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...extremely funny but also quite scary - that is the worlds only remaining super power :roll:
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Money is cheap at the moment, as above, if you have seen a car that appeals borrow the money and buy it, if you wait until you have saved up enough you might not be able to find the right car
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Megane closely followed by the Golf if it was for driving enjoyment Golf by a mile as an ownership proposition Neighbour has a VXR and I think it looks very messy and is already started to look dated, I think the Civic will go the same way
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An unbuilt Revell Corrado (the red road version) sold a couple of days ago for £101.00 - madness but pleased as I already have one
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Great value for money for 2nd hand cars now?
Andy665 replied to craigowl's topic in General Car Chat
Most current Fords are great drivers car - financial suicide if you buy new without a big discount but great used buys. Every Focus, Fiesta, Mondeo I've driven in recent years has been very impressive but I still think youll go a long way to beat a VW as an overall ownership experience -
....according to Auto Motor Und Sport Apparently due to rocketing price of aluminium the company has no option but to shut down - real shame
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Thats virtually a new car - love the attention to detail
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The fewer the better, nothing like having a rare colour
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Car-care-supplies.com - superspray added to the site
Andy665 replied to Riley's topic in Suppliers Forum
Just ordered a bonnet bra - never really liked the look of them but can see the sense in using for longer journeys -
Don't normally liked modded Corrados but I love this
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I have one of the Minichamps 1/43 scale ones - as usual they are only making a few thousand of them so best to get one quick. Not quite as good as the Norev ones but not far behind
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Nice and understated - hate the wood trim though, one of the first things I ripped out of the Bora - the R32 aluminium trim is really expensive but it looks a million times better
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Wheels are some obscure make, just liked the look of them as they have a reasonable dish on them.
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Heres mine - OE front bumper will be back on in a few weeks
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....new VW chairman Martin Winterkorn has ordered a front end restyle to incorporate a more family (read boring and conventional) look Also delayed are: New Passat 4 door coupe, due to be unveiled on 15th Feb, almost certain to be totally shelved Tiguan to be restyled and partially re-enifneered Re-think on Golf MK6, possibly leading to a delay in launch to mid 2008 Sounds like VW are in a bit of turmoil, the reason I like the Scirocco is because it doesn't have a corporate family look, I fear the worst with the re-style
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You're spot on with the Asian production openings. VW is the largest volume player in China but is undersevere pressure, Proton I'm sure will give them other opportunities to exploit, I just wonder how many more brands they can take on
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Seeing as though the head of Porsche and Volkswagen board member Wendelin Wiedeking has stated "no more toys", I can't see Lotus being kept, I reckon a management buy-out would be on the cards. At the very least Lotus Boss Mike Kimberley (who did briefly head Lamborghini) will be out on his ear very quickly.
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Not sure TBH, its quite cheap (£3 a bottle I think) and comes VW branded, usually found on the parts counter - superb stuff and would not use any other now
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I get a pretty strong smell of washer fluid in the car on the Corrado, Bora and Passat. I always use the VW fluid and its got a nice whiff to it so I don't mind, generally use a 50/50 split at this tme of year as well
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That CRX is a lovely looking little car - made all the better for your efforts
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How long is a piece of string Totally dependant on how well its been looked after. The G60 I sold with 170k miles was still incredibly strong - never used oil etc. A good history and enthusiast owned renders the mileage irrelevant to a point as long as you accept that you will need to keep up a decent level of maintenance
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The four cylinder is reckoned to be much better balanced and tax wise its less costly
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...I've been approached by a finance company to become their National Account Manager. They want me to drive a new car but are being very flexible - allowance or company car the choice is mine. Monthly allowance is negotiable but if I go down the company car route they've said I can have anything I want as long as the invoice price (therefore allowing me to get a deal on something more expensive) is no more than £30k. After immediately thinking along the lines of R32, Passat R36 etc I've decided to be more sensible and think about the tax implications of driving a big petrol engined car - its just not worth it financially. The problem I have is that the car that appeals to me most is the Alpina D3 - never thought I'd be attracted to a diesel BMW. Looks better than any other current 3 series and performance should be pretty good. Heres a review http://alpina-automobiles.com/downloads ... o_0806.pdf Any thoughts?
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Alfa 147 - lovely car to look at, dubious electrical systems and woeful dealer service / back-up - I'd steer well clear Non VW Group cars I'd consider: Honda Accord Subaru Legacy Vectra GSi - if you could find an unmolested one Mondeo ST200 - as above
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I'd take the Bora every time - much more car for your money - just as well, if not better built than the A3. My other halfs Bora is a 10 valve V5, performance similar to a 1.8T but with a really appealling growl and superb exhaust note. They can be made to look pretty good for not a lot of money, also the average Bora seems to beeter looked after than your typical Golf seeing as they appealed more to the blue rinse brigade when new