audis at Waterfest & Newbie Introduction

[Grant Lenahan]

Welcome Matt. I had a 1991 pearl Audi 90q20V. It probably has about 
170k on the clock today, although i'd guess the real mileage would be 
between 200-220k.  You didnt get it in Florida did you?  That's where 
mine last was.

Now, on to the title topic.

Yea, lets be realistic. Waving is a "cult" thing. It may happen from an 
URQ to an URQ or a '95 S6 to a '95 S6 (or in the abovementioned B3 20V 
sport version cars), but most Audis are now what Buicks once were - 
"doctors' cars".  Good for audi.  But let's not assume any of those 
folks feel any particular feelings toward the marque.

I do occasionally get double takes from other S6 owners. Its such a 
rare and cultish car.  But in, say, an '02 A4?  As they say just east 
of here "fuggeddabowdit".

Grant

On Jul 23, 2006, at 6:09 PM, Matt Downer wrote:

> I would always wave back to a fellow Audi owner if one was ever to 
> wave to me :-) But I must say this is yet to have happened to me;-) 
> Fingers crossed. I love my Audi and all the joy it brings me, even 
> when is does quirky little things that drive me nutty :-)  Waterfest 
> would be awesome someday, but there is allot to do before she is long 
> road trip ready! Hopefully this list will aid in getting that very job 
> done :-)
>
>   Well I guess I should introduce myself ;) Hello list! I am Matt 
> Downer of San Jose, CA USA! I have a 1991 Audi Quattro 90 20v Perl 
> White, with about 170k miles on her. She is starting to come apart a 
> ad in the interior and a few engine and exhaust issues, but she still 
> handles like a champ! It's my dream to get all the Little issues 
> resolved and maybe some day race her :-) Just to prove to all those 
> hotshots with new cars, how sweet this oldie is!
>
>   -matt
>
>
>
> jesper moreau <jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com> wrote:
>   Those who have owned an old(er) Audi and have worked on them, 
> congregated
> with other owners, and went through their own little hellish 
> experiences
> with the cars with the help of others that have BTDT..... these are the
> folks that wave back or infact initiate the wave. Hell I've known 
> other old
> school audi owners to even follow you through traffic and take a 
> detour the
> countryside just to ride with another Audi. Thats the stuff we're made 
> of.
> It puts a smile on my face!
>
> On 7/21/06, Alex Kowalski wrote:
>>
>> Bing wrote in response to what Dan wrote:
>>
>>> ITS TRUE ABOUT THIS, driving home from NY yesterday we(me,wife,and
>> daughter)
>>> were caught up in a 7 mile traffic jam due to an accident.
>>
>> Yep, the wave frequency among recent Audi owners is dropping even as 
>> the
>> quality of the cars improve beyond all measure. It's kind of pathetic,
>> because I think basically the connection to Audis past has been lost 
>> among
>> a
>> large group of these folks, and I can even get police officers to wave
>> back,
>> but some Audi owners still won't. I don't want to impugn them, but 
>> when
>> you
>> see a nice Audi and the owner is waving, you should wave back. You 
>> might
>> find that person knows more about your Audi than you think when and 
>> if it
>> is
>> broken down somewhere. It's just a good thing to do.
>>
>> Alex Kowalski
>> '87 5KCSTQ
>> '86 5KCSTQ
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