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Tue 17 Jul 2001 21:16
US Security Agencies - Mark
Further to thread earlier with a reply from HJ suggesting they are looking at this site I can only say I am not surprised given the quality of some US motoring websites.

Having acquired a passat I have searched the web for various passat related info. As a result I came across the american passat owners club website at auto top 100.

Mostly the site is full of fanatics who make the Taliban look like girl guides especially if a passat is criticised. They seem to spend a small fortune on cosmetic improvements of doubtful taste however there are mechanical items too, such as "can I fit two turbos to my car"? or "what does it mean when the oil light comes on"? or even "will I damage my key fob by putting it in water"?.

There is the odd useful item thought its good for a laugh mostly.

Also the tdiclub.com website is worth a look although this crowd appear even more fanatical.

I can only assume these spooks are looking for good motoring info and quality debate or have mistaken this for a porn site.

regards

Mark
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Tue 17 Jul 2001 21:20
TDI GEEKS!! (DAVE LACEY) - Guy Lacey
Dave Lacey recommended the USofA TDI Fan Club web-site to me - quite why I don't know as I drive a prize-winning LPG powered Golf GTI, as if you didn't know!

Have you seen the "Quiz" - more like an A-Level physics exam. They *really* need to get out more!
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Tue 17 Jul 2001 21:31
Re: TDI GEEKS!! (DAVE LACEY) - Mark
Guy

Surely a prize winning LPG powered Golf TDI is a contradiction in terms or possibly a tortology if I remember the wisdom of my old eng lang master
;)

Theres no substitute for good old Wolfsburg diesel ponies!

regards

Mark
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Tue 17 Jul 2001 21:45
Re: American Bulletin Boards - honest john
I tried www.pelicanparts.com bulletin board with an innocent request for feedback on rear disc corrosion on Porsche 911 996 series. This is supposed to be the top bulletin board for Porsche in the USA, but new threads get added so fast that my request soon got swamped and I got no feedback at all. Okay, I didn't get any feedback on this site either, so we know there aren't anny 996 owning Backroomers out there.

HJ
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Tue 17 Jul 2001 21:48
Help a Porsche Owner??? - Guy Lacey
HJ,

I think a number of people knew the answer it's just that *no-one* wants to help an owner of a porker no matter how rusty their discs.

Had he/she owned a Citroen or VW it would have been different, very different.

Ta.

Guy.

PS. .....and I don't even dream of driving one let alone owning one.
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