Why we drive old Audis

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

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They: "Hmm, you must be makin' good money to be drivin' a fine lookin' car
like that"
I: "What?? Thanks! It's 12 years old!"
They: "Wow! Really!? I didn't realize that! How many miles does it have on
it?"
I: "180K"
They: "Wow! It really looks good! What is it?"
I: "Audi V8"
They: "It's a V8?????" now curiously approaching the car, peering inside
with their beady eyes
They: "Wow! It's nice! Wood and everything..."
I: "Thanks"
They: "I bet it's expensive...(!)"
I: "I paid $7K for it"
They, in disbelief: "Really??? What's wrong with it?"
I: "Nothing. It runs great. I plan on keeping it for another 150K miles"
They: "Wow! You can't even get a used Ford Taurus for that - at least not
one in good shape..."
I: "Nope! And this one has power everything, leather, climate control,
heated seats, etc., etc., etc."
They, having just had their total beliefsystem shattered: "Wow! Nice! What
kind did you say it was? Ohdi?"

Michael L. Riebs
Grand Rapids, Michigan

'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

www.1stchoicegranite.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
To: "Mike Arman" <armanmik at n-jcenter.com>
Cc: "audi list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: Why we drive old Audis


> My friends ask 2 questions every time they ride in my
> car.  "HOW fast are we going?" and "How MANY miles
> does this car have?"-Now 230k.  Next is "How come your
> car doesn't squeak and rattle like mine?".
>
> Jim Accordino
> ps-One friend finally leans over and goes "We're going
> 110."  I said "Yeah, you were fine til you saw the
> speedo.  Relax."
>
> --- Mike Arman <armanmik at n-jcenter.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Just got done putting a new(er) motor into dear
> > bride's M*zda 323.
> >
> > She had 188,000 VERY hard miles on the original, and
> > her idea of automotive
> > maintenance is to remark that such and such needs to
> > be done - and that's
> > it! Anyway, the little 1.6 OHC engine soldiered on
> > since 1991, but had
> > lately gotten *very* tired - starting to burn and
> > leak oil, not much power,
> > basically, it has had a hard life was just plain
> > worn out.
> >
> > Found an engine with 75K on it out of a wreck (so we
> > know it was running -
> > that's how it got wrecked) hit on the side, bought
> > it, had someone install
> > it - I didn't want to do quite that much work on a
> > car that I simply don't
> > find very interesting, so I paid someone else to do
> > it.
> >
> > Got it back ($1,500 later, of which $1,000 was
> > parts, parts, parts, because
> > LOTS of other things were worn out too), and it runs
> > fine, peppy, smooth,
> > strong, well worth it, and now she'll keep it until
> > the odometer says
> > 300,000 or so - we anticipate six or seven more
> > years.
> >
> > Complaint - "It makes a lot of noise - your car
> > doesn't make anywhere near
> > that much noise, and your car is five years older,
> > it's a 1986."
> >
> > Answer - "Well sweetheart, my car cost $33,000 back
> > in 1986, your car cost
> > $7,000 in 1991."
> >
> > "Oh."
> >
> > Funny thing is her car isn't really exceptionally
> > noisy considering what it
> > is: A simple, pretty much non-soundproofed econo-box
> > - and you know what,
> > my car is *really* quiet - and I love it!
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Mike Arman
> >
>
>
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