[urq] Saw a french Quattro today...

Mon Sep 5 17:23:15 EDT 2005

It is a genuine early Quattro, a lot like Martin P's car, dark silver with painted spoiler, slanted Cibié and 8 inch Ronals. I couldn't access the rear of the car to see the trunk logos, so I am not sure which model it is. I will go again this week, trying to meet the owner. The car is in Bougival, a very high-class suburb of Paris where my hotel is located. 

BTW, it was Honey who saw the car first, when she was taking a walk with my little girl around the hotel. She has a good sight !

Just to let you know how special it is to see a car like this here, premium gas is at 1.50 euros a liter, that is 5.70 euros a gallon, or, in canadian dollars, 9.70 CAN$ a gallon ! For us Canadians, that is 2.55 CAN$ a liter, twice what we pay now... 

But then, in that suburb, a nice little house is 400 000 euros, and there is no garage ! I guess I don't have the means to live there...

Louis-Alain
in Paris, driving a very powerful Renault Modus 1.2 75 hp...