[urq] So long, UrQ

[Jon Linkov]

Thanks Mike. It's funny, before Elaine Catton -- who is married to Axel
Catton, who is apparently now in charge of some big new dealership in NYC --
took over, the editor was getting a bit...antsy...about my writing style. I
was a little too negative for some people and biting the hand that fed the
magazine, so to speak.

After Elaine moved here and started writing the column I emailed the editor
and told him that not once in my few years of writing did I resort to
bashing the English or Germans (food/dental for the UK,
skinhead/Nazi/wearing running shorts with dress socks & shoes for the
Germans) as a crutch for my writing. But for some reason Elaine has to knock
the US in every column. The US may be screwed up in many ways, but that's
just a weak writer.

Seems my complaint took for about a month or two, and now she's back to
bashing the US.

Oh well.

Best
Jon


On 9/10/06 9:01 PM, "Michael Hopton" <Michael at siliconoptix.com> wrote:

> Jon,
>  
> ur-qs have become a major PITA for a few of us to own. I think
> a few more owners are going to find this out over the next few years.
> Personally I think they are in denial - but that's just me.
>  
> Keep/sell the parts, or help out some other poor ur-q owner that Audi
> doen't give a sh*t about.
>  
> Given the impact this car has had on the brand, the numbers produced,
> and my love of the car, I will never own another new audi unless they
> change their NLA policy.
>  
> I hope the next Audi you buy still has parts available ten years down
> later.
>  
> Cheers, Mike
>  
> p.s. I miss your articles in Audi Driver, it actually gave some good NA
> content. IMO what's her name is just a corporate four letter word
> beignning with sl and rhyming with nut.
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com on behalf of Jon Linkov
> Sent: Sun 9/10/2006 5:39 PM
> To: Urq List
> Subject: [urq] So long, UrQ
> 
> 
> 
> I've come to the realization that the UrQ and I are not meant to be. It's
> become a major PITA to own, and too expen$ive to deal with. For a track car,
> this thing is a dumb, dumb, DUMB choice.
> 
> So while I haven't figured out a price or anything, if you (or someone you
> know) are interested in a 1983 UrQ with a cage, stripped interior (still
> have all major parts), and a rebuilt MC motor, drop me a line. I have all
> the paperwork since buying the car in 2000, and can tell you specifically
> what's been done.
> 
> And if this violates the list etiquette for sales, I'm sorry.
> 
> Jon
> jon at audiclubna.org
> 
> 
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