[urq] Audi parts for older cars

[Brandon Rogers]

That 3.0 is so kick arse!!!!  Nice!

Brandon

-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Thomas Pollock
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 9:26 AM
To: Tony Lum; urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Audi parts for older cars


real quick...
   
  I'm in the same boat as you all but I keep wondering if anyone has
actually made contact with any company execs to try to understand the
why's of all this ? Anyone ?
   
  Not into name dropping but I have contact info for someone I believe
is at a fairly high position at Audi. He might not be in a position to
help us directly but I can guarantee he can get our concern in front of
someone who does. Apparently this guy is completely unaware of our
situation (through the grapevine). I'd like to compile up some of the
recent posts I feel make some of the better points and send it off to
this guy to see what his reaction is. Does anyone have a problem with
this ?  
   
  Also, went to the local car cruise last night and met up with an old
buddy who has a crazy collection of BMW's. Talked a bit about the Ur
parts situation. I asked him how difficult it is for him to get parts
for his vintage cars. In a nutshell, it isn't!  Sounded expensive to me
(although nothing like the $$$ Merc gets for theirs.) but he claims he
can get "anything". He was incredulous that Audi is doing this to us. 
   
  cheers,
   
  tom.
   
  p.s. here's what he brought "this week". pictures don't do justice,
the car is sweet !
   
  http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/95091/img_0523.jpg

Tony Lum <tlum at ascor.com> wrote:
  I think this is a done deal unless Audi gets bad publicity in a big
way 
like the IA issue. A expose report like on Motorweek or in a major car 
publication on how Audi is really turning its back on its heritage would
be 
the only way to reverse the situation. Cars are really an emotional
object 
for most of us and it would take this kind of emotion to reverse the 
tide. Otherwise the bean counters will always win. That new Q7
commercial 
is hypocrisy at its highest level.

Rant mode off,

Tony
'83 something #302


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