Ye who work at dealers...

[Brett Dikeman]

At 2:02 AM -0500 9/11/00, Virtual Bob wrote:
>Is Allroad available for order?

Anything is for order if you know the dealer or salesperson really 
well.  There's always a list that forms when even rumors are 
discussed of a model getting imported that wasn't before; this 
happened long ago when rumors flew(and turned out to be true) that 
the S8 was coming; a bunch of lucky people in that neck of the woods 
are getting S8's before anyone else in the area.  The dealership 
maintains a list, and say, 5 slots come along from AoA to the dealer. 
Dealer takes the first 5 names on the list, calls up those folks, and 
so on.

I bet the dealership's best customers usually get to put their name 
on those sort of lists with a phone call and a small(compared to the 
car) deposit :-)

>  Does A6 Avant got V6tt option?

You just described the allroad, as Joe told me when I asked about 
rumors of a A6tt.  Think of the allroad as an A6v6tt with a 
"mandatory" funny body kit :-)  Many a person has expressed a serious 
interest in something besides an allroad or the lethargic 2.8 A6, 
from what I've seen, to replace cars like 200q20v avants.  No go; if 
you want a zippy wagon, it's S4 Avant or allroad.


>The salesdude at my local Audi dealer (gathering place for doorknobs all
>over the country) never even heard of Allroad, and he thinks Audi still
>makes some sort of station wagon. After talking to the manager, he proudly
>mentions the dealership has one Avant, although he doesn't know which --
>A4 Avant or A6 Avant.

To be fair, sounds like the guy was just hired and hasn't had a 
chance to go to a training program, or see any literature?  Audi is 
supposedly hiring like crazy all over to fill the company's 
infrastructure...they spend years in the garbage can, now they're 
swimming in sales, but can't hire people fast enough to support the 
cars and the dealers.  Give 'em a chance, in more ways than one, it's 
a "good" thing :-)

Brett
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