Farewell after 7+ years

[Q.R.]

First of all comparing a 1993 90 to a 2005 Ford is totally comparing 
apples and oranges.
Audi 90 1993 - Audi's lower line  <--- 13 year old design/technology 
---> 2006 Ford 500 - Ford's top of the line

Second, not to be mean at all, but some people don't see the difference 
between Ford Pinto and a brand new AUDI S8, other than the size.  Both 
have 4 wheels and both will get you to and from your destination (most 
of the time any way).

And if that's the way you look at a car than all the power to you ! (to 
each their own)

And yet (at the risk of sounding arrogant) I will bet that:
     1)  My 1993 90 will outlast the 2006 Ford !
    2) Through the life of the ford my 90 will be cheaper to maintain 
and more reliable.

Personally I owned many cars from Chrysler,Honda, Chrysler,Mazda, Chevy, 
Toyota, Mazda,Mazda, Honda, VW, BMW, AUDI, AUDI (more or less in that 
order) and drove even more for work or pleasure.  When I got my first 
AUDI I realized what a car should be.....But that's just me and my 
experience. 

Perhaps I am lucky with my AUDIs (90, A4 so far) :-)

Any how, good luck with your 500.

Brett Dikeman wrote:

>On Sep 21, 2005, at 6:37 PM, Todd Young wrote:
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>>and a German designed body (Ford hired some designer from VW for  
>>the Five Hundred).....
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>Ah.  I was wondering why it looked like a big Passat.  Is it just me,  
>or do they ride extremely high?
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>Well, at least it's not a GM; NPR was just covering how GM is  
>virtually strangling their suppliers, and in the next few days is  
>expected to demand a ~20% cost cut from suppliers.  The smart  
>suppliers have been switching to supply Toyota, Honda, etc.  The dumb  
>ones are sticking with GM, and GM is demanding measures like  
>"outsourcing" the work to Mexico, China, and other strongholds of  
>quality.  Won't it be a sad day when a Japanese car has more USA-made  
>parts than a GM?
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