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Old 21st March 2016, 04:15 PM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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Just wandering slightly away from the topic, but related to showroom cars...
We had a test drive in a 2-series the other day fitted with Sports seats but no lumbar support.
We both found them uncomfortable due to lack of lumbar support and SWMBO was also annoyed by the large side bolsters, the adjustment of which (in and out) seemed to be minimal and pointless by the way.

So we had a good look round the sizeable showroom, just to see what non-sports seats were like and how the lumbar adjustment worked for us. Observations:
Every single car, except one (an X5 IIRC), had a black interior - we prefer light ones but guess we're in a serious minority.
Almost all were so-called "M" trim/style with sports seats.
NOT A SINGLE ONE had the lumbar adjustment.

I guess "old farts" like us are not seen as BMW buyers, despite being able to pay "on the nail" for anything they had if we wanted it.....
Or do they want you to buy on finance so that you roll it over to a newer model when the balloon payment is due?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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