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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Evilgoat on February 03, 2006, 08:49:24

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Evilgoat on February 03, 2006, 08:49:24

I just drove the Audi for the first time in 2 weeks

And it feels weird

Realy weird

Gearstick doesnt move far enough, cant feel the road through the steering, too quiet. ARGH!

Is this it, am I turning to the dark side and becomming a full time 4wd driver?

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: beast5680 on February 03, 2006, 08:52:41

dont it feel weird that the steering actually communicates with the road wheels and is not just in an advisory capacity as well :lol:  not like a landy where you anticipate the corner before you get there :shock:  :lol:

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Evilgoat on February 03, 2006, 09:03:32

Beinag able to turn the car with a finger rather than having to wrench it round with both hand you mean. Difference between precision, finely balanaced German engineering that will break if you hit a kerb too hard and circa 1900 designed sterring box that will allow you to drive over anything.

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: TimM on February 03, 2006, 09:37:18

MY Audi goes round corners when you use the round thing in the front, it goes faster when you press that peddle on the right, and it actually stops when you press the one in the middle....... strange  :twisted:

It also starts, doesn't make a racket, doesn't breakdown weekly, it doesn't leak..... blah, blah, blah ........ and it doesn't suck fuel through a very large straw.

Why do I let my wife steal it daily and leave my green oval behind?

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Evilgoat on February 03, 2006, 09:39:28

Quote from: "TimM"

MY Audi goes round corners when you use the round thing in the front, it goes faster when you press that peddle on the right, and it actually stops when you press the one in the middle....... strange  :twisted:

It also starts, doesn't make a racket, doesn't breakdown weekly, it doesn't leak..... blah, blah, blah ........ and it doesn't suck fuel through a very large straw.

Why do I let my wife steal it daily and leave my green oval behind?

Ahh, got you there, The Audi has a horrible fuel consumption rate, uses two large straws :) :twisted:  I actually got the Suzuki for fuel economy  :shock:

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: beast5680 on February 03, 2006, 10:00:02

aaah a car that dont leak :roll:  should see my drive it looks like an environmental disaster site at the minute :lol:  flippin disco is leaking out of everywhere at the minute

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: TimM on February 03, 2006, 10:00:54

Quote from: "Evilgoat"

Ahh, got you there, The Audi has a horrible fuel consumption rate, uses two large straws :) :twisted:  I actually got the Suzuki for fuel economy  :shock:

Nope, read it again, DOESN'T suck through a large straw (it's a TDi too), and it does a lot more MPG than the Disco  :wink:

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: dew1911 on February 03, 2006, 10:17:41

Personally I'm quite a fan of the Audi Marque. Stuff like the RS6 just makes me drool.

I like the Audi's, I think they drive and handle well, but there not that good off road, even with Quattro.

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Evilgoat on February 03, 2006, 10:36:16

Quote from: "dew1911"

Personally I'm quite a fan of the Audi Marque. Stuff like the RS6 just makes me drool.

I like the Audi's, I think they drive and handle well, but there not that good off road, even with Quattro.

Mines a pre RS2, basically RS2 in all but body. Quattro is great but in much more than a flat field or sligthly rough lane its no use. the car is built for speed and although it'll eat up the knocks and bumps it just has no clearance, and to add to that S-Line series motors are dropped. on the standard rims I have less than 6" clearance between rear diff and the ground, totally useless in anything thats rutted or potholed. On a flat road or even gravel is just sticks to the road but all the engineering and the electronics takes the fun out of it.

I meant that My Audi has atrocious fuel consumption. The suzuki uses half the fuel (provided you stay under 70) AT 70 the Audi fuel consumption plumets and the Suzuki starts trying to suck the whole tank down the pipe :)

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Ja1983 on February 03, 2006, 16:26:14

Quote from: "TimM"

1.MY Audi goes round corners when you use the round thing in the front

2.it goes faster when you press that peddle on the right,

3.and it actually stops when you press the one in the middle....... strange  :twisted:

4.It also starts, doesn't make a racket, doesn't breakdown weekly, it doesn't leak..... blah, blah, blah ........

5.and it doesn't suck fuel through a very large straw.

6.Why do I let my wife steal it daily and leave my green oval behind?

1.my truck goes round corners - yes you have to plan 200yds ahead and it has a turning circle the size of wales  :lol: ...

2.mine increases in noise when i do that..

3.ah, i have one of those.. its used to scare the [PooPoo] out of people (by jabbing it hard at the last minute) who pull out late or tailgate. it also provides a notional assistance when down-gearing isnt enough!

4.so what do you do at weekends?!?

5. a straw? wow, mines quite advanced then.. it uses rubber and metal tubes!  :lol:  :lol:

6. you let her out of the kitchen?! (only joking :wink: )

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: TimM on February 03, 2006, 16:36:11

Quote from: "Ja1983"

4.so what do you do at weekends?!?

Fix the Land Rover  :lol:

Quote from: "Ja1983"

6. you let her out of the kitchen?!

Be afraid  :twisted:

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Ja1983 on February 03, 2006, 16:50:28

Quote from: "Ja1983"

..6. you let her out of the kitchen?! (only joking :wink: )

:wink:

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: TimM on February 03, 2006, 17:04:32

Quote from: "Ja1983"

(only joking :wink: )

I spotted that, but you haven't met her....... I'd still be afraid  :lol:

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Ja1983 on February 03, 2006, 17:13:02

*cowers in corner with a teddy bear*  :?

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on February 03, 2006, 21:08:05

SWMBO's 'Works Van' is rapid enough for me (most of the time)

However.......... I want to go & play with TVR's again :D  :D  :D

Title: EEPS, I'm converting to the dark side!
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 04, 2006, 01:22:02

Audi, that's just a BMW for people who can manage more than 3 letters :wink: