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Tharsis, you are mistaken about the platforms of your golf and Audi. The drivetrains are completely different. The golf uses a transverse mounted engine, the audi uses a longitudinally mounted engine like a rear drive car. The Golf and A3 share platforms and drivetrain layouts.
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Sorry AV i was referring to ImInPA's comment, if it's the same parts it's hardly justified saying it's "completely different" it's the same parts plugged in a different way, i understand that there's probably some minuscule but measurable benefit for mounting the hardware in such a fashion but still.... hehe all good, passionate people in cars is good, it's why i'm here, trying to learn (have my "petrol head" L plates on).
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Sorry AV i was referring to ImInPA's comment, if it's the same parts it's hardly justified saying it's "completely different" it's the same parts plugged in a different way, i understand that there's probably some minuscule but measurable benefit for mounting the hardware in such a fashion but still.... hehe all good, passionate people in cars is good, it's why i'm here, trying to learn (have my "petrol head" L plates on).
As said no harm
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IMHO I'm not a fan of the full sized Euro plates, they are enormous and look strange, all of mine are slimline for both front and rear applications and look fantastic
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AFAIK on the C Class you should be able to fit the full size Euro plate on the rear, but only slimline on the front.
IMHO I'm not a fan of the full sized Euro plates, they are enormous and look strange, all of mine are slimline for both front and rear applications and look fantastic
IMHO I'm not a fan of the full sized Euro plates, they are enormous and look strange, all of mine are slimline for both front and rear applications and look fantastic
Decided against it, as I don't think i'd ever pick up a girl with plates like this ever lol, turns out on vic euro "v Jedi" is available as a plate. Reason i'm posting this is because i'm sure someone will buy it and therefore completely remove the temptation for me to get it! haha
sigh 2 months till i get the new car (to the day)
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I agree smaller euros look better (looked at them today)
Decided against it, as I don't think i'd ever pick up a girl with plates like this ever lol, turns out on vic euro "v Jedi" is available as a plate. Reason i'm posting this is because i'm sure someone will buy it and therefore completely remove the temptation for me to get it! haha
sigh 2 months till i get the new car (to the day)
Decided against it, as I don't think i'd ever pick up a girl with plates like this ever lol, turns out on vic euro "v Jedi" is available as a plate. Reason i'm posting this is because i'm sure someone will buy it and therefore completely remove the temptation for me to get it! haha
sigh 2 months till i get the new car (to the day)
Although I have seen one which made me LMFAO, was a burgandy EF Falcon sedan with 'JAFFA' on his plates, might as well have had 'GOAULD' as he was an obvious stargate freak with stargate stickers all over the back window as well
2 months to go will cuse sleepless nights, hope your hanging in there, I'll most probably be in the same boat soon
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My car is Calcite white with red flamenco interior. I have to tell you i never had a thought in my mind to get red interior before but the first time i saw it, i fell in love right away. It's not the fresh red i thought it was. It's more of a dark red. You have to see it with your own eyes and you will love it!
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My car is Calcite white with red flamenco interior. I have to tell you i never had a thought in my mind to get red interior before but the first time i saw it, i fell in love right away. It's not the fresh red i thought it was. It's more of a dark red. You have to see it with your own eyes and you will love it!
Agree too in real life from what I've seen here in Australia, the flamenco red interior looks much darker than in those pics, more like a burgandy red
I'm all set on diamond white myself, but the calcite white is growing on me, whereas at first it looked a little yellow-ish, I'm now used to it.
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That is awesome just beautiful.
Agree too in real life from what I've seen here in Australia, the flamenco red interior looks much darker than in those pics, more like a burgandy red
I'm all set on diamond white myself, but the calcite white is growing on me, whereas at first it looked a little yellow-ish, I'm now used to it.
Agree too in real life from what I've seen here in Australia, the flamenco red interior looks much darker than in those pics, more like a burgandy red
I'm all set on diamond white myself, but the calcite white is growing on me, whereas at first it looked a little yellow-ish, I'm now used to it.
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I've missed all the conversation as of late!
I've always assumed the normal sized euro plates fitted the car as I actually prefer full size but guess this means I'll have to reconsider. Lol speaking of 'interesting' custom plate choices the ones mentioned here are much less contentious than some I've seen on the road. V Jedi is actually quite funny or V Yoda lol.
Britboy, nice to meet you. Guess that makes 4 of us in Melb now!
I've always assumed the normal sized euro plates fitted the car as I actually prefer full size but guess this means I'll have to reconsider. Lol speaking of 'interesting' custom plate choices the ones mentioned here are much less contentious than some I've seen on the road. V Jedi is actually quite funny or V Yoda lol.
Britboy, nice to meet you. Guess that makes 4 of us in Melb now!
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I've missed all the conversation as of late!
I've always assumed the normal sized euro plates fitted the car as I actually prefer full size but guess this means I'll have to reconsider. Lol speaking of 'interesting' custom plate choices the ones mentioned here are much less contentious than some I've seen on the road. V Jedi is actually quite funny or V Yoda lol.
Britboy, nice to meet you. Guess that makes 4 of us in Melb now!
I've always assumed the normal sized euro plates fitted the car as I actually prefer full size but guess this means I'll have to reconsider. Lol speaking of 'interesting' custom plate choices the ones mentioned here are much less contentious than some I've seen on the road. V Jedi is actually quite funny or V Yoda lol.
Britboy, nice to meet you. Guess that makes 4 of us in Melb now!
AFAIK we're up to 5 Melbournians now on this C204 forum section, should make for an excellent C204 Melbourne mini meet sometime in the future
As for the diamond white cost here in Aust. it'll incure the typical extra metallic duco option cost - that much I know, how much it is I don't recall, will try look it up in my notes when I get the chance unless someone else knows.
Your acquisition timing sounds similar to what DL250 and myself are also looking at, so there may be the possibility of achieving a worthwhile discount if we narrow it down and source from the same dealership when the time comes
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Hello Britboy and g'day again DL250 rego plates are a personal choice, go for whichever you prefer best
AFAIK we're up to 5 Melbournians now on this C204 forum section, should make for an excellent C204 Melbourne mini meet sometime in the future
As for the diamond white cost here in Aust. it'll incure the typical extra metallic duco option cost - that much I know, how much it is I don't recall, will try look it up in my notes when I get the chance unless someone else knows.
Your acquisition timing sounds similar to what DL250 and myself are also looking at, so there may be the possibility of achieving a worthwhile discount if we narrow it down and source from the same dealership when the time comes
AFAIK we're up to 5 Melbournians now on this C204 forum section, should make for an excellent C204 Melbourne mini meet sometime in the future
As for the diamond white cost here in Aust. it'll incure the typical extra metallic duco option cost - that much I know, how much it is I don't recall, will try look it up in my notes when I get the chance unless someone else knows.
Your acquisition timing sounds similar to what DL250 and myself are also looking at, so there may be the possibility of achieving a worthwhile discount if we narrow it down and source from the same dealership when the time comes
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Sorry not been on here for last couple of days - do you really think we could force a discount if we clubbed together?? I like the sound of that...just in regards to diamond white - has anyone seen a Mercedes in this colour recently? There's an E coupe in my road in Diamond White and I reckon it looks quite different to the Calcite white. If you can't afford the extra I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it because the Calcite is quite a nice white but if you can afford the extra money to get diamond I think its well worth it - brighter white and shiny especially in sunlight..sorry someone may have said the same previously...
Re: diamond white C Class coupes, yes I've seen a couple now and plenty of other models in this colour, in my eyes from a distance and in overcast conditions it looks very similar to calcite white, however up close under sunlight or other bright lighting in say a showroom it looks distinctly brighter and 'whiter' the calcite white is a more yellow-ish white if that makes sense when put next to the diamond white.
The calcite 'solid' white does look good regardless and agree no one could go wrong with either shade/type of white.
I currently own another vehicle in a pearl white which looks very similar to the MB diamond white and its really grown on me, so that'll be my colour of choice if I acquire a C Class coupe
