Was which Audi to buy: Now incesuousness

[Krivin, Craig J, SOBUS]

Not to focus on your 924 remark (Porsche modified VW engine engineered by
Mercedes and later sold by AMC) but I think the 924's use of VW switchgear,
door latches and other "visible" components was a big marketing mistake.
But we all know that Porsche+Audi have used VW parts in many applications
for many years.....
--Craig Krivin
78 924 (Yup, not very fast or very quiet, but fun and cheap to keep!)
98 A6Q Avant (soon?)
91 90Q20V (oh the sound of that 20V engine.. maybe I shouldn't have sold
her!)
------Original Message------------
From: jzwahlen at cerrejon.com
Subject: Was which Audi to buy: Now incesuousness
To: quattro at audifans.com
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 20:09:48 +0500

>As for the incestuous relationships at VAG, it is at the
>end. Ferry
> Pieche has already said it simply ain't working out
>because people are
>  buying VW knowing it's just de-contented Audi. The
>just-relased Audi A4
>  is the first step, it is unique and will no longer be
>shared among VAG
>  brands.

Well, while being and Audi owner I felt a little jeolous of
VW owners having some of the same hardware as me, for the
most part the styling and quality of Audi bodies and
interiors are far superior.  Did I feel cheated because
their were VW marks under the hood?  Not really.  

But one this is for sure, with development costs not being
shared between the marques, the Overhead will be spread over
fewer cars and the price will have to go up.  Maybe with
600,000 cars to spread it over, it won't be too much, but
still higher nonetheless.

And those same Audi's with the VW marks under the hood also
have Porsche tiptronics.  Seems like a fair trade!  
The Audi-VW-Porsche connections are a long and proud
history, that seemed to backfire mostly on Porsche for the
VW inspired 914 and the Audi-engined and Audi-inspired 924.