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is the A8 the new trojan ?
I am probably the only contributor here old enough to know what a trojan was [ to any american here , no , not that ] ; cornish roads used to be full of them , and the story was that it is downhill to get there , and they lacked the power to get out again
but since joining in with my fellow enthusiasts here I have notice that a certain region north of mr hadrian's construction is disproportionately represented here ; the cornish tale doesn't translate , I don't think north sea oil produces cheaper carburant , so there must be another explanation anyone care to educate me ? Last edited by oldnick; 1st November 2015 at 05:32 PM. |
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Too cryptic for me (I'm from simple folk, North of the wall, you see..). Needs filtered - without the glass of French red, maybe
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You were there at the fall of Troy? man you are old.
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Well, there is a tale about Scots and Audis in general. Until recently, Glasgow boasted the largest Audi dealership in Europe outside of Germany. Apparently, again outside of Germany, the UK is the biggest European market for Audi and, per head of population, Scotland buys more Audis than the rest of the UK.
So, it's not such a surprise that so many Scots like the '8.
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). |
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The Scots will be attracted to the AWD, as I was
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It's something I'd wondered about, and attributed it to the adverse weather conditions too.
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SWMBO keeps telling me that age is only a number.
I was not at the Battle of Troy, I was too old Just a few days to go to my 76th.
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Plenty of Trojans around, this is a little one:
"1963 Trojan 200" by Writegeist - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...Trojan_200.JPG
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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Interesting…like a 4 seater Isetta...
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