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GspeedR Wednesday, 2/6/2013

Hi folks! If you haven't already noticed, my presence & participation here has been lacking as of late. Basically, I've recently been forced to focus my attention on full size cars. My beloved Audi station wagon was 'totaled' in a car accident late last yeartiny cars soon enough.

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WorpeX 2/6/13

Road worthy... BUT IS IT FAST!!!?!??

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GspeedR 2/6/13

Road worthy... BUT IS IT FAST!!!?!??

"FAST"?? .....no.

The VW 2.5 is the entry-level motor and only makes ~150hp. Its a normally aspirated, 20v, chain-driven inline 5cyl with a 'practical' powerband(nice low end though!). But its not the quicker & sportier "GLI" w/the 2.0T & DSG trans.

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EconoCarl 2/6/13

Glad to hear that you're on the road again and relatively free of distractions from your hobby, although new cars can be fun too!

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redlinederby 2/7/13

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So wait, you picked a VW over an Audi?

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GspeedR 2/10/13

So wait, you picked a VW over an Audi?

Yea, the older V6 AWD Audis are more $$ spent on diecast.

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redlinederby 2/10/13

Site manager

And here I thought that "your car needs premium gas" stuff was hogwash. Go figure.

I can only imagine what type of MPGs a "real" Audi gets...

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GspeedR 2/11/13

I can only imagine what type of MPGs a "real" Audi gets...

I'm not sure about the R8 GT, but the normal R8 4.2 V8s & 5.2 V10s get ~13mpg city/~20mpg highway....not that thier owners are really concerned about thier mileage.

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model40fan 2/11/13

i know just what you mean, if i had to drive a foreign compact car i would also be more concerned with not being seen by my buddies than gas economy

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tastelikedirt 2/11/13

if i had to drive a foreign compact car i would also be more concerned with not being seen by my buddies than gas economy

Yes!

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GspeedR 2/11/13

Well, I have lots of German influence on my Mother's side and I basically grew up riding in the backseat of many VW Type 1s(aka:The Beetle). So I guess you could say my career/vehicle choice was due to my upbringing. This "nut" didn't fall far from "the tree".

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