audi sightings... listers? whatever...

[Huw Powell]

I had to run a lot of errands today, in this Audi-rich area...

of the eleventeen or so I saw, a few I feel like mentioning if no-one
objects to the utter lack of useful technical know-how being imparted...

The black debadged type 44, very turbo, maybe quattro (200 I think,
small rings) at the spaulding turnpike tolls behind me, plates MR-ANT
(???).  Nice car.

Earlier in the day... or was it yesterday?... something very new behind
me on 125... not too too close, but a bit closer than you should drive
behind me.

My old boss, whose '84 5k was the first Audi I drove, whose '80 5k the
first one I owned, and whose '85 4kq I borrowed for a weekend at 15k
miles back in... 1986... just picked up a nice shiny A4 1.8t to replace
his Passat.  Thinks the Passat was "easier" to drive.  Hey!  What
happened to my test drive, George?

He went on at length about the difference between how the local VW
dealer and the local Audi dealer treated him.  Goes in for a third car
at Seacoast VW and they still trying to sleaze him over... goes to Dover
Auto (local ringsfolks), realizes how nice it will be to have the car
picked up and a loaner dropped off for all those free service intervals.

VW: half a dozen flaws when new, 2 serious.
Audi: none, except the odd feature of a fuel gauge that doesn't reset if
you fill up with the engine running...

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/

http://www.humanthoughts.org/