Soundwave Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Suzuki Ignis. Looks like someone got a measurement wrong somewhere, either making the cabin too narrow or the track too wide... and they just decided to roll with it anyway. Bamboocarman, spartacus, adw1977 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Cheeseburger Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Soundwave said: Suzuki Ignis. Looks like someone got a measurement wrong somewhere, either making the cabin too narrow or the track too wide... and they just decided to roll with it anyway. Totally with you on this. Front and side profile is ok, but rear looks bloody awful. Cord Fourteener, Bamboocarman and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Cheeseburger Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Yoss said: What is going on at BMW these days? Apparently they've been getting advice from Bez circa 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 ad finitum. Cord Fourteener, Yoss, ProgRocker and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said: Totally with you on this. Front and side profile is ok, but rear looks bloody awful. I agree too it's as though they designed the front and side then ran out of inspiration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 People are already designing more tradtional front ends for the new M cars to be available aftermarket for grille haters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Soundwave said: Suzuki Ignis. Looks like someone got a measurement wrong somewhere, either making the cabin too narrow or the track too wide... and they just decided to roll with it anyway. I was following an SUV of some kind recently which also had a stoopid looking narrow cabin and wide track; can't recall what it was tho soz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Is it just my example, but this is the petrol cap on my MK3 Mondeo... Its curve is perpendicular to the curve of the body. So I had a look and it's a single piece moulded plastic part. Hmmmm... bunglebus and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Brilliant. That would bug me forever DSdriver and Cord Fourteener 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I owned three of those Mondeos over a period of 11 years and never noticed! Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 1:04 AM, Soundwave said: Suzuki Ignis. Looks like someone got a measurement wrong somewhere, either making the cabin too narrow or the track too wide... I think Suzuki learned their lesson from the rollover issues with the SJ410/413 and were taking zero chances of that happening again. stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage5000 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 1:04 AM, Soundwave said: Suzuki Ignis. Looks like someone got a measurement wrong somewhere, either making the cabin too narrow or the track too wide... and they just decided to roll with it anyway. A tribute to ... Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 12:16 PM, martc said: I'm a bit late to this and apologies if someone else has mentioned the following phun phact... Phun phact - Hyundai's Veloster has one back door, but it is swapped over depending on RHD or LHD. Why can Hyundai do this and BMW/MINI cannot? Is it some form of arrogance? See also RHD and LHD window wipers - some companies swap them over, other don't - the ones who can't be arsed are usually French, or BMW - coincidence? And the location of the interior bonnet pull. UK Germany There go all the cost savings of only making 3 doors in one fell swoop. If we want to talk arrogance maybe it's time we finally started driving on the right like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage5000 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Does South Korea drive on the left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Sausage5000 said: Does South Korea drive on the left? No they don't, but the LHD influence of the British and Japanese founders of the Korean car manufacturers can still be seen - most Korean cars have their filler caps on the nearside (for easy filling at LHD road side petrol stations back in the day) and, until recently, indicators on the right - which allow you to change gear and indicate at the same time. South Korea, yesterday. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 7 hours ago, 1duck said: There go all the cost savings of only making 3 doors in one fell swoop. If we want to talk arrogance maybe it's time we finally started driving on the right like everyone else. 35% of the worlds population drive on the left (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-drive-on-the-left) so it's hardly a niche market. It wouldn't just be us having to change over.... India Indonesia Pakistan Bangladesh Japan Thailand United Kingdom Tanzania South Africa Kenya Uganda Malaysia Mozambique Nepal Australia Sri Lanka Malawi Zambia Zimbabwe Papua New Guinea Hong Kong Singapore Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Namibia Botswana Lesotho Trinidad And Tobago Timor Leste Mauritius Cyprus Swaziland Fiji Guyana Bhutan Solomon Islands Macau Suriname Maldives Malta Brunei Bahamas Barbados Samoa Saint Lucia Kiribati Grenada Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Tonga United States Virgin Islands Seychelles Antigua And Barbuda Isle Of Man Dominica Cayman Islands Bermuda Saint Kitts And Nevis Turks And Caicos Islands British Virgin Islands Cook Islands Anguilla Tuvalu Nauru Montserrat Falkland Islands Niue Tokelau Cord Fourteener, adw1977, Sausage5000 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Funny thing with some of the Carribean islands you mention is they drive on the left but in LHD cars - St. Thomas springs to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I'm not fussed about switching sides of driving, that would be a massive world-wide pain in the arse. But we could start using meters and kilometres here, and watts and newton force. I mean we do already, we arbitrarily re-convert to get back to these peppercorn units. Worm can open. Crackers, DSdriver, Bamboocarman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 For some reason I was taught a mix of metric and imperial measurements, so if I'm measuring an object I'll use mm or cm, but think of my height and weight in feet inches and stones/lbs. Nuts and bolts should be metric, speed should be in mph Cord Fourteener, Bamboocarman and Talbot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, martc said: 35% of the worlds population drive on the left (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-drive-on-the-left) so it's hardly a niche market. It wouldn't just be us having to change over.... India Indonesia Pakistan Bangladesh Last time i checked 35% is a minority but we're in fine company. I often think let me take the channel tunnel to Saint kitt and nevis. Remove Indias population from that statistic, given that having driven there its less drive on the left more avoid the pot holes/pedestrians/motorcyclists say a prayer and hope for the best. Then the 35% starts to fall apart, as Indias massive population causes the statistical anomaly. The list looks impressive until you glance at it for more than 10 seconds and realise that, it has been padded with Caribbean islands and tiny African states as people grasped at straws. A lot of those countries drive on the left but use right hand drive cars, because they use cast off European exports, so it doesn't really stand up...i doubt VW is really battling for control of the car market of Kiribati. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tim_E said: I'm not fussed about switching sides of driving, that would be a massive world-wide pain in the arse. But we could start using meters and kilometres here, and watts and newton force. I mean we do already, we arbitrarily re-convert to get back to these peppercorn units. Worm can open. The only real issue would be changing motorway junctions/signage we were considering it back in the 70s but costs were deemed too high. Shame really to remain the odd one out in Europe, but it keeps our second hand cars cheap so won't complain too much. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, bunglebus said: For some reason I was taught a mix of metric and imperial measurements, so if I'm measuring an object I'll use mm or cm, but think of my height and weight in feet inches and stones/lbs. Nuts and bolts should be metric, speed should be in mph Heights in feet and weights in stone, but metric for everything else its weird how our brains become wired! Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taranaki Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Nissan Xtrail. Perfectly serviceable commuter box, until you open the tailgate. Depending on which model, you either get two handy slide-out wet trays, or just one. 1duck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taranaki Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Honqui E115 electric SUV concept car. You could fill an NCP multi-storey with these, and they'd still be wrong on so many levels. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 hours ago, taranaki said: Honqui E115 electric SUV concept car. You could fill an NCP multi-storey with these, and they'd still be wrong on so many levels. Looks like a better looking copy of a Cullinan. SpareSnare and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 4 hours ago, 1duck said: Last time i checked 35% is a minority but we're in fine company. I often think let me take the channel tunnel to Saint kitt and nevis. Remove Indias population from that statistic.... 35% is a minority but it's still over a third of the worlds population. Many politicians have 'removed' statistics to prove a point, it usually doesn't turn out well and doesn't remove the fact. Which brings me to my original point - why do/did some manufacturers (mainly French and BMW) ignore the requirements of 35% of the worlds population when it comes to, for example, wiper orientation? As for changing to the metric system for signs - the expense would be prohibitive - just count how many signs, with dimensions on them, you see on your journey home tonight and then put an order in for the following as a simple example - + labour and concrete. etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 minute ago, martc said: why do/did some manufacturers (mainly French and BMW) ignore the requirements of 35% of the worlds population when it comes to, for example, wiper orientation? because it's not 35% of the worlds population, as i was trying to point out to you above, you really think an indian who has a car which is held together by hope and string gives a fuck about the orientation of the wipers on a bmw? or that bmw really gives a shit about his opinion on the matter? Maybe once indias growing middle class really comes into play, you might see a change in play in terms of that, but until then it's a tiny minority of the world that drives on the wrong side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 1:04 AM, Soundwave said: Suzuki Ignis. Looks like someone got a measurement wrong somewhere, either making the cabin too narrow or the track too wide... and they just decided to roll with it anyway. It also looks like it's using a panty liner. The Suzuki Tena for men, has a certain ring to it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 6 hours ago, martc said: 35% is a minority but it's still over a third of the worlds population. Many politicians have 'removed' statistics to prove a point, it usually doesn't turn out well and doesn't remove the fact. Which brings me to my original point - why do/did some manufacturers (mainly French and BMW) ignore the requirements of 35% of the worlds population when it comes to, for example, wiper orientation? As for changing to the metric system for signs - the expense would be prohibitive - just count how many signs, with dimensions on them, you see on your journey home tonight and then put an order in for the following as a simple example - + labour and concrete. etc etc. This has wound me up recently what with (most of ) France going back to 90kph . All the new signs look brand new. I bet Claud down at the council yard is going to have a fucking good Xmas after he weighs in all the old 90's and the now old 80's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 My favourite "can't be unseen" is that the BMW i8 looks like it's giving birth to a 911 Three Speed, Eyersey1234, louiepj and 12 others 6 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Only realised yesterday how terrible the rear wheel arch profile on E60/61s is. Cord Fourteener and Out Run 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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