sure some of you know this urq...

oor_wullie · 19-02-08, 09:57 AM

i used to work at Wayside audi in Milton Keynes, and had the pleasure of pushing this in and out of the showroom every so often...

never EVER been used.

oil changed regularly.

owned by the chairman, and reputedly been offered £75k for it, but isnt interested...

oor_wullie · 19-02-08, 09:58 AM

forgot to add...the 170 km is made up from pushing it, and driving round to the workshop or pulling on and off trailors...

Coxy · 19-02-08, 10:02 AM

wow!

I've heard about this one. someone said it's been locked away now.

Coxy · 19-02-08, 10:04 AM

Just to add though, although I love a good low mileage car, that is sacrilege in every respect of the word to leave it lying around for no one to enjoy.

The Quattro was a car that was meant to be driven and enjoyed.

oor_wullie · 19-02-08, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Coxy

wow!

I've heard about this one. someone said it's been locked away now.

may well have been as i popped in a few weeks back and didnt see it.

chairman has a few beetles sinilar to this too.

if only he had kept a mk1 gti golf....now thats what i am talkin bout!!

Stu67 · 19-02-08, 11:54 AM

I know that car also!. I was once the FM manager for VAG group in Milton Keynes, they were like the local factory dealer. I belive that VAG group has first dibs on it if ever it is sold.
VAG group have a number of "classics" in their warehouse that they can wheel out for the press etc incl a very late UK beetle (weird seeing it 30 ft up on a rack!), a silver mk1 GTI with BBS body kit, that I've seen in many mags and a 60's Skoda felicia cabrio. I worked there up to 1999 so presume that they still have them, although I know their warehousing has now been outsourced.

It was a dream job for me but the money from the city lured me away!!, don't get me started on what used to be thrown away! They used to have big skips outside the warehouse and just couldn't be bothered sorting out dealer returned stock so in it all went. Didn't matter if it was a Oval beetle bootlid or a A8 exhaust system.
Funny really they used to have a terrible problem with theiving from the warehouse but the chavs were'nt interested in rare early stuff but merely radio's etc. We once got the police involved, as usual all the fire alarms would go off and we were standing around in a layby that was adjacent to the warehouse on a public road and you could see all the stuff thrown over the wall!!!
Generally when I worked there VW were not interested in the historical side and when they moved to Milton Keynes from Surrey in the early 80's anything in the warehouse that was not "current" was landfilled. So generally the only old stuff that was about came back from closing down dealers and as said that was normally skipped.

Isimmo · 19-02-08, 12:26 PM

Incidentally, every car had somewhere around 20 to 40km put on them in testing before they left the factory.

geneandbolly · 25-12-14, 06:12 AM

wouldn't it be great if you met a hot burd who bought you this for christmas out of the goodness of her chanel handbag . .

happy christmas indeed!!

Flying Frank · 25-12-14, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by geneandbolly

wouldn't it be great if you met a hot burd who bought you this for christmas out of the goodness of her chanel handbag . .

happy christmas indeed!!

....and I thought I was the only one on the Forum who is a "dreamer" !

styler · 25-12-14, 02:39 PM

geezus!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats a bit sexy!!!

19-02-08, 12:26 PM	#7
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19-02-08, 09:58 AM	#2
oor_wullie Grown up member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 21	forgot to add...the 170 km is made up from pushing it, and driving round to the workshop or pulling on and off trailors...

19-02-08, 10:02 AM	#3
Coxy 4 Ring Mafia Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire! Posts: 28,215	wow! I've heard about this one. someone said it's been locked away now.

19-02-08, 10:04 AM	#4
Coxy 4 Ring Mafia Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire! Posts: 28,215	Just to add though, although I love a good low mileage car, that is sacrilege in every respect of the word to leave it lying around for no one to enjoy. The Quattro was a car that was meant to be driven and enjoyed.

19-02-08, 11:54 AM	#6
Stu67 Grown up member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 117	I know that car also!. I was once the FM manager for VAG group in Milton Keynes, they were like the local factory dealer. I belive that VAG group has first dibs on it if ever it is sold. VAG group have a number of "classics" in their warehouse that they can wheel out for the press etc incl a very late UK beetle (weird seeing it 30 ft up on a rack!), a silver mk1 GTI with BBS body kit, that I've seen in many mags and a 60's Skoda felicia cabrio. I worked there up to 1999 so presume that they still have them, although I know their warehousing has now been outsourced. It was a dream job for me but the money from the city lured me away!!, don't get me started on what used to be thrown away! They used to have big skips outside the warehouse and just couldn't be bothered sorting out dealer returned stock so in it all went. Didn't matter if it was a Oval beetle bootlid or a A8 exhaust system. Funny really they used to have a terrible problem with theiving from the warehouse but the chavs were'nt interested in rare early stuff but merely radio's etc. We once got the police involved, as usual all the fire alarms would go off and we were standing around in a layby that was adjacent to the warehouse on a public road and you could see all the stuff thrown over the wall!!! Generally when I worked there VW were not interested in the historical side and when they moved to Milton Keynes from Surrey in the early 80's anything in the warehouse that was not "current" was landfilled. So generally the only old stuff that was about came back from closing down dealers and as said that was normally skipped.