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On 2006-11-06 18:08:00, medusa wrote:
@786: Realy nice car pics! I saw car torque yesterday and wished that i went. They unveiled the R32. Its just the fastest golf ever! Sexier than ever. That car does something unimaginable to me. Think its my soulmate...
Have u seen the R GTi??
Almost thirty years ago Volkswagen launched the GTI, the hot hatch that would revolutionise the concept of affordable and accessible high-performance motoring. Now comes the R GTI.
However, the R GTI is still a concept and made its debut at the SEMA Motor Show in Las Vegas. According to VW this concept is a "look forward" into the future of compact car performance.
VW describes the R GTI as a "low-flying stealth machine. It features striking carbon-fibre body panels, a four-passenger sports car interior, powerful turbocharged engine and competition-bred suspension.
The R GTI evolved from the stunning R Concept cars that stole the show at SEMA in 2005, and the R badge connects to the Golf R32.
However, unlike those R concept vehicles from last year, which showcased the extremes of performance-tuned Volkswagens, the R GTI represents a more "streetable" concept.
Although the R GTI is a one-off and Volkswagen currently has no plan to put it into production, the dedicated enthusiast could gather many of the R GTI's elements for a personal project.
Under the bonnet of this hot concept is Volkswagen's 2.0-liter FSI turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
According to VW they have tuned this engine to thrust out 279kW if 93-octane petrol is used. However, with 100-octane racing fuel power output is 295kW.
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Posted: 2006-11-07 09:39:00
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Anyone experience anyo down time on Vodacom 3G/GPRS this morning? Had a frustrating time, left home early because I was pissed off at not being able to check my email and do some research for a story.
EDIT: Finally got the video calling sorted out this morning...I had outgoing video calls barred all along...stupid me felt like the guy who calls the Microsoft Help Desk only to discover that his computer had never been plugged in.
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T39m>T300>T68i>K700i>P910i> N70...should be going back to
before year-end.
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Posted: 2006-11-07 09:43:43
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lol@brix! happens to the best of us...the worst of them always go kicking and screaming and throw the toys out of the cot the day the weather is not how they want it, they are the ones who are the problem. At least there are few people out there that are like that. Once met a guy like that when I waitered. Everything was done exactly how it should have been, but he did not know squat about nothing, and got all in a knot about something. I almost killed someone that day, but my manager saw me with the knife just in time and removed me straight away...lucky bastard! The rest of us, at least we can mess up and do stupid things every now and again, as long as we don't get all defensive about our mistakes and attack whoever helped us right.
So how are all you others doing?
I also had a nap when I got home last night. When I did go to bed at 12 I could not fall asleep. Was tough getting up this morning...Whatever you do, do not nap after 3....
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Posted: 2006-11-07 11:45:38
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I was having grief with Vodacom early this morning, boet. I had my Vodacom sim in one of my phones, finally got tired of struggling to read the news and slapped the spare MTN sim into the phone instead.
I see that Telkom's wi-fi woes are escalating... In this morning's Herald, there's an article about the municipality rolling out wi-fi from next year onwards... and reference is made to Telkom's bid to stop the system currently used in Knysna, since it "costs them profits". That's really terribly sad, since we know their first concern has always been their clients. Not. Read more about it on
http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/news/n11_07112006.htm
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Posted: 2006-11-07 11:48:00
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@786KBR:
LOVE the R GTi!!!!!!! Went onto vwvortex, just had to check. The R Gti and R32 both look the same, (slight differences)maybe the R GTi is just a bit sportier. Although the R GTi may be better in terms of fuel comsumption. The R32 is a 3.2 litre V6. The major difference would most definitely lay under the hood!(And what the driver can do for the car) Note: I said for the car and not to the car.
So how about I get the R32 and you get the R Gti and we take them out to the Tarlton raceway and try them out?
Maybe one day I'll win the lotto and be able to afford one of them!
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Posted: 2006-11-07 13:51:00
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Medusa
I love the R32, its the cheapest car to use accoustic exhaust system to really make it scream!!
But i think you mis read this part..
"""According to VW they have tuned this engine to thrust out 279kW if 93-octane petrol is used. However, with 100-octane racing fuel power output is 295kW. """
295kw is 50kw more than the current M3... - aghem.
Might wanna reconsider lol!!
Jj
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Posted: 2006-11-07 13:59:50
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@786: Nope, I read that part.
Maybe you misread my part, the NOTE. Its what the driver can do for the car, not TO the car...
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Posted: 2006-11-07 14:03:00
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So what do you drive in real life?
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Posted: 2006-11-07 14:19:45
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In real life, I drive a JETTA 4 1.6.
Let me guess, you drive a BMW? Most probably an M series?? Might be wrong, but worth the shot!
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Posted: 2006-11-07 14:24:00
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Good afternoon, you car fanatics! Been trawling the Net trying to find Just Jinjer's "What He means", to no avail... Suddenly, the dj on the local station starts speaking about their new album... and proceeds to announce that he's giving away the cd to the first caller who knows the name of the album... I dialled the studio on no fewer than FOUR phones simultaneously, and manned those lines... It rang... and rang... Interminably it rang... until the dj answered the phone
The album is winging its way to me, even as we speak
ummm, text
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Posted: 2006-11-07 14:56:00
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