Reply to: The worst 4x4 by far?

[The Late, Great JC]

the Octavia is excellent

and what do you drive JC ? didn't you once own a Skoda too ? when they had the engines in the boot ?

Milan.

Nope, never owned a Skoda. Judas used to rally one that had its motor in the boot.

[milanbenes]

the Octavia is excellent

and what do you drive JC ? didn't you once own a Skoda too ? when they had the engines in the boot ?

Milan.

[The Late, Great JC]

Milan,
You missed out Bugatti (which is part of VAG). And Porsche isn't.

The Continental GT is based on the VW Phaeton platform. Your Octavia is a golf.

Correction, his Octavia is a POS.

[Bovvered]

4x4

I wonder where the notation 4x4 first came from? Averyone knows that these vehicles don't have 16 wheels!

[planetit]

Milan,
You missed out Bugatti (which is part of VAG). And Porsche isn't.

The Continental GT is based on the VW Phaeton platform. Your Octavia is a golf.

[milanbenes]

correction, this,

Skoda/Seat/Volkswagen/Audi

should have said...

Bentley/Lamborghini/Porsche/Skoda/Seat/Volkswagen/Audi

Nice to know my Skoda was designed by the same man who designed the Bentley Continental GT - notice it has the same front as the Fabia.

Milan.

[milanbenes]

alexander,

"Milan you are full of sh1t, how can you call Merc cars rebadged Chryslers? Chrysler barely makes European like cars!",

I know it is a difficult concept for youy Ruskies to comprehend, but Daimler and Chrysler are now the same company and as a result share platforms ala Skoda/Seat/Volkswagen/Audi

So next time you see a new shape E class Merc just remember it is infact the same platform as the Chrysler 300 only with a different body the rest of the product lines will follow suit.

I used to want a Mercedes but seeing as they are indeed these days rebadged Chryslers I'll leave for the chavs thank you.

Milan.

[Xena]

Milan you are full of sh1t, how can you call Merc cars rebadged Chryslers? Chrysler barely makes European like cars!

I have a Chrysler. Then again, I am all woman so what do you expect?

[AtW]

if you are talking diesel Mercs upto end of 2001 I am with you, if you are talking the post 2001 rebadged Chryslers then you are welcome to all the Mercedes that the factories can produce

Milan you are full of sh1t, how can you call Merc cars rebadged Chryslers? Chrysler barely makes European like cars!

[SupremeSpod]

Is that your 4x4 being attacked there JC?, seems some people do care about you after all...

If it's not illegal for them to deflate my tyres, why is it illegal for me to deflate their lungs? Because, that's what'll happen...

[Joe Bloggs]

In fact I probably care as much about other people on the road as they do about me.

Is that your 4x4 being attacked there JC?, seems some people do care about you after all...

[milanbenes]

if you are talking diesel Mercs upto end of 2001 I am with you, if you are talking the post 2001 rebadged Chryslers then you are welcome to all the Mercedes that the factories can produce

my point is, these motoring journos write some right nonsense, what's the difference between this Chinky thing and for example a second hand Isuzu Trooper or Mitsubishi Shogun for the same money ?

I am confident a second hand Shogun or Trooper for the same money will be of such an age that they too have engineering and safety features more commonly found in the nineties

Milan.

[The Late, Great JC]

What's worse a brand new 4x4 for 10k or a second hand car for 10k ?

A brand new car for 10K.

What would you buy MB? A brand new BMW or a second-hand Mercedes for the same money?

For me it'd be the Merc every time!

[milanbenes]

"And the cars of 20 years ago were generally crap and dangerous",

that is a bit of a generalisation old chap.

I think you mean 40 years ago.

If this thing _is_ based upon the Frontera as it looks then in general there is no reason why it shouldn't be a good enough car for some people.

What's worse a brand new 4x4 for 10k or a second hand car for 10k ?

Milan.

[planetit]

where does it end, on your logic we should spend every penny we have on the most expensive car we can buy in search of safety

Some people will, yes. And then spend an extra couple of quid on a “baby on board sticker” and turn the deflector shield (sorry fog light) on at the first opportunity. That's their choice.

If they are prepared to pay for it then the manufactures will sell it. Hence the market is driven by the customer not by the VM.

And the cars of 20 years ago were generally crap and dangerous.