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Old 12-12-2020, 08:03 AM   #1
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Caught a couple of Ride Shares recently been sitting in the back seat.
Was in a new RAV 4 what a shocker, was about as comfortable as a Wooden Bench seat at a sports arena. VW Golf was not much better.

Hyundai Santa FE was pretty good.

My sister has a new X3 pretty good in the back but not as good as her sons 2006 330i even she admits it. I was really surprised at how good the 330i is, my nephew is 1.83m and I am 1.85m and can sit behind him comfortably.
Would not want 5 people in the car but as transport for 4 it is fantastic and the 3L N.A. six is a gem.
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That's the second comment I get in my Falcon Taxis, "WOW this seat is so comfy"
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That's the second comment I get in my Falcon Taxis, "WOW this seat is so comfy"
What's the first comment about? the smell?
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Caught a couple of Ride Shares recently been sitting in the back seat.
Was in a new RAV 4 what a shocker, was about as comfortable as a Wooden Bench seat at a sports arena. VW Golf was not much better.

Hyundai Santa FE was pretty good.

My sister has a new X3 pretty good in the back but not as good as her sons 2006 330i even she admits it. I was really surprised at how good the 330i is, my nephew is 1.83m and I am 1.85m and can sit behind him comfortably.
Would not want 5 people in the car but as transport for 4 it is fantastic and the 3L N.A. six is a gem.
Yeah, the old BMWs are good cars. If you can work on (and live with) modern ford falcons, the old BMWs are similar and easy to get up to speed on. i6 engines which are reliable but just be on top of your susp and cooling system game. 2006 would be the later 330, the E90 model and I'm not too keen on something that new as it's the new N series that went a bit overboard on euro 6 and weren't as simple or reliable as the M 5x series engines 1990-2005.

E34 for best med old i6 sedan. E39 for best med v8 sedan, e46 with the m54b30 for best small coupe.
E38 for best large LWB sedan.

The s5x series engines is based on the old m50 and is a 3.2L i6 naturally aspirated 240kw beast so I'd love a m3 of that vintage. BMW aren't about that any more, they're about ugly designs, turbo 6 with a bunch of problems, or v8s these days.

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What's the first comment about? the smell?
Holy Crap you are White!!!

Some do comment on the pleasant odour of the vehicle...
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