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Volkswagen sales in the united states were initially slower than in other parts of the world, due to the cars historic nazi connections as well as its small size and unusual rounded shape. The first car of this merger was the audi 100, which was soon followed by the audi 80fox in 1972 and audi 50 in 1974. A few months ago, i felt mild panic when i couldnt find my cars service book. Check out the year 2004, 2005, 2006 new models from audi product lines.
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