Audi vs. Subaru

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

> Perhaps some people would like to know this, but here in South Africa,
> Subaru owners challenged new BMW M5 owners as to the fastest/quickest
> sedan status.

Many will have noticed I haven't been around recently.  I've still been
subscribed, but I had 'nomail on' set during the quattro 2000 trip to
Ingolstadt with 50 UK ur-quattros.  In fact, we achieved (with European
help) a staggering total of 259 ur-quattros at Ingolstadt.  More of this
later ...

Subbies are rife and rampant here in the UK.  It's almost impossible to
drive more than thirty miles without seeing one, and I pass one talking
to the Boys in Blue on every third or fourth trip down the M1.  They're
everywhere.

I didn't see a single one in Germany.  During a break in the trip, I
went to see some friends in Frankfurt and one of the questions I asked
was: "Why no Subarus in Germany?"

Their reply?

"A 30,000km car.  Wonderful for a few rally stages but useless for
 Hamburg and back once a week - they just wear out in a fraction of
 the time a German car takes."

(One actual expression was: "Autobahn untauglich.")

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