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Undecided on a car choice... Opinions required!

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  • chrisw
    chrisw Posts: 3,816 Forumite
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    How about a 3 series?
  • iamashoppingaddict
    iamashoppingaddict Posts: 862 Forumite
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    chrisw wrote: »
    How about a 3 series?

    Can't get the dog in the boot!
  • OddballJamie
    OddballJamie Posts: 2,660 Forumite
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    iamashoppingaddict wrote: »
    Can't get the dog in the boot!

    You can in a 3 Series estate.
  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
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    I can fit a miniature chihuahua (sideways) in my IQ's boot.
  • OddballJamie
    OddballJamie Posts: 2,660 Forumite
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    jaydeeuk1 wrote: »
    I can fit a miniature chihuahua (sideways) in my IQ's boot.

    When is the Cactus due?
  • JustinR1979
    JustinR1979 Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    iamashoppingaddict wrote: »

    Anyway, anyone else dropped from a 'higher' powered car to a lower powered one and been ok with it?



    400bhp to 110bhp (when not in limp mode), was ok.
    As long as you've some torque, like any turbocharged diesel, you can nip round for a single car overtake at all legal speeds.
    Is all you need, maybe not all you want though.
    Brother has an E46 estate and 2 big dogs, not the biggest boot but be more than enough for 1 dog.
  • darkmatter101
    darkmatter101 Posts: 421 Forumite
    iamashoppingaddict wrote: »

    Anyway, anyone else dropped from a 'higher' powered car to a lower powered one and been ok with it?

    No sarcasm intended but I wouldn't classify a 1 series diesel as 'higher' powered. What one was it? If it was the123d or even 120d then fair enough, they are fast.
  • JustinR1979
    JustinR1979 Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    darkmatter101 wrote: »
    No sarcasm intended but I wouldn't classify a 1 series diesel as 'higher' powered. What one was it? If it was the123d or even 120d then fair enough, they are fast.



    I think they mean going from a car with X amount of power to one that has Y amount of power and which is lower than X, as opposed to have you gone from a supercar to a shopping cart :)
  • iamashoppingaddict
    iamashoppingaddict Posts: 862 Forumite
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    darkmatter101 wrote: »
    No sarcasm intended but I wouldn't classify a 1 series diesel as 'higher' powered. What one was it? If it was the123d or even 120d then fair enough, they are fast.

    I have the 120d smart !!!!.
  • iamashoppingaddict
    iamashoppingaddict Posts: 862 Forumite
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    JustinR1979 wrote: »
    I think they mean going from a car with X amount of power to one that has Y amount of power and which is lower than X, as opposed to have you gone from a supercar to a shopping cart :)

    That's exactly what I meant. Thank you. :D
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