Type $$ is testing me...

[Larry C Leung]

Kinda neat, I was just discussing a Passat TDI with one of my Bike club
members at a recent ride and other riders, hearing the car discussion,
came over to hear what was going on. Then they really started to look at
my car and say how nice it was, and were really surprised when they found
out it was 12 years old. At least they connect it to the A4QA of another
club member, which unfortunately we just learned was hit hard by a
teenager out got out-of-control screwing around in the rain when our club
member was waiting for his bike race to start. Needless to say, our
friend didn't ride his bike, nor his car (home) that day.....

LL - NY

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 17:58:04 -0700 Just Taylor <audi at lart.com> writes:
>At 04:16 PM 08/30/2001, Ti Kan wrote:
>
>>John Cassidy/Sallyann Mulcahy writes:
>> > New problem #3:  My formerly all supportive wife, (who has mostly 
>loved her
>> > CQ until it recently decided it too needed copious amounts of 
>expensive
>> > attention), asked me why we don't give up on this annoying Audi 
>thing and
>> > buy just Hondas like everybody else?  The scary thing is, I 
>considered it,
>> > if even for only a 
>nanosecond...turboquattroturboquattroturboquattro...
>>
>>And if you actually believe that Hondas are going to be 
>maintenance-free,
>>especially those that are similar vintage as some of the Audis we 
>have,
>>think again.
>
>Though I would rather have an un-reliable Audi over a reliable Honda I 
>must 
>say when my wife was at Stanford she bought a '91 Honda Civic, basic 
>as can 
>be with A/C and radio only.  Drove the car for six years without a 
>single 
>problem and now her dad uses it for work.  That car has 160,000 miles 
>(and 
>he is by far not easy on it) with the original clutch to boot!  Only 
>work 
>was new struts at 86,000 and brakes every 40,000 miles as they are 
>pretty 
>weak to begin with.  Two hit and run accidents and the car still 
>squeaks 
>less than my Jeep!
>
>Still, I hated that car as it was small, under-powered and everyone on 
>the 
>block had one.... NOBODY near me has an Audi 200 and ever since Audi 
>became 
>the rage again... a few A4/A6 owners not knowing about the car wished 
>they 
>had an "classic" Audi!  I'll spend ten used Honda Civic's before I 
>consider 
>getting rid of my 200.
>
>
>--
>Taylor
>'89 Audi 200
>'01 Audi A6 2.7T
>