WTF is this for? Seems to serve no real purpose and looks like smeared mascara. Maybe they went for the “it’s so fast, this just smeared” look, but to me it just looks like like a girls who has been crying.

Yep, exactly. He’s also not afraid of going where it hurts.

Why not? Every German car mag did a thing on the US Passat when it was new although it would never be sold here.

“Wrapping a dead fish in the Bildzeitung is actually insulting to the fish.” - Volker Pispers

NOTHING TO SEE HERE MOVE ALONG!

It's like the band that kept on playing while the Titanic sank.

Sounds like it's possible that it was an honest mistake and he is just a very bad mechanic, or he just took you for a ride. Shared your story to Oppositelock, so let's see what the others think.

Actually the whole vehicle screams 18 y/o stoner to me.

Bear in mind that the video is over 4 years old, so the car probably wasn't that old that structural rust should be a problem.

This would be a question for Steve Lehto. I've heard numerous times of shops saying that they can't let a vehicle leave because it's unsafe, but this was often in attempt to overcharge on unneccessary repairs. I have no idea if they can actively stop the owner from leaving their premises.

I would quote him a price on what it costs make it roadworthy again. Let him fugure out the rest.

Oldie but goldie! Sometimes, just sometimes, I'm glad that we have the TÜV.

What year was your E60? My stepdad had an E61 535d from 2005 (I think). The engine was great, I experienced what "limited to 155 mph" means in that thing. As you said, mechanically sound, but every few eeks the center display would go dead. No sat-nav, no A/C, no music. Nothign major, it just had to be re-booted at…

This is the future? It's almost like they have gone full circle and ended up with a slightly refreshed version of this.

I think it started with the 156, but were probably were similar setups even before that.

Opel has exactly that, wouldn't be too hard put it into the ATS as a Europe only model, but for that they would need to be serious about selling cars. They have EIGHT Cadillac dealerships for all of Germany. That's just a sad joke, nothing less.

To make it at least worthy of any reaction from Audi/Merc/BMW, they would have to sell a car or two on their home turf first. Beat them at their home game and then run your mouth, so to speak. I can't see that happening.

Audi designers are the the laziest bunch in the business. They have been re-using the same template since the stone age.

It's weird that they act like they have never seen foreign titles. It's not like they do much else besides dealing with titles and stuff.

It means a 45 degree angle. A.k.a. with every meter it's a meter higher.