[s-cars] Q5 Report

[JC]

Great report sir.

I should have asked you to pummel any AoA execs around the head and
shoulders repeatedly (or better yet, the groin and shoulders.  is that a
shampoo? I hope not.) until they explained why they are once again handing
big chunks of the manual transmission segment directly over to BMW, despite
the fact that dealers have always sold every manual tranny car available and
in fact in some regions it has been a 'virtual premium option' for years
(i.e. sales-weasel "eeeehhh no I'm not going to bargain on THAT car, it's
got a MT and I can easily sell it at any time...  of course I know the auto
is supposed to cost more... doesn't work that way.") now we can't have an
avant manual AT ALL.  great.  aaahhhh, the idiots in the American car
industry aren't just the ones working for the American companies. damn that
pisses me off. does it show? </rant>

>
> No, I didn't get banned, but maybe retroactively.
> All and all my impression of the Q5 is: (insert drumroll)... meh.
> Sorry Audi.  It is quite nice for what it is.. just not for meforsure.
> We did have opp for 3 or 4 zero to 60 to zero runs which are
> always fun.
> Especially in "not my car."
> Also 3 /4 slalom runs also in "not my car."
> Got to share my time with no less than the pres. of the ACNA,
> Wisconsin.
> Really noice guy and no where near as nutty as me thankfully.
> Also got to chat up the product mgr for a8 and a6.  I was
> trying to get an
> R8 test mule for Sfest '09 but he didnt seem enthusiastic.  I
> also suggested that Audi consider painting all their cars red
> ala Henry Ford style.  This was also ixnayed.
> He did say that Audi continued with this / these style
> marketing events
> whilst Bimmer and MB have cancelled.   That said, whilst the
> Q7 event had
> shrimp cocktail, the Q5 event had granola and "Audi" labelled water.
> Really.
> Apparently too the A3 aint doin so hot, although the one they
> had there looked really good.
> Here's my Q5 flickr slideshow... if it works.  ( The muddy
> Ducati cycle pic is the aftemath of my post event cycling
> event with D2 Paul Waterloo.)
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbil/sets/72157617268283793/show/
>
> Bill~urSavant~m
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