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23rd April 2002, 02:52
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Nice B8 4,6 Article!
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23rd April 2002, 04:06
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OMG!!!  This is an article I have never seen before! And I thought I had seem them all... 
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23rd April 2002, 18:06
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Thanks Gustav
Now if I only could read German better....
I'm looking at the Warranty specs and it mentions; Mobility - Unlimited? Does that mean that Alpina offers a lifetime roadside assistance?
Also does "massiger geradeauslauf" mean that they felt that the car was wandering/tracking to much on the straits...or?
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23rd April 2002, 22:24
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Thanks Gustav,
Really nice article,
Rgrds,
Raymond
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24th April 2002, 12:41
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CarlT:
Exact translation you made. It's wandering around at very high speeds.
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24th April 2002, 15:32
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Well if you read the article and translate it verbatim to English this is what is written:
"it only is a shame that the decreasing directional stability above 250km/h demands full driver attention at topspeed driving"
But I will have to say that I don't agree, and that video from last years gumball race also shows me driving with one hand on the steering wheel above 270 km/h. This was no effort at all. The car will due to its wide tyres follow grooves in the road surface, but this is common for all cars with wide tyres.
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24th April 2002, 15:38
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Quote:
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I'm looking at the Warranty specs and it mentions; Mobility - Unlimited? Does that mean that Alpina offers a lifetime roadside assistance?
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Yes.
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24th April 2002, 18:08
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Maybe the Sedan has the worst directional stability of the E36 (unlikely).
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24th April 2002, 18:17
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Quote:
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But I will have to say that I don't agree, and that video from last years gumball race also shows me driving with one hand on the steering wheel above 270 km/h. This was no effort at all. The car will due to its wide tyres follow grooves in the road surface, but this is common for all cars with wide tyres.
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This why I asked, I thought the comment has a bit wierd... I've only been a passenger in the B8 at speeds over 250, but the driver didn't seem to be working to hard.... 
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24th April 2002, 18:20
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Quote:
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This why I asked, I thought the comment has a bit wierd... I've only been a passenger in the B8 at speeds over 250, but the driver didn't seem to be working to hard....
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I agree. It might be the same driver we are talking about
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