[urq] Motivating Audi to produce Parts

Sat Jul 1 14:00:08 EDT 2006

Haha...and I'd expect such a talk.  If I could afford and figure out how 
to bring one of the RR-engined cars to my door legally, you better 
believe it'd stay showroom stock.

-Cheers!
Mike

Bruce Bell wrote:
> Thanks Thomas, But I don't really disagree with Mike either. It happens I
> was fortunate enough to buy a car that was in outstanding, nearly original,
> condition and I feel obligated to maintain it that way. There are a couple
> of cars local to me that are neglected and I think I'd do pretty much with
> them as Mike is talking about.  Now if mike were to use a pristine example
> as his starting point, I would want to have a nice father-son discussion
> with him :-)
>
>  
>
> I agree our evangelism does help sell cars for Audi. As I was Picking up the
> urS6 at the Dealer (T-Belt) last Thursday I heard my name being called.
> Friend of mine, who admired my dedication to the brand was there buying a
> new A8.  
>
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>
> Interesting you mention the S8. Today my wife and I drove up to Denver with
> the intention of Buying an '03 S8. You know, the silver one with the
> Bordello Bordeaux interior. I thought it would make a great cruiser between
> Colorado and San Diego. Well, it was sold just before I got there (Dennis
> did you buy it?).  This particular "Audi Brand Specialist" at McDonald was
> so bad I wanted to empty the S6 compressor outlet hose at 26 psi up his...
> So we gathered our wits and common sense and visited Prestige to see if they
> had any, "nope" but my little (5'11') lady of 37 years next Monday suggested
> this cute little Blue Avant might fit our needs. Steve you can add a '06 S4
> Avant to the list.
>
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>
> What really gets my hackles up is that too often the sum of the parts is
> worth more than the car. (Especially if the parts are as scarce as they are
> for the Urq)  For example: I'm putting my RS2'd 95.5 UrS6 on the market. At
> the same time I'm looking for a good AAN with all the RS2 goodies for the
> '87 4kq restoration. Do the math, how much do I have to sell the S6 for to
> make it worth while. If I part it, I have all the goodies and I know they
> are good, and I can still sell off the 996 C brakes, the FMIC, the brand new
> 17x8 C5 Avus rims the S6+ rear lights and....... you get my drift and  I'm
> in danger of becoming a hypocrite.
>
>  
>
> I sure hope you buddy got the Bang & Olufsen option .I'd buy it just to see
> the tweeters rise from the dash..well .It might have to be a "cute Avant" S8
> to pass the wife test.
>
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> Bruce 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Pollock [mailto:tompollock2002 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:10 PM
> To: bbell at surview.com; 'Buchholz, Steven'; urq at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] Motivating Audi to produce Parts
>
>  
>
> Bruce, I totaly agree with you but don't forget about the periphery sales as
> a result of nutcases like myself. (and you?) If I only got commision for all
> the sales I've sent to the local dealer. I've even turned my diehard BMW
> buddies into quattro fans. 
>
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> my lineup, besides my Urq I have five other Audis on the road. ok, my wives
> 01.5 S4 is the newest of the bunch but I've been trying to talk her into
> something more current,  she just won't part with her b5. ok, so if she
> doesn't want to, I just might.... I'm seriously liking the new RS4. A LOT of
> money but I think I'm hooked ! 
>
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> A buddy should have the first 07 S8 in the country!  (early Sept delivery) I
> talked him into his first Audi (200tq) and he's even worse than I am now.  
>
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> ah, I see the problem now... Audi puts out a great product and they KNOW
> it...
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> tom.
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> p.s. buddy waiting for S8 is looking for a home for his 03 A6 4.2 sport.
> Hasn't started advertising it yet but it's got to be the nicest 4.2 I've
> ever seen !  in case anyone is looking.... 8-)
>
> Bruce Bell <bbell at surview.com> wrote:
>
> VW is in the business of selling new cars. I think they would be strongly
> motivated to listen if they thought urq owners were brand loyal and
> purchased new cars. In other words, how much financial clout do we have? I
> can imagine their perception is we motor heads who only buy used cars and
> have no economic value other than helping them clean out the old parts
> inventory. 
>
> So let's do some research for them.
>
> How many urq owners have purchased a new VW or Audi in the past 5 years? How
> many? Go ahead and include all in your immediate family. 
>
> I'll start, among my wife and two son's we count an '04 Jetta GLI, '04 Golf
> GTI, '05 A4 1.8q and two '06 A3 3.2 DSG for a total of 5. See, I fit the
> motor head pattern :-)
>
> Would ny one volunyteer to be the tally master so we don't overburden the
> list traffic?
>
> Bruce 
>
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