The dealer said . . .

[isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk]

> Mike Arman says:

>>There is a special circle in Hell reserved for car dealers, with an even
>>more uncomfortable area set aside for USED car dealers. The manager
>>(warden?) of this circle has been quoted as "loving the smell of napalm in
>>the morning."

> And their punishment is a whip (or a dip in hot used engine oil, Pentosin
> for Audi dealers) for every time they mentioned the word "only"

Dealers or not, there should be a bathtub of used rear differential oil
(and they have to DRINK it) for anyone selling a car who says anything
like:

   "It's never been raced or rallied."

   "Never been damaged."

   "They all smoke/rattle/use oil/scrub tyres/whine at the back."

   "The mileage is genuine - I can guarantee it."

If this project is realised, I will personally round up enough
ur-quattros to drain out a bathful.  We can collect it after use
and re-use it - they won't notice the difference.

My personal experience, as an inspector of cars on behalf of club
members, is that ordinary dealers are just incompetent.  The tricks
and stunts are pulled by the specialist dealers - but the real
criminals are usually private sellers or people dealing in just a
few cars a year.

--
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
 Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674