Posts by Nomad_K

I have not owned a Saab, family and friends have over the years. Great handling, excellent 'road feel' and in some of the earlier models (especially the 900 and 9000) had outstanding visibility (900) and packaging (9000). The 9000 had a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Acéphale I am merely not a fan because you could fly business on United with the lie-flat seats for 30,000 air-miles (prior to them canceling the HK-NRT route) whereas now the only...

Re the M5 - I have yet to have a proper (out of traffic) drive in the current M5 - but the E34 and E39 were both amazing automobiles to drive. They were truly in a different class than any other 'sporting saloon,' 'four door sports car,'...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sherlockian Well, it's not so much of a surprise as the previous restyling, which IMHO went from the best-ever 5 (possibly best ever BMW) design to a very quirky one. A few years of seeing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Acéphale Not a fan at all (see above). Interesting - were you not a fan of ANA business/first, economy, or were you less than impressed that they cancelled the route you...

I haven't flown with Emirates, but Singapore has been providing quality service for a long time. Honorable mention goes to ANA. As for United - I have flown with them quite a bit on international and domestic routes, and found the...

Estate or Wagon - I understand both! I don't recall if there is an estate version of the current M5, but previous 5 series and Mercedes AMG E- models have had estate versions, at least in Europe.

Nature and Science are well regarded and 'ranked' in academia. Scientific American, and MIT's Technology Review are also quite good. Wired magazine has some interesting articles or 'points of view' although friends who are expert...

Please add a set of Termi's if you decide on a Ducati. Chiaroscuro - I really like the picture with the knee down and sparks up (although I don't know if I'd be as excited if I was on the bike). Quote: Originally...

Quote: Originally Posted by George I bought it in 2003 so it would have been one of the 1st generation. I actually only drove it properly for about the 1st month or so before tiring of it and giving the keys to Mrs G....