coilpacks

[Wylie Bean]

Taka,
It doesn't take an engineer (i'm not one) to look over an Audi next to a
Nissan and see the differences in design, construction, and build quality.
I didn't say they built a truly substandard product as such, I stated that
by comparison, I believe that by no means is the level of any of the above
elements comparable to an Audi (or a BMW or Mercedes for that matter.)
Quite simply, you get what you pay for.  By "paper mache" I was referring to
the chassis and gauge of sheetmetal used to build it.   Otherwise, here's
maybe the short list.  Four link suspension, quattro, seatbelt
pre-tensioners and force limiters, bumper (not the plastic cover)
construction/engineering, crumple zones and a 12 year warranty against
corrosion that keeps them functioning much longer than any Nissan or
Infinity's, the chassis itself (torsional rigidity, full double sided
galvanized sheetmetal and a parafin wax dip to extricate water from the body
cavity), aluminum hoods, eletronic brake force distribution and hydraulic
brake assist, 5 valve technology, FSI, ASF, 6 standard airbags including
full side curtains (except TTs of course), interior materials such as
headliner, switches, covers, carpet, knobs, you name it.  I'd rather have a
used Audi anyday than a new Nissan or Infinity (or Toyota or Mazda or Lexus)
for the same $.  Period.  It's just a safer, better designed, better
executed vehicle.

Obviously, this is my opinion, and I appreciate you asking.

Wylie
----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "'Wylie Bean'" <TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>;
<willng at netzero.net>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:03 PM
Subject: RE: coilpacks


> Wylie-
> Since you've said what you've said, please give some examples of
> where Nissan has made some truly substandard construction.
>
> Taka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Wylie Bean
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 1:52 AM
> To: quattro at audifans.com; willng at netzero.net
> Subject: Re: coilpacks
>
>
> Wait a minute, you're comparing something that was a poor design to
> begin with (passive safety belts) with something that is a design
> superior to anything as such but has a definite useful life expectancy
> (which Audi has extended to 15 years by the way, and not because they're
> responsible for paying for fixing it, either).  Give me a (expletive
> deleted) break.  By the way, I'd rather "say a little prayer" (which
> I've never really thought about even having to do) when I start my Audi
> than having to be in constant connection with the man upstairs any
> second I was riding in a paper-mache' constructed Nissan variant.  It's
> a good thing they've actually got Audi out there to attempt to copy.
> Who knows what they might be marketing otherwise. You've obviously never
> had a seriously close look at the way the cars are constructed,
> wrenching on them or not.
>
> A. Wylie Bean
> Audi Brand Specialist
> Flow Motors, LLC
> 425 Silas Creek Parkway
> Winston-Salem NC 27127
> 1-800-489-3534
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> abean at flowauto.com
>