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#21
3rd December 2010, 10:42 AM
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Group tyre test in auto express this week - includes winter tyres as well:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product...test_2010.html Seems that the Goodyear does well. Jon 
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#22
3rd December 2010, 03:58 PM
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have to say some years back i put a set of vredestein protrac 2's on the back end of my capri (local tyre guy recommended them after i told him roundabouts sidewards were becoming tiresome, fun when i want it, not when i didn't!) and they were by far and away the best boots i've shelled out on, the wet grip was incredible, you could see the dry line behind me as i drove and they lasted over 2 years. What they'd be like on an 8 i couldn't say but it calmed my tail happy capri!
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#23
4th December 2010, 05:31 PM
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Quote:
 We poor suckers have to build our own igloos
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A journey of a thousand+ (epic) miles, begins with a single step, (to the door of an 8). Lau Tzu
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#25
6th December 2010, 05:43 PM
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lol good advert for quattro!
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#27
20th December 2010, 08:10 AM
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Today we got to have (not much) fun in the snow here in Plymouth.
Her majesty wanted to drive to work after an inch of snow fell last night. It was on top of an existing inch of snow that was frozen. She backed out the Scirocco gingerly and made it a 100 meters up the slight incline from the house before sliding sideways into someone's drive. No damage. Took me 30 minutes to back it up our inclined drive and into the garage. Then in the 8 and wafted her to work almost an hour late. Quattro + Winter tyres = no problem. Making it look so easy has helped our relationship no end. Explaining the virtues of winter tyres over her ULP 19s made it even better!!! 
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 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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#28
20th December 2010, 04:18 PM
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Went up to Birmingham NEC yesterday afternoon (3 hrs from Hertfordshire...had to make ample use of thre A5 up to MK), and back home this morning. Car was superb - car park at NEC was -18deg this morning...
And why did I go?....went to BBC Sport Personality of the Year...with VIP free bar/food access to the after show party 'til early hours of this morning. Rather odd experience sharing the dance floor with Zara Phillips and James Corden at 1am this morning!!  Fantastic night though...Zip
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