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    11/11/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    What's the difference between the GTI and the GLI? I thought the GLI was the 4 door, the GTI the 2 door. #vwgti
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    I guess this is why I don't read Automobile magazine. I guess that's why. #vwgti
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    So Motor Trend picks Subaru Outback, Automobile pics the GTI. What does that leave us consumer focused publications? Camaro SS? #vwgti
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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    11/10/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    It's certainly a neat car and VW does a very nice job with overall feel, design, quality and use of materials. I think Japanese cars in the GTI's range have gotten rather ugly in their desperate attempt to stand out. And the quality of materials used inside has declined over the past decade or two.

    But to call it Automobile of the Year seems to be overrated to me. I suppose the GTI is more relevant in Europe than it is in the US, hence the award. #vwgti
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    Car & Driver just ranked the GTI over the MS3 as well, even with the power deficit. The only thing that would make me hesitant about the GTI is VW's reliability issues that were resounding a few years back. I'm not sure if those are resolved yet. #vwgti
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    11/11/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: 73,000 miles with only gas and oil. I've found my 07 reasonably reliable.

    The local Mazda shop couldn't be bothered to provide a test drive.

    The absence of torque steer despite all the midrange pull makes a compelling case for the GTI. #vwgti
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    11/11/09

    @RocketScientist takes the edit button for granted: What I'd heard was electrical niggles and dealerships that were ill-equipped to meet service requirements. Good to hear your POV. Do you report to truedelta.com? #vwgti
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    11/12/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: never heard of it till now. #vwgti
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    I was still in the midst of my misspent youth as an automotive journalist when the Mk5 came out, and when I opined that the Mazda/Speed3 was better looking and had better steering feel and the only reason why everyone was so ga-ga over the Golf/GTI was due to leather/high-end plastics poisoning, I might as well have had bats flying out of my ears. You can't go wrong with either, but man, they're acting like this thing is the best thing since...since the MK1? C'mon. #vwgti
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    Looks like 2010 won't go down as a great vintage for automobiles. #vwgti
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    11/10/09


    @CJinSD: It's not as if the Automobile was an influential publication.

    Here's a Bentley Mulsanne to make you feel better. #vwgti
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    11/10/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Thanks! I needed a good laugh! That car is hilarious. The nose looks like it is off a custom pimpmobile Lincoln MKIII from about 1971. #vwgti
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
    Wolfgang and the GTI Mk V. #vwgti
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    10/13/09

    In reply to Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
    I wonder if Bristol would make me a brand new 405? In a dull pea green, please.
    I love Bristols, but I just don't get the Fighter.
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    10/13/09

    In reply to Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
    Te Zsolt... Oregem... Ember, irigyellek!

    Remelem nagyon fasza volt! XD
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    10/12/09

    In reply to Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
    It's a special sort of Luddite that wants 558 hp and a comfortable interior but eschews an airbag or legible gauges and climate control.

    Sure, I know it's all about the engine, but why the 1988 Pontiac Grand Am switchgear?
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    10/12/09

    In reply to Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
    Maybe Zsolt got to drive the Bristol because his name is "Zsolt."

    Tony Crook must be a man who can appreciate a badass name. James and Jeremy obviously have this problem; maybe if the former changed his name to "Velociraptor Hawker-Hurricane May" he would have a better shot at landing himself a test drive.
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    10/12/09

    In reply to Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
    No offense to your Hungarian friend, but I'm curious how his slow cruise could have adequately supported his commentary. And that interior would be sub par in a kit car.
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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    10/12/09

    @snapoversteer should STFU because: Before he took the wheel, he rode in the car as a passenger for a longer trip—and this is a guy who has driven pretty much anything over the past 20 years. But certainly it’s a brief impression of the car.
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    10/12/09

    In reply to Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
    It is the designer handbag of automobiles. It's price is integral to its design goal of exclusivity.
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    Image of crankyshaft crankyshaft
    10/12/09

    In reply to Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
    Umm, yeah. Tony Crook retired two years ago....
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    10/12/09

    @crankyshaft: I don’t think that necessarily means he doesn’t pick up the phone anymore.
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