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4.2 V8 40v biturbo - 450 bhp
4.2 V8 40v biturbo - 480 bhp (plus)
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Post by Rich_C » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:46 pm

Picked the beast up on Saturday ... what can I say that you all don't know already. Been through 2 full tanks of optimax already :shock: Absolutely amazing car ... :D

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Post by rs666 » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:05 pm

Got mine last weds and am still grinning
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Post by peterb » Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:04 am

I just knew that you wouldn't be able to hold off until the spring!
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Post by tonyh » Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:23 am

Rich_C wrote:Picked the beast up on Saturday ... what can I say that you all don't know already. Been through 2 full tanks of optimax already :shock: Absolutely amazing car ... :D

Rich.
congrats on new purchase :) Can you say what you paid for car pls? I'm trying to get a handle on prices as there's quite a diff between private and Audi prices. Was there any haggle room on sticker price?
Sorry for all the questions. Pls PM info if you don't want to post :)
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Post by Rich_C » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:42 pm

peterb wrote:I just knew that you wouldn't be able to hold off until the spring!
The plan was going quite well until I actually drove one ... and then things started happening a bit fast - kid & sweet shop spring to mind.

Still adjusting my right foot operation though ... a gentle increase in speed is good ... dropping a gear is fantastic ... but when it drops down 2 then everything starts happening very fast :shock: . I'm still taking it steady getting accustomed to the performance though so my forays into lightspeed are few and far between. I just love the v8 rumble especially when it fires up. Lord knows what they sound like at full chat with the Milltek exhaust fitted.

I'm still wading through the users manual - I must admit it's very well written - there just seems an endless stream of menu's and sub-menu's to learn about.

Got loads of newbie questions which I'll post if I don't figure them out.

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Post by rs666 » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:05 am

This is one at full chat with the Milltek...mine!

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If you have a subwoofer fitted to your PC it does the business.

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Post by tonyh » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:07 am

Rich,
thanks for PM :)
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Post by tonyh » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:34 am

rs666,
thanks for yours too :)
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Post by peterb » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:17 am

Rich_C wrote:The plan was going quite well until I actually drove one ... and then things started happening a bit fast - kid & sweet shop spring to mind.
I know what you mean! I visited the dealer's late one afternoon, simply for a test drive. I came away at around 7pm, having speced the car and placed the order onto the production system.

My wife was a somewhat surprised, when I got home, to find that I'd actually ordered. Perhaps 'surprised' doesn't quite express her reaction! :shock:
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Post by Rich_C » Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:24 pm

My wife has gone past the bemusement stage into general head shaking. I think she's come to the conclusion that there's a time where she just has to let me get on with it ... easier for her in the long run.

Surprisingly she's generally very taken with the car. Does the twin turbo v8 impress her .... er no. Does the all wheel drive impress her ... er no. What impresses her is ...

1) The car locks you in once you start driving
2) The foldy out door pockets
3) The light comes on when you slide the vanity mirror open.

Plan to get her to drive it this weekend otherwise the longer I leave it the less she'll want to do it. Wish me luck ... might have to take my hip flask just to calm the nerves.

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Post by peterb » Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:13 am

Haha... My wife hates the auto-locking being turned on! To her, the car is just the same as my previous 2.7T, and she doesn't understand why I needed to change!

Oh, and even after two and a half years, she still hasn't driven it (mind you, she never drove the 2.7T in the three years I owned that)! She is happy sticking with her A2, but she has been known to drive the MR2.

However, I do wish you luck!
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