Booster Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Just been on a 40 mile test drive is the p1ssing rain! Wow, what a car . Those of you that have them or have one on order are very lucky feckers! Mrs Booster came with me and also had ago. She loved it! Love the gearbox and the brakes and the way the seats "hug" you when you press the Sports button. The acceleration is phenomenal! Exhaust note sounds beautuful! Happened to be followed by an AMG CLK who was wanting to play! Had a bit of fun with him along the A50! The car is a real licence loser though. I was doing silly speeds without even realising! Thought the whole car was an absolute peach! One thing I thought was a bit cheap though was the plastic at the bottom of the steering wheel The noise in the convertible will be incredible! Daz, are going to have something very special! Need six numbers to come up on the lottery this weekend Edit: Forgot to say that I also saw round the back of the garage a VERY smashed up Q7. My mate had taken a guy out in it last Thursday and he drove straight over a central reservation taking out the whole front end, snapping the offside front alloy and axle!! They have no idea when the parts will be available to fix it and it could be off the road for three months! Bet he's popular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I didn't realise, but apparantly they couldn't have aluminium on the steering wheel for safety reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I wonder if it is anything to do with static charges? On the Monaro CV8, the steering wheel has aluminium spokes and inserts and most owners have reported getting constant static shocks from it. Just wondering if this is the H&S concern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Might well be the case. Can't believe how ordinary my car feels now They have got a B5 RS4 in there 2000 X plate linky up for £24,995. Still a nice looking car on the outside but showing its age in the interior. A lot of bang for your buck though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Edit: Forgot to say that I also saw round the back of the garage a VERY smashed up Q7. My mate had taken a guy out in it last Thursday and he drove straight over a central reservation taking out the whole front end, snapping the offside front alloy and axle!! They have no idea when the parts will be available to fix it and it could be off the road for three months! Bet he's popular! [/ QUOTE ] I think the problem is that Q7s in the UK at the mo are LHD and they are wide - watch out if you see one coming towards you in the next eight weeks or so before we get the RHD ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Agree with you Booster, less keen on the gearbox but the engine is so flexible in traffic/lunctions it's a bit acedemic ! Plastic steering wheel lets it down, silver suede would have been better. Could aluminium be a no-no -- static electricity and airbags ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simeyfour Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 your car feels ordinary cause it is ordinary....Stop being tight and spend some money on a real motor. was that their Q7 demo from Holland smashed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 . Yep, it was the LHD Q7 that was mangled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simeyfour Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 oh dear, they will be pissed off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocity Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 there's two Q7's LHD on the dutch plate about 10 feet away from me. There used to be 3. I wonder where the other one has gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 [ QUOTE ] They have no idea when the parts will be available to fix it and it could be off the road for three months! Bet he's popular! [/ QUOTE ] Well, I can look up the part numbers for them (May 2006 ETKA)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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