If Mr. Hooper happens to prefer to admire the looks, the package, the sound and feel of the V8 at low speeds and revs, so be it. That was the way he was thinking of using the car. Car got destroyed and not even a tiny bit of that accident is because of Mr.Hooper. He has every right to receive replacement exactly to…

Golf diesels are actually really reliable and respected cars over here in Europe. I don't know if the reputation in states is because of Mexican VWs quality or what.

3500 / 1600kg sounds really reasonable limit. I actually fail to see the appeal of M3 convertible. Convertibles are not meant for going properly fast. It would make more sense to keep the proper M cars proper. 335i convertible should be fast enough for people who want to enjoy open top.

Look at that old school Quattro action!

My girlfriend decided to buy her first car couple of years back.

I drive 40000 miles a year with my E46 330XD and I am also using Hakkapeliitta 7 studded winter tires during the winter

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I really, really like Golf and specially these different hot versions.

To be honest, I do think the term SUV is not fitting for Defender, G-Wagen or other such machines. They are proper offroad 4x4 vehicles. Very pure machines at that. SUV is the first of those crossover terms that have come to be during last 15 or 20 years and is fitting for other type of vehicles.

In the beginning of this year I moved to the countryside and needed a proper car to get to work, roughly 120 miles a day through Finnish winter. My girlfriend's '91 Mini did not quite cut it.