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  • J Josh Smith

    Gary Wheeler wrote:

    They store and maintain it for you, and you call them up when you'd like to drive it. They have a group of tracks where it can be driven, and will transport the car there for you.

    :wtf: Some people have more money than I can comprehend.

    :josh: My WPF Blog[^] Without a strive for perfection I would be terribly bored.

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    Gary Wheeler
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    Given the excesses they are prone to, they don't comprehend it all that well either. As someone once said, "money may be the root of all evil, but it sure helps make it more fun."


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    • G Gary Wheeler

      Given the excesses they are prone to, they don't comprehend it all that well either. As someone once said, "money may be the root of all evil, but it sure helps make it more fun."


      Software Zen: delete this;

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      Josh Smith
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      Gary Wheeler wrote:

      "money may be the root of all evil, but it sure helps make it more fun."

      Dem some words o' wisdom! :laugh:

      :josh: My WPF Blog[^] Without a strive for perfection I would be terribly bored.

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      • P Paul Watson

        I know Jorgen likes his Audis and AFAIR there are a few others here too. To be honest I've liked them but not loved them. That is until the Audi A5 showed up. For the first time I've thought "Now that, that I would buy"[^]. And apparently it is good to drive too. Up there with BMW.

        regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

        Shog9 wrote:

        And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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        • P Paul Watson

          I know Jorgen likes his Audis and AFAIR there are a few others here too. To be honest I've liked them but not loved them. That is until the Audi A5 showed up. For the first time I've thought "Now that, that I would buy"[^]. And apparently it is good to drive too. Up there with BMW.

          regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

          Shog9 wrote:

          And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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          Douglas Troy
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          After looking at the pictures, I have only this to say ... *DROOL*


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          • P Paul Watson

            I know Jorgen likes his Audis and AFAIR there are a few others here too. To be honest I've liked them but not loved them. That is until the Audi A5 showed up. For the first time I've thought "Now that, that I would buy"[^]. And apparently it is good to drive too. Up there with BMW.

            regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

            Shog9 wrote:

            And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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            Lost User
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            My first car when I was 17 y/o (1980) was a 1974 Audi 100LS. Not good! Not good at all! Seriously underpowered 4 cyl engine and the electrical system (typical of most German cars - then and now) was seriously flaky. By the way, last month I bought a 2007 Honda Civic EX Sedan. Fantastic car. The wife's Accord EX V6 is still the hot-rod in the garage, but the Civic gets 38 miles / gal and runs like a dream.

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            • P Paul Watson

              I know Jorgen likes his Audis and AFAIR there are a few others here too. To be honest I've liked them but not loved them. That is until the Audi A5 showed up. For the first time I've thought "Now that, that I would buy"[^]. And apparently it is good to drive too. Up there with BMW.

              regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

              Shog9 wrote:

              And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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              Jorgen Sigvardsson
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              The A5 is IMO the uglier of the Audis. I've been studying the S5 from top to bottom, and every detail up front. The interior is rock solid. It's too irregularly bulgy - that's the best explanation I can come up with. Something in the back of my brain is telling me that the asymmetry is broken in some way. The R8 on the other hand... As for the "regular" Audis, I really like the A6. I love all the details of it (assuming it's got the S-line kit - the regular look doesn't cut it). The tail lights of the A6 is one detail which has really caught my eyes. The way it lights up in the dark is just bloody amazing. On the same note, I will admit that the front lights on the A5 and R8 are equally good looking. Have you seen photos of the R8 light up in the dark? Whoa... For the time being, I'm very content with my A4. I didn't want to spend the extra €10000 to get an equivalent A6 (in terms of equipment). Maybe next time around. :) ps. The local car Audi reseller has bought an S5 to use as demo car. The owner of the company uses it as day-to-day vehicle, and parks it close to a grocery shop where I shop often. It would seem that Audi does not put intelligence requirements on their resellers, because the interior/exterior color combination they ordered for that S5 should be enough to lose their reseller status. ds. pps. The sound of the S5's V8 is... enough to make me wet my pants. :-D dds.

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              • K KaRl

                I still prefer the 6 series. And for the smaller version, the new 3 series Coupé is IMO really beautiful, much more than the Sedan which is a failure seen from the rear


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                Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                Right on. The 6 seris is just too damn hot. Make sure it's got the S-line exterior though. The regular look is a bit too "plain".

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                • P Paul Watson

                  I know Jorgen likes his Audis and AFAIR there are a few others here too. To be honest I've liked them but not loved them. That is until the Audi A5 showed up. For the first time I've thought "Now that, that I would buy"[^]. And apparently it is good to drive too. Up there with BMW.

                  regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                  Shog9 wrote:

                  And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                  Stuart Dootson
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                  I've never been keen on Audi or VW - bit pricey when you consider that the equivalent SEAT will probably be as well built and perform as well - you'll be missing out on ambience, I guess. Having said that, I drive a Vauxhall Astra[^], so that probably makes me an uncouth yob whose opinion should be discounted :-)

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                  • P Paul Watson

                    norm .net wrote:

                    Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI sport.

                    Probably my favourite Honda. When the current generation first came out I was smitten, great design. Sadly I see the 2008 model is a bit fugly.

                    regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                    Shog9 wrote:

                    And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                    Stuart Dootson
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                    Paul Watson wrote:

                    When the current generation first came out I was smitten, great design. Sadly I see the 2008 model is a bit fugly.

                    Similar thing happened with the Civic Type-R - I had the previous shape CTR, which looked pretty good (in my biased opinion). The current one looks the same as the standard Civic, which (again, IMBO) looks a bit poo...

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                    • G Gary Wheeler

                      From what I understand, Bugatti only nominally sells you the car. They store and maintain it for you, and you call them up when you'd like to drive it. They have a group of tracks where it can be driven, and will transport the car there for you. They don't recommend driving it on the street.


                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                      Stuart Dootson
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                      Nah - that's the Ferrari FXX[^] - the Veyron was designed to be as easy to drive as possible, allowing reasonably normal usage.

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                      • S Stuart Dootson

                        Nah - that's the Ferrari FXX[^] - the Veyron was designed to be as easy to drive as possible, allowing reasonably normal usage.

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                        Gary Wheeler
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                        Ah. I was babbling due to hypoxia from the prices of the vehicles under discussion.


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                        • P Paul Watson

                          I know Jorgen likes his Audis and AFAIR there are a few others here too. To be honest I've liked them but not loved them. That is until the Audi A5 showed up. For the first time I've thought "Now that, that I would buy"[^]. And apparently it is good to drive too. Up there with BMW.

                          regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                          Shog9 wrote:

                          And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                          Chris McGlothen
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                          B - E - A - utiful!


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                          • L lost in transition

                            This beauty Ram 3500[^]

                            God Bless, Jason

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                            Paul Watson
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                            That's OK. We forgive you :)

                            regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                            Shog9 wrote:

                            And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                            • L Lost User

                              A fair swap? :rolleyes:

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                              Paul Watson
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                              :laugh: Took me a second :-D

                              regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                              Shog9 wrote:

                              And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                I've never been keen on Audi or VW - bit pricey when you consider that the equivalent SEAT will probably be as well built and perform as well - you'll be missing out on ambience, I guess. Having said that, I drive a Vauxhall Astra[^], so that probably makes me an uncouth yob whose opinion should be discounted :-)

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                                Paul Watson
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                                hehe, my SO is considering an Astra. I think the styling, especially around the rear, is a bit busy but it is still a good looking car. Love the panoramic roof.

                                regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                Shog9 wrote:

                                And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                • P Pete OHanlon

                                  Fred_Smith wrote:

                                  die-hard Volvo girl

                                  What. She wears a grubby vest and says "Yippeekaiai" a lot?

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                                  She's a damn sight better looking than Bruce Willis, I can assure you!

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                                  • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                                    The A5 is IMO the uglier of the Audis. I've been studying the S5 from top to bottom, and every detail up front. The interior is rock solid. It's too irregularly bulgy - that's the best explanation I can come up with. Something in the back of my brain is telling me that the asymmetry is broken in some way. The R8 on the other hand... As for the "regular" Audis, I really like the A6. I love all the details of it (assuming it's got the S-line kit - the regular look doesn't cut it). The tail lights of the A6 is one detail which has really caught my eyes. The way it lights up in the dark is just bloody amazing. On the same note, I will admit that the front lights on the A5 and R8 are equally good looking. Have you seen photos of the R8 light up in the dark? Whoa... For the time being, I'm very content with my A4. I didn't want to spend the extra €10000 to get an equivalent A6 (in terms of equipment). Maybe next time around. :) ps. The local car Audi reseller has bought an S5 to use as demo car. The owner of the company uses it as day-to-day vehicle, and parks it close to a grocery shop where I shop often. It would seem that Audi does not put intelligence requirements on their resellers, because the interior/exterior color combination they ordered for that S5 should be enough to lose their reseller status. ds. pps. The sound of the S5's V8 is... enough to make me wet my pants. :-D dds.

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                                    Paul Watson
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                                    Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                                    Something in the back of my brain is telling me that the asymmetry is broken in some way.

                                    Exactly, broken for the better. The new A4 has some A5 styling in it, thank god.

                                    regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                    Shog9 wrote:

                                    And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                    • P Paul Watson

                                      That's OK. We forgive you :)

                                      regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                      Shog9 wrote:

                                      And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                      lost in transition
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                                      That hurt.:((

                                      God Bless, Jason

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                                        Paul Haven't seen the 2008 model, got links?

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                                        Paul Watson
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                                        Here we go[^].

                                        regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                        Shog9 wrote:

                                        And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                        • F Fred_Smith

                                          Good grief - you'd think Audi could afford a web developer who could load the swap images in without having to postback to the server each time!!!! Anyone from Audi listening..? I can do it... ! :-)

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                                          Paul Watson
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                                          That is Autoblog. At the same time I dislike car websites that don't provide permalinks to photos. You see a nice angle on a car but can't get the URL for that page because of some stupid JS gallery.

                                          regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                          Shog9 wrote:

                                          And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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