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Old 10 May 2012, 06:15 PM
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Thumbs up Finally Audi takes the top honors away from BMW & Mercedes!!

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/s...e-201204245156

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Old 10 May 2012, 06:32 PM
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Wonder why ?

In general Audi's are still the boring gash they have always been.. The odd flash of inspiration over the years,but do nothing at all for me.
Old 10 May 2012, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by fatscoobfella1
Wonder why ?

In general Audi's are still the boring gash they have always been.. The odd flash of inspiration over the years,but do nothing at all for me.
There might be more to this than meets the eye

THE Audi has been voted the UK’s top car to have six inches from your rear bumper in the outside lane of the motorway.

So close you can almost work out what they think their private registration number means

Audis beat several other top German automotive brands in the race to be the favourite car to sodomise you even when you are doing 80 and clearly overtaking a minibus.

BMWs, which dominated the ****-bothering charts in the 1990s, came second while the seating position on the third-placed Land Rover Freelander was judged too high to properly appreciate the driver’s panic when required to brake suddenly.
Old 10 May 2012, 06:40 PM
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It's the magnetic front bumpers.

See: http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/05/10/micrarecall/

Meanwhile, Audi has been forced to recall all A3s, A4s and Q7s made in the last five years after accidentally installing a powerful magnet behind the front bumper.

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Old 10 May 2012, 06:50 PM
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All the ex BMW company car owners now having Audi company cars ?


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Old 11 May 2012, 03:08 AM
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Audi owner = Tool

(unless you have an original 80 5 pot Quattro, then you can have my wife, my first born and the dog)
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Love the last bit about the fiat 500.
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Originally Posted by Jamescsti
Love the last bit about the fiat 500.
and the Berlingo taking the van category, an a$$hole around the corner drives one and drives like a flange even though there are kids around
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Not sure why, but drivers always pull in for me in my Volvo (I definitely don't sit up peoples a$$es when it's obvious they can't pull in) but, from what i see, everyone despises Audis on the road; I never step aside for them until it's absolutely comfortable and safe for me to do so


edit to add: I think Audis, A5 especially, are lovely cars though.

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I've had an A4 for a couple of months now and it does come with instructions on how to drive just to the right rear of the car in front to provide the driver I'm attempting to move out of the way with the best sight line to my 4 rings of Might.
Old 11 May 2012, 02:01 PM
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Audis bore me to death, with exception of the R8/RS range.

Mercedes is a much nicer place to be
Old 11 May 2012, 03:20 PM
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I thought thats why my S4 had front parking sensors with a button to turn on?
Old 11 May 2012, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ChefDude
Not sure why, but drivers always pull in for me in my Volvo (I definitely don't sit up peoples a$$es when it's obvious they can't pull in) but, from what i see, everyone despises Audis on the road; I never step aside for them until it's absolutely comfortable and safe for me to do so


edit to add: I think Audis, A5 especially, are lovely cars though.
No wonder every volvo you see has its lights on so hard not to notice, suppose everyones copying them with daytime running lights
Old 12 May 2012, 10:14 PM
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well, what do you know. I did 400 miles this weekend and the only idiot was an A3 who got so close up behind me i couldn't see his lights! I couldn't pull in either at that time
Old 13 May 2012, 03:35 PM
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I would be very reluctant to own another Audi having read about some of the inherent problems with some of their TDi engines. We bought an Audi 2005 A4 TDi 140 and soon learned they are prone to oil pump failure resulting in engine death and a massive bill, ie £4k upwards.

Even the fix before catastrophic failure is around £2.5k, so will be steering clear in the future.
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I'd say the tools tend to drive BMW's near me, but 2nd in the tool stakes in Audi.

There's lots of boy-racers driving Saxo's and Corsa's but for all their sound and fury they are never as aggressive as the BMW's and Audi's.

Also lots of white vans drive terribly too.
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the last 2 years ive had 5 audi,s S6, RS6, S5, A6 , now a A5 3L tdi 2 door its been remapped to more power than the 335 bmw, so its very good for a Audi, my fast car is a track V5 type R with near 600 of each. all my Audi,s have been 100% good.
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
I'd say the tools tend to drive BMW's near me, but 2nd in the tool stakes in Audi.

There's lots of boy-racers driving Saxo's and Corsa's but for all their sound and fury they are never as aggressive as the BMW's and Audi's.

Also lots of white vans drive terribly too.
lol im good ive a blue van
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I somehow think you are trying to tell us that the term "BMW driver" has now changed to "Audi"

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Old 14 May 2012, 01:18 PM
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Every ***** who used to drive a BMW now drives and Audi.
Old 14 May 2012, 05:29 PM
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Rs versions are decent, everything else look like rep mobiles.
A problem with audis though is they must have faulty indicators as its not often you see them being used.
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Originally Posted by Mifo
Rs versions are decent, everything else look like rep mobiles.
A problem with audis though is they must have faulty indicators as its not often you see them being used.
I used to think that they used the same supplier as BMW but it appears it's just the social decay and lethargy that gives us so many lazy b*stards on the road who dont indicate, people just dont give a **** full stop this country is devoid of manners nowadays.

If only I had a pound for every car that I saw on my drive to work that didn't indicate, I could turn round when I got there as I would have made my money and then double on the way home.

I want a rear window sticker for the car that screams "F*cking Indicate !"

Especially for al the lazy ***** on the M3, just keep pulling out on me, one day I will do a Michael Douglas and punt you off the f*cking road
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