[12dargernswearf]

Sorry! I misread your post, thinking you were saying that the R8 was selling at £20K AND not selling at an additional £20K above the purchase price.

That's cool - easily done.

I saw another one on the motorway a couple of days ago. It was funny how it occured because I saw one of the new TT's going the other way and for a second I thought "Is that an R8?" then realised it was a TT and looked away and then literally 2 seconds behind it was an actual R8 and I had to think "Did I just imagine that?". It was definitely real though

[fubyFrery]

I understand why he park so far away, but still doesn't give him the right to park over the lines.

What if ,hypothetically, the car park was really busy?

[juyrett]

Not as bad as all the people who think they're more important than everyone else, for some reason, and park in the disabled spaces.

[bypeTeenehalT]

I understand why he park so far away, but still doesn't give him the right to park over the lines.

What if ,hypothetically, the car park was really busy?

To kind of side with people who park like that I saw first hand yesterday why he probably did it. We went to Asda and I parked close to a DB7 which was parked in the same manner, diagonally across 2 bays. As we were walking across the car park to the store an old woman opened her car door which resulted in a loud thud as she hit the car next door which was a brand new Mondeo. She saw me see her do it and I hesitated saying something to her, I know its not very Christian like but I have other important things on my mind at the moment, and besides which, challenging the morals of an old lady is not something I would rather do.

[DianaDrk]

Yes and they are good cars especially th RS series... Very well built these days. But because of the bad history and experiences (My father owned 2 VWs and 1 audi) everytime I hear Audi or VW.. I get flash backs and cringe.

Am I correct in thinking you live in the States? If so, you wont be driving the same European built cars that we do If I am correct yours are built at a plant in Mexico, say no more (nothing against the Mexicans but nobody in the world can match the Germans for attention to detail and quality)

Anyway, I am going to be biased with my views because I own one. Everyone has good or bad experiences with cars and I suppose I'm a lucky one because my Audi could teach my old BMW E46 3-series a thing or two about quality and refinement [thumbup]

[Assungusa]

Am I correct in thinking you live in the States? If so, you wont be driving the same European built cars that we do If I am correct yours are built at a plant in Mexico, say no more (nothing against the Mexicans but nobody in the world can match the Germans for attention to detail and quality)

Anyway, I am going to be biased with my views because I own one. Everyone has good or bad experiences with cars and I suppose I'm a lucky one because my Audi could teach my old BMW E46 3-series a thing or two about quality and refinement [thumbup]

I've owned 2 VW's in the past, both Polo's, A MK2 & a MK3 and they were both absolutely brilliant cars, pretty much never let me down more than once.

I even drove the MK2 home once after a trip away, on 3 cylinders, drove over 200 miles like that, and then refurbished the engine myself.

Never owned an Audi, but everyday I see loads of old Audi's on my way to work, some with probably several 100,000 miles on the clock, considering their registration age, and they all seem to be running fine.

[CesseOveldset]

That is one definitely sexy looking car, would like the chance to drive one

[Narcodran]

Sorry to say... Audis to me will always = VW in disguise... Although the R8 is nice.. I just can't get over how much I dislike Audi... Thats a nice car tho.

Funny, everytime i see a Porsche i see a VW Beetle in disguise,..
(which is why i don´t like Porsche´s)

[Yb4bulVR]

Diesel R8 is out soon with just under 500 bhp from V12 TDI - 737lb ft of torque drool

[Dfvgthyju]

Talking of striking cars check out this new BMW M1. Striking is an understatement

http://www.channel4.com/4car/gl/gallery/gallery/21559/6

[Grizli]

Great car, i work at Audi, we will have one over at our place soon[thumbup]

[FredderiK]

Diesel R8 is out soon with just under 500 bhp from V12 TDI - 737lb ft of torque drool

They are not releasing the V12 TDI... sorry to burst your bubble.

[GueseVekdet]

Great car, i work at Audi, we will have one over at our place soon[thumbup]

Me wants to be your best friend, do you get parts at staff discount? [thumbup]

[forexsoft]

They are not releasing the V12 TDI... sorry to burst your bubble.

Its in my copy of top gear, TDI version will be available and they have press car which has been limited due to using an audi a4 clutch.

Something you heard I havent?

[YabbaIn]

the TDI would be awesome to drive lol

[Peter Hill]

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/21...8_v12_tdi.html

[stuck_in_WA]

They are not releasing the V12 TDI... sorry to burst your bubble.

Top Gear site :- http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/09/1.html


Wikipedia quote :-

However, due to extra cooling design work done for the V12 TDI concept, a breakthrough was made, and the initial plan for the use of the 5.0 litre V10 from the RS6 is now currenly in the final design stages, so much so that the car has now been signed off for production, and will appear during the second quarter of 2009.

[GrileVege]

Indeed was first I had heard they were going to can production, it will be epic. May trade in my g/f for one

[Eromaveabeara]

I have seen one of those around town. They are very lovely cars. It is amazing how well VW put this thing together when they just put parts together that they found in their warehouses. If I was able to buy one, I would wait for the diesel hands down.


Also, don't get too jealous of him owning this car with him younger then you. For all you know, he could be covered in debt to his eyeballs and be extremely suicidal.


It has been a while since I have seen anything sweet around town. Well, sweet and rare.

[juptVatoSoito]

Top Gear site :- http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/09/1.html


Wikipedia quote :-

However, due to extra cooling design work done for the V12 TDI concept, a breakthrough was made, and the initial plan for the use of the 5.0 litre V10 from the RS6 is now currenly in the final design stages, so much so that the car has now been signed off for production, and will appear during the second quarter of 2009.

http://jalopnik.com/370102/audi-r8-d...nders-booourns

This is from 3/20/08, so unless it's changed in the last month or other news confirms otherwise, its still valid, as I haven't heard any details of it otherwise.

EDIT: Posted today 4/29 on Motor Authority:
Whether or not Audi will in fact build a V12-powered R8 TDI diesel supercar is still up in the air but a handful of journalists from around the world have been fortunate enough to drive the concept version. Executives plan to make a final decision for production by the middle of the year after all considerations concerning the economy and market forces are taken into account.

One of the biggest hurdles the R8 V12 TDI faces is the fact that Audi has plans to launch a new V10 RS-R8 flagship. Considering the niche status of both cars it doesn’t make sense for Audi to separately develop and launch two different range-topping R8 models. For now the closest thing we have to seeing the real thing on the road is the driving video from our colleagues at Sweden’s Auto Motor and Sport. http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...car/#more-5635