[urq] Audis as Collectibles...

[DGraber460 at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/20/2001 7:16:09 AM Mountain Standard Time, 
johnkoenig at greennet.net writes:

<< That would be a sort of undeniable endorsement of the car's interest and
 value by the collector "community."  Although, perhaps we should be careful
 what we wish for ... >>

I agree that we better be VERY careful what we wish for. We are still seeing 
some URQs at track events. If they become "collectable," that will cease. The 
daily enjoyment of these cars, now possible, will also go by the wayside.
I personally prefer the enjoyment value to the bank value.
I remember in the early 80's when the Ferrari club had 365 Daytona's show up 
at track events. One hard charging owner totally trashed (to the cords) a 
brand new set of Michelin XWX tires in less than 6 hours of track time. The 
enjoyment he experienced cannot be quantified in dollars. Now the owners 
won't even drive the cars _to_ the track for display, let alone some hot laps.
I want to drive em!

Dennis