My first 1000 miles (and a small rant)

[Chris Dyer]

"Market research" I'm afraid. Much like our electoral process.

Ironically, back in the 70's & 80's, VW/Audi budged hard against American 
dealers (like my dad) who said, hey, you gotta have cruise, a good heater & 
a/c, tilt wheels, soft susp., etc. etc. This b/c dealers were losing sales 
to the Japanese makes who catered to (many) American tastes.

Damned if ya do...damned if ya don't.


>
>Now my rant; it's against AoA.
>
>Why do they assume US drivers don't want a car like this?
>They force Servotronic down our throats, which is designed
>to let a 90 year old arthritic grandmother spin the wheel
>with one finger, while totally removing all road feel!
>Then they don't even OFFER the 5-speed manual unless you
>get either the small A4, or a souped-up turbo or V8, neither
>of which (IMHO) is needed. You can't even ORDER a 5-speed
>manual with this car. Why?
>
>Anyway, I gotta go out and get plates for it today, so I'll
>be back in an hour with a smile on my face.
>
>--
>
>Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane at zk3.dec.com
>Compaq Computer Corporation		(603)-884-1294
>110 Spit Brook Road
>M/S ZKO3-3/U14
>Nashua, NH    03062-2698
>
>Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it

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