SouthernBoy

Took a TL moment this afternoon just after 3:00pm. There are some great country two-lane roads in my area which makes for very enjoyable and interesting road time and TL moments. This afternoon was no different... with one minor exception. This is what followed me for about six miles back into my little town and was sitting at a light next to me waiting to make a left turn at the end of our little ride.

http://beta.edmunds.com/audi/r8/2010...rim=52-quattro

http://configurator.audiusa.com/acc/...?msk=1#summary

BTW, it had a manual transmission and it was white.

godfather2

sweet

stogie1020

Nice!

AMUA6

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REAL pics or it didn't happen

DaChef320

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princelybug

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I'm assuming that it was the R8 and not the A3 which shows up on the 2nd link?

v6cord2k5

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Pics or it didn't happen

I followed an R8 for a couple of miles once... I have a video, maybe I'll post it later.

dave_ramkumar

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^pics or it didnt happen

Moog-Type-S

meh....I had a Zonda follow me around last week....check out the Pagani Zonda website to see the car! :wink:

dallison

I thought it was a different way to say that you got a new car.

Myxomatosis

and then I ran with about 20 lambos and had pics.

I just dont believe it

flytldr

What the Freak is the point of this utterly useless thread?

I saw a UFO land in my backyard. Then a little green man came out and flipped me the bird!

www.angryUFOaliens.com

SouthernBoy

Both links show the R8. It was the V10 version and sounded quite frankly, pretty bad. But then again, 10-cylinder engines almost never sound good because two cylinders fire simultaneously which makes the engine sound like a 5-cylinder engine. And even though I'm not a fan of this car, I have to admit it was really cool seeing one on the road.

SouthernBoy

You probably deserved it.

SouthernBoy

Screw you a--holes. Here I go and tell of something that you don't generally see everyday and what do I get but a bunch of shit.


Ok, maybe that was a little strong, but fuck this. I'll know never to do something like this again on this website.

ghttf

cool story bro

MR1

SB I'm shocked at you. Those responses are from people that really haven't been around long. They are just treating you like they treat each other (pretty rude). You haven't posted nearly as mush as before you retired.

Just laugh them off. Those of us that have been around know you didn't make it up. Thanks for posting, I've never seen one in the flesh. Write more, not less

teranfon

As much as I would have preferred to have seen pics as well, in SB's defense I don't really think he's the type of guy that packs around a digital camera or even an elaborate cell phone.

But he's also probably chewed more rubber, visited more racetracks, and has been elbows deep in more engines over the course of forty years than a lot of people here.




Terry

SYLKIE

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I agree. I don't know you personally, and while this story was mildly interesting to me, I still am mature and secure enough to where I don't feel the need to go searching through online forums and grabbing up any opportunity to make mean, unprovoked comment to someone who innocently posted on a forum, which is apparently what these other idiots did...

ghttf

you guys are really sensitive. I see only one comment that was offensive

Eoanou

I always love it when someone engages in a little tom-foolery with their cars.

That's why you pay good money for these cars.

Aman

This thread took quite a turn.

I'm surprised the R8 would play around with such a car as the TL. Not that it's a bad car, but it's not exactly known for being nearly as much of a canyon-carver as the R8. It's always fun playing with another car on good roads, though.

neuronbob

+1

SB rocks.

To the guy who pointed out what a useless thread this is, WHY DID YOU POST THEN? We expect a little more decorum than what you posted here. Next time, if you think a post is useless, the DON'T POST there. This is Car Talk, we talk about cars.

Ken1997TL

What a tool...

SouthernBoy, thanks for sharing your story. I appreciated it

Ken1997TL

And what is the point of you showing up in here?

Too bad Elvis and the Martians didn't beam you up or turn your ass into a satellite receiver

mrmako

Agree. I got a kick out of the story, and appreciate your input on this forum.





Maybe he's the second coming of Eric Cartman: "Hey, I don't have a satellite antenna sticking out of my ass".

SouthernBoy

No need to be shocked. Yes I did respond in a manner which is entirely foreign to me. It was an initial reaction and one which I am not all together comfortable nor proud about having posted. In fact, if one were to search every post I have made on these forums, one would not find anything approaching my response here yesterday... save when I first joined and was treated in a similar fashion.

I'm good. To anyone who thinks I'm the sensitive type... well, you don't know me. It's just a button that got pushed and I reacted.

SouthernBoy

You're right, Terry. Rarely do I carry around a camera, but frequently I do carry a cell phone... even though I don't particularly care for phones all that much. As for experience, yeah a fair amount but I venture you have more hands-in-the-iron than do I.

SouthernBoy

He played very little as we were on a two-lane road (speed limit 55), coming out of the foothills of the mountains into a small town. And I wasn't holding him up, legally speed wise, so he was good to go. It's the first one I've seen on the road. While I am not a fan of these types of cars, I have to admit his looked pretty darned good.

SouthernBoy

Thanks, Bob. I still hate you 'cause you won't let me drive your CTS-V.

SouthernBoy

To one gun culture guy to another, thanks buddy. Keep your powder dry.

justnspace

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sweet!
Paul, I'm envious that you got to ride next to a super car!!!

SouthernBoy

There were a few times when we had to slow down for railroad tracks, other vehicles turning, etc. and he laid back a little. When accelerating back up to speed, I watched him a little in my mirror and saw him coming up kinda quickly but not to my bumper. That car in in the neighborhood of $150,000 so I'm pretty sure he is cautious with it.

dallison

Why do you let the get you fired up?

SouthernBoy

See post #27.

Pure Adrenaline

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Thread fumbled, but recovered.

dallison

skimming ownz me

charliemike

This whole thread is ridiculous.

"Look what followed me home ..." and no pictures is ALWAYS going to get you a dozen "pics or banned" comments from the peanut gallery (me included).

Half the time we would have said he got followed home by a toothless cougar in a rusted Mercury Capri (the convertible not the rebadged Mustang).

The reaction of the "regulars" here strikes me as nothing more than a "he's with us" mentality.

If Moog or Yummy or Jesal had done that, they would have been ripped just like SB was. The only difference is that their reaction wouldn't have been flying off the handle.

I'm all for moderation but how about we have some perspective first.

ineedmyfixofacura

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Would of liked pictures, but hey, can't always get them! Still pretty sweet and yeah it's not something you see everyday, carry a camera now! :P

chill_dog

I had the privilege of being behind a silver R8 a year or so ago. No six miles here; we were on the road together for only a few minutes. He was nice enough to lay into it when the light turned green, though (he was going straight, I was turning). Great sound.