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Old 18-Apr-2012, 09:09
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W5 diesel panigale anyone?
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Old 18-Apr-2012, 10:07
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Audi seem to have done right by Lamborghini....
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Old 18-Apr-2012, 10:36
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Seeing as how my wife's Golf Diesel threw a con rod just one month out of Warranty (full dealer service history etc.,) and the manufacturer showed little interest in sorting, it could signal a return to an older style of quality and customer relations?
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Old 18-Apr-2012, 11:00
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It's got to be good. Now they have Honda levels of resource for their MotoGP efforts. Hopefully deep VAG pockets might = wins.
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Old 18-Apr-2012, 11:47
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Thats the curent tie up with AMG down the drain then.

VAG want to do battle with BMW on all fronts so that means they need some two wheel product.

VAG have done OK with Lamborghini.

Not sure the finances of VAG are as sound as they might be though.

An Italian Grman combo doesn't always end well

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Old 18-Apr-2012, 16:57
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It's got to be good. Now they have Honda levels of resource for their MotoGP efforts.

Though Honda's just got deeper...

http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...s-up-with-hrc/
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Old 18-Apr-2012, 17:56
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That's interesting; mainly because YPF (which is owned by Repsol) has just been nationalised by the Argentinian government, which may well put into doubt any future sponsorship Honda have with Repsol as they've just lost a big chunk of assets.

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Old 18-Apr-2012, 20:50
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VAG finances not in good shape , really.

They generate > 8 billion pounds a year in cash. Not turnover , but pure bottom line readies.

They have 17 billion on deposit and cant find enough things to spend it on
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