#1275 - profiling!

[edkellock at juno.com]

I agree with you Brett about the headlights.  The rest of the body
is very nice step forward, then there's those headlights.  It's almost
as if the development of the front end is one step behind that of the
rest of the car.  On the TV commercial when that blue one comes
around the corner sideways, when it changes image to the real
rally car with the slanted headlights, it's a big improvement.

Those slanted headlights are in character with the new rear end.
If they had only updated them instead of going Neon/oval, I think it
would have been a big improvement.

Ed

On Sun, 1 Apr 2001 01:04:31 -0500 Brett Dikeman
<quattro at brettd.dsl.speakeasy.net> writes:
> Don't laugh.  Though I can't stand looking at the thing because of 
> the bug-eyed headlights, and I found the interior pretty spartan, 
> the 
> car is exactly what it was intended to be...a driver's car.  It's 
> quick(MUCH quicker than an S4) and at $24k, 28-29 loaded...the price 
> 
> is right.  There are a lot of interesting accessories, like a rear 
> diff guard in case you decide to get some extra durability.  They 
> mean business.
> 
> I've always thought Audi should make a much more affordable 
> performance car that doesn't have all the toys, but has the handling 
> 
> and performance.  Ie, a car a lister would buy.  Very few people on 
> 
> the list can afford an S4.
> 
> Guess what.  Subaru did just exactly what I'm talking about;.  The 
> WRX is basically a spartan S4 in every department except 
> performance, 
> and it's at a reasonable price range.
> 
> Isn't that what we all like about the older audis?  Not necessarily 
> 
> loaded with the latest gizmos, but the performance and price is 
> right?
> 
> I personally wish they took the time and effort to get the 
> variable-valve timing engine through emissions.  After all, 
> everybody 
> else is doing it and passing emissions just fine...
> 
> Brett
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:50 AM -0500 4/1/01, Aaron Gibson wrote:
> >I would rather push my Audi than drive a Subaru. As a matter of 
> fact i'm
> >going outside right now to do just that!
> 
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