I don't think it is...
20. Dakota - Stereophonics
Petrucci FTW :bowdown:
Here's the third
Brighton Rock's solo it just... blows your mind!
But I'd say that ALL Brian's solos were fantastic... that man has taste.
Oh, I see. In effect I haven't thought that. But after years of XP, when I used Vista a bit (on my notebook) I was VERY disappointed. Now on my desktop PC I have installed Seven: it's in another universe, that's sure. Almost NO crash at all, and it's still a beta. And my God it's fast. I'm sure I'll buy it when it comes out (this year? next year? whatever...)
I still think that the only point of having Vista over XP is the looks...
No. No no no no no. And no.
I started playing NFS with Hot Pursuit (and I loved it). Then High Stakes/Road Challenge came out, I bought it and I loved it. Then it was the time of Porsche Unleashed/Porsche 2000: I loved it.
Hot Pursuit 2 was just a delusion. So was Underground. Underground 2 wasn't so bad, but the ricey stuff... Then I didn't bother with the others: I bought Most Wanted, and I sold it. I tried all the new ones, and could live without them.
So, a new NFS I/II/III/IV/V with better physics: I'd love that.
Everything as useless as the other NFS: no, thanks.
So, some little clues... It's a mid-seventies european 4-door saloon.
No... it is neither Italian nor French... but it is european
Rolls Royce Silver Wraith II? Or a Corniche I/II...
Bugatti Atlantique (or is it written "Atlantic?")? Well, the Type 57?
Plymouth SportFury / Belvedere / Savoy / Coronado?
What I was going to say: at least the Matiz has 3 stars EuroNCAP. (The Seicento has 1 and a half :schwitz
And, back then, we paid it the equivalent of 8500£, and it is the full optional model (2 airbags, abs+ebd, pretensioners, A/C, electric windows, split rear seat, power steering, radio-cassette player). The Seicento for the same price didn't have almost all the optional I mentioned and it was 3-doors.
And remamber that the Seicento (600) is nothing more than a restyled Cinquecento (500), a car concieved in the 80s and produced since 1991.
Here are the EuroNCAP tests...
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_seicento_2000/73.aspx
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/daewoo_matiz_2000/65.aspx
...and than, watching these videos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1aM9edDxj4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNBPFo_Hmhc
...yeah, I'm happy of using a Matiz rather than a Seicento.
It's much, MUCH nicer than the GP. I don't really see so many similarities either: high rear lights... erm... little window just behind the a-pillar... around 4 meters... but the Ford is really more modern, you can't deny that.
And the interior: I suppose you don't like the Aluminium looks. I didn't when I first saw it, but now I think it's if not beautiful, very modern and distinctive.
BTW I think that the stripe round the dash (that you can have in different colours) in the Punto is really ugly. And will fall off.
Yes, the reliability/build quality in new Fiats is better than ever, but some years ago it was like, say, being raped by a radioactive pedophile, now is slightly better, but miles away from the Germans.
And, be careful, I'm Italian, and despite that, I'd rather eat my money than buy an italian car. My mum has got a Daewoo Matiz: she could have bought a Seicento, but didn't; my dad has got an Opel Astra: he could have bought a Stilo at the time. I now have a Fiesta, and I didn't want a GP. It's not that we are xenophile: italian cars aren't as good as other European cars. Period.
Yeah, it has almost the same dimensions as the Fiesta I was talking about before, just a little shorter and wider -but I'd classify it as a sports car, not a small car
Then why? Better build quality? I know that VW is just better, but I assure you that Ford has done a very big step forward with the little Fiesta. All the dashboard is covered in soft plastic, wheel and gear shift have leather inserts, the switches are precise... Then there's the ride: even with 16" alloys and 4 big blokes in it, it just smoothly passes over bumps. And it's just a giggle to drive, it's nimble, it's precise
I've driven the equivalent Polo, and first: the outside is ok, nothing special, the car you could lose in a carpark. But the interior just made me lose my will to live: well put together, ok, but dreary. And the drive is nowhere near as fun as the Fiesta's.
And, last but not least, the price.
I've paid my Fiesta (1.2 4cyl 82bhp Titanium with metallic paint, electric rear windows, climate control, 16" alloys, tinted rear windows, CD/MP3 radio 6 speakers with aux/usb/iPod connection, bluetooth and voice recognition, and 5 airbags) around 14.000€, but I preordered it, so it had 1500€ worth of accessories for free. At the dealer now, you would pay it 15.510€. The nearest Polo is 15.681€ for the 1.2 3cyl 70bhp Comfortline (only 4 speakers, no iPod connection, 15" alloys, no Blutooth connection, no voice recognition) or 17.709€ for the 1.4 4cyl 80bhp Sportline (only 4 speakers, no iPod connection, no Blutooth connection, no voice recognition).
So, the VW is better refined. Period.
The Fiesta on the other end is full of kit, more powerful, cheaper, more modern (I can't say better looking, 'cause you don't like it, and probably the Ford RANGE), and also safer (1 more airbag for standard, 5 stars EuroNCAP versus the Polo's 4 stars).
And you would choose the Polo?
As I said earlyer, de gustibus. Go on your VW's, I'll enjoy my Ford
And, BTW, I also thought the Fiesta didn't look too good, partly for the big mouth (Will Young is nothing in comparison) and partly for the thick C-pillar. I went to a dealer to see what's what, and I changed my mind. But you don't like Fords, so, why on earth am I trying to convince you?
The window line raises towords the C-pillar in most of the new-designed cars.
I've attached pics of the AM DB9, the Scirocco, the new Fiat Bravo, the latest Mégane Coupè and the new Delta. All cars with this stylistic feature that, IMHO, are quite likeable, if not beautiful. The DB9 is just gorgeous, though. :lovies3d:
As for the Integrale... I've always wanted a car like that, but not for the styling. Give me a ruler and I can draw anything better than that. The basic model was just "some car", only the HF / HF Integrale Evoluzione were better. In the 80's, that styling was fine, but for me it isn't anymore, sorry.
The only ruler-styled car that I've always loved and will always love, is the Lamborghini Countach. :bowdown:
Of course, you can judge me mad, but everyone has his own opinion. "De gustibus non est disputandum" used to say the Latins, i.e. there's no accounting for taste.
For me, it's the new Ford Fiesta. The previous models had just a dull exterior, and even worse interior... The new one though, I think it's fantastic, inside and out, even if it isn't an hot-hatch. [waits to see the ST model]
BTW, that's mine
The first two pics were taken in the countryside near my house, and the third one in my village (Look at the speed!! What a maniac I am! 40kph/25mph!!).
BTW, that's mine
The first two pics were taken in the countryside near my house, and the third one in my village (Look at the speed!! What a maniac I am! 40kph/25mph!!).
Yeah, I know what that means... When my band was at its best, almost two years ago, one day we were offered to play at our favourite pub... We couldn't and we didn't want to decline the offer, so we studied 3 or 4 covers in addition to the other songs we could play. That was just fantastic (<-- ironic). We had only one morning to learn how to play 3 different songs (luckily the decision was to play quite simple songs - "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and "It's So Easy" by Guns N' Roses and "Basket Case" by Green Day). That didn't go too badly, I think, but we weren't at our best!
We had another problem though, one of our guitarists couldn't play the guitar. Really, I could play it better. And he wanted to play the lead part in Sweet Child O' Mine and Estranged.
That was really hideous. Even the drum kit broke the bass drum pedal disconnected itself from the mallet, and then the crash cymbal collapsed on itself and cracked in tempo!Never the less, we enjoyed this experience a lot; today we're without a drummer, now that we started to write songs...
BTW, tell the bass player not to worry and to keep playing...
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