New A6 Avant ...

[Jim Jordan]

Hi,

Sorry, this prize doesn't go to the best.  In this race perception is
everything.  I have a very good example;  my ex of long ago lives in Naples,
FL, and is making scads of dough in real estate.  Her accountant recently
told her to buy a new car for tax expense purposes.  What car did she buy?
A Lexus, small SUV ~$50K, and every time I talk to her, she is still
thrilled with that car.  She is conforming to the peer pressure of most of
the upscale realtors in Naples, most of whom feel that the Lexus is the top
of the line car, not considering the really high priced cars like Rolls.
The unlearned are still stuck in yesteryear as far as Audi is concerned for
the most part and turn up their noses at them.

Perception is everything.

Cheers!

Jim Jordan 

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com] 
>  Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 8:17 AM
>  To: SuffolkD at aol.com
>  Cc: jon at audiclubna.org; quattro at audifans.com
>  Subject: Re: New A6 Avant ...
>  
>  Scott-
>  When you say that Infiniti and Lexus have surpassed Audi- I 
>  would disagree in terms of interior durability- lately, I've 
>  seen some Lexus LS430s, Infiniti G35s and other cars come in 
>  as trades- 3-4 years old, and they look like hell- power 
>  windows and seats are slow, button legends on the radio worn 
>  out, plastics looking aged, bits of trim looking really worn out.
>  
>  The only car I've seen this to be a major issue with in the 
>  Audi lineup is the C5 A6- the rubberized coating put on most 
>  of the switchgear and buttons really doesn't wear well when 
>  it's abused- the cars that are kept in excellent condition 
>  seem to not have any issues, but I'm seeing a lot of 
>  neglected cars and lease return cars that look pretty bad, 
>  with the rubberized coating peeling off of the headlight 
>  switch, the window switches and the radio.
>  
>  Porsche and VW have the same issue with this coating- look 
>  at a '97-00
>  Boxster/996 or some VWs (New Beetle) and the door handles 
>  all have peeling issues. The '02 996 is much much better, no 
>  issues in the cars I've seen (15 or so).
>  
>  Taka
>  
>  

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