Re: Fake wood ? I think not.

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

Actually in the 92' 100 V6 there maybe more pieces than the 100/200. 
They are also on the door panels plus the on the temperature control knobs
facial an also the front of the ashtray. There are a total of 11 pieces(some
are tiny pieces of both side of the ashtray.

Anthony Chan
chan@seattleu.edu
92' 100 V6

On Tue, 19 Mar 1996, Andrew Duane USG/PE wrote:

> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 09:28:55 -0500 (EST)
> From: Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>
> To: chan@bach.seattleu.edu
> Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: Fake wood ? I think not.
> 
> Mike LaRosa said:
> > Fake wood ? It's actually Burled Walnut.
> 
> AudiDudi said:
> 
> > Not on my '89 200q or '91 100 ... it's actually quarter-sawn Zebrano wood.
> 
> Well, just to toss some actual *facts* in here (why'd he do that, mommy?):
> there are three different woods in dashboards. Walnut, Zebra(no), and
> something else (cherry?).
> 
> 
> Then, Anthony Chan chipped in:
> > ... but then she also said she had a customer who came in 
> > a month ago and wanted to order a whole set of wood trim for a 92' 100
> > similar to mine, she said it's listed for $2,500!
> 
> More facts (sorry, kid!):
> 
> As Mike LaRosa knows, the wood on my dashboard turned into sawdust,
> so I investigated replacement. On my '89 100Q (which has the walnut,
> I think), there were two pieces totalling about $600 retail. I may
> give Linda a call to see what she has. I don't know why the '92 would
> be 4 times as expensive, unless it's just due to crazy dealer markups.
> 
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> Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's roughly quarter-sawn herself.
>