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fir3vip3r
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10th Feb 09 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ffs looking at the m3 thread. I have no fucking idea whats going on in the world of audi/mercedes/bmw.

cant they give there cars proper names rather than a random selection of words/digits ffs.
Jambo
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They are model numbers, much like Corsa B Corsa C etc.

Not hard
Steve X16XE
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He's on about E30 3 series or E36 or E46 or E90

5 series E34 or E39 or E60
Mike
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Ah yeah the E bollocks is a bit of a pain cos it seems like they just use random numbers ie. 3 series ones, E30, E36, E46, E90, where's the pattern, obviously the older models have a lower number but when new models come out it seems to be a completely random number which could relate to a 3, 5, 7 series or whatever. It does seem a strange system
Steve X16XE
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It's German Logic
Mike
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10th Feb 09 at 20:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
aka. pick a number any number?
frostyD
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Stick to novas
R Lee
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63 AMG engines are 6.2 litre. Go figure...
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quote:
Originally posted by R Lee
63 AMG engines are 6.2 litre. Go figure...


That's the really irritating one they've done, BMW 316 is a 1.9, 323 is a 2.5. It used to be right where the 316 was a 1.6, I don't get the point in changing it.

Nazis
Ben G
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never understood mercs/bmw's i'll keep it that way, far too confusing.

i just look at them and hope that someone else knows all the techncal stuff.
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tbh Volkwagens are confusing. Everyone refers to them as Mk1 Mk2 Mk3 etc, but don't they have crazy codes like 6N or something?!
ChazSXi
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like my passat is knwn as a b5.5 or 3BG
R Lee
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My Audi A4 is a B7 model

Corsa A B C D easy peasy
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yeah they are pretty stupid especially bmw, but once you know the way of the germans its all good.
jr
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
tbh Volkwagens are confusing. Everyone refers to them as Mk1 Mk2 Mk3 etc, but don't they have crazy codes like 6N or something?!


yeah, which makes 1000 times more sense IMO
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10th Feb 09 at 22:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
6L Ibiza thanks
LeeM
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mk2 saxo mk1 mk2 etc is the easiest. trusty french

 
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