[urq] The revolt is on!

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I applaud Audi for how they disposed of the parts.  What they *should  have 
done* (and did here in the states btw) is to take it all to the crusher,  and 
call it NLA, write off the full retail price of the part.  The fact  they gave 
a chance for them to be sold for pennies on the dollar, needs  more credit, 
not discredit.  Several folks here in the states got in on it  too, so Audi 
didn't need to make it cost a fortune to put it up for US  consumption.  Some can 
moan about missing out, but that decision wasn't a  secret.
 
Audi bailed on urq ball joints and a lot of other parts.  Mike, I  personally 
have dreams at night thinking folks have to sell their urq's  cheap because 
the suspension is falling off the car.  Do you really see  this happening?  I 
don't...  Audi made a business decision.   Attempts at re-motivating them seems 
pretty futile to me.  Motivate  Dahlbach, MTM, Lehmann, 034 and Apikol...  
Focus your energies that  produces results.  All the rest was a dream on which 
Audi already  clearly demonstrated their position... Wake up?
 
SJ
 
 
In a message dated 5/16/2008 9:25:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Michael at siliconoptix.com writes:

I would  be really cheesed off if I owned a sport
and witnessed the way they  disposed of the last
parts.

And I still don't understand Audi's  attitude when
It comes to safety items like ball joints and tie 
rods.  Even NLA subframe busings, I guess you just
park the car and trailer it  places for PR work.

Given the number of cars in North America  versus
Germany and the UK, I doubt Audi NA will ever 
show interest. I  am surprised the UK and German
Ur-q owners have't been able to get a bit of  recognition 
for the lack of parts.

- Mike  Hopton


 



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