Have your say? Why bmw?

I have had Focuses (Foci if you prefer) and a Mondeo on hire and found them
quite decent. Quite well built and appointments ok.

One Focus was a 4-door (as opposed to hatchback) and it looked so DULL I
felt like nodding off every time I had to get in... (but still nicely built
etc - was Ghia version).

Had an Opel Meriva the other week with a very nice td engine. But oh, was I
glad I have RWD at home. Put my foot down hard and boy, what a starting
drag on the steering wheel. Maybe it's just an Opel/Vauxhall problem or
just a problem of a badly-adjusted car, but I din't like it one bit.

DAS

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"Richard Sexton" > wrote in message
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[...]
> different cars - as opposed to sitting behind the wheel
> of some ****box like a ford focus or a toyota which seems
> to sort of whine "can we get this over with" at you.

In article >,
Dori A Schmetterling > wrote:
>I have had Focuses (Foci if you prefer) and a Mondeo on hire and found them
>quite decent. Quite well built and appointments ok.

My parents, in their 70s, have a focus. The first thing me and my
kids notice is how much faster it goes when my folks aren't in the
car. I suppose it's capable and gets good milage and all byt
my god is it dull and numb.


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BTW, re FWD I meant to say, "what a startLing drag on the steering wheel".

When I am inside a Focus the view out isn't that much different from other
cars, which is why I mourn the passing of the upright star on so many Merc
models. My CLK Cab is the last of its line, for example. The new model
already has a stuck-on star. Also, on older models with less-sloping
bonnets the stars are much easier to see. What one has to tolerate in the
interests of the Cw value....

DAS

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"Richard Sexton" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Dori A Schmetterling > wrote:
>>I have had Focuses (Foci if you prefer) and a Mondeo on hire and found
>>them
>>quite decent. Quite well built and appointments ok.
>
> My parents, in their 70s, have a focus. The first thing me and my
> kids notice is how much faster it goes when my folks aren't in the
> car. I suppose it's capable and gets good milage and all byt
> my god is it dull and numb.
>
>
> --
> Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org
> Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
> 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
> 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

Richard Sexton wrote:
> In article >,
> Dori A Schmetterling > wrote:
>
>>I have had Focuses (Foci if you prefer) and a Mondeo on hire and found them
>>quite decent. Quite well built and appointments ok.
>
>
> My parents, in their 70s, have a focus. The first thing me and my
> kids notice is how much faster it goes when my folks aren't in the
> car. I suppose it's capable and gets good milage and all byt
> my god is it dull and numb.
>
>

Is it really that much more dull than, say... a Honda Civic (which is
all the rage with the younger folks)?

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-Fred W

In article >,
Fred W > wrote:
>Richard Sexton wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Dori A Schmetterling > wrote:
>>
>>>I have had Focuses (Foci if you prefer) and a Mondeo on hire and found them
>>>quite decent. Quite well built and appointments ok.
>>
>>
>> My parents, in their 70s, have a focus. The first thing me and my
>> kids notice is how much faster it goes when my folks aren't in the
>> car. I suppose it's capable and gets good milage and all byt
>> my god is it dull and numb.
>>
>>
>
>Is it really that much more dull than, say... a Honda Civic (which is
>all the rage with the younger folks)?

God yes. Hondas are a blast.


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1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

Unfortunately they don't feature on Avis car lists in Europe or Middle
East...

DAS

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"Richard Sexton" > wrote in message
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[...]

> God yes. Hondas are a blast.
>
>
> --
> Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org
> Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
> 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
> 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

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Joe



Dori A Schmetterling 写�：

> There was an expression in Germany (don't know if still used):
>
> A BMW is the car for a man going places.
>
> A Merc is the car for the man who has arrived.
>
>
> DAS
>
> For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
> ---
>
> "Richard Sexton" > wrote in message
> ...
> [...]
> >
> > You're not gonna go tear-assing aruond in a Mercedes (unless it's
> > a high maintenance 190 16v). It's a whole nother smoke.
> >
> > Get one of each I say.
> >

I am?

How did you work that out?

DAS

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> wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi Dori,

Please allow me jump in
I just reading your former message and noted you are garment buyer in
your market.
I would like to recommend myself that we are garment supplier from
China, we can do perfect woven garment items in good FOB price, if you
feel there has any chance for our our business cooperation, please do
not hesitate to contact with me under , any
enquiry will be reply. thanks

Best regards
Joe



Dori A Schmetterling ??:

> There was an expression in Germany (don't know if still used):
>
> A BMW is the car for a man going places.
>
> A Merc is the car for the man who has arrived.
>
>
> DAS
>
> For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
> ---
>
> "Richard Sexton" > wrote in message
> ...
> [...]
> >
> > You're not gonna go tear-assing aruond in a Mercedes (unless it's
> > a high maintenance 190 16v). It's a whole nother smoke.
> >
> > Get one of each I say.
> >