Fw: [PCR-QCUSA] Re: [qcusa] New A4 Cabriolet

[colin cohen]

> There is also a weight and structural reinforcement issue. The topless
cars
> need much more material in the frame to maintain stiffness (which they
> seldom do) and this probably means that none of the Quattro stuff will fit
> without expensive custom mods.  On a car that is already a low volume item
> the result would be prohibitive in terms of price and is one of the
reasons
> why the cabs are always maintained in production quite long after the
model
> has moved into the next generation of hardtop.
>
> Colin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JGriff" <JGriff at JGriff.com>
> To: <qcusa at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: <PCR-QCUSA at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 10:53 PM
> Subject: [PCR-QCUSA] Re: [qcusa] New A4 Cabriolet
>
>
> >
> > Bummer... still no quattro version. Why do they insist on not offering a
> > quattro version of the Cabriolet? Do they figure that folks with
> > convertibles don't drive in the inclement weather (rain or snow)? Or is
it
> > due to space limitations in the rear, due to the folding top?
> >
> > Whatever the reason, I guess Audi would like it's customers to buy a
> > Cabriolet for the summer, and an allroad for the winter. :-)
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >       Jim Griffin
> >     JGriff at JGriff.com
> >   http://www.JGriff.com
> > http://pobox.com/~jgriff
> >   '87 VW Quantum Syncro
> >      '92 Audi 100S
> >   '73 Porsche 914-4 2.0
> >   '01 Subaru Forester S
> >
> > At 11:58 AM 8/8/01, Jon Linkov wrote:
> >
> > >Information on the QCUSA website!
> > >
> >
>
><http://www.quattroclubusa.org/news/2001/a4cab/index.shtml>http://www.quatt
> roclubusa.org/news/2001/a4cab/index.shtml
> >
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