Subject: New B7's; new Bmer musings

[Jon Linkov]

On 9/7/04 11:39 AM, "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer at hotmail.com> wrote:


> What intrigues me most is the new 2.0 FSI turbo motor...looks like a winner.
>   I didn't have the patience to read all of the articles, but is that going
> into NA cars?

Look for it in the A3...with FWD first. Then, the 3.2 with quattro.
 
> used--screen wanted me to "accept" some legal statement. ARE YOU JOKING?!?!
> This is a CAR, not a friggin' software download. Unreal. (Is audi's a8
> system this bad?)

Yes, all of the touch-screen navigation systems, as well as the "driver
interaction systems" have a legal disclaimer you have to "accept" in order
to use it.

I'm personally waiting for the first lawsuits. Manufacturers force people to
use MMI, iDrive, etc by placing all/most functions on the systems, but then
have that disclaimer "don't use this while driving." Uhm, do they pull over
on the autobahn to adjust the seat temps? "I was doing 150 mph, officer, but
my butt got too hot, so I slammed on my brakes and pulled over to turn down
the temps. Sorry that lorry jackknifed behind me."

Riiiight.