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yawn, its company car Paul again.

i never said a golf was good, never have, shopping cars imo, or course an astra is amazing to you, you have only had astras, corsas, polos, all those types of commerical family wagons

people who spend £30k on the scirocco R can and will, i don't think that will include vauxhall nuts living in mums garage and company car owners

i'd buy one, but in 10yrs time

No offence meant to either of you

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You state people buy new cars and lose loads of money

You spent 4k on your car but had to put 6k into it and its still off the raod. Whether I have a compnay car or not still doesnt take it away that you have spent 6k on a car

I also have a VXR which is not a company car - so keep the BMW out of it - whats your argument

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i've spent about £4.5k on it. Its got decent/nice mods on it, and alot of the parts are new VW bits, no expense spared. I enjoy the journey of sourcing parts for it, discovering things that can be improved with modern technology and parts. Who knows how long i will keep it, for as long as possible i hope. (i may buy other cars along the way, but would always like to know the corrado is tucked away somewhere)

my arguement is, car enthusiasts used to be about working on your car, modifying it, customising it, loving it.

nowadays i come on internet to talk to "car enthusiasts" and most seem to have standard off the shelf cars, they don't like to get stuck in with them, and they boast of mpg, and all the boring stuff from the adverts, then change them after 3yrs.

To me that isn't car enthusiasts, that just members of the owning buying a car

CorsAsh and his RX7 for example i highly approve of his commitment, and because of that he has something a bit different, i imagine he knows the car inside out.

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Anyone else worked out that people just buy a car that looks alright and will get them from A to B?

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yes. some people think ''why have you bought that new fiesta?'' you could have got such and such for the same amount of money.

the fact is, the alternative is probably 10+ years old, not in warranty, isn't new and they might not like the look/feel of them.

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Anyone else worked out that people just buy a car that looks alright and will get them from A to B?

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yes. some people think ''why have you bought that new fiesta?'' you could have got such and such for the same amount of money.

the fact is, the alternative is probably 10+ years old, not in warranty, isn't new and they might not like the look/feel of them.

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exactly, so those people should buy the fiesta and shut up about, people with them butt into conversations to say how "Nippy" their car is, or the features it has. Erm to me, thats like owning an ipod and trying to boast about it

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yawn, its company car Paul again.

i never said a golf was good, never have, shopping cars imo, or course an astra is amazing to you, you have only had astras, corsas, polos, all those types of commerical family wagons

people who spend £30k on the scirocco R can and will, i don't think that will include vauxhall nuts living in mums garage and company car owners

i'd buy one, but in 10yrs time

No offence meant to either of you

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You state people buy new cars and lose loads of money

You spent 4k on your car but had to put 6k into it and its still off the raod. Whether I have a compnay car or not still doesnt take it away that you have spent 6k on a car

I also have a VXR which is not a company car - so keep the BMW out of it - whats your argument

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i've spent about £4.5k on it. Its got decent/nice mods on it, and alot of the parts are new VW bits, no expense spared. I enjoy the journey of sourcing parts for it, discovering things that can be improved with modern technology and parts. Who knows how long i will keep it, for as long as possible i hope. (i may buy other cars along the way, but would always like to know the corrado is tucked away somewhere)

my arguement is, car enthusiasts used to be about working on your car, modifying it, customising it, loving it.

nowadays i come on internet to talk to "car enthusiasts" and most seem to have standard off the shelf cars, they don't like to get stuck in with them, and they boast of mpg, and all the boring stuff from the adverts, then change them after 3yrs.

To me that isn't car enthusiasts, that just members of the owning buying a car

CorsAsh and his RX7 for example i highly approve of his commitment, and because of that he has something a bit different, i imagine he knows the car inside out.

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to be an anthusiast doesnt mean you have to replace all parts and buy an old car and then spend 4.5k putting it right

Enthusiants are by definition enthusiasts - they appreciate cars/engineering whichh can include anything - build quality, running costs, car design, engine design, modifying a car, cleaning/detailing car. Its anyone who has a love for cars and appreciates them instead of just a work tool to travel and not really giving a shit

Also you say that the quote is a nice is used too often and that is should be saved for special cars. I dont understand that. Someone can have a nice car but it not be that special - depnds how YOU define nice car

Just doesnt add up. You have VW glasses and are jealous of other people


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thats my problem Matt, this whole "nice car" thing is repeated up and down the country all the time. People are either fake or stupid

like pauls BMW, yes everyone will say its a nice car, it is. But its not really special, it will be forgotten about.

Like when you get a new phone, yes you impress people around you, but hundreds of thousands of people are impressing people. To me thats just buying into a product. Don't act like you have achieved something or been a part of it.

it annoys me to see friends/family/strangers gathered around something like a midrange fiesta talking about what a good car they have got, but in reality its not the top of the range, there are better models above it and its common as muck

i feel as if people kid themselves.

you asked about "interesting cars coming out" and its always the same cars people talk about, focus, astra, golf, A3, Ibiza.

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A rad is not really that specila though is it and most are now rotters

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yes it is mate, i've wanted one since seeing one at the NEC motorshow 92/93, i still have the photo i took when i was 11yrs old. And i can now look outside and see the same car sat on driveway, same colour, same wheels

the fact most are rotten is even better news for me as mine looks pretty much original, i have lots of hard to find or non existant spares for it too.

it may not be special to everyone i know, but alot of people seem to have a lot of respect for it. I've had old men run into the road to shout i used to have one of them, people either love it or don't know what it is

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no, you find me a corrado driver right now, that hasn't a clue about the car.

then go out and find 20 people with the same car as you, i bet more of them won't know about the car, but all their family say its really nice/special. But the same people wouldn't blink at the exact same car coming in the opposite direction, even if its a model up.

maybe its the way i've been bought up

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i bet the 1st owner of this in 1996 thought it was "special"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-AUDI-A4-1-8T-SPORT-SILVER-/300476229923?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item45f5c76923

now 15yrs later its about as exciting as a brickwall

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no, you find me a corrado driver right now, that hasn't a clue about the car.

then go out and find 20 people with the same car as you, i bet more of them won't know about the car, but all their family say its really nice/special. But the same people wouldn't blink at the exact same car coming in the opposite direction, even if its a model up.

maybe its the way i've been bought up

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that wasnt the arguement

You said that new cars are described as nice but arent that special

The you said that you think the rad is sepcial but others do not - so its down to personal opinion

If I ask 20 people about the VXR they will know about

Your argument is flawed

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i bet the 1st owner of this in 1996 thought it was "special"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-AUDI-A4-1-8T-SPORT-SILVER-/300476229923?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item45f5c76923

now 15yrs later its about as exciting as a brickwall

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exactly - what are defining as special

It could have been his first brand new car, or first Audi or what ever

I didnt think the rad was special then and it isnt now iMO - that my opinion

But cos you think its special doesn;t mean other cars arent special and that new car people cannot have opinion how wquick cars are or how they drive or even if they are nice

Nice and special are not the same thing but your stating is it

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I think my cars special

I thought the M3 was also, one of 50 in that colour.

& the impreza....one of 200 in pepermint green

I like stuff like that....individuality. I also like painless driving & the security that newness & a manufacturers warranty brings to the table.

Old cars are ace also, i'll never forget the fun I had pootling about with my Mk2 GTi's!!

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so your saying if osmeone gets new car thats nice to drive they cant post about it being nippy ofr good to drive

instead they need to have a shitter with all original parts replaced

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Would you be more impressed if I bought a 1.6 Fiesta but it was a 3 door?

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i bet the 1st owner of this in 1996 thought it was "special"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-AUDI-A4-1-8T-SPORT-SILVER-/300476229923?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item45f5c76923

now 15yrs later its about as exciting as a brickwall

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exactly - what are defining as special

It could have been his first brand new car, or first Audi or what ever

I didnt think the rad was special then and it isnt now iMO - that my opinion

But cos you think its special doesn;t mean other cars arent special and that new car people cannot have opinion how wquick cars are or how they drive or even if they are nice

Nice and special are not the same thing but your stating is it

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what is special about a mass produced saloon car with that engine?

was the VR6 engine not genius at the time? why shove in a 4-pot turbo when they can development a compact narrow angle v6.

Vr6 has a part in history and i think car fans all over will agree, if not your just being awkward

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i put a new front wing on my puma yesterday. does that make me an enthusiast?

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