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This is very intersting to read.

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awesome post , it would be super if we could get all the VW road tests and compile them into their own forum section :D
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sixteen10 wrote:awesome post , it would be super if we could get all the VW road tests and compile them into their own forum section :D
Busy looking for all the older stuff... can also get hold of the overseas one... Maybe Nuek can suggest a place for this (HINT HINT :mrgreen: :mrgreen: )

Found this one in the back of the cupboard... handed it over for to WaZi for a comparison and a post. Nice work!
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awesome and very nostalgic post - Good Job!

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yes very cool indeed. thanks! i thought the 0-100km/h would be a bit lower than it is. 9.32 odd sounds a bit slow :?: :oops:
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Mr. D wrote:yes very cool indeed. thanks! i thought the 0-100km/h would be a bit lower than it is. 9.32 odd sounds a bit slow :?: :oops:

iirc g/box was the problem here

same as the CTi vs 1.6i Life debate , could be wrong though :oops: :lol:
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Mr. D wrote:yes very cool indeed. thanks! i thought the 0-100km/h would be a bit lower than it is. 9.32 odd sounds a bit slow :?: :oops:
You have to remember that Car magazine always tests car with a driver and passenger, full tank of petrol plus all their timing equipment... which in 1991 must have been some big pieces of equipment.
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sixteen10 wrote: iirc g/box was the problem here

same as the CTi vs 1.6i Life debate , could be wrong though :oops: :lol:
ahhhh OK sweet
Shizzo wrote:You have to remember that Car magazine always tests car with a driver and passenger, full tank of petrol plus all their timing equipment... which in 1991 must have been some big pieces of equipment.
i didn't know that. cool, thanks :D
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Awesome stuff out of the archives :lol:
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WaZi-Moto wrote:This is very intersting to read.

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Krutch wrote:First one to buy ten bears (5 each) for Spyke & myself at Blackout gets a copy...
10 grizzly bears? or will a regular set of 10 honey bears do ok? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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sixteen10 wrote:
Krutch wrote:First one to buy ten bears (5 each) for Spyke & myself at Blackout gets a copy...
10 grizzly bears? or will a regular set of 10 honey bears do ok? :lol: :lol: :lol:
i've got 11 panda bears at home....just sitting in the garage. will those do? :mrgreen:
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First one to buy ten bears (5 each) for Spyke & myself at Blackout gets a copy...
Didn't know that some guys are still into teddy bear collecting... Huh must just be one of those things....

Besides don't think having fuzzy bears on your dash counts as a "fur" dash... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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sixteen10 wrote:awesome post , it would be super if we could get all the VW road tests and compile them into their own forum section :D
when I've got some spare time I'll scan and post some of the old CAR tests I've got from days gone by. iirc I've got the MK1 1100L, 1100LS, GT, GTS tests...also the mk2 1800 8v, 1800 16v, GTi vs superboss, audi quattro tests as well...will be cool if we could have them all together somewhere. :D
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Guv* wrote:audi quattro tests as well...
would you mind sharing those with me? would love to see them :D
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Guv* wrote:
sixteen10 wrote:awesome post , it would be super if we could get all the VW road tests and compile them into their own forum section :D
when I've got some spare time I'll scan and post some of the old CAR tests I've got from days gone by. iirc I've got the MK1 1100L, 1100LS, GT, GTS tests...also the mk2 1800 8v, 1800 16v, GTi vs superboss, audi quattro tests as well...will be cool if we could have them all together somewhere. :D
AWESOME :D

ill pm neuk the link to this thread and see if he can set up a new forum section where we can post each test in it's own thread , guys looking for specs will find this a huge help :D
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when I've got some spare time I'll scan and post some of the old CAR tests I've got from days gone by. iirc I've got the MK1 1100L, 1100LS, GT, GTS tests...also the mk2 1800 8v, 1800 16v, GTi vs superboss, audi quattro tests as well...will be cool if we could have them all together somewhere. :D
Mmm now those would be interesting... do have some of those but where they are... :oops: :oops: I have to look....

Sounds like this could be a wicked thred... :D
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sixteen10 wrote:ill pm neuk the link to this thread and see if he can set up a new forum section where we can post each test in it's own thread , guys looking for specs will find this a huge help :D
Hi guys

I got sixteen10's PM which I was not really happy about as he is using looking for stuff that they only sell on Oxford Road in Rosebank :shock: But I read his message, unwillingly of course and ended up here :wink: I kinda like the idea of a seperate section displaying the road tests of VW or VAG cars, so if there is enough interest and content I think it would be a nice touch, even if it is not the busiest section...

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Mr. D wrote:
Guv* wrote:audi quattro tests as well...
would you mind sharing those with me? would love to see them :D
sure bro...I will try and get them scanned and post them up. would make for some interesting reading :wink:
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Guv* wrote:
Mr. D wrote:
Guv* wrote:audi quattro tests as well...
would you mind sharing those with me? would love to see them :D
sure bro...I will try and get them scanned and post them up. would make for some interesting reading :wink:
thanks man. that'll be lekker! :D shot
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Guv* wrote:
sure bro...I will try and get them scanned and post them up. would make for some interesting reading :wink:

If you bring them past my office we can scan them here, pretty quick to scan.
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Neuk wrote: Hi guys

I got sixteen10's PM which I was not really happy about as he is using looking for stuff that they only sell on Oxford Road in Rosebank :shock: But I read his message, unwillingly of course and ended up here :wink: I kinda like the idea of a seperate section displaying the road tests of VW or VAG cars, so if there is enough interest and content I think it would be a nice touch, even if it is not the busiest section...

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thanks Nic appreciate the effort , even if it's a section like the FAQ section it will be great , each car can have it's own thread and the road test section can be built up as much as possible

it would be a great informative section imho. iirc i have something on the citi.com or citi life, cant remember which :oops: :P
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sixteen10 wrote:
Neuk wrote: Hi guys

I got sixteen10's PM which I was not really happy about as he is using looking for stuff that they only sell on Oxford Road in Rosebank :shock: But I read his message, unwillingly of course and ended up here :wink: I kinda like the idea of a seperate section displaying the road tests of VW or VAG cars, so if there is enough interest and content I think it would be a nice touch, even if it is not the busiest section...

Cheers
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thanks Nic appreciate the effort , even if it's a section like the FAQ section it will be great , each car can have it's own thread and the road test section can be built up as much as possible

it would be a great informative section imho. iirc i have something on the citi.com or citi life, cant remember which :oops: :P

Happens when we get older hey :lol: :lol:
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Happens when we get older hey :lol: :lol:
or the things we consume when we're younger :oops: :lol:
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sixteen10 wrote:
Titanvw wrote:
Happens when we get older hey :lol: :lol:
or the things we consume when we're younger :oops: :lol:
Probably the latter :shock:
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