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I admit I thought so myself. That's why I took it :-).
Two beautiful cars, boy. ;)
I hope to see you there. But don't even think of trying to outbid me. X(
@007InAction take note, they have your dream BMW on offer:
Nice car for the track,not for the road with that low front spoiler.
I always loved the 928 styling.
Also the 944.
I didn't even know that! I thought it was a picture of the model... #-o
https://jalopnik.com/the-aston-martin-db5-they-blew-up-in-skyfall-was-really-1675319122
It's even got a little chrome bumper on which is sweet :)
Some people have all the luck.
Oh, and this evening, I managed to drive an automatic for the first tim ever. I brought back my sister's car (a Toyota Yaris), and had a few fall starts. I've been accustomed to driving stick, so my left foot didn't quite know what to do. Plus, the GPS, but that's a story for another time.
1949 Riley RMC ;-)
I guess with some cars that's allowed.
Do you really mean this? I mean, did you try an automatic before and only managed to use it for the first time...or have you never driven an automatic? Before 2004, I never bought a car with an automatic transmission because I was too parsimonious to spend the extra dough, but ever since I persuaded my parents to buy their first car with an automatic in the 70s enjoyed driving them. I remember a quote from Sir Stirling Moss from the 60s that it made no sense for a non-race driver to have a stick-shift.
My own first automatic car was a 2004 MB 320 CDI, and I decided never to buy a stick-shift again. I still know how to drive one, but why should I bother?
Yep, I never want to drive stick again either. The S-Tronic fits my 150hp A3 perfectly. ;)
The second : in my sixty years of life, I had never driven an automatic before yesterday. Neither had I driven a hybrid before. Yes, we dinosaurs are still around.
Not to annoy a legend, but I think that's a load of.
Why should racing drivers have all the fun? And anyway, up until recently I was able to change gears quicker than an automatic. Above all, I can see what's coming, so changing gear down to excellerate and overtake, especially on mountainous roads, is still better done with a manual car. I don't like automatics. I've driven them before but they never seem to do exactly what I want them to. I drove a nissan bluebird in New Zealand and it took ages to shift down when going up a hill. Imagine trying to overtake while going uphill....
Yeah I was thinking that. Moss was great and all but not a stranger to snobbery at times.
Generally they’re fine if your car is really powerful, but the Bluebirds of the world were more of a struggle. Now everything is semi-auto and DSG and all that they’re much better. I love that Rolls Royces have gearboxes which talk to the GPS so they select a gear appropriate for the next bend or incline- very nice.
Not that we’ll even need that once everything is electric.
True, and my current car might be the last one I own with a proper stick shift gearbox, but I love driving it that way and I'm sure driving it as an automatic would be half the fun. I understand the Gulia (still aiming for that one) only has flippers. we'll see..
What car was that ?
On the bike front, I've always had twist and go scooters. Current beast is semi-automatic (Honda NC750), with auto and manual modes and paddles to change up and down. I usually ride it in auto and change gear manually if I can see a roundabout or an overtake coming up. I'll go full manual on a really twisty/hilly ride.
I think it was a sporty Hyundai: one of those N ones. I can't remember the model number. It was a good car though.
Of note to Bond fans: I drove it down the road they did the car chase/flip in Casino Royale on :)
The 2020 Porsche Taycan EV looks ugly.
Probably the ugliest Porsche ever?
Imho, it doesn't and it it isn't.
The previous generation Panamera should get that title.
Don't worry, he probably turned round at the end and did it again! (My boyfriend went back for 2 or 3 extra goes on the Grossglockner while I sat in the cafe with an ice cream.)
The Panamera i think looks much better than the Taycan.
I'd say both of those are much better than something like the 914, but I know even that has its fans.