"Audi For Life" (audiforlife)
04/07/2014 at 10:56 • Filed to: Cars and Coffee, Portland
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"Audi For Life" (audiforlife)
04/07/2014 at 10:56 • Filed to: Cars and Coffee, Portland | 5
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So... the weather did not completely cooperate for Portland Cars and Coffee and the Oppo meet up, with a bit of rain and showers. That said, there was still a decent turnout of vehicles and Opponauts.
In terms of cars, we had an International Scout and an MG, someone had a Chevrolet SS. There was also the Grand National and an Acura NSX. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! designed and had stickers made that were handed out.
We should start discussing the next Oppo meet up, this time up in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Maybe we should crash one of the Cars and Caffeine events at Griot's.
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Hooker
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:06 |
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The want is so very strong. Was it as awesome in person as I see it in my mind? I know it has no manual but I still really dig it.
ddavidn
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:12 |
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This was the sexiest car there. Pay no attention to the RS5 in the background...
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Audi For Life
> Hooker
04/07/2014 at 11:13 |
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Outside of the new Stingray, it's definitely one of the best looking Chevrolets available right now. It had a pretty good note when it started up, but the driver didn't really rev it.
I wouldn't mind having a spin or a lap around the track in one :)
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Audi For Life
> ddavidn
04/07/2014 at 11:15 |
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Hehe... Glad you were able to make the trek down. Just too bad the weather could have been better and we could have had a better turnout in general (swap meet and other events that day also didn't help).
deekster_caddy
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:18 |
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It was raining in Portland? No way!
(nice pics btw)
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Hooker
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:19 |
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Thanks for the heads up! I would kill for a lap in one too! Someday. When I can afford a mortgage payment for a car! :)
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ddavidn
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:21 |
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Ah well, now it's your turn to come up here. I wonder if Griot's has a list of planned Caffeine and Gasoline events a few months out.
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Audi For Life
> deekster_caddy
04/07/2014 at 11:23 |
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Yeah, it's only remarkable when we get a day without a single drop of rain ;)
Jayhawk Jake
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:32 |
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Something about the shape of the Grand National just works for me.
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Audi For Life
> ddavidn
04/07/2014 at 11:33 |
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Checking out Griot's site, it looks like they have a list of events, including C&G: http://www.griotsgarage.com/category/event…
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ddavidn
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:38 |
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I like the looks of the one in June... will definitely be there. I haven't gone for a while because it's been Porsche, Mustang, Monster Trucks...
Mark - Sixpots None The Richer
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:42 |
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I love the Grand National. The design is so "ungerman" and quintessentially American. There was a QOTD on Jalopnik once, asking about the best car to take on a road trip across Europe . This and a current generation Charger would be high on my list. Not because they are the best cars to eat up the miles on motorways or to do engaging drives on twisting roads, but because both are mastering the balancing act of being stealthy enough to glide through Europe without a fuzz - unlike let's say a '68 Charger or classic Mustang - while still being attention grabbing aliens. Even non-jalops - without seeing bagdes and knowing what car it is - could without any hesitation identify them as American cars. This odd schizophrenia appeals to me.
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Audi For Life
> ddavidn
04/07/2014 at 11:42 |
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Sounds good. I'll have to see if I can pawn off my on-call duty for that weekend.
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Audi For Life
> Mark - Sixpots None The Richer
04/07/2014 at 11:46 |
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The first time I saw a GN, I though it was too bland and too squared off. The more and more I've seen them over the years, the more I liked them for not being all chromed out like other well-known American cars. Now, I do really like them for their understated styling and proportions.
AMC/Renauledge
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:50 |
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Sigh. I would have been there if I hadn't got the time of the event wrong. I showed up too late. Had I made it on time, I'd have been ogling the GN and softly whimpering to myself.
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ddavidn
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:51 |
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Sweet! Good luck with that.
Turbo666
> Jayhawk Jake
04/07/2014 at 11:55 |
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Me too ;)
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Turbo666
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:56 |
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Nice pictures! Was great to meet some of you guys, looking forward to some more weekends once the weather is nicer.
stuttgartobsessed
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:58 |
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I'da been there but it was raining and I had to work. BUT I will most definitely be down for crashing Griots as I'm there for just about every one, though probably not the Monster Truck one, but maybe, because Monster Trucks. Regardless, it should be during the sunny times, so everyone will have no excuse to not be there.
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Mark - Sixpots None The Richer
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 11:59 |
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I can see that. In the 80's it's design wasn't a looker, for sure. But now that the boxy shapes on your roads are getting replaced, we all start to appreciate the older design more. I'd compare it with the W 123 over here. I wasn't interested in it since they were everywhere in the 80's and 90's. Now everytime I see a reasonably well maintained example or a tastefully modified (for example sportier rims and slightly lowered) one, I look at them in awe.
MonkeePuzzle
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 12:04 |
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this front is like fiya!
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MonkeePuzzle
> Audi For Life
04/07/2014 at 12:04 |
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I miss my red gc :( running a little rich here?