Re: With a heavy heart.......... (fwd)

[Shaun Mullen <smullen@philly.infi.net>]

Dan Simoes wrote:
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> NOTE - THIS IS A FORWARD.  I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT!!!
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> | Dan |
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> >From leporter@hiwaay.net  Tue Sep  3 01:36:42 1996
> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 00:36:37 -0500 (CDT)
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> To: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> From: "LaRon E. Porter" <leporter@hiwaay.net>
> Subject: With a heavy heart..........
> 
> Hi Friends,
> 
> My friends, its with a heavy heart that I with this message.  On Friday,
> August 23rd, I was involved in an accident.  A drunk driver crossed the line
> and hit me head-on.  And one of the results of this accident was the
> totalling of my 90Q.  It had everything a man could want in a car:ABS, Roof,
> Leather, power everything, headlight washers, the whole nine yards.
> 
> The insurance company decided to pay me off for the car, which is good.  the
> only problem is, when I decided to replace my 90Q with a brand spanking 1996
> A4 [red of course], the dealer, Jeff Sikes Audi in Huntville, Alabama
> decided to get stiff on the price.  The dealer had one on the lot with a
> sticker price of 31K and it wasn't a quattro model.  They wouldn't negotiate
> on the price at all.
> 
> So, before I head over to the Volvo/BMW dealer, is this standard practice
> for the A4 ??  Is it that hard to get ??  If anyone know where I can get a
> better deal, please let me know.  I won't mind driving a couple hundred
> miles to save a thousand bucks or so.
> 
> Thanx in advance.
> 
> Ron
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> _________
> Its Weak To Speak And Blame Somebody Else, While You Destroy Yourself --
> Public Enemy

I live with the unpardonable sins of having a later model quattro, not 
some swoopy coupey, and being a relative newcomers to the big dance 
@coimbra.ans.net, so forgive my sophomore enthusiasm.  One should never 
let a car dealer stand in the way of getting the car you want.  I am 
certain that there are few Audi dealers within a 250 miles drive of you. 
 But I am absolutely certain that within that radius is an Audi dealer 
who would not only like to sell you the car you want, but the one after 
that and the one after that one, because he or she willl practically 
become family.  I have only 144K on my '92 100CSQW, but there is no doubt 
in my mind that I'll be going back to the same good folks to buy my next 
A6 or S6 or whatever.

It is amazing at this late date how many dealers, Audi and otherwise, 
haven't gotten the wake-up call, but let's not make that an impediment, 
merely a challenge.  Public Enemy would agree.

Good luck finding that car.  -- Cheers, Shaun