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Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« on: November 04, 2011, 06:56:54 pm »
Back page of EVO this month, Marino Franchitti drives an Edition 30 :evilgrin:

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2011, 07:11:01 pm »
Beat you too it! :P was just saying to Matt ed30, love his reason, something he can park anywhere, obviously don't live in Bradford  :signLOL:
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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2011, 07:11:48 pm »
Wasn't Andy Green also featured recently in the same feature with his Golf GTI?

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2011, 07:12:13 pm »
Beat you too it! :P was just saying to Matt ed30, love his reason, something he can park anywhere, obviously don't live in Bradford  :signLOL:

Haha, or Huddersfield!

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2011, 07:15:00 pm »
Wasn't Andy Green also featured recently in the same feature with his Golf GTI?
Yes he was mate.
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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2011, 07:55:01 pm »
Wasn't Andy Green also featured recently in the same feature with his Golf GTI?
Yes he was mate.

Yeh but he barely said anything about the car!  :confused:

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2011, 09:34:41 pm »
What issue is this, I have December and it's Chris Hoy?

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2011, 09:36:56 pm »
Who's Chris hoy?

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2011, 09:38:18 pm »
Who's Chris hoy?

Cyclist Bloke.........

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2011, 10:01:08 pm »
What issue is this, I have December and it's Chris Hoy?

No. 164, ECOTY issue. No prizes for guessing what won!

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2011, 10:07:46 pm »
So January edition?

Don't think I've had that??

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2011, 10:11:26 pm »
So January edition?

Don't think I've had that??

Subscription copy, came in the post this morning.

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2011, 10:11:42 pm »
Yeah considering the 997 GT3 RS Gen2 3.8 won ECOTY last year.

Who have thought now the 997 GT3 RS Gen 2 4.0 version is out that would have done so well????

Guess that's why Chris Harris on the mag has got £100K of finance on one of these..

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Re: Who said the GTI wasn't a true petrolheads car?!
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2011, 10:12:59 pm »
So January edition?

Don't think I've had that??

Subscription copy, came in the post this morning.

Yeh I get subs too, hopefully be here tomorrow then!  :happy2: