T44 eurolite justification?

[auditude at neta.com]

This is exactly the kind of clear-cut, sound advice I'm looking for.  
Thanks Dave! :-)

I was kinda thinking along those lines too, although I didn't have as 
clear of a mental picture of me driving down some country road at 
night.  I must admit, I think the lights work pretty good because 
everything around here is lit pretty well at night.  Good call.

As I typed that, another thought jumped in. (as usual)  One of the 
main reasons for having this Big Ole' Five Thousand is for long road 
trips, where night vision would be important. (aha, so would the 
chip!, hehe)

Not to mention that I think the lights are "okay" (relative Audi DOT 
standards here), and they're not even relayed yet.

The 5kcstq eurolights will have to wait for another sale or group 
purchase to come around.

Btw, I got my windows tinted at the local Acura dealer.  They do a 
great job and use Llumar film.  Reasonable, too.  They won't 
deviate from the law (for me, anyway) tho'.  Tint's important here in 
AZ, imo.  Anyway, they washed the 5kcstq, and shined the tires.  I 
don't think the car's ever looked so good, dark windows, shiny 
everything.  It was a warm fuzzy moment looking at it, or 
something.

Later,

Ken

On 7 Feb 2001, at 23:10, Dave Conner wrote:

> Ken,
> A couple of thoughts....
> The euro lights are great, but how useful they are to >you< depends on
> conditions of your driving. 
>  Do you do most of your driving in a metropolitan area with lots of street
> lighting, headlights from other cars, etc.?  
> Or do you do a lot of driving at night on dark and deserted roads?  
> Purchase and proper installation of the new lights will take some time, and
> it's likely the dark season will be past and you may not see much nightime
> driving again til next October anyway.  
> 
> On the other hand  ... :-)
> The chip upgrade will be a snap to install and you can enjoy it immediately
> and all through the summer, etc., and probably cost substantially less than
> the eurolights.
> 
> If it were me (a person doing most of my driving on lighted freeways, etc.)
> I think I'd give serious thought to contacting Scott Mo. and/or the QLCC.  
> 
> I do have eurolights on my 200Q and it's true... they are great, and I
> don't mean to minimize the importance of being able to see where you are
> going.
> 
> Dave C.
> 
>