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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 27, 2019 13:13:00 GMT
I picked it up yesterday. Chris will be pleased to hear that I have already cleaned it, not least because it was delivered to my head office a couple of weeks ago on a wet, muddy day. I found an old Supaguard kit I have had in garage for a few years, bought off Ebay fro about £15.00, so I applied that as well. Initial impressions are good. My route home yesterday was about one third B roads and the rest on A roads, with a town and several villages. Still yet to loosen up, it already feels more lively than 150 PS should and the S Tronic transmission is excellent; never hesitating to change down, even when not in Sport mode. The steering is fairly good, although anything would seem precise after an old E-Class, and the ride is surprisingly good, too. The MMI system is intuitive and simple to use and the voice control of phone an sat nav works perfectly. A well thought out car which is very easy to drive.      |
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Post by racingteatray on Mar 27, 2019 13:32:33 GMT
Congratulations - it is certainly smart.
I thought it was black? Looks a very dark blue/grey in those photos.
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 27, 2019 13:51:23 GMT
it was going to be standard black, but then the dealer found one in Manhattan Grey so we had that instead.
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 27, 2019 13:59:32 GMT
I found an old Supaguard kit I have had in garage for a few years, bought off Ebay for about £15.00..... Wasn't from a dodgy motoring forum member, by any chance??  |
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Post by racingteatray on Mar 27, 2019 14:05:34 GMT
it was going to be standard black, but then the dealer found one in Manhattan Grey so we had that instead. Definitely better - less of a hearse! |
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Post by Blarno on Mar 27, 2019 14:37:07 GMT
In new Audi parlance, what does '35' allude to?
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Mar 27, 2019 14:40:01 GMT
In new Audi parlance, what does '35' allude to? 150 bhp 25 – 80kW (107bhp) and below 30 – 81-96kW (109-129bhp) 35 – 110-120kW (148-161bhp) 40 – 125-150kW (168-201bhp) 45 – 169-185kW (227-248bhp) 50 – 210-230kW (282-308bhp) 55 – 245-275kW (329-369bhp) |
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 27, 2019 14:40:11 GMT
In new Audi parlance, what does '35' allude to? About 150 PS. Can be had in either TDI or TFSI flavour. The 190 PS version would have been badged '40'. I don't think there is anybody anywhere who can explain the reasoning behind this. Why not just badge them '150' or '190'? |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Mar 27, 2019 14:46:54 GMT
In new Audi parlance, what does '35' allude to? About 150 PS. Can be had in either TDI or TFSI flavour. The 190 PS version would have been badged '40'. I don't think there is anybody anywhere who can explain the reasoning behind this. Why not just badge them '150' or '190'? I think with downsizing, mild hybridisation, and electrification it was becoming increasingly difficult to come up with a common way of indicating the power developed. |
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Post by Martin on Mar 27, 2019 14:52:07 GMT
That does look good and pleased to hear you’re happy with it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 15:36:50 GMT
Very tidy indeed. Some well-kept gardens, there!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 17:12:12 GMT
Lots of kerb appeal. And the Audi too!
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Post by johnc on Mar 27, 2019 17:24:32 GMT
Very nice and as Scamper says so is the house/neighbourhood.
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 27, 2019 18:29:39 GMT
Unfortunately not our house...
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Post by johnc on Mar 27, 2019 20:03:01 GMT
Unfortunately not our house... Regardless, it looks like a lovely place to live. |
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Post by Roadsterstu on Mar 27, 2019 20:24:19 GMT
Very nice indeed. Has it sat at your office for 2 weeks?
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Post by Alex on Mar 27, 2019 21:16:11 GMT
That does look good, enjoy,
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 27, 2019 21:17:33 GMT
Very nice indeed. Has it sat at your office for 2 weeks? Parked in the warehouse, yes. I haven't had either the time or an excuse to go over there before now. |
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Post by Andy C on Mar 29, 2019 10:58:09 GMT
Looks good James, love the interior
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Post by Martin on Mar 29, 2019 11:31:55 GMT
Very nice indeed. Has it sat at your office for 2 weeks? Parked in the warehouse, yes. I haven't had either the time or an excuse to go over there before now. You had a great excuse to go, picking up your new car. |
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Post by PetrolEd on Mar 29, 2019 12:06:58 GMT
Looks good, However not picking the car up for 2 weeks... if it was an Alvis speed 20 you'd have been over there the same day no doubt.  |
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 29, 2019 12:59:41 GMT
Looks good, However not picking the car up for 2 weeks... if it was an Alvis speed 20 you'd have been over there the same day no doubt. Absolutely! Believe me, I tried to book a head office meeting for all sorts of spurious reasons, but nothing came up to justify the 4.5 hour round trip. |
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Post by LandieMark on Mar 29, 2019 22:12:46 GMT
Looks great. That must have taken serious discipline. I couldn't have managed it.
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Post by PG on Mar 30, 2019 13:51:04 GMT
Enjoy it.
Have you sold the Benz yet?
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 30, 2019 14:43:21 GMT
Enjoy it. Have you sold the Benz yet? A colleague from work is coming to see it next weekend. He already has an SL and a 190 and sounds keen. |
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Post by michael on Apr 1, 2019 13:03:18 GMT
Very nice, looks quite restrained in those photos.
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