not boxy, and very bad

[George Harris]

I wasn't even going to read this thread because I can't afford a new
whatever for a while. But after reading Scott's contribution, it made me
remember why I like the Audi. Yes, I've driven some new cars, terrific
gas mileage, reasonable price, but I start missing all the things that
came with my 14 (now 16 year) old 5kcd/s; heated mirrors, electrical
adjusting outside mirrors, seats bases that tilt to give more support
under the thigh, a heating system that puts hot air into the rear seat
compartment, and ... 4wd. You never know how important this is until you
get a freak snow storm in April and have to help everyone else get
unstuck :-)

And I know what Scott means when he compares the ovloV with the Audi; I
helped a fellow lister with the brakes on his '85 ovloV and had to drive
it to his home. It didn't fit. It is a big box with seats inside,
whereas the Audi fits. It is designed as an extension to the driver's body.

Cheers to All
George


Scott Fisher wrote:
> --- Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
>
>>At 4:34 PM -0700 4/7/03, Joseph Pizzimenti wrote:
>>
>>>Brett,
>>>Last I checked, there IS a 6 speed for the S4
>>
>>The V8 S4 is coming with a 6-speed manual?  I could
>>have sworn it was
>>not to be.  Why, you're right, according to a quick
>>google search.
>>Amazing.  Alright- I take one of the points back.
>>
>>
>>>As for the other points, looks like you're
>>
>>convinced,
>>
>>>so when are you going to sack up and put a down
>>>payment in?
>>
>>When I have $40k+tax/title/registration burning a
>>hole in my pocket,
>>which is not likely to happen in the foreseeable
>>future.
>>
>>Oh- there was one thing I didn't like at ALL about
>>the Volvo R's-
>>that shifter is downright -fugly-.  5-1 then :-)
>
>
> The thing for me that makes it game-set-match for Audi
> is:
>
> Have you driven a Ford lately?
>
> The last high-powered Volvo I drove (I don't remember
> the model, it had letter and numbers in the name, but
> it had the transversely-mounted  inline six with
> turbocharger making 258bhp and 85% of its torque curve
> from 1700 rpm to redline -- gee, I wish my memory for
> names was better :-) had all the steering feedback of
> an Atari video game, and enough torque steer to punt
> you into the next lane on a downshift.
>
> Even LOOKED like a Crown Vic.
>
> What it keeps coming down to for me is that Audis just
> FEEL good, from the weight of the steering to the way
> the chassis takes a set when you exit a corner to,
> well, anything you name.  I haven't yet driven a
> brand-new car that made me think anything other than
> "damn, I REALLY need to get Bilsteins in the Coupe --
> it drives better than this with 20-year-old OEM
> shocks."
>
> Something I realized long ago, about a month into my
> generally unsatisfactory tenure with an SVO Mustang,
> was that you don't drive magazine comparisons and data
> sheets.  You drive CARS.  And if the car isn't the way
> you like it, the data sheet can only go so far before
> you're sick of spending all your time and money on a
> car you don't like.
>
> Which reminds me -- my tax refund arrived, it's time
> to order some Bilsteins for the Coupe.
>
> --Scott Fisher
>   Tualatin, Oregon
>
>
>
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