German Engineering

[zagatoes30]

As well as all my Italian stuff I have a taste for other oddities.

My only German car is a W8 Passat Estate which for those who don't know has a 4.0litre W8 Engine & 4WD (think half a Veyron without turbos). It looks like a normal Passat but with 300BHP (it's been chipped) it surprises a lot of stuff.

Due to having too many cars the W8 has been left parked in the corner of the drive since it went to Le Mans back in June and has been looking rather sorry for itself. So given winter is coming and I have a spare set of wheels with winter tyres for it I decided to wash it and stick it through an MOT.

Would you believe it, passed first time without evening an advisory, non of my Italians would have done that. Already for winter driving just now need it to snow as with the winter tyres and 4 wheel drive it will get through most road conditions.

 

[Andyk]

Ha dmy 2002 M3 MOT's today....No issues as well.......Advised front tyres are getting low on tread but I new that after the Llandow track day in October.

 

[JDM]

Good work! i got myself a subaru outback 4x4 ready for some snow... bring it on!

 

[Parisien]

My cars always go through.........Italian or not!!!!


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[Parisien]

Plus its all a bit urban mythish now........had a Golf years ago that gave me endless bother.....a Merc 190 wasn't much better.........ok....only one recall.....


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[JDM]

hmmm have to agree, endless troubles here with post 2007 2litre Audi diesel oil pumps. Terrible design prone to failure

 

[Parisien]

Don't start me about *** turbo units........



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[dem maser]

see for me VWs are ****....and i include audi in that....not reliable...a kia is better

 

[Parisien]

Kia.....aint that a type of N Zealand fruit..........no thanks


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[dem maser]

haha frank.....the sportage is sexy,.....

 

[Parisien]

......only if you have a very low sex drive and are visually impaired.....


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[Andyk]

haha frank.....the sportage is sexy,.....

I'm with you on that...Saw one the other day and thought 'thats sexy'....then looked ta the young lady driving and thought the same.

 

[Parisien]

....Andy....you must be much older than I thought...........sorry guys....oriental cars.........just aren't...end of


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[dem maser]

I'm with you on that...Saw one the other day and thought 'thats sexy'....then looked ta the young lady driving and thought the same.

we have low sex drive app andy.......

 

[Parisien]

we have low sex drive app andy.......

...its a pity you chose to admit it in public Dem.......whatever next....


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[dem maser]

haha crank.....i am blind..i do wear contacts.......

 

[Parisien]

...........we all knew that Dem.....apparently you can only drive the AC by listening to the SATNAV directions...........


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[dem maser]

i turn down narrow roads and then i have to do 6 point turns regularly

 

[Parisien]

.....were you stalking me that day Dem...........so were 18 others.........its illegal now you know.....


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[dem maser]

haha we were......made our day though......