[urq] Obsolete

[Ed Kellock]

All the more interesting given their passion for showing them in their
current commercials.

I wonder how long it might take someone to ask a salesman how come he never
sees any of those actually on the road.

Not that it matters in these days of lease it and leave it marketing.

Ed


On 6/7/06, Pasqualoni, James E <james.pasqualoni at gs.com> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I can sympathize with you in such a big way, being the now former owner
> of an early '83.  I found myself spending far too much time and money
> dealing with Audi trying to sweep their past under the rug, so to speak.
> It was this extra effort and expense that drained me to the extent I
> could not hope to keep the car up in the condition I had brought it back
> to.  Especially when I see the availability of heritage BMW parts and
> have one of the largest suppliers, Bavarian motor sports, practically in
> my back yard...
>
> Don't get me wrong, dynamically speaking, the urq is a dream on wheels,
> and it's rich history is also very intriguing.  It's such a shame that
> Audi has abandoned urq owners the way they have.
>
> I have now rid myself of all my Audi's save one 86 5kcstq that my wife
> forbids me to cast away.
>
> Just my $.02
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Michael Hopton
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 2:32 PM
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: [urq] Obsolete
>
> I tried to buy inner front sway bar bushes for my '84 ur-q yesterday -
> the part is now obsolete, along with the earlier style. Audi want me to
> change subframes to the '86+ type. And just how long will the bushes for
> these be around?
>
> Given Audi's policy to obsolete parts required to keep a car "on the
> road"
> can anyone suggest ways we might persuade Audi to re-think their
> strategy?
> This continues to piss me off.
>
> ....and short fenders at double the price - words fail me......
>