no, Team Doorhandle hadn't retired

[Jon R Tetzloff]

from the digests last week:
>GERMANY, 12/1/01
>-HEADLINE NEWS VAG announces Team Doorhandle(aka k3) playing integral
>part in Avantissimo concept car-
>   "We're really encouraged by their work on the headlight system;
>Klaus, Klutz, and Kraap are very excited to be back out of almost ten
>years of retirement."
I'm not sure they really were retired for ten years.
I haven't seen the failed part yet, but my 99.5 A4 Avant has a
doorhandle on order (warranty replacement at the dealer). Wife
says something went snap when routinely opening the door from
inside.  I'll ask them for a look at the part before they send
it back on the warranty claim.

Jon