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[magicbastarder]

mine is a petrol so less in need of that sort of italian tuneup.

 

[ernesto]

my father in law has a new car on order. i googled the price. the most 'basic' option is over €110k. the idea of spending that much on a car makes my head hurt.

Was behind a 2022 G-wagon AMG spec (G63)
€195,00 new





Absolute fucking idiots

Best thing to do would be buy an old one and pay a man to modernise one and you’d still be less than a quarter of €200k out of pocket

 

[Deadmanposting]

Was behind a 2022 G-wagon AMG spec (G63)
€195,00 new

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Absolute fucking idiots

Best thing to do would be buy an old one and pay a man to modernise one and you’d still be less than a quarter of €200k out of pocket

These are basically what Rolls Royces were when we were kids; ostentatious display of wealth.

The AMG spec adds about what? 30 or 40 grand to the regular price?

I can kind of see the appeal of wanting the best, but also, they are not very nice looking
I'd take a LandCruiser every day of the week over that, or if we're pissing away money, a Cayenne

 

[ann post]

Money doesn't make people smarter anywhoo.

 

[ernesto]

These are basically what Rolls Royces were when we were kids; ostentatious display of wealth.

The AMG spec adds about what? 30 or 40 grand to the regular price?

I can kind of see the appeal of wanting the best, but also, they are not very nice looking
I'd take a LandCruiser every day of the week over that, or if we're pissing away money, a Cayenne

An old early 90s Land Rover FTW

 

[ernesto]

Money doesn't make people smarter anywhoo.

I'm starting to think it does the opposite, like they can outsource their brains with monies

 

[Deadmanposting]

An old early 90s Land Rover FTW

They're nice, but I'm never driving an English car

I'm starting to think it does the opposite, like they can outsource their brains with monies

The skills it takes to get rich are not necessarily associated with brains

 

[ann post]

Rather than buying the AMG thing you could just buy a house closer to town that you didn't need an off roader to get to

 

[ann post]

i suppose you cant tow a yacht with a townhouse though

 

[ernesto]

They're nice, but I'm never driving an English car


The skills it takes to get rich are not necessarily associated with brains

The funniest thing was that it was in front of me in the McDonald's drive-thru.
€200K car getting the shittest food

 

[Deadmanposting]

An old early 90s Land Rover FTW

If I was going to get a Land ROver, I think I'd prefer an Ineos Grenadier Fieldmaster

Built like a goddamn tank by some eccentric Englishman who thought the new Land ROvers were basically kind of effete/soft/gay

 

[ernesto]

If I was going to get a Land ROver, I think I'd prefer an Ineos Grenadier Fieldmaster

Built like a goddamn tank by some eccentric Englishman who thought the new Land ROvers were basically kind of effete/soft/gay


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Fuckin hell it's as wide as a hummer!

 

[Deadmanposting]

Fuckin hell it's as wide as a hummer!

They're awesome

Unfortunately English tho


Dunno how Land Rover haven't sued them

 

[GO]

Changed my mind about the estate, am gonna get a van and keep the car.

But I have a pain in my bollocks looking at van ads now

 

[pete]

EU law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars by 2035

European Union countries' energy ministers have given final approval to a law ending sales of new CO2-emitting cars in the EU in 2035, after Germany won an exemption for cars running on e-fuels.

www.rte.ie

 

[Deadmanposting]

EU law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars by 2035

European Union countries' energy ministers have given final approval to a law ending sales of new CO2-emitting cars in the EU in 2035, after Germany won an exemption for cars running on e-fuels.

www.rte.ie

I've been following this

I thought the Italians were gonna get an exemption for small batch car makers like Ferrari and Lambos and all that

huh
This e-fuel thing is new to me also

 

[ann post]

Changed my mind about the estate, am gonna get a van and keep the car.

But I have a pain in my bollocks looking at van ads now

you'll probably do a great job of fitting out the van for work though once you sort it

 

[GO]

you'll probably do a great job of fitting out the van for work though once you sort it

I will,and depending on the van..it'll probably do double duty as a stealth camper

 

[ernesto]

I've been following this

I thought the Italians were gonna get an exemption for small batch car makers like Ferrari and Lambos and all that

huh
This e-fuel thing is new to me also

If E-fuel means things like 'bio-diesel' it means it's more expensive than regular diesel but still emits CO2 (although lower levels). They have it in the north and I enquired and it's aimed (currently) at haulage and commercial entities and it ain't cheap!

I am looking forward to making our own bio-diesel from waste oil for herself's diesel whenever I get it roadworthy.

Also I Bought the first and most important component for converting my own petrol guzzling car, a hybrid Gearbox with built-in motors, torque converter and oil cooler. It's a CVT Gearbox from a Lexus IS300H. Next up, a Toyota / Lexus Gen 3 inverter

 

[Deadmanposting]

If E-fuel means things like 'bio-diesel' it means it's more expensive than regular diesel but still emits CO2 (although lower levels). They have it in the north and I enquired and it's aimed (currently) at haulage and commercial entities and it ain't cheap!

I am looking forward to making our own bio-diesel from waste oil for herself's diesel whenever I get it roadworthy.

Also I Bought the first and most important component for converting my own petrol guzzling car, a hybrid Gearbox with built-in motors, torque converter and oil cooler. It's a CVT Gearbox from a Lexus IS300H. Next up, a Toyota / Lexus Gen 3 inverter

It's this lark

Never heard of it

E-fuels are produced by synthesising captured CO2 emissions and hydrogen produced using CO2-free electricity. They are considered carbon neutral because the CO2 released when the fuel is combusted is balanced by the CO2 removed from the atmosphere to produce the fuel.