my first sighting of an audi r8 (in NYC)
02-01-2009, 07:53 AM
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My Ride: 2010 M5 alpine white, black full leather, etc.
Yesterday on First Ave. and 71st Street, I saw parked behind a lovely maroon convertible Porsche C4, an Audi r8. It seemed so small that at first I thought it was a new TT. Then I saw the r8 badge. It has two carbon fiber(?) panels on the rear quarter panels that look like patches on a pair of Levis. What a strange look it has, especially for close to $150,000. I think given the opportunity, I'd pick up a low mileage M5 for daily use and a Nissan GTr for the weekends at roughly the same cost. The r8 was gray and the panels were one shade lighter which made it even more bizarre. The interior, I must admit, was pretty neatly outfitted.
02-03-2009, 03:03 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
I saw two the same weekend in Monaco (no surprise) back in November. It is a beautiful exhaust note. Have only seen them at dealerships in the US so far.
02-03-2009, 05:08 PM
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there's a black one in downtown nyc, it is quite small when you see it on the street, but overall i like the design, though i prefer the exhaust tone on the ///M6... 
02-03-2009, 06:25 PM
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I saw the one drive by my house in Rego Park a while back, 2-3 months ago... I was like.. WTF is that?!?! cool car.
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I saw one going down 41 the other night. I tried to race him a little 
but it was some old guy who was going 5 under limit of course. 
but it was some old guy who was going 5 under limit of course.
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