I've got a neighbour who's really into his cars and he was really complimentary about the RS when it first arrived.

Up until this morning he's owned a quick Seat something-or-other and I see he's out on his drive cleaning a new BMW 1 Series that must have only arrived yesterday. Now, here is my problem - he's a nice guy and we usually have a chat and I'm going to have to make a comment about the new car. Now, even with a I car I don't like, there's normally something positive you can say about it; I even managed to be polite about a Kia Picanto that someone I used to know traded their MINI for. However, this is a 1 Series - what can I possibly say that's nice about it and preserve any sense of integrity?!

It's black, by the way. At least it should be easier to find after it's got stuck in the snow....

if it's a diesel tell him you've heard the mpg is awesome.

if it's a petrol you've heard it's pretty smooth.

Iain

his thoughts exactly when you turned up with an RS, I remember his posts on the seat forum about his neighbours terrible choice in cars, my advice..... plant a big f'off leylandi hedge, oh and sneak across one night and take the wheels off his dustbin At work
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iain cooper wrote:

if it's a diesel tell him you've heard the mpg is awesome.

if it's a petrol you've heard it's pretty smooth.

Iain

A good plan, with one flaw; I took out a 520d touring for a test drive before I tried the Freelander and I was amazed to find it averaged 32mpg against a claimed 55.4mpg. I guess it's a case of being very clever at building a car to perform brilliantly under the conditions of the formal test and little else!

chicken george wrote:

his thoughts exactly when you turned up with an RS, I remember his posts on the seat forum about his neighbours terrible choice in cars, my advice..... plant a big f'off leylandi hedge, oh and sneak across one night and take the wheels off his dustbin

Just tell him the german piece of is crap! Don't beat around the bush!

landy19840 wrote:

Just tell him the german piece of is crap! Don't beat around the bush!

I would have to go with that too

Ask him if he had to attend the BMW academy of Advanced drivers before he bought it.  (Past) Freelander 2 HSE 2010 MY In Rimini Red.
(Past) RR Evoque Dynamic Lux Si4 In Firenze Red.
(Past) RR Evouque Pure Tech in Barollo Black with bespoke Firenze Red colour coding.
(Present) Freelander Metropolis 2015 MY In Santorini Black with Ivory Premium Leather.

Also check to see if his indicators work as most BMW drivers fail to use them!

Be honest

Dont have to slag it off, just not my cup o tea type comments Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Go out, all smiles and wonder, and proclaim "is that the new kia" that should dent his pride

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If it's a Coupe tell him it's a good looking car  Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
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Yes, and besides that, no matters what others think, matters what the owner thinks.
So ask him why he choosed it and needle/sew from there...

Some great answers here, I particularly like taztastic's suggestion