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Old 10-05-2004, 11:12 AM
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Interesting article on the Frenchies...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6183619/

Wow, what a big jump from what they used to be.

And Golfs are sold with rebates in Europe?! That compact market over there must be hella tough.

Toyota, shaking hands with another automaker. I swear, they are gonna have a deal with every automaker on the planet soon.

The 1007 was the cool car for me, the sliding doors and the second hatch-opening were hella cool...

Man, I'm using hella alot...

Now, if the French would just learn to take showers on a regular basis...

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Old 10-05-2004, 11:14 AM
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Now, if the French would just learn to take showers on a regular basis...

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easy there junkster.
Old 10-05-2004, 11:26 AM
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easy there junkster.
hehe... your right.

But should I really take such censoring from a man that hasn't posted his own pic?

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Old 10-05-2004, 12:17 PM
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Probably never.
If Fiat gets bought out by someone, then maybe.
Old 10-05-2004, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by biker
Probably never.
If Fiat gets bought out by someone, then maybe.
I thought GM bought them out, or at least has some controlling stake in Fiat?
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Originally Posted by phile
I thought GM bought them out, or at least has some controlling stake in Fiat?
I think they are still in the middle of that... I think GM has an option or something to buy into certain amount of control of Fiat, but I never read much after hearing that.

I remember the family is fighting to keep it 'Italian'...

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Why, the reliability is right down there with the French makes.
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Why, the reliability is right down there with the French makes.
It's like a thing for Jags... they look great, even when they're just sitting on your driveway.

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I saw the 1007 at the Peugeot store on the Champs Elyeeses in Paris. Meh....
Now this other car was

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THe Golf is no longer the SHIT in Europe. The competition has caught up. The new GOlf is agian bigger and heavier, killing all Golf spirit.
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Originally Posted by biker
I saw the 1007 at the Peugeot store on the Champs Elyeeses in Paris. Meh....
Now this other car was

I thought that was the front of the car until I saw where the side mirrors were facing.
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Originally Posted by phile
I thought that was the front of the car until I saw where the side mirrors were facing.
Other than the mirrors even in person it's hard to tell which way the car faces - but it looks sweeet.
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