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25th July 2016, 05:36 PM
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Holiday motoring
We're currently in a Diahatsu Sirion. How bad have your holiday rentals been?
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. Last edited by Johnmed; 25th July 2016 at 08:49 PM. 
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25th July 2016, 09:14 PM
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25th July 2016, 09:36 PM
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I think mine would be a Ford Focus 1.0 with auto stop/start. It barely had enough power to pull itself along, why bother with the stop/start thingy?!
 I was at first going to say an Alfa Romeo Giulietta because I had asked for a Mercedes C class, but it was quite a nice car to drive.
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25th July 2016, 09:49 PM
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Just back from two weeks in Menorca, had a Skoda Fabia three cylinder 1 litre, nice enough car as you would expect from VAG, but woefully under powered. Changing down to overtake only produced a change in noise similar to a washing machine in final spin, with no increase in speed. It did the job on holiday in a small Island with no DC or motorways but suspect I would have to do a Basil Fawlty on it if I had to drive it every day at home
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25th July 2016, 09:51 PM
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I've had some splendid little hire cars in Greece, the sort where you have to turn the aircon off every time you go up a hill.
Though to be fair, the hills were usually pretty steep unmetalled tracks up mountains. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 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".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) 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. Agate Grey/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. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, 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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26th July 2016, 08:34 AM
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26th July 2016, 08:38 AM
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We're in Montenegro in the Daihatsu. A combination of some of the steepest and brilliant roads near Kotor and Cetinje and the worst car available make for an interesting day out.
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. Last edited by Johnmed; 26th July 2016 at 08:50 AM.
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