Audi = stupid? .... Buy a Volvo.

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I must have hit a nerve that I didn't know existed on audifans. I imagine  
this is what a thread on the Volvo forum must sound like.
In my first short comment I was talking about a A1? Wabbit  Diesel ~1980. Put 
your kid in it, tell them that every driver out there is  trying to kill them 
and teach them to drive defensively. They will end up being  a better and 
safer driver.  I believe all these new 'safety' features are  just producing a 
bunch of drivers on the road with the cruse control punched in  at 60 and the 
brain in Neutral.  
Next time you are driving the speed limit and a car is right on your as@,  
take a look in the rear view, you will most likely see a young female  driver 
either applying make up or talking on a cell phone. This girl's  'daddy' 
probably bought her a 'safe' car with lots of air bags ... this makes  him feel good 
and in today's politically correct world it is more important how  you feel 
than what you do. He should have instead, invested his time in teaching  
defensive driving technics, it will pay off in the long run.
I do speak from experience. I grew up as a street racer, trying  my hardest 
to kill myself or someone else for many years, luckily I did  not succeed. My 
two sons are 26 & 31 and have never been involved  in an accident. I take some 
credit for this with the time spent teaching them  how to drive. Also our 
involvement with off road motorcycle racing satisfies  that urge for speed and 
competition and the car (or truck) becomes not a toy,  but simply a means to get 
from point A to point B. 
Sorry for being long winded, my point......it's the 'nut' holding on the  
steering wheel that makes a car safe (or unsafe), not the # of airbags.
Jim 




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