The Pinnacle Stratus 3.0 E is a good value hybrid

Advantages: Internal hub gears, sturdy frame, nice finish, responsive ride, great price
Disadvantages: Right brake lever could be longer, high Q factor, poor pedal design

...the years. I?ve tried out other cycles but only for short periods. I purchased the Pinnacle (Evans) Stratus 3.0E bike mainly for the SRAM i-motion 9 gears. Not many readily available bikes at around £500 are fitted with internal hub gears so my choice was severely limited. The Shimano Alfine 8 speed gears appear on a couple of bikes at this price point but they didn?t suit me for other reasons. I wasn?t prepared to take a chance on two other current options (a Sturmey Archer 8 speed and the interesting, continuously variable NuVinchi) because I couldn?t find convincing recommendations from users. The daddy of all internal gear hubs, the14 speed Rohloff, is so out of my price range. Evans/Pinnacle cycle size chart suggested a Large size frame for my height (5? 11.5?) but from Pinnacles website, I determined that the XLarge frame had...

dogfonos 22.09.2009 · Read review
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Audi A6, Ride of your life

Advantages: comfortable, Spacious, Smooth, powerful and economical car
Disadvantages: None found

...۞ Audi A6 2.0 TDI SE ۞ ************************** The Car itself. **************** We have had this superb car for just over a year and done 26,000 enjoyable and trouble free miles with only one service. The car even tells you itself when it needs servicing. We had an Audi a few years ago and, although it was a good reliable car, we thought it was a bit overpriced and not really worth the "Vorsprung Durch Technic". This one replaced our well-loved Volvo S80 and it has more than filled the gap. So what are the plus points? ****************************** It's fast, quiet for a diesel, responsive, comfortable, economical, reliable and safe. Maybe not one of the greatest lookers in the word but it can hold its own very well amongst larger saloon cars and can certainly give...

THE_ELITE13 24.05.2006 (25.05.2006) · Read review
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AWESOME AUDI A6

Advantages: excellent build quality, German Precision engineering, great looks, Brilliant
Disadvantages: parking spots at Supermarket car parks

...go to work a bit more enjoyable. The cabin seats 5 people very easily and the boot space is massive and can easily fit all my girlfriends wardrobe in it for those weekend breaks !!!! I am getting 47mpg as an average fuel fuel consumption which is very good, servicing is reasonable as long as you dont take it to a Audi garage, and due to the reliability of Audi I am hoping nothing serious will go wrong too soon, but if it does I have the 1 year warranty to fall back on. Below is the exact specification on my car and its all as standard for the model, no extras added or modifications but what an impressive list of stuff for £7995 -Audi A6 SE 4-door Saloon, Silver -2.5, V6 turbo diesel , 155BHP -6 cylinder -6 speed manual gearbox -137mph top speed -24 Valves -0-60mph on 9.4 seconds -310 Nm Torque -3 point seatbelt-all seats...

stelladrinker 24.01.2005 · Read review
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Toyota Camry 3.0 V6 1998

Advantages: Fast Motorway Car
Disadvantages: Forget it about town-buy a Corsa

...I brought a 1998 Camry V6 3.0 back in early September 2007. 2 previous owners and 183,000 on the clock (nothing for this car), driven daily from Telford to Birmingham. Having owned the car for 4 months and putting another 10,000 motorway miles on the clock I have to say that generally it is an excellent car. First the bad points. With petrol currently between 99.9 and 106.9 a litre in the UK you need to bear this in mind. In fuel alone this car costs 16 pence a mile, even more about town. Add to that the cost of servicing at the recommended 9,000 miles in addition to replacement consumables (I put 2 new front tyres on in November) and you soon realise that this is not a Ford Fiesta. These considerations are for the most part forgotten the moment you get behind the wheel. This is a car of modest features yet it has a quality...

GeorgeAshcroft 26.12.2007 · Read review
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Running a used A4 3.0 Quattro Saloon

Advantages: Performance, Build Quality, Reliability, and Practicality.
Disadvantages: Running costs may not suit all people.

...This is my second Audi A4, and I bought it on the strength of my experiences with my previous A4. My car is a 2002 model 3.0 Quattro Sport with the 6 speed manual ?box. I bought this car used with 55,000 miles on the clock 6 months ago, replacing my previous car, which had covered 107,000 miles. The key strengths of this car are much the same as the previous car, namely: Reliability, Build quality, Comfort, Practicality, and Driving Involvement. I bought this car, as I also wanted more performance, as well as a newer car with lower mileage. The 3.0 6-cylinder engine is wonderfully smooth and quiet in general driving, while under harder acceleration it provides a suitably sporting growl. The six-speed ?box doesn?t rev any lower in top gear than my 2.0?s 5 speed, but the closer ratios make it extremely flexible for open road/A road...

richardwest1 06.05.2007 · Read review
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Peugeot 3.0 V6 Coupe

Advantages: Sleek looks, awesome power and spacious
Disadvantages: Guzzles petrol, service/repair costs, insurance and poor alloys.

...the brakes are depressed. The front dash doesn't look too plasticy which is a bonus and is covered with some sort of soft leather/vinyl material. It is and does give the impression of space inside. The safety aspect of the car comprises of both driver, passenger and side airbags. PERFORMANCE I have a 3.0 V6 24v auto engine which admittedly does burn fuel on round the town journeys (19.2 mpg) but is more economical on motorway journeys (36.2mpg). It is 210 bhp as standard and I think this is more than enough for me at present. With a top speed of 144-149 mph, it doesn't hang around, the auto gear box comprises 3 speeds and has a snow/icy mode and a sports mode for more responsiveness. A 0-60 in around 7.5 seconds which isn't bad considering the weight (1910kg) of the car. FINAL THOUGHT...

wizz05 11.08.2005 (12.08.2005) · Read review
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toyota camry 3.0 V6

Advantages: not many about , comfort , ride , smooth engine
Disadvantages: bit heavy on juice around town

...Two weeks into owning our toyota camry and we are loving it , Its a 1998 3.0 V6 with 97,000 on the clock so its just about run in , if buying one make sure you get as full a service history as possible , ours is in the same green as the one at the top of this page and has a sand leather interior with walnut dash inserts, the ride is fantastic due to lowered and uprated suspension plus 17 inch alloys , its as good as its much more expensive Lexus brother so, if your not a badge snob buy the toyota and keep the £3, 000 difference in price in your bank account ( if you are a badge snob still buy the camry and get a set of lexus badges for £30.00 ) ours also has dark tinted glass which , with the alloys and low ride ,really sets it apart from the crowd. the engine is silky smooth as is the auto box. the only improvements I want to make are...

micktaker 15.01.2008 · Read review
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Intellimouse 3.0

Advantages: accurate, well priced, well built
Disadvantages: mouse wheel comes lose over time, no dpi function

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d4vy 03.10.2007 · Read review
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The Swish Audi A6

Advantages: Smooth, Spacious, Comfortable, powerful
Disadvantages: Careful doing short journeys!

...I've had this car for about 6 months and about a week ago I would have said that this car is fabulous but I think my views are changing. I had an Audi about 5 years ago and it was a good reliable car. I then went and bought a Rover which was a big mistake, but about six months ago I bought this car and it was and still is the best car I've ever driven. Advantages... It's fast and very quiet for a diesel (exept from those cold mornings where it can sound a little like a tractor, but it soon transformes into a swift sports car.Its very comfortable, and rather high tech. It has an on-board computer which tells you the car's speed, current economy, how many more miles morth of diesel you have left. (The list goes on...) It is very stirdy and it feels very safe. Personally, I think that its very good value for money and is just as...

tom.c.edwards 18.02.2007 · Read review
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BMW X3 3.0L Sport

Advantages: Spacious family vehicle.
Disadvantages: Likes its fuel!

...I've had this vehicle for just over 1 year. At the time of buying i was unsure whether to get a 2.0L diesel or the 3.0L Sport. I ended up getting a really good deal on the sport so thought i'll go for the bigger engine. Petrol/Diesel - me being female - doesn't really bother me!! Well, that was until i purchased this car. My lord its so thirsty!! At the moment i have nearly reached 8000 miles and i'm getting 17 mpg. I thought in time this would get better - unfortuantely it hasn't. (I travel 11 miles to work, mostly in traffic) On a plus side, even though the car is expensive to run, its a lovely car. If you're a driver who travels lots on the motorway you would probably get 25 mpg, which isn't great but its barable. The car is the sport version, the suspension is a little hard but you would expect this from a sports car...

pugs26 11.01.2006 · Read review
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