quattro Digest, Vol 3, Issue 142

[Robert Deutsch]

> I agree. As long as there is not constant bombardment of commercial ads, there is not anything wrong with a fellow lister offering parts they have for sale. I too rely on this to help keep my Audi on the road.

Rob Deutsch
'90 CQ20v


> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:08:33 -0800
> From: "Avi Meron" <avim at pacbell.net>
> Subject: RE: Ads on list, in favor!
> To: <apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu>
> Cc: Quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
> Message-ID: <20040125210834.9FCDF54E89 at audifans.com>
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>
> Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> There is NOTHING wrong with an ad at the list! I don't understand this
> fixation with trying to compartmentalize everything! When I see something ON
> THE LIST I might decide to get it without going in specific to the Audifans.
> Anybody heard of a "spare of the moment purchase"! This list is not a holy
> site and purchasing parts from each other is a normal thing to do!
> Heck as far as I am concern you could dump 50% of the messages that I
> already seen in various forms hundreds of times and replace them with
> members "Audi things to sell" how the heck am I going to find out about the
> things that members are doing and trying to spread "as in selling".
>
> Somehow I get the feeling that some guys think the list is some kind of
> "Mecca with a black rock in it", in my humble view it is NOT, and getting
> things from other members is part of the process! I could not make my Audi
> run WITHOUT IT!
>
> You all take care now,
> Avi
> www.ultranator.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Al Powell
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 7:28 AM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Ads on list
>
> I guess I'm a rebel. Seeing the occasional note about things like Dave
> Kase's parted-out car is something I look forward to.  The Audi marketplace
> is organized in such a way that I find it extremely difficult to find
> things.  Heck, when I recently listed my 200 there it took me 10 minutes to
> find the listing (partly due to failure to RTFM) when I already KNEW it was
> there. I think it's hard to navigate and I don't really use it. Nothing
> personal to anyone, as the list is well conceptualized and well run; just my
> opinion.
>
> Please also note that Dave's listing on Audifans did NOT get the results
> that his post to the list did. To me, that proves his point. List-members
> were better served by his post to the list than by his listing in
> Audifans/Marketplace - they evidently don't go there any more than I do.
>
> To me, a list member parting out a car is normal business, it's not a
> commercial enterprise, and I LIKE seeing those notes. I know I don't get a
> vote, but I have no problem with Dave's announcement.
>
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> Al Powell
> apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu
> 1958 Fiat 1200 Transformabile Spyder
> 1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo
> 1993 Audi 90Q
> 1997 Chebby Blazer
> 1999 Chebby Blazer
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