I get one fitted.

]]> By: matt http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 matt Thu, 15 May 2008 15:28:10 +0000 http://www.lifeinthebuslane.com/2008/05/14/new-car/#comment-5948 Oh, i see that's the Actual car, weirdly I thought it was just an example of one of them. looks ok, where's the plough go? Oh, i see that’s the Actual car, weirdly I thought it was just an example of one of them.

looks ok, where’s the plough go?

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