"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
05/08/2018 at 11:31 • Filed to: None
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"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
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A friend of our family has two cars: A Cayenne and a Vento.
He once told me “I don’t like the Cayenn, so pretentious” said the man that organizes golf tournaments, in a dash of irony. So he dailies a VW Vento and loves it. He says he doesn’t need such a big car in Mexico City and uses the SUV on the highway.
Now, I wouldn’t own a Cayenne primarily because those SUVs are expensive, I’ve never driven or ridden in one, so I don’t know how hard or easy to drive it is. I do know that SUVs are cumbersome but comfortable which is for the most part really enjoyable, specially in Mexico City where manual cars are a pain in the ass due to all the hills and the stop/go traffic.
But every time I use the small Yaris I start to get a sense of what this man is saying, in an SUV abusing is easy, and you’re respected, in such a small car you’re alone. It is liberating in a sense. You fit everywhere, gas consumption is a joke, no one looks at you, and you’re closer to the ground, I am still amazed I look up at Chargers or CX-3 from the Yaris’ seat. While yes, it does have a good amount of drawbacks like, having a clutch as communicative as a teenager, being surrounded by idiot drivers that ride your bumper all the time.. But I think the good outweighs the bad.
I’m not sure I’d buy a Yaris, it isn’t a very safe car to be honest, but an Ibiza? certainly. Maybe even a Mini.
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> Spanfeller is a twat
05/08/2018 at 12:04 |
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Is that Vento the Jetta Night or New Santana from China?
Captain of the Enterprise
> Spanfeller is a twat
05/08/2018 at 12:38 |
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What your describing is accurate to my old $3500 Corolla. It was fun because it was so light, it was dead simple to maintain and didn’t ever go wrong on me. RIP little Corolla.
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Spanfeller is a twat
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05/08/2018 at 13:01 |
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It’s smaller so I suppose it’s the Santana
GLiddy
> Captain of the Enterprise
05/08/2018 at 14:34 |
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I’m liking my new-to-me Corolla. Its a simple car and it has surprisingly good power. I thought I’d be struggling, but it cruises on the interstate at 80mph with no issues.
Svend
> Spanfeller is a twat
05/08/2018 at 15:49 |
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A colleague went from a diesel Ford Focus that was always letting her down.
Traded it in for a VW Polo 1.2TSi. She loves it. It’s compact, it’s nippy. Great honest car.
Granted the Polo isn’t as small as it used to be, it’s more the size of a Mk3 Golf.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> Svend
05/08/2018 at 15:58 |
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Yeah, but making such a small car nowadays is very hard, The BMW minis look gigantic next to the Morris ones, but even then a BMW mini looks very small compared to a Grand Cherokee.
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Svend
> Spanfeller is a twat
05/08/2018 at 16:21 |
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Oh ye’, I appreciate that. The Polo is a perfect size car for daily driving.
Small physical footprint for parking and squeezing between cars, small, frugal but efficient and nippy engine that’s very cheap on tax.
Spacious interior that’s neither spartan nor cluttered.
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Captain of the Enterprise
> GLiddy
05/08/2018 at 17:24 |
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It’s definitly a solid feeling car especially for a compact. I could cruise at 80 all day without issue.