1987.5 vs. Special Build (with all due respect)

[passat TS]

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Mihnea has a good point.

We have to ask the Audi directors at that time why they did that :)

This is a fact, VAG has moved entire production lines from one country to
another, just because the product wouldn't comply with new laws on the origin
country, or sometimes in the same factory there is more than one production
line, so they could have been testing the new line, which explains the reduced
number of parallel building.

Bottom line, they, auto industry, just do what they want. This is not a VAG
priviledge, how many years did take Scoobaru to bring the WRX (blasfemy) to
the US?  and now they are surprised with the number of sales. Duhh...

Never understimate the divagation capacity of someone that can deal with  a
5cyl inline.

Cheers,

Carlos.
>From: Mihnea Cotet
>To: "passat TS" ,MetroNYaudi at aol.com,
David.Ullrich at ferguson.com,human747 at attbi.com
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: 1987.5 vs. Special Build (with all due respect)
>Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 18:51:23 +0200
>
>Just wanted to add my 0.02 here and say that ALL 2.2l coupes in
>Europe had
>the rear rotors from '85 model year on, except the 2.0l and the 4
>cylinders
>versions.
>
>As for the NG engine, Switzerland and Germany got it too in 1987
>because of
>emissions regulations in these countries at that time, while Belgium
>and
>France for instance never got a catalyzed car during those years!
>
>Just my 0.02 Euro=0.02$ :)
>
>Mihnea
>
>
>At 16:32 16/07/02 +0000, passat TS wrote:
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>>Dave,
>>
>>With all due respect, I think this is a legend.
>>
>>IMHO.
>>
>>Audi just ran out of parts sometime in early 97, and with nothing
>>else to do,
>>since the new production line for the 80/90 coming out later that
>>year was in
>>place. They had to use the new parts.
>>
>>It is good that you don't have to swap the rear axle(like I did),
>>and have the
>>NG engine, but that's it.
>>
>>VAG has done this before in other countries(fact), why not here.
>>
>>I would say just enjoy your new passion, and call it the way you
>>want.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Carlos.
>>
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