[s-cars] items wanted

[LL - NY]

Ceiling Mirror Ball can be included with sale. Make offer....

On 1/8/07, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Girlfriend's father forces sale...  Custom mini wet bar integrated into
> the rear of the front seats.  References available on request.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: larrycleung at gmail.com
> To: djdawson2 at aol.com
> Cc: lee at wheelman.com; t44tqtro at gmail.com; quattro at audifans.com;
> s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] items wanted
>
> FWIW, my friends C4 100CSQA is WAY slower than even an autobox Golf/Jetta/
> NewBeetle
> A4 chassis VW. And, while I don't think the C4 is up to the later car's
> side impact standards,
> it is not without actual door impact beams (heck, even the type 44 has
> rudimentary ones, located within the exterior rubber side moldings, they
> were simple metal strips that distributed impact loads
> across the face of the doors, so not actual beams, but better than
> nothing).
>
> As for the "visibility" thing, I find that wagons have hindered rear view
> compared to sedans, particularly comparing my Saabaru to my //S6. Heck,
> comparing my friends 100CSQA to the //S6. So, I, like, like djdawson,
> smell a rat.
>
> I can see it now...A6 wagon 4sale. Shag carpeting and custom interior
> lighting. Sale force by father....
>
> LL - NY
>
> On 1/8/07, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hmmm...
> > Teen son wants a wagon for "improved visibility and utility."  I smell a
> > skunk.  Putting myself back about 26 years, I'm thinking that "utility"
> > equals "love machine."
> >
> > Just humor...
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lee at wheelman.com
> > To: t44tqtro at gmail.com
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> > Sent: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 7:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] items wanted
> >
> >
> >
> > Taka,
> >
> > I'm generally in agreement with you regarding the manual
> > transmission. If he was interested in sedans, we would have gone
> > that route. However, he really wanted a wagon, both for the
> > utility and the slightly better rearward visibility.
> >
> > And I wanted a slow, safe, relatively large car for him. I don't
> > have much fact behind this, but my gut tells me that the C4 A6 may
> > handle accidents better than later model VWs...
> >
> > He's a teenager and he has ADD. The latter drives his likelihood
> > of accidents up by a factor of 200-300%, and a sporty car with a
> > manual would only accentuate this...
> >
> > If a Volvo 240 were available with AWD... :)
> >
> > Lee
> >
> > On Mon Jan 08 06:36:34 PST 2007, Taka Mizutani
> > <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm a little disappointed- I would have hoped that you would
> > > teach your
> > > son to drive manual transmission and have him get a manual
> > > transmission
> > > car!
> > >
> > > I feel that this is a useful skill that a lot of people are
> > > lacking these
> > > days.
> > >
> > > I would have gotten an A4 chassis Golf/Jetta 2.slow if you're
> > > sticking w/
> > > VAG- safe car, relatively easy to work on and fairly simple,
> > > compatible with
> > > VAG-COM that I'm sure you already have and also relatively new.
> > > With a
> > > manual
> > > transmission, they're not totally bad, they have great brakes and
> > > available
> > > ESP on the later cars. Not reliable but a lot simpler than an
> > > S-car. :-)
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> >
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