New facelifted 320D 1998cc 2002 model

Advantages: Performance, MPG, Quailty
Disadvantages: Rear cabin space, Small boot

...I ordered a 320D SE 1998cc 2002 model from my local BMW dealer in October 2001 for delivery in December 2001. I was impressed with the dealer (Dick Lovett), as the sales guy was not at all pushy but allowed me to take my time looking over the car and responded well to questions I raised. The first test drive I had was with the sales guy and lasted around 40 minutes, he then arranged for me to have the car for the whole day that weekend. This whole day test drive was excellent and really let me get know the car without any sales person around, and after that I was hooked and continue to purchase the car. The list of options available is huge and it took some time to decide what I wanted. This new car was to replace my company Astra and I purchased it myself using my companies opt out option. The car was ordered for December as my...

focus328 06.03.2002 · Read review
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Review of BMW 320d

320d - Potentially expensive failure

Advantages: Preformance, Economy, choice of trim, extras
Disadvantages: reliability - Expensive turbo failure, Rear Seat Space, Boot Space

...This is my first BMW, and I am sorry to say my last. The 320d has a reputation for turbo failure, which I believe applies only to pre July 2003 models. This failure can happen at any time regardless of service history and so cannot be predicted or circumvented and is a widely publicised failure amongst 320d owners on the internet!. The cost of repairing this vary between £2000 - £3000 and is not something which I would expect from a name like BMW. Other drawbacks include driver comfort, which is virtually non existant, after 15 mins in the drivers seat you rapidly experience another feature of the 320D - namely BMW "Numb Bum", which I must admit was not publicised in the brochure. The driving position is also somewhat strange. Both rear seat and boot space are limited and certainly not inline with the size of vehicle, and all BMW...

jamesey 30.05.2006 · Read review
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The Sun also surprises

Advantages: Successful, professional, knows its market
Disadvantages: Brash, trivial, scurrilous, simplistic, self-congratulatory

...: National Readership Survey), some 49% above the next highest national daily (in this case, the Daily Mirror). Nearly one in five adults in the UK reads The Sun. Although its socio-economic profile tends towards the less affluent end of the market, it still has more readers in the ABC1 group (approx. professional, managerial and white-collar) than any other daily except the Daily Mail. It is particularly popular among young people (22.5% of all 15-44 year olds read The Sun, almost exactly double the percentage reading the runner-up Daily Mirror), and among men (21.8% of all versus 13.6% for the Daily Mirror). Additionally, however, it is still the best-read national daily among women as well as men. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ~ Salient Features ~ Those numbers are formidable. Even though there has been a slight...

torr 28.05.2005 (16.06.2005) · Read review
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Review of The Sun

Empire of the Sun

Advantages: Different and really visual
Disadvantages: Hard to appreciate

... Discovery As far as music goes, I love it all, I always find my taste varying as I discover new artists, I love rock, pop, hip hop, old and new, everything. Empire of the Sun is something really different. I discovered them about three or four months ago when one of the songs was played on the radio and I was desperate to hear more. I could not find out who they were and eventually the tune faded from my head, when I then stumbled across the song again I remembered as many words a possible and Googled the lyrics, found out who they were and bought their album from Amazon. Who are they? Empire of the Sun are an Australian duo who formed in 2007 but have only recently started coming out of the woodwork in Britain with some of their songs being played on the radio waves, and also more and more regularly their songs are...

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Review of Walking On A Dream - Empire Of The Sun

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun!

Advantages: The title track is a big hitter, great to see them still in action
Disadvantages: Very patchy quality, just not classic Placebo

...Placebo are a defiantly odd band, and always have been, sitting somewhere between flamboyant glam and angry punk posturing. Surfing in on the tail end of Britpop, they've defied the music press by remaining a going concern for six albums and about fifteen years. Probably, if we're being completely honest, because they've never raised their heads far enough above the parapet of popular culture to burn out like Oasis does every couple of years. Boasting more drummers than Spinal Tap, and the distinctive nasal mid-Atlantic vocals of Brian 'sex pixie' Molko, the band is, in the best tradition of UK middleweight rock groups, huge in Europe, and famous for generating publicity through spats with other bands. One of the most notorious being their run-in with Limp Biskit during a South American tour. But anyway. Battle For the Sun. Sixth...

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The Sun - I love 'The Sun' all year round!

Advantages: Great to read, lots of useful sections for the whole family, bargain at 30p!
Disadvantages: None

...The Sun is a national newspaper that is sold in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & The Republic of Ireland. It is also printed in quite a few European countries so that most people can get The Sun whilst away on their summer holidays although you normally pay quite handsomely for this privilege! Monday - Friday The Sun is 30p and 60p on Saturday. It is not printed on Sunday as it's sister paper 'The News Of The World' is printed instead. There is lots to the paper such as: Page 3 - Normally a topless girl complete with a little comment on one of the days news articles. Daily News - All the stories from the last 24 hours or so as well as updates on previous stories that they have followed in the paper. Sport - All the latest up to date sports information and this seems to cover everything from racing to football to cricket...

katyeverett 09.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Sun

Let's have a bit of Sun-shine

Advantages: Cheap , entertaining ,
Disadvantages: Page three

...This is my 100th review!!!!! * What is the sun ? * The Sun is a British Tablod Newspaper availble in The Uk and Ireland.The current editor is Ross Kemp's fiance Rebekah Wade . The Sun began on September 15th 1964. The Sun is published monday to saturday and costs a small price of 35p. The sun includeds news , celebrities , sport , health , entertainment and lots more. * Logo * The Sun logo features a small font of 'THE' in white above a large white font of 'SUN' with a red background. * Features * * Page three * This is page is very well known.Each day it features a topless model.This is perhaps the suggestion that this newspaper is mainly aimed at men. * The Sun Says * This is a column where the sun puts it's view across on news such as the England Football Team and Euro 2008. * Bizzare * This is...

xdonzx 20.11.2007 · Read review
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Archos 7 (320GB)

Advantages: Light, extra features, good quality, memory, media support.
Disadvantages: Not really any.

... Well it's a touchscrene for a start. It is amazingly easy to navigate, sporting a well-designed title menu. Furthermore, there isn't really an instalation process, it's pretty much just turn it on and off you go. 5/5 Look and Design It certainly looks cool. This actually turns heads when you're using it on a bus or train, and I've even had the odd brave person come over and ask what it is and what it does. 5/5 Range of Features Pretty good, it has: *More memory than you, or at least I, will ever use with 320GB storing up to 400 movies, 3.2 million photos, or 190,000 songs. I mean who gets time to watch 400 movies or listen to 190,000 songs? and as for 3.2 million photos... *A die-hard battery, playing 39 hours music and 10 hours video playback time on a single charge. * Video support for MPEG-4, M-JPEG and even...

anakha6 23.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Archos 7 320GB

BMW 320i soft top, A real drivers car.

Advantages: style, class, powerful and built to last.
Disadvantages: replacement parts can be expensive.

...As a qualified mechanic and the owner of god knows how many cars over the years I have decided the time has come to do an automobile review and what better to review than my one time pride and joy sadly no longer with me my BMW 320i convertible. I bought my BMW in 2003 it was 2 years old and set me back around 12 thousand pounds which was roughly half the cost of buying a new one and was at the time a very good deal. I fell in love with the car after one test drive and just had to have it. Although there have been many different versions of the 320i over the years with very different specs the one I bought was pretty top of the range and had the majority of extras available. I am of course reviewing the car from my own personal opinion so this review will contain information on the extras my BMW had but do not expect to find these...

thebigc1690 11.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of BMW 320i Convertible

Sun In - The Ups and the Downs

Advantages: Cheap, easy application, gradual build up of colour
Disadvantages: Drying

... A review of Sun In Super What were my reasons for buying this product? Simple - I wanted to be blonde. I had gorgeous honey blonde hair as a child that throughout my awkward teenage years had slowly developed to a dull, medium toned nothing brown colour. It was so uninteresting I always felt I faded into the background compared to my firends whose hair ranged from golden blonde to rich auburn or even luscious strawberry tones. I felt it made me look younger and washed out against my pale skin and desperately wanted a change. But what held me back was the price of going blonde. I had subtle highlights, once, when I was around 13 or 14 but these were a gift from my parents who knew how much I hated my hair yet disapproved of hair dye at that age. I could never afford the £50 that it would cost me every six weeks to maintain...

kimbahop 02.08.2009 · Read review
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