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Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:07 am
by JonMad
Nice. There's a 13 plate one of these near me that looks identical. I think I prefer the hatchback CLS (a 55K/63 would be nice) but sure it'll be a nice place in which to travel.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:50 am
by Jobbo
Hatchback? The normal one has a saloon boot.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:33 pm
by JonMad
Jobbo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:50 am
Hatchback? The normal one has a saloon boot.
I nearly wrote saloon
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:03 pm
by evostick
I absolutely hated the CLS when I first saw one. Then, I remember looking at one on a roundabout on the A46 one day and completely changing my opinion in one moment. Weird.
The shooting brake has never looked wrong. Great looking car.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:05 pm
by Jobbo
I should probably have waited a week - I bet they'll be under £10k in a few days
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 6:45 pm
by Shlergen
Big fan, I toyed with one but there were few about at the time and quite pricey.
I like my superb a lot but I should have waited
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:00 pm
by Zonda_
integrale_evo wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:16 pm
Does it have a normal rear bench or are they still a 2+2?
It might be a 4 seater but a car that size could never be a 2 + 2! That's means cars that have the token rear seats that are neither use not ornament!
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:40 pm
by integrale_evo
2+2 in my books is a car with two separate seats in the front and two separate ones in the back.
Like a 911, e30m3, merc clk, or merc cls ( non wagon)
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:55 pm
by mik
2+2 means two full size seats plus two which are compromised and therefore should be considered as occasional use. Job no’s has to be a 4 seater Shirley.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:03 pm
by integrale_evo
No, it has five which is why I asked becaus ethe normal cls only has two in the back which is a pain.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:16 pm
by V8Granite
Only 2 seats in the back is very cool and they are very comfy
Dave!
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:21 pm
by integrale_evo
Not if you occasionally need to carry five people it's not.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:45 pm
by Rich B
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:21 pm
Not if you occasionally need to carry five people it's not.
which is total garbage if you occasionally need to carry six people..
Etc...
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:11 pm
by DeskJockey
Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:45 pm
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:21 pm
Not if you occasionally need to carry five people it's not.
which is total garbage if you occasionally need to carry six people..
Etc...
Therefore the only correct answer is a Ford Galaxy that can carry 7.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:16 pm
by Rich B
DeskJockey wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:11 pm
Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:45 pm
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:21 pm
Not if you occasionally need to carry five people it's not.
which is total garbage if you occasionally need to carry six people..
Etc...
Therefore the only correct answer is a Ford Galaxy that can carry 7.
but what if you need to carry 8?!!?
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:25 pm
by DeskJockey
Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:16 pm
DeskJockey wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:11 pm
Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:45 pm
which is total garbage if you occasionally need to carry six people..
Etc...
Therefore the only correct answer is a Ford Galaxy that can carry 7.
but what if you need to carry 8?!!?
Nobody needs to carry that many people. That's just madness!
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:52 pm
by integrale_evo
Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:45 pm
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:21 pm
Not if you occasionally need to carry five people it's not.
which is total garbage if you occasionally need to carry six people..
Etc...
We are a family of four, occasionally it is nice to be able to take an extra person, i.e. The mother in law, one of the children's friends etc.
I'd rather take two cars everywhere than give up on life and buy a people carrier, but being able to occasionally seat an extra person which has plenty of room to do so, just that the manufacturer has decided to only put two belts in the back is annoying.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:58 am
by Rich B
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:52 pm
Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:45 pm
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:21 pm
Not if you occasionally need to carry five people it's not.
which is total garbage if you occasionally need to carry six people..
Etc...
We are a family of four, occasionally it is nice to be able to take an extra person, i.e. The mother in law, one of the children's friends etc.
I'd rather take two cars everywhere than give up on life and buy a people carrier, but being able to occasionally seat an extra person which has plenty of room to do so, just that the manufacturer has decided to only put two belts in the back is annoying.
you don’t need to explain Harry, it was just a joke!
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:23 am
by NotoriousREV
We have two genuine 2+2s and are a family of 4 and we really don’t consider it to be much of an issue.
Re: Cheap diesel purchase
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:38 am
by Jobbo
If you have a car with back doors, it’s quite useful for passengers to be able to slide along and get out the other side. A centre console in the rear is a bit silly in any car; it’s not like it needs to house a gear lever or controls.
Mind you, this is my first column shift so the only control on the front centre console is the COMAND rotary controller
