While I agree that the concept design and the new branding BS is shit, I hope the production version turns out to be a looker and they can survive. 

Aside from the color, if the service is up to date and all records are available, this is not a bad deal. For the wood, take a drive up to Madera Concepts in Santa Barbara. They do incredible restoration work and it’ll cost you around $2K which you could negotiate off the price. 

I used to love Audi’s understated and elegant designs and have owned two (A6 allroad and A3) but they have become boring and unattractive over the last few years. I used to see a lot of new Audis in my area but now they are mostly Q4s, some e-Tron GTs which are basically rebodied Taycans, and occasional S/SQ8 which I…

OK, you’ve made your point. Stop headlining this video, it’s been at the top of the page for weeks now

I don’t think anyone in their right mind with that much disposable income would buy a super high mileage, rebuilt Rolls on CL. And this is out of budget baller reach too.

Was this thing designed for the Asian market? I would not recognize it as a VW without the badge or seeing the interior

I’ve sat in and closely examined a VF8. While it looks well screwed together and feels reasonably comfy, there are quite a few issues around material quality and design choices. Saw a VF9 in the back lot of the showroom and got the same impression. It’s just meh!

I agree that Audi has lost its way, they used to make elegant and understated cars with great interiors, great comfort, OK handling, and good power. I loved my A6 allroad for these reasons - best all weather mile muncher I’ve ever owned. My A3 was a VW GTI in drag but had the Audi design, comfort and features. They…

Feeling the Asstek vibes

Good point, a lot can change in the next 3 years. We still don’t know where they are sourcing the batteries but given their investment in Rivian, I’m betting they will be US built. I expect a lot of VW/VAG parts bin components under the skin too - not sure if that will be a good or bad thing. Then there’s the whole…

The more I look at it, the more I love it. Instant fanboy.

Agreed. They nailed it. I no longer want a Rivian.

Yup, looks Korean or Japanese, not German. BMW has really lost the plot with it’s design language. They’ve even messed up the hofmeister kink, which was the one constant throughout the generations.

A quick search on AutoTrader shows 6 VR6 CCs for sale, all with over 100K priced btwn $8K and $12K. So this one is a rare bird. Still, the asking price seems way to high for all of them.

I wonder what amount of engineering, if any, went into maintaining structural and torsional strength. It’s not something WCC is known for.

Never driven the diesel but I had a 2.2L gas, 5 speed wagon that I loved. Drove cross country and all over California until the clutch blew out. Super comfortable and practical. Reliable too. My Dad had GL and STI sedans. Both were great cars and I think the STI was finally sold with 200K on the odometer.

R129 had a 12 year production run, not 25

Interesting. I’ll have to take note next time I’m in the area. Up here in the Burlinglame area they love their Teslas, Rivians, Lucids and Eurolectrics

Oh, interesting. Do explain.

noted.