tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post5075503580479964673..comments2024-01-13T10:12:47.756+00:00Comments on Ranting Stan: One size doesn't fit allUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-78343428626823375782010-05-26T17:03:20.177+01:002010-05-26T17:03:20.177+01:00Splendid post Mr Stan. I don't know anyone wh...Splendid post Mr Stan. I don't know anyone who likes bendy buses, people regularly complain of a feeling of sea-sickness as they swing around numerous corners. <br /><br />The new routemaster design looks promising although it would have been far more sensible to keep maintaining the old ones than spend more than half a million quid on each new one.TheFatBigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-76540104641810032762010-05-26T16:29:40.006+01:002010-05-26T16:29:40.006+01:00According to what I read, the new London Bus is to...According to what I read, the new London Bus is to have an open rear platform. Apart from the fact that I thought these had been banned by the EU, they hardly fit in with modern Health and Safety considerations.<br />No doubt the no-win no-fee lawyers won't take long to jump on the bandwagon (or bus platform)English Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-14384235461883656062010-05-26T12:46:09.387+01:002010-05-26T12:46:09.387+01:00Antisthenes ...
"The state of French road su...Antisthenes ...<br /><br />"The state of French road surfaces today I thought was down to neglect but obviously they hanker for the good old days."<br /><br />LOL - maybe, but then British roads are in an awful state too and I don't think that's because we're looking forward to the return of the Renault 4.<br /><br />Weekend Yachtsman ...<br /><br />Thanks for the recommmendation, but I'm actually really happy with the Escort. It may be old, but it's low mileage and one owner who looked after it well.<br /><br />It was intended to be a stop gap - and still is - but it suits my needs in most respects for the small amount of driving I do. Ok, it lacks air con - which is a real pain for the six days a year we actually need it - it doesn't have power steering, but what it lacks in ease of parking it makes up for with wonderfully precise and quick response on the move.<br /><br />I don't even miss the electric windows.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007863347348182876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-74036604760175865552010-05-26T12:31:32.768+01:002010-05-26T12:31:32.768+01:00Good post, thank you.
On the constant "growi...Good post, thank you.<br /><br />On the constant "growing" of cars, it's interesting to note that the current VW Polo is bigger than the original Golf - which is why they had to introduce another, smaller model - the Lupo - to fill the gap.<br /><br />No doubt in time the Lupo, after several cycles of "improvement" will itself be bigger than the original Golf, so something else (the Cub?) will have to be brought into the bottom of the range.<br /><br />If you want a tidy small car I recommend the 05-08 Fiesta; it's nippy, not too bad to drive, very cheap to run, and very easy to park. It would probably fit in your garage, too.<br /><br />The new model - naturally - is more expensive, larger and clumsier, and although quite nice-looking, it doesn't fill the same market niche. Hence the Ka. But I'm starting to repeat myself.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-56258424056895767042010-05-26T12:20:38.381+01:002010-05-26T12:20:38.381+01:00"French car designers tended to concentrate o..."French car designers tended to concentrate on soft, long travel suspension to make driving over rutted cart tracks which proliferated in rural France"<br /><br />The state of French road surfaces today I thought was down to neglect but obviously they hanker for the good old days.Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.com