Oops, We'll be told off for going off topic.
Before the Audi, I had a Passat, silver again, I've had four silver, others; gold, blue. bronze, two dark green, but silver is my favourite.
The latest Passats look amazing with that deep radiator, they
start at about £35,000, about $50,000. but they are much larger, around 18 feet, not large by American standards, although you have got a lot more of what you call "compacts", I believe....don't tell me that manufacturers are listening to Bush
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If you'd like to talk more about cars, it'd be best if you PM me, I'll tell you about the fibre glass three-wheeler I had once, see if you can come up with a make, starts with an "R" a vehicle peculiar only to Britain,
that's got you thinking Tom, I bet.