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Post by Steve A » Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:42 pm

I think the point of the column was to say he cant really find anything bad to write about.....on his online blog hes says its the most complete car hes had the pleaseure of driving :D
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Post by D4 » Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:35 pm

yes that's as I understand it too.. afterall - 100% or 98.9% how many other cars have got that verdict over such an lengthy 'test drive'
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Post by Grant » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:10 am

Was trying to deliberately replicate this on the way to work this morning but absolutely no sign of it.
I think he may need his engine re-mapped to smooth it out.
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Post by Steve A » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:01 pm

Grant, you're obviously not the driver sutcliffe is :lol: :lol: an automatic audi will be right up your street :lol:
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Post by Grant » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:10 pm

Steve Ashton wrote:Grant, you're obviously not the driver sutcliffe is :lol: :lol: an automatic audi will be right up your street :lol:
You've lost me, and I don't do automatics, they are for old ladies and the terminally lazy :lol: Awaiting flak now :lol:
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Post by Steve A » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:47 pm

Grant wrote: they are for old ladies. Awaiting flak now :lol:

INCOMING...............what size dress are you :lol: :lol:
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Post by Duncan » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:11 pm

http://www.total-bmw-mag.co.uk/nextmonth.php

I guess you transvestite audi drivers have already seen this forthcoming article?
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Post by Grant » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:00 pm

And in the best colour too eh Steve :P
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Post by Steve A » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:10 pm

i like them in any colour........like my women......bum bum.... :lol: :lol:

The only two colours i hate on cars are
1. green
2. phoenix yellow (edited by mod - guess that's the colour you mean't)

edited by steve - no i love phoenix yellow the colour i was trying to describe was that wishy washy pale metalic gold....yuck
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Post by Chas » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:53 pm

Steve Ashton wrote:The only two colours i hate on cars are
1. green
It's the only one to have 8)

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Post by Charles » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:01 pm

Chas wrote:
Steve Ashton wrote:The only two colours i hate on cars are
1. green
It's the only one to have 8)
I have to agree 8) 8)
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Post by Steve A » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:57 pm

each to their own gentlemen :D
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Post by hythe » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:21 am

Green - it's the way forward...

So a Sage Green Aston wouldn't do it for you, Steve, nor a dark green 1920s Bentley, or a Lotus 47 in dark green with the yellow noseband???
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Post by Charles » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:50 am

hythe wrote:Green - it's the way forward...

So a Sage Green Aston wouldn't do it for you, Steve, nor a dark green 1920s Bentley, or a Lotus 47 in dark green with the yellow noseband???
Ooooooh Hythe!

Now you're talking.

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Post by Chas » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:27 am

hythe wrote:So a Sage Green Aston wouldn't do it for you
[Dribble dribble!] That's possibly the one thing that would tempt me from Alpina (but only a lottery win would change my attitude to spending so much on a car).

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