urq $$
Steve Sprague
ssprague at nmgovlaw.com
Thu Mar 25 13:16:29 EST 2004
><<Maybe somebody can shed some light on something for me. WHY
>was the Urq $35,000? The 4000q has basically the same drivetrain other than
the
>turbo engine, right? Was the turbo engine really worth a $28,000 premium? I
>mean both are typ85 cars with quattro. It's not like the body was that much
>>more expensive to make, they
>made the CGT which is essentially the same body
>weren't the urq's hand-assembled in a separate facility, like
>amg/benz? i seem to recall reading that somewhere... good question tho.
>
That brings up the original M3, hand built off the production line.
I'm sure the BMW purists hated the new M3 being built on the assembly line
and all. I thumbed my nose at it for the longest while. Just like we hate
to see replacement car being apart of the "normal" assembly line.
I'd love to see a newer urq but that won't happen because people's
tastes have changed. An S3 with flares would be the nearest that Audi could
build and sell which would be similar to an urq in today's market. And it
could compete with an WRX at the same time.
Just thinking out loud,
Steve
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