The Official Spotted Thread

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brian

Possibly bound for here (New Plymouth) as next week is the Americana festival .
I see that they have 800 entries so I think gridlock will be the order of the day.
Škoda Fabia 1.0 TSI Race Blue

FFS

Wow, brave colour choice.

I sat in a Thunderbird at Ted Tracey Cars in Pt Chevalier, Auckland, about 30yrs ago when I were car shopping ($9,995, - same price as an HX Holden Monaro there, which I bought). There was a plate attached to the inside of a door panel which read something like:

Do not lower windows at speeds in excess of 100mph.

I were 18 or so and don't think I'd ever sat in a car which would do 100mph, let alone travelled at over the ton. Coming from a CNG powered 161 cubic inch (2600cc) 1960's Holden, I were impressed with that Thunderbird. But it didn't look anywhere near as cool as the Monaro GTS.

the phantom

tidy metallic brown AUDI A2 on Akoranga Drive yesterday
Land Transport New Zealand, taking the fun out of driving since August 2008

the phantom

kamm tail Alfa Spider in heavy traffic on the Southern motorway this morning
Land Transport New Zealand, taking the fun out of driving since August 2008

RS ZWEI


Mirage Panther:



Haven't seen one for years. I thought those graphics were so cool when I was a kid.

1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

schattenblau

the twin shift gearbox not so much cool

;D

RS ZWEI

Quote from: schattenblau on February 27, 2017, 04:33:52 PM
the twin shift gearbox not so much cool

;D

Can't say I've ever had the pleasure.
1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

brian

Quote from: RS ZWEI on February 27, 2017, 07:25:25 PM
Can't say I've ever had the pleasure.

Slow and slower were the two options
Škoda Fabia 1.0 TSI Race Blue

FFS

Quote from: schattenblau on February 27, 2017, 04:33:52 PM
the twin shift gearbox not so much cool

;D

Called Super Shift I think? A separate lever for overdrive, but you could apply it to any gear if I recall right.  Later models (like the Sigma) used an electronic motor to select overdrive when you shifted into fifth gear (manual) so it only had the single gearstick again. 

the phantom

AUDI S5 on the bridge Saturday afternoon, not so much notable for the car, but rather for the ahem, gentleman behind the wheel

I'm headed into town on lane 1, towing the trailer to help No2 son shift, Mr S5 comes steaming up and tailgates the car in lane 2, then changes to lane 1 passes the car on his right and back into lane 2 showing that he saved money on fitting indicators to his purchase; net gain, one car length gained!  he falls back and on the downslope, I change to lane 2 in front of him because he dozed off, he wakes up and realising that he's been overtaken by a wagon with trailer, sits about 2 metres off the back of the trailer, then tries to change into lane 1, narrowly missing a flash Commodore and slinks back in behind me, once the way is clear he races off to sooth his ego

he should move back to a BMW so people would be forewarned!
Land Transport New Zealand, taking the fun out of driving since August 2008

VW'n

06 B6 Passat Wagon 2L Turbo (Family Wagon)
87 Mk2 Golf silver (the toy)
95 mk3 gti rusty ABF (Sold)
86 Mk2 Golf red (sold)
89 Mk2 Golf blue (sold)
85 Mk2 Golf GTI silver (parted)

schattenblau

#31
thanks ffs, super shift it was.
power and economy, the reality was brian's slow and slower.
iirc it also worked on reverse gear.

:laugh:

Poonmobile

4 B8 RS4's, 2 C7 RS6's on my 4km trip to the gym including 2 Teslas...
Current:
06 NZ B7 RS4 Avus Silver, 01 NZ B5 RS4 Avus Silver, 93 NZ VR6 Tornado Red 3dr, Renault Clio 172 & Renault Clio 197
Past:
MK2 VR6, MK5 GTI, 2 x MK5 R32, 8L S3 Imola, MK4 Golf V6 4MO, Polo GTI, 2x MK3 VR6, D2 S8, B5 S4 Avant, 03 NZ R32 Deep Blue Pearl, Renault Megane R26 liquid yello

Worms

Quote from: the phantom on February 27, 2017, 08:40:18 PM
he should move back to a BMW so people would be forewarned!

Audi is the new BMW - Did you miss the memo?

McDoof

Quote from: Poonmobile on February 27, 2017, 09:35:30 PM
4 B8 RS4's, 2 C7 RS6's on my 4km trip to the gym including 2 Teslas...
Did you drive past a dealership  ;)
NZ New MK5 GTI - Tuned by HSP Tuning
NZ New B6 Passat Variant 125kw TDI 4motion
MK7 GTI - Tornado Red

the phantom

Quote from: Worms on February 27, 2017, 10:26:10 PM
Audi is the new BMW - Did you miss the memo?

no, up to date there and I have noticed the general ability of AUDI drivers has deteriorated over the past few years, not to mention the Amarok drivers who are just driving "utes"
Land Transport New Zealand, taking the fun out of driving since August 2008

schattenblau

audi is the new bmw in every way !

:P

meanwhile ...

black mac parked in mobility space without a mobility card ...  tsk, tsk

>:D


slowmo

didn't do well with the parking either  :laugh:
Current: 2004 MK4 R32 3-door NZ New DBP

Past: 2010 MK6 GTI / 2013 Nissan Leaf LOL / 2007 B7 RS4 / 2006 MK5 R32 / 2005 MK5 GTI / 1998 MK4 GTI / 1997 B5 A4 MTM

brian

[quote

:P

meanwhile ...

black mac parked in mobility space without a mobility card ...  tsk, tsk

>:D



That doesn't suprise me at all
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Škoda Fabia 1.0 TSI Race Blue

slowburn

Palmy don't care,ZERO damnS GIVEN!
99 B5 S4 Avant
85 coupe quattro
72 fiat 124 coupe
97 corolla wagon