THE OFFICIAL SPOTTED THREAD V1.3

[Del Griffith]

173Kw and 100kg lighter? Bring it!

This.

[WAY]

Would 173kw do?

Is it really lighter too? And is it true that the R will get the 5 cylinder turbo? Please say it is so!

[XXX 1.8T]

The Australian car industry can lick my sweaty balls. The Government props that joke of an industry up for no valid reason. If you look at how many jobs they've saved with the roughly $600 million they've pumped into it in the last decade or so, the cost per job is extremely high. Bordering on ridiculous. The industry might boast that their design staff in Australia are contributing by designing cars for foreign markets, but I'd be willing to bet the only reason they are employing designers in Aus to do that work is because the Govt is practically giving them buckets of money to do it.

The world has changed. The UK didn't collapse at the knees when its car industry largely disappeared. Australia won't either.

The Government should spend hundreds of millions of dollars on helping the workers become sustainable in other industries, rather than pissing it into the wind like they currently are.

this countrys stuffed!

ive had a gut full!

[Lima]

The Australian car industry can lick my sweaty balls. The Government props that joke of an industry up for no valid reason. If you look at how many jobs they've saved with the roughly $600 million they've pumped into it in the last decade or so, the cost per job is extremely high. Bordering on ridiculous. The industry might boast that their design staff in Australia are contributing by designing cars for foreign markets, but I'd be willing to bet the only reason they are employing designers in Aus to do that work is because the Govt is practically giving them buckets of money to do it.

The world has changed. The UK didn't collapse at the knees when its car industry largely disappeared. Australia won't either.

The Government should spend hundreds of millions of dollars on helping the workers become sustainable in other industries, rather than pissing it into the wind like they currently are.

Also...

@JoshuaDowling April new-car sales: Holden Commodore second-lowest result on record. Ford Falcon outsold by Ranger ute, Focus small car and Territory SUV.

[J-Tim]

Also...

@JoshuaDowling April new-car sales: Holden Commodore second-lowest result on record. Ford Falcon outsold by Ranger ute, Focus small car and Territory SUV.

What about taxi cabs ? Surely, majority of Ford sales end up being driven by Apu.

[Jim Bookie]

spotted near work - 2 brothers got 2 458's, one white, one red.
they've had them for about 6mnths now, and really were fumbling their way around with the gearbox going up and down on it's own accord......
but now they have finally learnt how to drive them sort-of properly, and are getting some wicked sounds out of them. they are used daily.
the white one looks a bit gay, but the red with charcoal rims looks great.

[Ken VAG]

Is it really lighter too? And is it true that the R will get the 5 cylinder turbo? Please say it is so!

You guys are thinking about the future, right? My current GTI Edition 35 has 173kw... it's the detuned R motor rather than an uptuned GTI motor. Quick too, had a good run home on the a'bahn tonight and I'm still surprised how hard it picks up between 100 and 220.

[XXX 1.8T]

Hi Ken,

any goss on a new R36 Passat?

Ie i saw they just released the Passat R-Line which is like an updated R36 but anything special coming out of Wolfsburg in terms of engine for the Passat?

[sweatyworker]

What about taxi cabs ? Surely, majority of Ford sales end up being driven by Apu.

Speaking of which I saw a guy pull up on Sydney Road last night in an ex Taxi. Toyota Avalon what a ****box that must be lol

Also they held off the introduction of the BA taxi for at least a year after the passenger model came out. Perhaps they just built a big batch of the old model or run a seperate line?

[Lima]

Hi Ken,

any goss on a new R36 Passat?

Ie i saw they just released the Passat R-Line which is like an updated R36 but anything special coming out of Wolfsburg in terms of engine for the Passat?

R-Line is just a body kit, right?

[XXX 1.8T]

R-Line is just a body kit, right?

Correct but still uses the R36 engine.

I hope they come up with a new engine just to make it interesting

[mdt]

Speaking of which I saw a guy pull up on Sydney Road last night in an ex Taxi. Toyota Avalon what a ****box that must be lol

Every time I see a former taxi in a car yard, I wonder how cheap they would need to be for people to want to drive them, and conclude that they must pay you to take them away.

[TheHamofMam]

Wish I did this...

[skc]

^....... or this;

[R32DBPGenV]

That was good skc!

[Lima]

Both were pretty good.

[R32DBPGenV]

An Aston Rapide driving into Canbrra this Arvo, in black. Yes please.

[Jim Bookie]

really?

[R32DBPGenV]

really?

Really = yes a rapide
Really = it looked like four door sex

[R32DBPGenV]

Also, yesterday AM, a black/blue V12 Vantage in Woden.

[dkr]

I spotted a Rapide leaving the Four Seasons in Sydney last weekend. Excellent soundtrack..

[Lima]

[Jim Bookie]

Also, yesterday AM, a black/blue V12 Vantage in Woden.

this is good.

[Not Steve]

Correct but still uses the R36 engine.

I hope they come up with a new engine just to make it interesting

Wanted: 2.5 litre turbocharged five.

[WAY]

Wanted: 2.5 litre turbocharged five.

I would buy one.

[skc]

I don't get why VAG don't stick the 5 pot turbo motor into a 3dr Golf R, and give it 245's all round with mkIV R32 styled guards. It would have to be viable at ~$75k locally, and surely they'd sell truck loads.

Oh, and if they could add some feel to the steering so you know what the front end is doing, that'd be nice too.

[WAY]

I don't get why VAG don't stick the 5 pot turbo motor into a 3dr Golf R, and give it 245's all round with mkIV R32 styled guards. It would have to be viable at ~$75k locally, and surely they'd sell truck loads.

Oh, and if they could add some feel to the steering so you know what the front end is doing, that'd be nice too.

I am with you there. Although I prefer 5 doors for obvious reasons. And Porsche is part of the group, so why can't they have Porsche doing the steering for every one of their cars!

[skc]

I am with you there. Although I prefer 5 doors for obvious reasons. And Porsche is part of the group, so why can't they have Porsche doing the steering for every one of their cars!

I don't think it is a lack of engineering expertise at VAG. I am certain, that if they wanted to build a car with decent steering they could. The question that I struggle with is why they don't think their customers want it?? Hell, other than my Defender, my Golf R has the worst steering of anything I have ever owned! At the least the Defender steering is deliberately vague, so it you hit a big rut at speed and your not holding the wheel right, your thumbs don't get ripped off.

[Not Steve]

I would buy one.

Me too. I love my R36 but I hope the replacement, if there is one, is more awesome. I won't buy a replacement with the same engine as I have now and I won't buy a replacement with a turbocharged 4. The turbocharged 2.5 or the supercharged 3.0 would be great.

Really, though, all I need is Audi to make an RS6 that isn't stupidly heavy and me to have enough money to buy it.

Or two cars

[smarm]

[sweatyworker]

Really, though, all I need is Audi to make an RS6 that isn't stupidly heavy and me to have enough money to buy it.

Or two cars

R/S3 sedan with the 5 banger turbo out of the TTRS

[TheHamofMam]

Ditto.

[The Pork Hunt]

Ditto.

sorry bru, deleted gay dong eating image.. but ahhh good times.

[TheHamofMam]

Yeah, understandable lol
But yeah, what a weaksauce tribute from a fairy.

[smarm]

sorry bru, deleted gay dong eating image.. but ahhh good times.

If you really hard your heart in it, you'd replicate it in ascii.