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  1. 04-08-2008, 07:58 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by madglf3 View Post
    ^yeah sounds like a plan.

    Maybe we could get a model specific info sheet sticky thread for each of the models of VW catagorised. ie. engine and trim specifications, special models, etc
    Just kicked it off. More to be added as we go.

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    Met a dude with a mk3 16v on our last perth cruise, lordy does that thing fly! Loves to rev too.
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    How do they compare to that of an average VR?
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    You'd have to ask runamuk
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    *calls out to Runamuk* OI!

    Somehow I don't think he'll hear me from NSW...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrk_Mickey View Post
    *calls out to Runamuk* OI!

    Somehow I don't think he'll hear me from NSW...
    Geez someone's gonna hang me for this... they're slower than the VR's... end of story
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    Not by much... or at least this guys wasnt.
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    It was up my a.e for most of the drive to Northam... the fact that it was lighter meant he was going just that little bit faster around corners too...

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    Quote Originally Posted by runamuk View Post
    It was up my a.e for most of the drive to Northam... the fact that it was lighter meant he was going just that little bit faster around corners too...
    Yeah, that's what I thought.

    Still, nowhere near as SEXYTAIIME sound as a VR. Hehehe
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