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Dean 
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 Posted: June 29 2011 at 11:11 |
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:55 |
 Dean wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
and the G40 was installed in the Polo if memory serves ( but apparently not always well  ) |
The G40 in the Polo was another "vicious" little car - one of those seriously embarassed me at the lights once my fault for thinking it was just another Polo
... anyway the Scirocco had tonnes of room in the back (easily enough to get laid should the desire/oportunity arise), however mine was occupied by two 10" midrange speakers, a 12" subwoofer cannon and five 100W poweramps - I also upgraded the door speakers to 150W 8x5 elipticals (unfortunately the magnets were so strong they distorted the door-panels - a minor inconvenience). |
My remark about the backseat was valid for the Corrado... Agreed that there was enough room in the Scirocco's backseat  ... I was never big on big woofers, i preferred big hooters much more
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Dean
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:38 |
Sean Trane wrote:
and the G40 was installed in the Polo if memory serves ( but apparently not always well) |
The G40 in the Polo was another "vicious" little car - one of those seriously embarassed me at the lights once my fault for thinking it was just another Polo
... anyway the Scirocco had tonnes of room in the back (easily enough to get laid should the desire/oportunity arise), however mine was occupied by two 10" midrange speakers, a 12" subwoofer cannon and five 100W poweramps - I also upgraded the door speakers to 150W 8x5 elipticals (unfortunately the magnets were so strong they distorted the door-panels - a minor inconvenience).
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rushfan4
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:38 |
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Nope. Jeep stayed with Chrysler. I don't know if Mercedes kept the technology or not though.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:27 |
Dean wrote:
the "G60" wasn't a factory-fit in the Scirocco so that must have been a custom retro-fit, it was put into the Corrado, but hey-ho - small german coupé made by VW - close enough.  |
You're absolutely right... It was a Corrado (the heir of the Scirocco), my bad 
and the G40 was installed in the Polo if memory serves ( but apparently not always well)
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For Daimler-Benz and Chrysler... Apparently I missed an episode (won't be the first... I'm not that much a car follower, except when I'm looking to buy a new one).... Did Mercedes keep Jeep?? (I think that was the main intent of the Germans... get a hold on Jeep)
Edited by Sean Trane - June 29 2011 at 10:29
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Dean
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:17 |
the "G60" wasn't a factory-fit in the Scirocco so that must have been a custom retro-fit, it was put into the Corrado, but hey-ho - small german coupé made by VW - close enough.
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rushfan4
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:17 |
Sean Trane wrote:
rushfan4 wrote:
Fiat took over Chrysler. I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM. |
To my knowledge, Chrysler (and Jeep) is owned by Daimler-Benz (as in Mercedes). I couldd be outdated , but I never heard of Fiat doing so
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As for VW Scirocco, I had a friend who owned one of those "vicious" G60 version  >> not the most habitable (shoulder space) cars, though.... and damn near impossible to get laid on the back seats
Although from the looks of the latest Scirocco model, this still seems to be the case. in terms of space
But the worst for that is the Volvo C30.... Better have a dismountable (in 3, preferably) tooth brush, if you want to put in in the trunk... the toothpaste tube wikll thenfind space on the backseat 
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Mercedes Benz unloaded Chrysler a few years ago. Last year after filing bankruptcy, Fiat and Chrysler merged with Fiat taking over.
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Dean
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:14 |
Padraic wrote:
It apparently needed reinforcement. 
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Thanks Bro'
I guess people still didn't get that benzene/petrol/essence/gasoline is sold by the gallon in the US.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:11 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Fiat took over Chrysler. I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM. |
To my knowledge, Chrysler (and Jeep) is owned by Daimler-Benz (as in Mercedes). I couldd be outdated , but I never heard of Fiat doing so
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As for VW Scirocco, I had a friend who owned one of those "vicious" G60 version >> not the most habitable (shoulder space) cars, though.... and damn near impossible to get laid on the back seats
Although from the looks of the latest Scirocco model, this still seems to be the case. in terms of space
But the worst for that is the Volvo C30.... Better have a dismountable (in 3, preferably) tooth brush, if you want to put in in the trunk... the toothpaste tube wikll thenfind space on the backseat
Edited by Sean Trane - June 29 2011 at 10:13
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Dean
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:10 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Fiat took over Chrysler. I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM. |
Fiat only wanted to buy Opel/Vauxhall from GM in 2009 just after GM filed Chapter 11 ... I think only Saab was sold-off in the end.
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Dean
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 10:05 |
sleeper wrote:
harmonium.ro wrote:
Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now. |
Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other
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GM have owned Opel since 1929 according to Wiki, (and Vauxhall since 1925), and they have been re-badging Opels as Vauxhalls since the late 70s (much like Ford UK & Ford Germany)
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rushfan4
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:57 |
Fiat took over Chrysler. I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM.
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:52 |
OMGLOL, now I get it! I had to concentrate really hard to read Henry's line in other ways than the one that stuck in my head. It looks so much like he's adressing Jim's second line that it tricked two people not one.
sleeper wrote:
harmonium.ro wrote:
Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now. |
Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other
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I knew about GM, when I mentioned the takeover I was referring to the planned takeover of GM by Fiat. That would have probably meant Fiat also owning Opel.
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Padraic
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:50 |
It apparently needed reinforcement.
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:48 |
oliverstoned wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
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Glad you like it. |
THIS one is really ugly  (and you haven't seen the front face yet )
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It's an AMI6, BTW, nobody quotes the legendary 2CV which is the cool car
by excellence.
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That, is just brilliant. Love it! It looks pretty cross though? fantastic
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Help me I'm falling!
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Dean
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:43 |
oliverstoned wrote:
Talk about ugly cars...
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sleeper
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:43 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now. |
Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Dean
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:42 |
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:10 |
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I drive a beautiful 1998 Green Dodge Neon of which I can not find a picture.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Padraic
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:07 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
Padraic wrote:
harmonium.ro wrote:
I still don't understand how £1.34 per litre means $0.91 per litre.
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It doesn't. £1.34 per litre is what Dean, Jim, and our other UK friends pay. Not what we pay in the USA.
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That's what I understood too. Maybe his phrasing wasn't the best, but it looks like what Henry's saying is that the £1.34 price means 0.91 when converted in dollars.
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Well, he responded directly to Jim's question as to what folks were paying for gas/petrol. I think I can see the confusion because he mentioned conversion - in the US we pay per gallon, so he meant he had to convert gallons to liters to get the price per liter here in the US.
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