[urq] Oh, sad day (was Re: save the junkyard urq)

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Aw.  That IS sad.  Can't say you didn't try, though...

On Nov 30, 2007, at 1:47 PM, Fluhr wrote:

>
> Well, time to mourn the passing of another Urquattro.   You all know
> I was trying to buy it out of the junkyard.  Well, on Monday we
> agreed on the price and that I would get the car.  On Tuesday the
> junkyard moved it to a "protected" area at my request, until my
> father could get down there on Thursday and inspect it and pay them
> for it.   On Wednesday afternoon they crushed it.  Clearly someone
> or several people at the junkyard made a mistake.  When people get
> paid $5, they don't really care much.  :-(
>
> So at least I have the two ECUs and an Abt dash from the car.  I
> don't remember the VIN, but I will get it so Bill can officially
> tag it as "deceased" on the registry list.
>
> In the grand scheme of life, this is small potatoes.  But it is sad
> and good to mourn the car's passing.   I'm driving my Urquattro
> today in tribute.  Funny how you can be sad, but still have a grin
> when you're driving one.
>
> Regards,
> Eric
> '82 Urq
> '83 urq, farewell
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