Re: UI

[cobram@channel1.com (Cobram)]

 Shaun Mullen <smullen@philly.infi.net> writes:

 Sm> Yes, the media sure is biased.  But AoA and corporate Audi share the
 Sm> blame for an imperious we're-smarter-than-those-dumb-American-drivers
 Sm> culture that turned a public relations PROBLEM into a public relations
 Sm> DISASTER because of its arrogance.  Audi devotees like ourselves are
 Sm> still paying for that, too.


     I have always been of this opionion also, and I'll take it
     one step further, I put 90% of the blame for the unintended
     accesleration debacle squarely on the shoulders of AoA, with
     some of that falling to Ingolostadt.

     They did absolutely NOTHING when this thing happened. I
     remember that the "media" and "vision of the anointed"
     safety "experts" such as Joan Claybrook (yes, Jimmy Carters
     old NTSB director who spent $4 million US dollars to develop
     a 4 wheel "motorcycle") were starting to go after BMW
     for UI, MWB played legal Hardball and scared them off.
     AoA et al decided to sit on their hands, and, frankly,
     I believe they got exactly what they deserved. I think
     Audi continues to exist and succeed despite it's
     leadership both at AoA and Deutchland.

     My 2cents worth....you get what you pay for.

     BCNU


     If you ever loan your Audi Repair Manual to a friend
     and need something to pass the time, the book
     "The Vision of the Anointed" by Thomas Sowell is a
     good way to spend an evening or two. Puts the
     self-congratulatory crowd (Nader et al) under the
     limelight, and burns them with the truth. 

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