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On 13/02/2019 14:48, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Overheard someone talking to someone that was going to supply her a
temporary vehicle. She was very concerned that the car should be at
least a 2.0 as she intends to dive on the motorway.

I assume they offered a beemer, because she said

•I don�t know anything about BMW�s I drive a Jaguar. I don�t know if
they can be driven on the motorway.�

Most BMWs probably overtook her on the motorway going so fast she
couldn't read the badge. And likely plenty white vans too.


How the other half lives! I used to take my 1.0 Metros from London to
Preston & back on the motorway on a regular basis (leaving Jaguars and
BMs eating my lead!)

Which just means they were vaguely keeping to the speed limit. Given
most BMWs and Jags ever made were faster than a 1 litre Metro. But at
least the Metro had a speedo which told you you were going fast. ;-)


I sometimes set my cruise control to a true 70MPG (GPS calibrated with
sat nav and mobile phone) and there are still very few cars overtaking me.

not so down south. Mostly BMWs

I have also had a couple of phone calls about me undertaking on a 50 MPH
dual carriageway on the way to work. I have flown past the other
vehicles with my van set at a true 50MPH. This is always where the fixed
speed camera is and they slow down to 40 MPH or less.


-- Adam

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from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle