Fit a tracker, folks. Even in the land of rip-off UK pricing, they are not expensive in the grand scheme of things.

Heh, this has American muscle car styling influences all over it and... it’s fantastic. American muscle, restrained by Aston stylists and the result, if the car looks like the renders, will be giving Monaco restaraunt parkers the dilemna of their teenage careers - the Ferrari or the Aston out front?

This is everyone’s Lottery Win first buy, surely? Even preppers could forego their useless 1970s surplus armoured vehicle with random duct-taped side tent for this thing. Honey, that thing does ground zero to just third degree burns and some sunburn preeetyy quickly.

Which is eminently better than the British approach of the same era which amounted to ‘Bring it back in and we might be able to get it to run. Maybe. It’s not a bloody Mercedes, you know, all right?’

Stylistically, mine is a little way removed from the Blenheim - I included the review to give you an idea of the perception of the company!

It’s all very generic and anecdotal really. No one has actually set up a Bureau of Daily Drivers which monitors the make and model of cars commuters are using.

I’ve got a Bristol 411 which I’ve had for a long, long time as well. Not many made it to US shores and it’s a strange cross between a Rolls Royce and a 1970s Triumph. What is has done, though, is appreciated a fair bit so whilst I’ll never be allowed to ‘spend’ money on another classic, there’s enough equity in it to…

I got a ticking off from someone in the other thread for suggesting that the Mustang was an ‘every person’s’ car in the USA. Maybe not a brand new one, but there’s one out there for most people.

Not at all. There is a huge following of American cars in Europe, with clubs, shows and cruises all year round.

Yeah, we had this debate a while ago but I can’t find the article to link to.

Personally, I’m happy to read a wall of text if it’s well written, informative and intelligent. Excellent article.

Absolutely. In Europe, everyone has dutifully trundled off to their VW dealer for the software upgrade and driven away 10 minutes later with a car that emits slightly more nox than when it went in, and no other changes.

It’s been an absolute non-event here in Europe, as your laws regarding diesel emissions are stricter than ours. A Euro-buyback program similar to the one in the States would bury VW and, whilst I’m no particular fan of the brand, I’d also hate to see a huge global employer fold under the weight of lawsuits.

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Excellent reply. It is a house of cards, certainly. A resilient one, but kick away just one of the pieces and it all stops working properly. I think we’re operating at around a 5% margin on seats at the moment (I don’t know precisely as we’re not told) but over the years the company I work for has pretty much broken…

I’m in the UK. If we buy anything with a 5.0 it’s either from, or primarily destined for, the US market. It’s an enthusiast’s summer Mustang or a city trader’s school run vehicle.

Well, the Range Rover will depreciate faster than you could sign a warranty agreement so if this gen holds up it’s going to be a bargain, luxury, capable, off-roader from a used point of view.

To be fair, these days they tend to fail in more esoteric ways than failed air suspensions and drivetrains.

Spot on. Any story I could drum up from civilian life about alcohol influenced violence or the odd technical failure ruining my plans for the evening falls to the wayside when compared to sustained light arms fire against my aircraft.

There are still a couple of occasions when it would be hard to kick the regulatory authority off: