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  1. Tue Mar 6th, 2012, 07:29 PM #1
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    VW bought Ducati

    http://www.gp-inside.com/News/Detail/1194
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  2. Tue Mar 6th, 2012, 07:35 PM #2
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Great... duc is doomed lol
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    That would be out standing vw bought a large chunk of Suzuki a few years back vw funded allot of suzuki's hand it would be cool to see what they could do with Ducati
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    For those of us that don't speak Spanish.

    http://translate.google.com/translat...2F1194&act=url
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Well, their quality certainly isn't going to go up.
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by Mother Goose View Post
    For those of us that don't speak Spanish.

    http://translate.google.com/translat...2F1194&act=url
    Lol.... French my friend
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  7. Tue Mar 6th, 2012, 08:07 PM #7
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    I will give vw a chance they hold allot in the auto world only fear is Ducati will be renamed
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by Fumet5uNo View Post
    I will give vw a chance they hold allot in the auto world only fear is Ducati will be renamed
    I highly highly doubt they will be renamed, VW owns Lamborghini and Bugatti which weren't renamed.
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    It's more of a joke, 2013 volkswagen "ja seine schnelle" 1198
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    "When you on the track, you have to be enjoying the moment, you have to be flowing, "Be water, My Friend". You try to be the fastest, and it seems a little beet estupid, 20 riders making the same way, lap by lap, but this simple thing: is very complicated." #99
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    On my third VW now. Almost 11 years of very decent reliability. I like the brand.
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  12. Tue Mar 6th, 2012, 08:39 PM #12
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Tose Cherman's... 1st the MINI... Now the Duc!.... Cool....
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by Fumet5uNo View Post
    Lol.... French my friend
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Oh no...they're gonna standardize the Duc's on a 2.0T engine... all models will have the same frame with minor changes so they can classify them as different models... all of which will absurdly heavy... LOL
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Hmmm. I thought HERO motors would buy Ducati.
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    we cant jump the gun AMG is in the market also
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Very savvy move by VW.
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Ahhhh, well.....
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Franks Welt gerade implodiert.
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    it's a good thing.
    time to show those fascist bastards a little something about how to build a decent machine
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by SaShWhO View Post
    it's a good thing.
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    So....now ducati is going to use an air-cooled flat-four???
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by Nick_Ninja View Post
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    stand by.......
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  24. Wed Mar 7th, 2012, 01:01 PM #24
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    Re: VW bought Ducati

    Maybe VW will be in some designers/engineers that can figure out how to fix the dreaded leaky gas tank that plagues numerous Ducati models....
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