The Cost of 4x4s

[dang65]

Didn't they try to run planes on nuclear power back in the 50's?

They probably tried to run lawn mowers on nuclear power back in the 50s.

[DodgyAgent]

Well, I've got an old Discovery and it's great. It will last for years, it costs me less in fuel than many cars will cost me in depreciation each year and it's relatively cheap to maintain because it's not exactly cutting edge technology so I can use non-franchise garages.

It's BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Porsche and others that have given 4x4's a bad name. These are expensive, prestige makes whether you buy a 4x4 model or not, so obviously the parts are going to cost a lot and the people that drive them will be envied and stereotyped by the general public. The gas guzzling Bentley/Beemer/Merc saloons etc seem to have escaped the wraith of the greens because the X5 brigade are such an easy target for hostility.

Let's face it, most of the hostility and protests about 4x4's are confined to West London, especially around schools.

there are more road hazards in London than in the countryside so a 4x4 in London is a necessity

[DodgyAgent]

Didn't they try to run planes on nuclear power back in the 50's?

The plug kept coming out whenever trhe plane went more than 30 metres from the socket

[gingerjedi]

Let's face it, most of the hostility and protests about 4x4's are confined to West London, especially around schools.

Not true we have our very own Somerset 4x4 tyre slasher who was up to 250 vehicles at last count, and this is Somerset FFS!

[oraclesmith]

It's the cider what does it. He won't live long on bad scrumpy !

[gingerjedi]

It's the cider what does it. He won't live long on bad scrumpy !

I saw a bumper sticker that read "zider makes I spooky"