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I had a Skyline and a Camry in Oz, both made me waft.


 
Posted : 14/05/2021 9:13 am
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I'm surprised there haven't been more people suggesting a Range Rover - there are a lot around at any budget.
Only for the brave though as the older ones will have corrosion issues and the newer ones will have some interesting electrical/reliability quirks but i've never driven a waftier car.


 
Posted : 14/05/2021 9:46 am
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I worked for a fleet management company in the early '90s and had string of V6 Mondeos, Cavaliers, Vectras and Omegas to waft about in. I was 23!

The V6 Omega Elite was my favourite, used to really wind up the other middle aged sales reps at Cherwell Valley.


 
Posted : 14/05/2021 4:30 pm
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Porshe cayenne is in budget for an early model. Mercedes ML ticks some of those boxes, built by confederates in alabama iirc so some fall apart

I dont find 4x4 tjat relaxing tbh though. Steering is always a little vague and wandery. Plus they are susceptible to side winds
How bout a Volvo S80? Best seats ever, all the toys, square and in budget


 
Posted : 14/05/2021 8:39 pm
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The V6 Omega Elite was my favourite,

I had one. Lovely. Needed a fuel tanker following you mind.


 
Posted : 14/05/2021 9:34 pm
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Peugeot 508 gt. Full waft and will even fit a bike in the back. Typically French, strikes often and at random, but rarely brings the country to a halt.


 
Posted : 15/05/2021 12:24 am
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I’m surprised there haven’t been more people suggesting a Range Rover – there are a lot around at any budget.
Only for the brave though as the older ones will have corrosion issues and the newer ones will have some interesting electrical/reliability quirks but i’ve never driven a waftier car.

He wants to waft not look like a total ****.


 
Posted : 15/05/2021 8:20 am
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In my last job, I bought an old V50 auto estate when they took company cars off us - bags of room, the inline 5 makes an interesting noise, and it is SO the comfiest space for long journeys. Previous car had adaptive cruise and I missed that, a bit, but it was really the only bit of tech it would have been nice to add, normal cruise is fine.

Fuel and tax sting a bit, mind...


 
Posted : 15/05/2021 9:15 am
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There's a 2009 Vectra vxr on my local Facebook ATM for 3.5 sandbags.

On the face it looks like a fun buy...but being a vxr there will be no waft. Shame

Does seem it has a turbo by name only when you look closer. 2.8 24v turbo and it manages a paltry 250 bhp.

As for a range rover at that price . You'd need a lobotomy


 
Posted : 15/05/2021 11:11 am
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Just in case the satire was too obscure - I wasn’t being serious about a Range Rover.

I think that all conspicuous gas-guzzlers are bellendish by their very nature/appeal, so was using an obvious example.


 
Posted : 15/05/2021 11:30 am
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Funeral car is very appealing 😅

This thread is saved for if / when I can go shopping....


 
Posted : 15/05/2021 4:29 pm
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RRC is a brilliant wafty car, although it’s not actually that great as a bike carrier. Even back when I had mine and was carrying a 26” hardtail it was easier to put it on a rack (which did usually have a number plate on it, not sure why it hasn’t in this pic!) although low teens mpg was ruinous enough then when fuel was still sub £1 a litre...


 
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