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Any BMW with RunFlats is a pile of vibrating/teeth jarring/spine busting “Ultimate Driving Spleen Shattering Machine”
Mine isn’t. (Rolling eyes emoji)
I picked up an end-of-lease Series 4 from a young bloke in Bristol, and he said he hated it, and was glad to be getting rid of it, was looking forward to picking up the Merc S250, and after driving it for a few miles I could see exactly what he was on about, the ride was harsh, incredibly noisy, I could barely hear the radio even with the volume way up, due to the tyre noise. I’m sure it was an engaging drive for those who swallow the BMW Kool-Aid. Horrid thing.
“Absolutely mad concept, take a family MPV and stick a potent turbo 2 litre that’ll take it up to around 160mph!”
nothing says half hearted midlife crisis like a people carrier with a “fast” badge on it – and thats where they go wrong , all the badges on it saying its a VXR.
Well possibly, if it’s just some sad individual who thinks he can get away with some knock-off VXR badges and a set of wider alloys, but Vauxhall did make a Zafira VXR, with all the appropriate running gear. I’ve always rather fancied one, but with the badges taken off…
I’ve driven a lot of Zafiras, they’re very popular Motability cars, and the occasional top-spec turbo model is quite a lot of fun to drive, comfy, and loads of space.