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Older Driver - Saloon or Avant??
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:26 pm
by Dom81
Just wondering (based on current thread) whether there's truth in the Avant = Pipe & Slippers theory??
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:31 pm
by lee,m

Dom u must b bored
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:10 pm
by sonny
Hmmm i think you need to re-work the second vote, i.e. 26-35, should be 25-30, then 30-35, I still in my 20s man, makes me feel old lol
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:57 pm
by sykotoy
Sedan dammit, saloon is where cowboys hang out
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:13 am
by ARSEY4
Well it appers so far that a) more avants around and b) that the younger avant drivers are almost certainly getting old before their time.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:34 am
by PetrolDave
sykotoy wrote:Sedan dammit, saloon is where cowboys hang out
Sedan is the American term for what us Brits call a Saloon.
Just because the Americans then "stole" the word Saloon for a different meaning doesn't mean the rest of the world should follow their ignorance.
Since the language is called "English" I think our meanings are always the right ones and the American meanings (and spellings) are always the wrong ones

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:23 am
by GardinerG
PetrolDave wrote:sykotoy wrote:Sedan dammit, saloon is where cowboys hang out
Sedan is the American term for what us Brits call a Saloon.
Just because the Americans then "stole" the word Saloon for a different meaning doesn't mean the rest of the world should follow their ignorance.
Since the language is called "English" I think our meanings are always the right ones and the American meanings (and spellings) are always the wrong ones

Sedan just sounds silly.
Sedan "an enclosed chair carried between two horizontal poles, common in the 17th and 18th centuries" as per the OED.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:32 am
by MarkB
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:36 am
by sykotoy
And saloon sounds gay, are you gay? do you take your holidays in Vegimite Valley?
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:44 am
by GardinerG
sykotoy wrote:And saloon sounds gay, are you gay? do you take your holidays in Vegimite Valley?

Nope I love women far too much, and I'm most definitely a carnivore.
I guess you would think that being the wrong way up and all.
J/k Syko!
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:22 pm
by SimonFV8
Just to put an end to the avant / saloon / what about the cab??? argument - It is obvious that the Avant will always be faster as it has a go faster super aerodynamic shark fin on the roof to provide high speed control, something the saloon hasn't got as its not fast enough!
Right thats it no more arguments its all settled and dont start on colour either as we all know the darker the car the slower it is! Light paint = Light weight = faster car!

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:28 pm
by Adam
cab - no kids
saloon - one nipper
avant - two nippers and a dog
age follows this natural progression
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:35 pm
by ARSEY4
SimonFV8 wrote:Just to put an end to the avant / saloon / what about the cab??? argument - It is obvious that the Avant will always be faster as it has a go faster super aerodynamic shark fin on the roof to provide high speed control, something the saloon hasn't got as its not fast enough!
Right thats it no more arguments its all settled and dont start on colour either as we all know the darker the car the slower it is! Light paint = Light weight = faster car!

Dont bring cabs into it there arent even a proper RS

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:45 pm
by SimonFV8
ARSEY4 wrote:SimonFV8 wrote:Just to put an end to the avant / saloon / what about the cab??? argument - It is obvious that the Avant will always be faster as it has a go faster super aerodynamic shark fin on the roof to provide high speed control, something the saloon hasn't got as its not fast enough!
Right thats it no more arguments its all settled and dont start on colour either as we all know the darker the car the slower it is! Light paint = Light weight = faster car!

Dont bring cabs into it there arent even a proper RS

PMSL!!!
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:47 pm
by noggyblueboy
im 23 and own an b5 shape rs4
