540i vs Mk1

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

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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