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waremark wrote:So if it's about getting in and out, how do you explain the cars in which the wheel rises electronically when you switch off, which also have flat bottom wheels?

A fool and his money are soon parted?

jont- wrote:It's more marketing BS, like having an unpleasantly crashy ride on pointlessly large wheels is "sporty"

Interesting: i did consider going 'upmarket' by buying an S-line car this time round rather than the 'Sport' - until I did some research and found that the main difference (cosmetics aside) is a more uncomfortable ride! I'll stick with the Sport, I think!

EasyShifter wrote:Interesting: i did consider going 'upmarket' by buying an S-line car this time round rather than the 'Sport' - until I did some research and found that the main difference (cosmetics aside) is a more uncomfortable ride! I'll stick with the Sport, I think!

I made the same decision when I bought an A3 back in 2012. The S-line was all pointless bling and a hard ride. IMO, the Sport looked nicer as it was more understated.

Has anyone asked why wheels are round in the first place?

I steer my glider with a stick - left to go left, right to go right, back and forward to go up and down.
Has anyone thought of fitting a car with a stick? (back and forward obviously unnecessary, until we get these flying cars).

Quite a few historic vehicles have tillers, don't they?

And there are some motorcycles which don't have handlebars!

If I remember correctly, Clarkson drove a SAAB that had a joystick instead of steering wheel and pedals. Once he got the hang of it he appeared to approve the concept.

GeoffGrayer wrote:I steer my glider with a stick - left to go left, right to go right, back and forward to go up and down.

So do I - and with pedals to keep it flying straight through the air.

Horse wrote:And there are some motorcycles which don't have handlebars!

Like this one? Still on the road in 2015.

Actually, close! I was thinking of this, similar vintage and also still on the road:

http://www.voyager03.co.uk/