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therm8
03-30-2004, 01:43 PM
That's alot of chrome.

Chrome...Audi (http://mywebpage.netscape.com/AUAEQ/Alu_I.jpg)

mikeb
03-30-2004, 05:03 PM
I saw a jag like that at the LA auto show

looks crazy in person

RX8Lover
03-30-2004, 05:18 PM
BLING!

Slick_Advanced
04-02-2004, 05:08 PM
And not to be undone

http://phj.at/Chrom/chrome1.jpg

Prod
04-02-2004, 05:37 PM
I think a chrome 8 would look insanely cool. Bling to the max!

s13lover
04-02-2004, 08:30 PM
Audi Avus

JSE RX-8
04-02-2004, 08:30 PM
Bling! wonder what the price is? lol

draco067
04-03-2004, 07:28 AM
Which end is the front? haha

jonnyb
04-03-2004, 08:24 AM
its about time people started doing this. for the last 2 years ive wanted a chromed car.

s13lover
04-03-2004, 01:46 PM
Originally posted by jonnyb
its about time people started doing this. for the last 2 years ive wanted a chromed car.

That audi is from 1991.

jonnyb
04-03-2004, 02:26 PM
was the paint job done in 91 too?

MrRich
04-03-2004, 02:37 PM
Ok Guys.It is not chrome.It's unpainted aluminium.Audi used it first on the Avus.Jaguar did the same thing.But I'm not sure about that Mercedes.

Sin
04-09-2004, 05:09 PM
I dunno...looks stupid.

Xyntax
04-09-2004, 05:27 PM
It actually saves weight to have no paint on :D

That's how American Airlines saved millions of dollars when they saved fuel by reducing weight on their planes. Check out their "minimal paint" planes.

I've always wondered why no car manufacturer sells chromed-out cars. My dad told me that it would be annoying for everyone because they will generate a lot of "Bling" that could blind everyone around them. Just try following a pickup truck with chrome bumpers and you'll know why it's an inconvenience to have someone drive around with chrome car.

DemonRX-8
04-09-2004, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by MrRich
Ok Guys.It is not chrome.It's unpainted aluminium.Audi used it first on the Avus.Jaguar did the same thing.But I'm not sure about that Mercedes.

Not just unpainted aluminium either. Polished unpainted aluminium. I think it looks pretty cool!

wakeech
04-10-2004, 01:27 AM
Originally posted by Xyntax
It actually saves weight to have no paint on :D

the old myth about how Mercedes got it's nickname "the Silver Arrows" is that they had to strip the paint from their cars to make weight for a race in pre-war Europe.

Xyntax
04-10-2004, 01:54 AM
Originally posted by wakeech
the old myth about how Mercedes got it's nickname "the Silver Arrows" is that they had to strip the paint from their cars to make weight for a race in pre-war Europe.

Oh you mean the AA story wasn't true either? Damn it! :mad:

:p