Evening Standard - D3 Biturbo Touring

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Evening Standard - D3 Biturbo Touring

Post by GuyW » Wed Dec 09, 2015 4:06 pm

http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/mot ... 30491.html

Some comments about the steering wheel being 'on the left'. I presume he means off centre, which it isn't! Its perfect - don't know what he means.

5 stars anyway, as it should be!
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Post by MCB » Thu Dec 10, 2015 12:34 am

"It’s only available in left-hand drive, but Alpina’s diesel-engined wagon is a phenomenal car all the same"

The car pictured certanly looks like a right hand drive to me :?
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Post by neil » Thu Dec 10, 2015 4:43 pm

Amazing ! I did once drive a Renault Spider and only the day after realise it was LHD - the sequential gearbox had all my attention and concentration in this case - I did chuckle the day after when I realised !

No such excuses here - Even a quick check of the photos should have jog a memory !

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Re: Evening Standard - D3 Biturbo Touring

Post by B10BRW » Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:30 pm

GuyW wrote:http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/mot ... 30491.html

Some comments about the steering wheel being 'on the left'. I presume he means off centre, which it isn't! Its perfect - don't know what he means.

5 stars anyway, as it should be!
Clicking on the above link, nowhere can I see a mention of steering or LHD :?

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Post by GuyW » Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:36 pm

IT'S BEEN EDITED - honest!

And not very well. the last sentence mentioned the LHD being the only thing stopping it being a Legend! They have edited it but it now reads ...

"It’s a magnificent car, this – heading towards legendary status."
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Re: Evening Standard - D3 Biturbo Touring

Post by MCB » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:05 pm

B10BRW wrote:
GuyW wrote:http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/mot ... 30491.html

Some comments about the steering wheel being 'on the left'. I presume he means off centre, which it isn't! Its perfect - don't know what he means.

5 stars anyway, as it should be!
Clicking on the above link, nowhere can I see a mention of steering or LHD :?
The quote at the beginning of my post above is exactly how it red yesterday.

The EDIT goblin must of snuck in overnight :lol:
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Post by Paulb » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:51 am

Spoke with Gary at Sytner today and he was trying to get them to change the editorial - common sense prevails after all.
Nothing to see here.... move along in an orderly fashion please!
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Re: Evening Standard - D3 Biturbo Touring

Post by B10BRW » Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:42 am

MCB wrote:
B10BRW wrote:
GuyW wrote:http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/mot ... 30491.html

Some comments about the steering wheel being 'on the left'. I presume he means off centre, which it isn't! Its perfect - don't know what he means.

5 stars anyway, as it should be!
Clicking on the above link, nowhere can I see a mention of steering or LHD :?
The quote at the beginning of my post above is exactly how it red yesterday.

The EDIT goblin must of snuck in overnight :lol:
The spell checker must have gone on strike too :lol:

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