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From: Jim on 15 Jul 2010 06:47 On 15/07/10 11:33, Ace wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:09:06 +0100, Jim<nul(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: >> On 14/07/10 16:46, Ace wrote: >>> Tell me, does your use of geeky terms like E36 make you feel superior, >>> or is it really totally unconscious? I do feel that it might have been >>> more understood if you'd just said 3-series, or whatever it actually >>> referred to. >> >> Is this the same as you referring to your Passat as an R36? > > No. That's what the model is called, not just a codename/number. The > only badges on it say VW and R36. It's like referring to a M3, as in > another extant thread. We know that an M3 is a 3-series, just as we > know that the R36 is a Passat. > > HTH. > > Nice bait, BTW. Tasty. Heh. There was such a nice symmetry that it had to be done.
From: Krusty on 15 Jul 2010 08:24 Ace wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:09:06 +0100, Jim <nul(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: > > > > > Is this the same as you referring to your Passat as an R36? > > No. That's what the model is called, not just a codename/number. The > only badges on it say VW and R36. It's like referring to a M3, as in > another extant thread. We know that an M3 is a 3-series, just as we > know that the R36 is a Passat. Isn't there a Golf R36 too? -- Krusty Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250
From: Ace on 15 Jul 2010 08:34 On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:24:47 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: >Ace wrote: > >> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:09:06 +0100, Jim <nul(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: >> >> > >> > Is this the same as you referring to your Passat as an R36? >> >> No. That's what the model is called, not just a codename/number. The >> only badges on it say VW and R36. It's like referring to a M3, as in >> another extant thread. We know that an M3 is a 3-series, just as we >> know that the R36 is a Passat. > >Isn't there a Golf R36 too? No. There's an R32 Golf, which is presumably what you're thinking of, and an R50 (V10 diesel) version of the Toerag. So far these are the only uses they've made of the Rnn naming convention.
From: Krusty on 15 Jul 2010 09:02 Ace wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:24:47 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" > <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: > > > Ace wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:09:06 +0100, Jim <nul(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > Is this the same as you referring to your Passat as an R36? > >> > >> No. That's what the model is called, not just a codename/number. > The >> only badges on it say VW and R36. It's like referring to a M3, > as in >> another extant thread. We know that an M3 is a 3-series, > just as we >> know that the R36 is a Passat. > > > > Isn't there a Golf R36 too? > > No. > > There's an R32 Golf, which is presumably what you're thinking of No, I know someone who had an R32 & was going to get a Golf R36 when they came out. Lots of stuff on Google about a Golf R36, but looks like it's what the spy shots etc were calling it rather than an official model. -- Krusty Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250
From: Ace on 15 Jul 2010 09:13
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:02:06 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: >Ace wrote: > >> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:24:47 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" >> <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: >> >> > Ace wrote: >> > >> >> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:09:06 +0100, Jim <nul(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Is this the same as you referring to your Passat as an R36? >> >> >> >> No. That's what the model is called, not just a codename/number. >> The >> only badges on it say VW and R36. It's like referring to a M3, >> as in >> another extant thread. We know that an M3 is a 3-series, >> just as we >> know that the R36 is a Passat. >> > >> > Isn't there a Golf R36 too? >> >> No. >> >> There's an R32 Golf, which is presumably what you're thinking of > >No, I know someone who had an R32 & was going to get a Golf R36 when >they came out. Lots of stuff on Google about a Golf R36, but looks like >it's what the spy shots etc were calling it rather than an official >model. Yupp. And mostly they pre-dated the actual R36 announcements, so were basically just speculation. Others were assuming that the R36 being talked about back then was a golf, whereas it turned out to be the Passat, and others are about 'specials', marrying the new motor into the existing golf chassis. |