Soon to be newbee
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Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:39 pmby boru
Hi all. Agreed purchase of a 1996 GPX yesterday, hopefully picking it up within the next few days. Can't wait. It's an auto/tip, first time I've ever driven one was the test drive. It may take time to get used to, but I was very impressed. The Bimmer has to go.
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Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:52 pmby scottledeuce
Congrat's man, I've only recently became an owner myself.
Still have a grin on my face when I get out of work and see it's not a corolla I have to walk to
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Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:14 pmby Sebastian
niice red !!!
whereabouts are you ?
wellcome 2 the site ! !
too bad you just missed a meet
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:50 amby hogbopper
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:43 amby Muad_dib77
Welcome to the site - and well wear
Certainly looks like a clean example!
Posted:
Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:52 amby TopCat
Welcome along,
looks like you got a lovely example there. Well wear.
Posted:
Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:12 amby CJ
Looks clean, congrats - welcome to the club!
CJ
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Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:41 pmby colm_mcm
GPX with a sunroof, very nice. very original looking.
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Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:48 pmby optical illusion
Nice example there, welcome along.
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:47 pmby 998cc-keith
i am in love with that car but you will be sorry about the auto thats the only thing i have had auto and manual and i would never buy another auto ever
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Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:11 amby colm_mcm
you had an auto GR Keith. auto GPX is an entirely different beast. anyway don't piss on his chips for gawdsakes!
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Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:45 amby Dragonheart
Why do people keep saying others will be disappointed with auto!? Its a tiptronic, major difference lads!!! You dont have control over an auto gearbox, you have the option of control over a tiptronic. I have a tiptronic, and use the tip mode all the time, and I wouldnt change it for the world, if someone offered me a manual for mine then I wouldnt swap, I love manual cars for sure, but what a manual cant do is allow you to relax in traffic without changing up and down and keeping a foot on the clutch half pressed in case you move an inch. And then when you hit open road, its in tip mode and the manual feel is back, though to be honest I think its more than manual feel, more like fast shift gears. So Boru, or anyone else who is thinking of buying a tip, dont be put off by tips or by comments that tips are boring or disappointing, cause they're not, they're a damn fine bit of machinery and deserve a lot more credit than they're given in some places!
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Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:38 amby CJ
Dragonheart wrote: they're a damn fine bit of machinery and deserve a lot more credit than they're given in some places!
Here here, I've been extolling the virtues of tip gearboxes for years.
Shame on you Keith!
CJ
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Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:06 amby optical illusion
998cc-keith wrote:i am in love with that car but you will be sorry about the auto thats the only thing i have had auto and manual and i would never buy another auto ever
"Welcome along" would have been sufficient...
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:22 pmby power
welcome to the forum boru, have a tip myself and totally agree with dragonheart! but you'll see yourself once ye start drivin her
