vw hate mail Special Announcement

[Steve Kramer]

And Now for this Special Annoucement

Ok,

I started this thread now I feel I must do the "Jerry Springer" come
together ending.

I will start by saying that I love Audis and that is something we all
have in common.  Like many of you, I have owned several audis. Like many of
you, I have a large assortment of Audi "stuff" like shirts, mugs and books.
My favorite is the Audi book -History of Progress.
Like many of you
I belong to the Audi Car Club (quattro club) and go to rallies/ picnics to
venerate
the love of the company that August Horch started.
Like some of you ( maybe
just me) I name my cars ( so far - Gretchen, Gunther,
Ingrid, Elsa and finally Augustus - my V8). And finally like many of you I
love the way my audis drive and how they make me feel as compared to
other cars.  For me, there is no similarity the way an all-wheel drive
Quattro compares to anything out.

Where I differentiate myself is my opinion of VW.  Hate is probably too
strong of a word for most of you.  You know it's sort of like saying I hate
spinach.  I have no malice towards VW, as one lister said it best - they're
like the brother that I never wanted to have.

So in terms of hate. I'll do a little self- diagnosis. ( Take a little from
Yoda and Martin Luther King, Jr.)
  Hate is born out of fear and ignorance. I know of
the beginnings of VW and know that VW butters Audi and Porsche's bread.    I
agree that VW's market vastness may have provided Audi with the funds to be
able to create some of the greatest offerings with the Allroad, TT and A-8
as well as the S-cars. For this I don't think that I'm too ignorant.

Then my real concern is fear.  I fear the direction that VW is taking Audi
with the
ludicrous belief that VW will be making "luxury" cars.   I just don't see
high priced lawyers sporting in a VW in lieu of an S8.  The A-8, S-8 is your
car to go against the MB S- class.  I think Frederich
Piech (sp) has been drinking too much VW cool-aid..   Audi "is" both your
Sport
platform and your Luxury platform. I see VW as providing the alternative
for Toyota, Nissan and other median car-makers as providing excellent car
value with German road handling. The Car for the People.

For those of you who have been drinking the VW cool-aid.  Have a good time -
just not in my lane.

As for me I think I'll go for a nice drive through the country  in my V8.
Just after I cut off some guy in a VW gti. :-)

Audi Forever,

Steven Kramer
1990 V8 q  - Augustus
2000 A6 avant q    - Elsa

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