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chrisbet
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Picked up yesterday in time for our run down to Italy -
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jk
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Looks like a good long distance cruiser.
I just picked up a VW Tiguan 2.0L diesel R-Line DSG so I can get lazy as it does automatic and manual gear change via steering wheel paddles.
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Eric
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What is it?
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chrisbet
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Jaguar XF Portfolio Sportbrake - 4 cyl 2 litre turbo petrol, 247bhp, 150 mph, 0-60 6.7secs, 8 speed auto gearbox - also has steering wheel paddles if you want to exercise your fingers - much easier to set everything to auto and let it do its thing ...
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Eric
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chrisbet wrote:
Jaguar XF Portfolio Sportbrake - 4 cyl 2 litre turbo petrol, 247bhp, 150 mph, 0-60 6.7secs, 8 speed auto gearbox - also has steering wheel paddles if you want to exercise your fingers - much easier to set everything to auto and let it do its thing ...
The paddles can be useful in some circumstances, but I agree better to leave it on auto. The only downside is the petrol economy compared to diesel….especially when doing 0-60 in 6.7 secs or towing a caravan. 
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chrisbet
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Lol - My Rover is a diesel and manages 40mpg on the run down to Italy - the Jag managed 41.3mpg on the run back from Taunton! Petrol is cheaper than diesel too.
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Eric
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chrisbet wrote:
Lol - My Rover is a diesel and manages 40mpg on the run down to Italy - the Jag managed 41.3mpg on the run back from Taunton! Petrol is cheaper than diesel too.
It was always more expensive when I was tugging around Italy.
I’ve got a 3L V6 Petrol beast which struggles to get 30mpg on a long run and towing a 1.7 tonne of trailer …don’t ask!
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novicius
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They took my licence when I turned 70...it already was bye bye SAAB aero when the engine blew ..
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chrisbet
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Took your licence at 70??? Why?
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novicius
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chrisbet wrote:
Took your licence at 70??? Why?
Such is the rule in danmark, I could apply,but choose to use the cash for air-travel.
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Eric
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novicius wrote:
Such is the rule in danmark, I could apply,but choose to use the cash for air-travel.
I didn't know that!
Are there any constraints on overseas visitor driving hire cars if they are over 70?
I had a shock when my insurance doubled this year. It turns out my lovely wife having turned 80 was an impediment of a named driver now.
She has graciously decided to abandon her named driver seat.....mainly because she's never driven it anyway apart from round Tesco carpark when I first got it and she then decided it was too big for her. She got me a £200 off the premium for standing down. Bless.
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chrisbet
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There are different rules in each country some have no restrictions at all, some renew every so many years, some need a medical exam.
From the European Commission review -
One of the few evaluations of existing driver testing programmes has compared Finnish and Swedish licensing practices. Finland requires regular medical check-ups in conjunction with licence renewal starting at age 70, whereas Sweden has no such age-related control. A comparison of Finland and Sweden shows no apparent reduction in crashes as a result of the Finnish programme. However, Finland had a higher rate of fatalities among unprotected older road users than Sweden, arguably the result of an increase in the number of older pedestrians who had lost their driving licence. An Australian study reached a similar conclusion.
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novicius
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Eric (I didn't know that!
Are there any constraints on overseas visitor driving hire cars if they are over 70? )
Not sure Eric, but I suphose when You explain that it is different in Britain, then they might leave you alone.
Chrisbet ( There are different rules in each country some have no restrictions at all, some renew every so many years, some need a medical exam.)
Such is the rule here, medical exam every Two (2) years.
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jk
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@novicius In UK you would need to show a current/active driving license to hire a car.
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Graham Whistler
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My car insurance has just gone from £500 to £700 I think because I turn 84 this year? Wendy is named driver but is not quite 80 yet so it is just my age causing rise in premium. My insurance company knows I have no history of accidents for over 40 years now with them.
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chrisbet
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I doubt it is age related - insurance premiums have continued to rise steeply - car and house are about 30% up this year for me compared with last year,
See - https://www.abi.org.uk/news/news-articles/2024/1/motor-insurance-premiums-continue-to-rise-as-insurers-battle-costs/
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jk
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Graham Whistler wrote:
My car insurance has just gone from £500 to £700 I think because I turn 84 this year? Wendy is named driver but is not quite 80 yet so it is just my age causing rise in premium. My insurance company knows I have no history of accidents for over 40 years now with them.
I think that the car insurance market is a scam. The insurance should be a bond so that if you have no accident then you pay no premium and the bond rolls over to the next year. Yes I know that insurance companies wouldn't make fat profits. I have been driving since 1975 with no accidents but my premium is £500 even with full no claims.
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Eric
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Graham Whistler wrote:
My car insurance has just gone from £500 to £700 I think because I turn 84 this year? Wendy is named driver but is not quite 80 yet so it is just my age causing rise in premium. My insurance company knows I have no history of accidents for over 40 years now with them.
Insurance has gone up 30-40% this year. My existing insurer declined to quote this year. So I did a new quote excluding Jan as a named driver. they quoted this time and it came back significantly lower. The only explanation could be was they didn't want an 80+ named driver.
There is no doubt the number of insurers prepared to quote, drop off the older you get. I struggled to get my Dad car insurance over 90.
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