[urq] Audis as Collectibles...

[Peter Berrevoets]

This sort of tripe goes on with the Porsches (personal in-law experience) as
well. Beatifully maintained and driveable 911s of sixties vintage sitting in
their glowing concourse condition undriven. I would imagine that the makers
and visionaries who dreamed of, designed and created these cars are turning
in their graves whilst the piece of their soul they put into everyone of
these cars slowly withers and dies.

Form without function should be hung on a wall.

Sure care for them, pamper them, but for crying out loud drive them so their
spirit lives on!

JMHO

Peter Berrevoets
1990 200TQ
Toronto, Canada


> >Subject: Re: [urq] Audis as Collectibles...
> >
> >
> >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