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Whoah, that's some collection! :)

But....1993 G60s? ;)

Not yet! I kind of "archived" my tapes when I bought a DVD recorder about 14 months ago (ie. stuffed in various cupboards!) so fingers crossed...!

I have that at home somewhere, might see if I can dig it out...

No sympathy for the girl with the convertible, simply because of the w*nky number plate - "R11 PYU" now reads "R11PY U"? Riipy? Whassat? ;)

Well, the original Scirocco was designed by the same bloke who designed the DeLorean, so anything's possible...:)

Who cares if it has any impact on what they actually do with the car - it's a freebie! :) (And Eric - didn't you think of ringing that number before posting it on the forum, just to check? ;) )

Both videos are awesome - the Quattro one particularly for the nutjobs standing in the road. The Pikes Peak one is fantastic though, great piece of film-making! I'm sure I remember reading about that 405 T16 at the time as well.

Funny how the only people I've ever heard not think it's cool are Corrado owners... The world's a funny place sometimes :)

Hehe, I'll second that one! I had been sitting here thinking the same thing, but wondered if my jet-lag is making me less patient and so didn't post it :)

^^^ and what Yan said :)

Sadly, the people responsible for the aerodynamic tuning probably didn't get much say in the decision to use, for example, Passat door handles or exposed wipers. Ultimately unless you're paying a lot of money for a car (or buying a specialist vehicle) pragmatism cuts in at some point and ideals are compromised. You might be surprised at what works and what doesn't, aerodynamically speaking. I had a tour around an aerodynamic test facility and had a look at some clay bucks, and there were some existing cars that had been modified to improve their cd. You could never put them into production like that though, because some of the improvements weren't (as you might expect) to make the car smoother, but to break up the airflow around the angular parts of the car. Great big ugly angular lumps stuck on the car that were aerodynamically excellent, but aesthetically bloody awful. The 350Z might look slippery, but it doesn't mean it is. The Corrado doesn't look at all slippery, but it is. You can't tell just by looking at a car. There is of course the exception - with the Calibra, you can tell exactly what it is. Crap.

Andy, I just photochopped the one posted at the top of page 2, not sure exactly where the original is from though :)

Fritz: Helmut, we have the results from the wind tunnel. Helmut: Thank you Fritz, let me have a look... Scheisse! All that time, all that money invested, and it does nothing, absolutely nothing! Fritz: Don't worry Helmut, don't worry. We have anticipated this very circumstance. Our marketing department will adjust the image using Photoshop, nobody will ever know. After all, it is purely marketing. Who cares if it works? Helmut: But Fritz - it's 1987, and Photoshop hasn't yet been invented? Fritz: Good point Helmut - and another circumstance we have anticipated. We will adjust the image once Photoshop is invented. Then we have an excuse to try the patented MemoryController installed in every Corrado - they will simply think they saw the image many years before. They will think it looks something like this: Helmut: Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! They will never know! Hahahahahahahaaaa!

55mph actually :wink: unless my speedo is seriously overreading, I think it's the later cars that had a 45mph setting. Also, it's probably been discussed in loads of places before, but I'm pretty sure the spoiler is intended to reduce the aerofoil effect of the car body shape at speed, which will make the car feel light and unstable, admittedly you'll need to be doing well over the UK speed limit to get that effect, but the C was intended for the autobahn and not British roads, and don't forget what happened to the spoiler-less TT's when they first came out. David. Yours is set to 55mph? Mine was definitely 45mph, and I'm pretty sure my mate's older G60 was the same. It can be changed though, maybe a previous owner changed the activation speed? And yes, I remember reading exactly the same about the downforce when the car was launched.

In short, "no". You can't wind it down over 45mph for a start. And it isn't actually useful until 75mph - hence the original cars popping their spoilers up at 75mph. VAG UK thought it might get bad press for selling a car that "encourages" the driver to exceed the national speed limit, so it (the activation speed) was lowered to 45mph. I like it. It's cool. Phat - get yourself a German import, and just make sure you never exceed the speed limit. Then it'll never get on your t*ts ;)

One factor nobody has raised yet is the simple fact that the driver may well have been preoccupied and not really had their mind 100% on driving. I can't imagine there are many (if any!) of us on here who have driven a few miles and have absolutely NO recollection of it - we've been preoccupied with our own thoughts and have comfortably slipped into autopilot mode. The pace of life these days certainly doesn't help - work just seems to get more and more hectic, and since starting my technical sales role I now have the added distraction of potential business calls to throw into the equation. There are times (even when hands-free) where I have answered a call when I really shouldn't have. There are probably more times where I've actually ignored calls because I needed full concentration, but it only takes one moment of bad judgement (possibly induced by work-related stress) and you've got a catastrophe on your hands. Going back to Craig's point about there being too many drivers who are technically unaware, I think he's absolutely right - and there are also too many drivers who just don't realise they should give their driving all of their attention whenever possible. And anyone who says "I'm a very good multitasker" - well, I just don't swallow that when it comes to driving. As far as I'm concerned your brain can only process so many things at once - the more activities you share that "bandwidth" across, the thinner it's spread. Couple that with basic ignorance about car/bike physics and you're an accident waiting to happen!

Hehe, nice stories. But they still wind me up when I think of the sheer arrogance of these people. Put them in the same hole as all the chavs, that's what I reckon :)

I remember someone in the US building a 4WD Corrado G60 years back, I think it was even before the VR6 was launched. Of course, prior to the Corrado launch we were all told that the "V6 Corrado" was going to have a narrow-angle revolutionary V6 engine (correct) and be 4WD to handle the power (incorrect!). Showing my age now...! :)

Lorry ruts don't seem to be a widespread problem Craig, I mostly really notice it on the A34. I don't know if it's poor resurfacing work or just the sheer weight of traffic - it's a major route between the Midlands (and on to the North) and central Southern coastal area (Dorset, Hampshire - including Southampton & Portsmouth, two fairly busy ports). The A34 does seem to always have a higher concentration of freight traffic than any other roads I use. Having said that, I reckon some of the ruts have to be a couple of inches deep - it doesn't sound like much, until you picture your wheel sitting in a two-inch deep rut and then thinking about the effect it has on the steering when you need to get out of it!

Or maybe because that's what happens when you drive a Freelander off the top of an Aztec temple? ;) But, all joking aside, you're right - it would be nice to see them come up with a modern classic. Having said that, wasn't the 350Z designed in California? I'm not so sure it's a lack of talent, maybe more a lack of adventure on the part of US motor manufacturers.

I take it you've never seen a Pontiac Aztek then? It's not pretty when the Yanks attempt something "modern"...! And even uglier "in the flesh", as impossible as it sounds! I wonder why he's selling it? ;)

Sounds like half the stretch of the A34 Northbound to me Wendy! I had a "moment" there about 1 year and a half ago, was going through a long easy right-hander on the inside lane, halfway round the grooves got a hold on the rear of the car and it gave a seriously alarming squirm. Now I just sit in the outside lane on that stretch...

I like that Challenger (not too keen on the Camaro tbh). Looks like it's a relatively compact size as well!

I honestly can't remember how much I paid for the back box, no idea at all! Can't remember how much the roof rack was either - I did buy it new, it's only been used a couple of times. It was a "kit" - you bought the correct clamps for the car, then the standard roof bars on top. I wish I could remember both the above - it would give me an idea (like the cat) but then again, it doesn't matter how much you've paid for something - it's only ever worth the market rate.