[s-cars] Me too - hell no!

[iain.atkinson at tesco.net]

Well as time rolls on we all change, me i joined audifans maybe 10 years ago back then i was running a typ85 cq, since then i have graduated on to the S6, i have no immediate intention of getting rid of it for me it's the perfect car, the only problem i can foresee is the age of the car 10+ years and how long will parts be available

Iain
> 
> From: "Eric Phillips" <gcmschemist at gmail.com>
> Date: 2006/11/22 Wed PM 06:10:29 GMT
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Me too - hell no!
> 
> > Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:13:49 -0500
> > From: "Tom Mullane" <tmullane at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] Me too
> > To: S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> >
> > Gents,
> >
> > Since others have confessed recently, I may as well add my name to the
> > list:  I sold my S-car.
> >
> > I was truely a super car, and for sure the best car I have ever owned, but I
> > found that I rarely drove it.  Between a short commute that did not allow
> > the turbo to come up to temp and a stable of other fun cars, it seemed the S
> > car just sat.  The decision to sell came in October, when I pulled the car
> > out of the garage to wash it for a local get-together only to find it still
> > clean (and virtually undriven) since S Fest in August.
> >
> > The S-car is THE car to have if you can have only one car.  You can dust the
> > Camero at the light, take the boss to lunch, blast through the twisties, and
> > load kids and groceries in the back.  But if you can have more than one car,
> > you find that the Miata is faster in the twisties, the Suburban holds more
> > stuff, the Coupe is a good commuter, and knowing that you only have a few
> > thousand in your winter beater can be very liberating when playing in the
> > snow.  Granted, there is something very special about an S-car, which is why
> > it took me so long to part with it.
> >
> > So anyway, the S has not gone to a pimply faced teenager for installation of
> > 22's and huge wing.  The new owner is lurker here, a mature adult who waited
> > for the right car.  If his phone call on the way home from work on his first
> > night in the S is any indication, he found the right car.  I hope the car
> > brings him the same joy, pride of ownership, and goose bumps that it brought
> > me.  I'm sure he'll pop up here eventually, and I'll still be around, so
> > really the list wins in the end.
> >
> > Its been fun.
> 
> 
> Who knows, Tom - maybe you'll decide you can't live without her.  And
> you'll pick up another.  Never say never, right?  I won't speak for
> anyone else, but as far as I'm concerned, you'll always be welcome on
> The List.  The real test will be when you start to look at gaining
> back some storage space, and your Rossatobin comes into play.  When
> you hesitate, then you'll know that your departure from the UrS crowd
> was a mistake.  ;)
> 
> Stick shift, a car you can work on yourself, and 300+ HP without
> having to replace motor bits - hard to find elsewhere.
> 
> That, and the fact nobody knows what you have until you're showing
> them tail lights.
> 
> And even with all the possible money spent on go-fast mods, the final
> bill ain't too bad - especially considering what you'd have to spend
> on new iron to get that kind of "go".
> 
> No, I'm gonna dance with my date for some time.  When the next Avant
> comes up that I can steal (I saw an unmodified one in the SW go for
> $7800 not too long ago), I'll beg my wife to add another S-car to the
> stable.
> 
> You'll be back.
> 
> Eric
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