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Old 12th March 2011, 11:13 AM
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I have loved these cars since being a nipper in shorts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/mosl...-car-5-5m.html
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Old 12th March 2011, 11:25 AM
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I have loved these cars since being a nipper in shorts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/mosl...-car-5-5m.html
Were your shorts Lederhosen, Nickolph?
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2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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Old 12th March 2011, 11:46 AM
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No, those came later

Hey! That reminds me. As a school kid we were taken to a Christmas thing at Birmingham Town Hall, where we were entertained by the....
Gay Tyroleans.
Yes, and they were all dressed in lederhosen.
fraid to admit. but I loved it and had a great time

Is that how my name is spelled in Deutsch? Майкла
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Old 12th March 2011, 11:49 AM
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I feel dirty at the mere thought of your experience!!

That Type D is stunning and WHAT AND ENGINE! DOn't know if I've mentioned but I like engines a bit and that one ticks all the boxes.....
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Old 12th March 2011, 12:34 PM
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I feel dirty at the mere thought of your experience!!

That Type D is stunning and WHAT AND ENGINE! DOn't know if I've mentioned but I like engines a bit and that one ticks all the boxes.....
Its got more power than the D3S8 V10. and half the weight. WOW
Thank God they had decent tyres back then
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