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

[Tony Hoffman]

This very much mirrors my thoughts. I was pondering this thread today
while installling a transmission in a Syncro Vanagon-fun. Anyhow, my
first car was an Audi Fox, and I'm not dead. I drove fast, still do
(I'm 32, with no accidentsl to my credit). But, I have always taken
driving very seriously. I think It's something you can have great fun
with (I road race/autocross as well) but something that the basics
should be tought to first. Otherwise, why not just put all of our
children in an A8/S-class/7 series and tell them not to worry, they
are in a "safe" car.

Tony Hoffman
Who's daily drivers have no airbags or ABS.


On Jan 17, 2008 11:42 AM,  <MXHOWES at aol.com> wrote:
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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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