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540i vs Mk1



That's what this guy does... Import Euro Cars to Canada / US

You can get anything for a price...

Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
84 rocco 16v
93 320i
98 Z71

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Tovsen" <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
To: "madsci" <madsci@rf.org>; "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <vwdaun@yahoo.com>; <jcammisa@alwaysonline.net>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: 540i vs Mk1


> Yeah...I think that would do nicely...
>
> DROOL.
>
> I wonder how much...and I wonder if you could get it
> into the US...
>
> Neal
>
> --- madsci <madsci@rf.org> wrote:
> >
> > At 07:28 AM 4/14/2003 -0700, Neal Tovsen wrote:
> > >OOOooohhh...I like the idea of a "M5 Wagon"...
> >
> > Check this out:
> > http://www.willz.ca/BL01908.htm
> > I think that'd be a sufficient daily driver.
> >
> >
> > >Hmmm...
> > >
> > >SOMEBODY BUY MY SUBARU!
> > >
> > >Neal
> > >(searching for the next daily-driver)
> > >
> > >
> > >--- Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Just got home from a nice trip to visit my mom
> > who
> > > > lives a few hours away...
> > > > for a visit, but also for some more break-in
> > mileage
> > > > for the new 2.0 16v.
> > > > After tonight I have no doubt that the engine is
> > > > broken in...
> > > >
> > > > I'm in the right lane cruising along about 75mph
> > > > when I see what looks like
> > > > a M5 coming up on my tail... wait a minute...
> > that's
> > > > not a M5, but that's
> > > > a sweet 540i WAGON!  With the M5 wheels and body
> > > > kit... what a gorgeous car!
> > > > So I jump in behind him and follow his 85mph
> > pace a
> > > > while.
> > > > We start down a long straight (slight decline)
> > part
> > > > in the highway which
> > > > is wide open in front of us for a good 1/2
> > mile...
> > > > so just for kicks I pull
> > > > into the left lane beside Mr. 540 and give him a
> > > > blip of the throttle...
> > > > starting out at about 80mph I hit the throttle
> > and I
> > > > see the 540 follow
> > > > suit just a split second after I did... I
> > initially
> > > > pulled about a 1/2 car
> > > > length ahead, but then the 540 started pulling
> > back
> > > > the distance... but
> > > > ever so slightly... as I neared 6000 rpm in 5th
> > and
> > > > after about a 1/2
> > > > mile or so we came up on a truck in the right
> > lane
> > > > (his lane)...
> > > > The 540 couldn't get ahead of me and had to drop
> > in
> > > > behind!  After "cruising"
> > > > at my top speed (somewhere above 120mph) for
> > another
> > > > mile with the Bimmer
> > > > on my tail I got over and slowed down quite a
> > bit.
> > > > It was hard to see through his dark tint, but I
> > > > swear I saw him give me
> > > > a thumbs up, as I gave him... 'twas a wee little
> > bit
> > > > fun indeed!  ;)
> > > >
> > > > All I know is that was *THE* most sweeeeet wagon
> > I
> > > > have ever seen!!!
> > > > Looked amazing and was quite fast!  (just not
> > quite
> > > > as fast as I thought
> > > > it might be...  teehee)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > Benjamin Harder
> > > > 86 Scirocco 16v
> > > > 80 Scirocco 16v
> > > > 93 Passat GLX
> > > >
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/vwtype53/
> > > >
> > > >
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