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    Hello All - R36 owner in the UK

    Hi All.

    My name is Rob. I own an R36 in the UK, where they don't seem very popular. Joined up because I noticed you found my video on YouTube of the 1/4 mile
    Robert Bentley
    Passat R36 Saloon
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    Also - any idea why once I logon I can only see this newbie forum (despite having posted!) ?
    Robert Bentley
    Passat R36 Saloon

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      From my experience in the UK, would that be due to the size (the Passat's not a small car, and many of the roads in the UK aren't terribly large-car friendly)?

      As much as I loved driving the back roads between villages in a Rover 216i two-door back in the early 90s, a big car would have been significantly scary on some of those blind corners with hedges on either side of the barely-wide-enough-for-two-bicycles laneways...

      With the Commodore and Falcon over here (roughly the same size as a BMW 5-series or Merc E-class), big cars are ingrained in the national psyche (love them or hate them). I'm seriously considering a Passat wagon to replace the family Outback when its time is done...
      Nothing to see here...

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        Originally posted by RobBentley View Post
        Also - any idea why once I logon I can only see this newbie forum (despite having posted!) ?
        It takes a short time for the forum software to register the post and recalculate your new rights. Shouldn't be long now...
        Nothing to see here...

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          Heya

          Cheers for the reply. I must say its rather strange talking on a forum based on the other side of the world! I'm a member of loads, but they're all UK based!
          Robert Bentley
          Passat R36 Saloon

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            Originally posted by Manaz View Post
            From my experience in the UK, would that be due to the size (the Passat's not a small car, and many of the roads in the UK aren't terribly large-car friendly)?
            I think a lot of it is our Government taxing the arse off anything slightly sporty. It costs £455/year just for road-tax on the R36 here, compare that to the £35 a year my sister pays on her Peugeot 206 2.0 HDi
            Robert Bentley
            Passat R36 Saloon

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              Ouch! Welcome to the forum, they are great cars, I love mine. The 1/4 mile was very cool - excellent time! Was that just using Launch Control? And is the car stock?

              Good to see someone in the UK has bought one! LOL...

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                Hi.

                Completely stock when I did the run.

                It'd consistently do 13.6-13.7 on Launch Control and 14.1 if you just "stood on the go pedal" in drive.
                Robert Bentley
                Passat R36 Saloon

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