Subject: Type 44 shorthand?

[C1J1Miller at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/5/00 8:16:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Elliot Rees" 
<elliot at excelonline.com> writes:

(snip)

>  By alienating folks like me by using 'code' such as referring to a car as a
>  'Type 44' seems pointless.
>  Knowing what I do about the 1980's GT Coupes, with all the subtle
>  differences between year models, I doubt using 'Type 44' to classify such a
>  wide range of years ('84-'91 5k, 100 and 200) is very helpful.
>  
>  Besides, is typing 'Type 44' (7 keys), shorter than typing '84 5k' (5 keys)
>  ...?

Type 44 generally refers to the USA '86-88 5000 (including front drivers, 
stick and auto, normally aspirated and turbo charged, and quattro, stick 
only, normally aspirated and turbocharged; in both sedan and wagon form); the 
'88-91 100 and 200 models (same varieties as above), and the '89-94 V8 
quattro (auto or manual, two different engine sizes).

Seems shorter to use Type 44 to refer to a platform than to list all of the 
above for a generic procedure, such as... window regulators, or blower motors 
that are common to all these cars.

Plus, it is ?coincidental? that using the shift key, the type 44 becomes the 
TYPE $$.
Also gotta remember that Audi wasn't consistent world-wide with model names, 
and tends to rename new models after old ones (such as the 5000 in USA being 
the 100 and 200 elsewhere; renamed to 100 and 200 in '88; new body style in 
'91/92 named 100 again, and dropped the 200 name (turbo became the S4, then 
renamed S6, different platform than later S4...)...

chris miller, windham nh, c1j1miller at aol.com
'91 200q20v ==> http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/welcome.html
(my type 44 shares many things with other 5000s, 100s, 200s, and V8s...)