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Why not? It's not much, really. It's what the Scoob cost, for example.

 

The V8 is a bit better in that respect. I think you're bang on the
money to target the 335i as your next motah.

 

But we all want to know if they have arrived at the Chateau .... ?

The suspense is keeping me mildly awake ;-)

 

I think the V8 is a lot different. It was the lovely straight 6 that needed
revs. I still love them though.

If you want one car then the 335 probably is right. It bothers one when you
start spoiling a really nice Cage with big daily commutes. It isn't just the
miles, it's also the marks. Hence I have the Saab, which is still very nice
but I don't care about the odd paint scuff and the 10k extra miles each
year.

 

I'd love to try a new Porker with the PDK gearbox on track

 

Quite.

My next car will probably cost around £20k.

 

Ah, that the same as the new dual-clutch thing VW have produced?

 

TBF Champ saves on Cages and sinks the money into a rather nice race/road
bike.

And an unfeasibly nice SO. A bit silly, obviously, but terribly nice.

 

I can assure you the V8 pulls like a train.

(I'm going to regret this)

 

Sure. 'Orses for courses, innit?

I've not met her, but some of Champ's anecdotes I've heard seem to
imply it's more than a "bit" )

 

Damn right you're going to regret it. 'an BMW'?!? FFS!

 

Your eyes deceive you.

 

I just can't do that thing of someone trying to talk me through it

 

I think most of the new-generation boxes are based on similar
concepts. As I said when I first testdrove one (a 3.2 Passat) "One day
all gearboxes will be made this way".

 

<hits PrntScn>

 

I was thinking of the way that Porsche and VW are very, very close to
each other and have been working hand-in-hand for some time.

 

The VW DSG box was developed, and is built by BorgWarner, the Porsche
version is ZF. There's a whole stack of similar designs either about or
starting to come out - but the basic idea goes back to the '30s.

 

<spits out lumps of tongue>

 

A 'bint', then?

She must be a bleeding saint to put up with Champ, mind.

 

FWIW, I think she's lovely