Comments on: BMW are full of crap.

By: Nicodemus

Nicodemus — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:22:57 +0000

I’ll see your vortex and raise you with an Audi quatro and Jensen ff.

By: Well that solves everything « Dave from Albury’s Weblog

Well that solves everything « Dave from Albury’s Weblog — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:02:43 +0000

[...] It turns out that BMW marketing aren’t the only people in their trade who are full of crap, Hyundai’s getting in on the deal too. According to the RACV’s Royal Auto magazine, [...]

By: niteowl

niteowl — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:09 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong people, but I think the Porsche runs on 4WD and it came out waaaay ahead of BMW’s X6 coupe, right?
As for 4x4s, I have here sitting in my garage a stainless-type post-WW2 Willy’s Jeep. (http://jeepix.blogspot.com)
Don’t ask me about it’s history, you’ll never believe the stories of where and what it went through.

By: JR

JR — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:30:33 +0000

Right on there, Dave. Unless it’s got a slush box (with a multitude of whizz-bang modes), and all the other supa dupa bells and whistles, plus whisper quiet climate control AC, it’s not impressive.

As for decent ground clearance and no need to to worry about scratching the old rust bucket, who needs it?

By: Dave from Albury

Dave from Albury — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:20:30 +0000

I’d be amazed if any of the poser mobiles could cover terrain that the Rocky is capable of.

I think that the European manufacturers could make excellent off-road vehicles if they wanted to, but the reality is that neither they or their customers are remotely interested.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:25 +0000

See, what JR has done makes sense; right car for the right job. Sorry that I can’t help you on the moter front, but wouldn’t mind swapping my office for your rivers, though.

By: JR

JR — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:09:47 +0000

Yeah guys, I own a 4WD that is for real. It’s an old, ancient Daihatsu Rocky (Cab-Tray 4 cylinder diesel) and its seen some pretty rugged use whilst I have been photographing along the entire lengths of the Snowy and Murrumbidgee Rivers.

Over 300,000 Ks on the clock and getting a little tired now. Looking for a second hand motor to drop into it at the moment. Help, anyone?

By: Dave from Albury

Dave from Albury — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:53:04 +0000

Yes and people who own four wheel drives because they think they’re too cool cool to own a station wagon need to get in the slap line with the marketing people and the lazy journos.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:45:28 +0000

But isn’t a vehicle with real off road ability that is not used off road anymore than the SUV could be, just the same sort of show pony? At least the Europeans are making some concession to on road driving comfort (although never being as good as a lower car).

By: Dave from Albury

Dave from Albury — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:21:42 +0000

I have far more tolerance for vehicles with real off road ability, that are used in that fashion, than I do for any of the SUV show ponies. Vehicles like the X5, Q7, Hummer H3 and Mercedes M-Class are just resource sinks for fashion victims, they are a worst of everything solution, neither being a capable off-road vehicle or a good on-road vehicle.