Is 'Ruf' pronounced "ruff"...like what a dog says...
11-15-2006, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by InTheAir
Call 888-RUF-N-USA (888-783-6872) and see how they answer the phone. 
I am pretty sure that the "u" in German is pronounced "oo"
11-15-2006, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by InTheAir
Call 888-RUF-N-USA (888-783-6872) and see how they answer the phone.
That's what I did when I became a BMW owner and didn't know if Dinan was pronounced Dee-nan or Dye-nan. I called their HQ and the message confirmed it was the latter.
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11-15-2006, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 993BillW
My dogs say "bark".... 
11-15-2006, 05:03 PM
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Haha. Yes, "Ruf" is pronounced as "roof". And Ruf does NOT recommend removing the engine cover, btw. They believe it must be left on. But this was their response to a guy that drives his Ruf at 208 mph in the Nevada open road races. YMMV. Mine is still off. For now.
11-15-2006, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ca993twin
Haha. Yes, "Ruf" is pronounced as "roof". And Ruf does NOT recommend removing the engine cover, btw. They believe it must be left on. But this was their response to a guy that drives his Ruf at 208 mph in the Nevada open road races. YMMV. Mine is still off. For now.
Are you saying that my cat is wrong?
11-15-2006, 09:51 PM
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Try saying "roof" while trying to clear your throat at the same time.
And make sure there is someone there to tell you how you are doing.
And make sure there is someone there to tell you how you are doing.
11-15-2006, 10:21 PM
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It only sounds like roof if you live in the right places. Hereabouts in Virginia (pronounced "Vuhginya") the thing that keeps the rain out of our houses is usually a ruff, but where I grew up in Philadelphia (pronounced "Norfeast Fluffya") it's a reeoof or a rooooof.
In Pfaffenhausen (pronounced "Ruf") I think it's more like took or hoof than boot, goof or Hoover.
In Pfaffenhausen (pronounced "Ruf") I think it's more like took or hoof than boot, goof or Hoover.