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Land Rover part two
Kudos to Steve who cleverly disguised the Black Belt Barrister below as a Levan Gudadze report at 1029:
4 replies on “Land Rover part two”
Must have Land Rover’s on the brain since I wrote about my military experience with them a few days ago. Think I know what happened. Though negotiations are moving apace here’s yesterday’s Levan anyway:
I can attest to that. For reasons obscure I’m driving a brand new Peugeot 208 at the moment and it feels like I’m a passenger, not the driver. I’ve got out the car, keyless key in hand and the engine’s still running. The car beeps on approach and departure; doors lock and unlock together with the door mirrors, which fold and unfold, constantly. The radio is a nightmare as it’s all on the screen – and you have to look at it directly to understand what’s going on. Humans are analogue and a car should reflect that and not try to anticipate your every action. And the handbrake? It’s an on/off switch.
Lexus are no bloody use: not enough headroom unless you are a shrimp. (Same, in my experience, with Mercs.) Range Rovers are no use – no legroom. Beemers are cramped too, in my experience.
Our current Land Rover gets no problems with its diesel particulate filter because we took pains to buy one built in 2005 – no PDF!
Must have Land Rover’s on the brain since I wrote about my military experience with them a few days ago. Think I know what happened. Though negotiations are moving apace here’s yesterday’s Levan anyway:
Trump’s Peace Plan Is Doomed to Fail. Cracks in the Anti-Russia Coalition – US is abandoning Europe | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkmJJQwelio
Interesting – lots of comments saying that modern cars are too complex and too reliant on electronics.
I can attest to that. For reasons obscure I’m driving a brand new Peugeot 208 at the moment and it feels like I’m a passenger, not the driver. I’ve got out the car, keyless key in hand and the engine’s still running. The car beeps on approach and departure; doors lock and unlock together with the door mirrors, which fold and unfold, constantly. The radio is a nightmare as it’s all on the screen – and you have to look at it directly to understand what’s going on. Humans are analogue and a car should reflect that and not try to anticipate your every action. And the handbrake? It’s an on/off switch.
Lexus are no bloody use: not enough headroom unless you are a shrimp. (Same, in my experience, with Mercs.) Range Rovers are no use – no legroom. Beemers are cramped too, in my experience.
Our current Land Rover gets no problems with its diesel particulate filter because we took pains to buy one built in 2005 – no PDF!