Imagine ... Audi helping owners of older Audis with part searches

[Tom Nas]

"TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:

>It would be nice if they supported our efforts to keep the older cars on
>the road. I see lots of 20 yr. old Benzes on the road, very few Audis.

Same here, and not only due to the greater quality of old M-B cars.

>If they would maintain a parts inventory and reduce prices, I think
>you would see a lot more of the older cars on the road. Unfortunately, a
>lot of them get neglected and eventually junked because the owners don't
>want to pay to maintain them.

The scrapyards here are full of type 44s that didn't pass their test due to
lots of niggling little things, nothing major wrong with them.
Ever looked through ETKA for parts for a 1978 Audi 80 (Fox)? Nothing
available except for the stuff that carries over to current VWs.

>At least some of the Audi salespeople know what my car is when I visit
>the dealer.

They laugh at my '78. They think my beautiful '88 90q is a heap. These cars
don't earn them money, so they're not interested...

Tom