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Postby BUDDAH » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:15 am

Had a few so called car experts over for a BBQ card night last night and the subject came up about what is the most pretentious vehicle on the Australian market. The consensus was the Lexus RX range both the RX 350 and RX 450h second was BMW 1 series as its the BMW one buys when one cant afford a BM :wink:

Can any one add to the list as the conversation continues next week
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby adam » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:27 am

pretentious.....MOI !?!?!


merc A series?
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby coyote » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:31 am

Wouldn't the list be full of cars that look good, but are really shit underneath?

Surely no-one does that better than Alpha Romeo?
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby Blade Hunter » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:42 am

That new aston martin thing, it's basically a Toyota thing with an Aston badge on it.
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby swingn » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:50 am

Wouldn't have said that about the 1 series... It's a damn good car & even in the 120i with a good overall options spec if still the best part of 55k drive away, so it's not like it's any more affordable then a Liberty GT etc.

I'd go for Merc A Class as it doesn't even look like a Merc nor is a built like one.
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby BUDDAH » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:52 am

coyote wrote:Wouldn't the list be full of cars that look good, but are really shit underneath?

Surely no-one does that better than Alpha Romeo?



































































































































































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Re: pretentious cars

Postby Laps » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:57 am

coyote wrote:Wouldn't the list be full of cars that look good, but are really shit underneath?

Surely no-one does that better than Alpha Romeo?


Alpha Romeos look good???
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby LOWLIB » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:52 pm

lexus 4wd's in general.. especially the ones that are just a rebadged toyota landcrusiers massive wank factor about the fact they have paid an extra 10g for something that just has a different badge on it pretty much. and besides.. the people that buy them id say 99.9% dont evrer use them as 4wds
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby Blade Hunter » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:58 pm

In such a case, Cayanne, even though Top Gear said it was one of the best off roaders they had ever driven, how many people would actually take it off road? Are they just buying it to show off?
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby teK-- » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:09 pm

i'd love a 135 they are by no means a poor man's bmw
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby tangcla » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:36 pm

teK-- wrote:i'd love a 135 they are by no means a poor man's bmw

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Re: pretentious cars

Postby marki » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:18 pm

tangcla wrote:
teK-- wrote:i'd love a 135 they are by no means a poor man's bmw

+1

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Re: pretentious cars

Postby Q » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:29 pm

Laps wrote:
coyote wrote:Wouldn't the list be full of cars that look good, but are really shit underneath?

Surely no-one does that better than Alpha Romeo?


Alpha Romeos look good???


Alfa's have style. Alpha Romeo sounds like a top porn star :lol:
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Re: pretentious cars

Postby Sentinel » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:25 pm

marki wrote:
tangcla wrote:
teK-- wrote:i'd love a 135 they are by no means a poor man's bmw

+1

+2 [135i Sport - 0-100km - 5.6 Slingshot performance!]

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Re: pretentious cars

Postby smythie » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:55 pm

Sentinel wrote:
marki wrote:
tangcla wrote:+1

+2 [135i Sport - 0-100km - 5.6 Slingshot performance!]

+3! Add a good tune and it flies...
+4

Gotta agree with Coyote on the Alfa Romeo too. Poor man's Dino.
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