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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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    NormDroid
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    I love Audis, I can't justify spending that amount of cash on one. I'm in the market for a new car at the moment, narrowed down to 2 choices: VW Golf 2.0 TDI Sport Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI sport. Ideally I would like a Audi A4 Avant 140 TDI, but can't raise that amount of cash:sigh:

    If you're struggling developing software, then I'd recommend gardening.

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      How about the RS4? That one outscores the M3 in every single aspect.

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      NormDroid
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      blackjack2150 wrote:

      How about the RS4?

      I can only dream about owning one of those babies.

      If you're struggling developing software, then I'd recommend gardening.

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        I love Audis, I can't justify spending that amount of cash on one. I'm in the market for a new car at the moment, narrowed down to 2 choices: VW Golf 2.0 TDI Sport Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI sport. Ideally I would like a Audi A4 Avant 140 TDI, but can't raise that amount of cash:sigh:

        If you're struggling developing software, then I'd recommend gardening.

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        Paul Watson
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        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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          That's gorgeous...I'll start saving up some cash... Damn...I need a driver's license first...


          "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
          -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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          Paul Watson
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          hehe. My advice to new drivers is to buy a cheap, small, fun car. Don't ruin it by buying a big, expensive car first. That day will come in time, don't miss out on the small car time :)

          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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            Fred_Smith
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            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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              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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              Pete OHanlon
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              I assume that you would do the work in exchange for the car.

              Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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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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                Pete OHanlon
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                I'd rather have this[^] puppy.

                Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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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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                  Duncan Edwards Jones
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                  There is one minor problem with it - those buttons down by the gearstick for the sat nav etc... if you are looking at them at all you're going to crash!

                  '--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd

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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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                    Chris Maunder
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                    That's not Audi's site. Blame AutoBlog.

                    cheers, Chris Maunder

                    CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                    • C Chris Maunder

                      That's not Audi's site. Blame AutoBlog.

                      cheers, Chris Maunder

                      CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                      Pete OHanlon
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                      Chris Maunder wrote:

                      Blame AutoBlog.

                      Yeah that's right. Blame the little guy. Blame the outsourcing company.

                      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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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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                        A fair swap? :rolleyes:

                        Visit http://www.readytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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                        • P Pete OHanlon

                          I'd rather have this[^] puppy.

                          Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                          Josh Smith
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                          Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                          I'd rather have this[^] puppy.

                          Me too, but unfortunately I'm 6' 6" so I wouldn't fit in the car. Here[^] is a picture of the dashboard for a vehicle that I comfortably fit in on.

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

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                          • P Pete OHanlon

                            I'd rather have this[^] puppy.

                            Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                            Gary Wheeler
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                            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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                              Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                              I'd rather have this[^] puppy.

                              Me too, but unfortunately I'm 6' 6" so I wouldn't fit in the car. Here[^] is a picture of the dashboard for a vehicle that I comfortably fit in on.

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

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                              Gary Wheeler
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                              I'm guessing you're a Percheron kind of guy, huh? :-D I sympathize. I've tried driving a number of sports cars. Everything from Mustangs to Porsches seem to be designed by and for 5'4" dwarves that are compensating for their shortcomings. The only sports car that ever fit me was my Mazda Miata. I'm 6'1" with long legs. I had the seat all the way back, and the recline at maximum (which wasn't very far). Unfortunately, I spun it out into a bridge abutment a couple of years ago :((.


                              Software Zen: delete this;

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                              • P Paul Watson

                                hehe. My advice to new drivers is to buy a cheap, small, fun car. Don't ruin it by buying a big, expensive car first. That day will come in time, don't miss out on the small car time :)

                                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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                                Rohde
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                                I think that's sound advice - and I'm sure my bank agrees :)


                                "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                                -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                                • P Pete OHanlon

                                  I assume that you would do the work in exchange for the car.

                                  Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                                  Fred_Smith
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                                  Actually I don't drive (poor eyesight; I'd never be let near a licence even...) but my parents used to own an Audi yearrs back, and we often did long trips all around Europe... of all the cars they owned in thier time, which included Jaguars and Mercedes, I have to say I liked the Audi best. As a passenger, it was by far the most comfortable to ride in for long periods. My better half is a die-hard Volvo girl... won't even consider anything else... drives a (very nice) V40 at the moment...

                                  Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                                  I assume that you would do the work in exchange for the car.

                                  ...but I'll take the cash equivalent! :-)

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

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                                    • P Pete OHanlon

                                      Chris Maunder wrote:

                                      Blame AutoBlog.

                                      Yeah that's right. Blame the little guy. Blame the outsourcing company.

                                      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                                      NormDroid
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                                      Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                                      Blame the outsourcing company.

                                      You see, that should of kept it all in-house.

                                      If you're struggling developing software, then I'd recommend gardening.

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                                      • F Fred_Smith

                                        Actually I don't drive (poor eyesight; I'd never be let near a licence even...) but my parents used to own an Audi yearrs back, and we often did long trips all around Europe... of all the cars they owned in thier time, which included Jaguars and Mercedes, I have to say I liked the Audi best. As a passenger, it was by far the most comfortable to ride in for long periods. My better half is a die-hard Volvo girl... won't even consider anything else... drives a (very nice) V40 at the moment...

                                        Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                                        I assume that you would do the work in exchange for the car.

                                        ...but I'll take the cash equivalent! :-)

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                                        Pete OHanlon
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                                        Fred_Smith wrote:

                                        die-hard Volvo girl

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

                                        Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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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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                                          Josh Smith
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                                          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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