Audi A5 for Jorgen
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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.
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 Randhehe. 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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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...
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... ! :-)
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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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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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...
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!
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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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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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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 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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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:
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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.
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:
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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...
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 -
I assume that you would do the work in exchange for the car.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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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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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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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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! :-)
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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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;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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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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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.
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:
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