Anecdotal Audi content

[Grant Lenahan]

GM started going down in the mid 70s with downsizing. It started going back up oh, late 1990s -2000.

So "late 80s on" misses the nadir of the crap, and includes the apogee of the recovery, actually

Grant Lenahan
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On Jan 12, 2012, at 7:59 PM, Vincent Gelinas wrote:

> Fords are great. I know way too many people who have had nothing but
> trouble with GMs from the late 80s on.
> On Jan 12, 2012 7:57 PM, "Steve Buchholz" <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
>> ... GM made good products in '78?  1978 is the same year I went shopping
>> for my first new car.
>> 
>> I didn't care much for any of the US offerings, IIRC the GM offering has
>> to have the engine pulled to change spark plugs!
>> 
>> That was the fateful year my Audi madness started ... with a '78 Audi Fox
>> GTI.
>> 
>> Were I to shop for an old pick-em-up truck I think I'd be looking more
>> like '68 ... but in fact I kinda like my '09 F150 ...
>> 
>> Steve Buchholz (mobile)
>> 
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Vincent Gelinas" <vrgelinas at gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, Jan 12, 2012 4:46 pm
>> Subject: Anecdotal Audi content
>> To: <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>> Cc: "quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com>, <doubldz at aol.com>
>> 
>> 
>> That's back from when Government Motors actually made decent products lol.
>> My 8 has firestone winterforce 225/55/16. Good tires for cheap!
>> On Jan 12, 2012 7:43 PM, "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ha!  I haven't started my '78 Chebby PU since cleaning up after
>> Snowtober.
>>> Today after a few cranks to fill the bowl it fired right up.
>>> 
>>> Later in the PM I took the Hakka'd 90Q out wheelin', though...
>>> 
>>> On 1/12/2012 7:20 PM, Vincent Gelinas wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I drove my d2 a8q this morning for the first time in a week and a half
>>>> because I usually drive my vr6 Jetta on my long commute.
>>>> 
>>>> Belle fired right up after a cough or two and plowed through the snow
>> down
>>>> the mountain like a champ and only slid when I wanted to.
>>>> 
>>>> #whyilovemyaudi
>>>> On Jan 12, 2012 6:46 PM,<doubldz at aol.com>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I love reading audifans posts but regret I can't add anything but my
>> love
>>>>> of the brand.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This is such an occasion. I've been in the hospital since Sunday so the
>>>>> V8
>>>>> has been just sitting. As I'm leaving for work this morning the DH
>> says:
>>>>> I
>>>>> hope your car starts. Harrumph. Of course it's gonna start. As another
>> V8
>>>>> owner said (not in so many words) it will rear up on its hind legs and
>>>>> roar
>>>>> like a lion.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This morning was no exception.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dee
>>>>> 1990 V8q
>>>>> Pearl
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from The iPhone
>>>>> Put an end to Puppy Mills!
>>>>> Adopt Don't shop.
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