Farewell after 7+ years

[Tyson Varosyan]

I've had in my family (in order): Audi 4000CSQ, Mitsu 3000GT TT, Ford
Escort, Audi 4000CSQ, Audi 5000T, Audi A4Q, Ford E150, Audi A6Q, Mitsu
3000GT TT... I have also driven for extended periods of time virtually every
make and most models of other cars. I am not the avarage driver - I expect
more from a car, but with the exemptions of the 2 Fords, which were bought
for my business, you can see where my loyalties lay. I feel very lucky that
my first car was a 4000CSQ, which was bought by pure accident without much
knowledge of what AWD meant. You can see 2 3000GT Twin Turbo AWD cars on the
list - Audi unfortunately does not provide anything with enough muscle for a
reasonable price. But as cars go, I do think they have something special.
That is not to say that everything else is crap, but they do stand from the
crowd.



Tyson Varosyan
Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
tyson at up-times.com
www.up-times.com
206-715-TECH (8324)

UpTime/OnTime/AnyTime

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Q.R.
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 7:26 AM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Farewell after 7+ years


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?
>
>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?
>
>B
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