Windshield cards and etiquette

[Dan DiBiase]

ian at bluemoon.hplx.net wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Andrew Buc wrote:

> Interesting--any thoughts why that might be? If these people are
> non-enthusiasts, why don't they just buy Camrys?

The mass appeal of Audis has long been that it's a German luxury car that
people who want to look rich can afford. Just like BMW, I think a few
people buy them because they're great cars, and a lot more buy them
because they're rolling bourgeois middle fingers.

The wheat is only really separated from the chaff when the car stops being
an elite status symbol and only the enthusiasts remain. Someone driving
an '85 Audi will be more interested in an Audi club windshield card than
J. Random Orthodontist in his '04 A6.

ian Butler / ian at bluemoon.hplx.net
'88 Audi 5000S quattro
'88 VW Scirocco 16v
'77 Mercury Marquis (for sale)

Dan sez....

Well, I bought an Audi because I wanted to 'move up' from 2 Jetta's, and I loved the look and quality of the Audi. Also, I did not want a RWD car so the quattro fit the bill for me. Regardless of what BMW may think their image is, to me it's not the 'Ultimate Driving Machine' but the 'Ultimate Status Symbol'. J. Random will more likely be seen in a 5-Series than an A6....!  The people that I know that own Audis know more about them than the people that I know that own BMW's know about their cars...

 

My .02....

 

Dan D

'04 A4 1.8T q MT-6

Central NJ USA