he's baaaaaa-aaaack!

[Denis]

Welcome to the , best, i think, quattro list.... still lots of stock here

Denis

----- Original Message -----
From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
To: quattro bang <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 4:43 PM
Subject: he's baaaaaa-aaaack!


>
> hi gang!  things are pretty much the same for me:  still driving
> my A4, license plate QUAATRO.  it's had it's share of city-car incidents,
> mainly my girlfriend who learned to drive in the poor thing.  she also
> backed a u-haul into it.  i am good about getting the claims and getting
> things fixed, though.  my service warranty is out now, and i have been
> taking the car to new dimensions for basic service.  had redline put into
> it last time, in order to save the hassle and environmental waste of too
> frequent oil changes.
>
> i  still have the APR chip, and am going to get the software update
> (four driving modes).  i also had new dimensions install one of those FX
> bypass valves.  nice WOOSH sound that i can turn off completely when i get
> tired of it.  it really turns heads, especially heads of people who are
> waiting for the bus!
>
> i'm about to put the snows back on, for tahoe runs, i'll be spending
> most of my time on the north shore, with a house on donner.  original urq
> wheels with hakka qs on them.  i have some studded hakka 1s on skinny
steel
> rims, but no real practical way to use 'em.  a pal sold me some stock S4
> wheels with decent rubber on them as well.  my stockers (16" sport package
> wheels) are still on the original rubber with 45k on the clock, thanks to
> many of those miles being on the hakkas.
>
> the warranty!  those bastards.  i bought the VERY expensive
> extended warranty.  that company has gone out of business, and sold off
> the warranties to other companies.  mine will now require that i pay for
> EVERYTHING and then file a claim.  insurance companies are wicked,
> worthless scam organizations.  not to mention my $2k premiums - clean
> record, no claims.  they want us to be glad to help the execs pay for
> their homes in rancho santa fe and the hamptons and the boat for going
> to catalina on the weekend and... grrr.
>
> i'll need a clutch probably within 15k.  SF and a new driver are
> sure hard on them.  not sure how long for real, though.  the AM radio is
> still screwy and will always be so, audi be damned for not figuring that
> one out.
>
> i've noticed that my old MC concerted ur-quattro is still for sale
> at 2bennett.  not surprising.  they ought to send it to a shop that can
> actually get 14 PS of boost out of it, then someone'll buy it.  i *will*
> buy another urq someday, hopefully in green.
>
> bummer to miss the thanksgiving run in santa cruz/soquel.  we were
> in maui for thanksgiving, bummer, huh?  i saw all of four audi cars on
that
> island, besides at the dealer's lot.  we had a rented jeep, drove the
living
> hell out of it on crazy dirt and "paved" roads.  i could live there, in
> pa'ia anyway...
>
> that's my re-intro! i'll be posting a couple of more specific things
> right away.
>
> be well!
>
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