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quattro-digest Monday, 18 November 1996 Volume 03 : Number 1396
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UrQ Ap brakes?!
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From: quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:29:51 GMT
Subject: UrQ Ap brakes?!
In message <Pine.A41.3.95b.961117222751.38242A-100000@homer04.u.washington.edu> Triston Harlington writes:
> URQ WITH 330MM AP RACING BRAKES? WHAT? WHO? WHERE? HOWMUCH?
> Sorry for the shouting ,But I got a little excited. Anyway does this BR
> motorsports sell a kit? Bolt on? Whats included ? Can you provide their
> phone number?
BR Motorsport took a full page advertisement in the UK quattro Club Newsletter
this month. All members should already have it.
Anyone else - send me a fax number and I'll drop the page over to you. BRM's
phone number is +44 1926 451545.
- --
Phil Payne
phil@sievers.com
Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club
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From: quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:06:44 GMT
Subject: quattro-digest V3 #1390
In message <199611161950.OAA25933@uhura.cc.rochester.edu> pk001c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu writes:
> HI I have a 97 a4 quattro, I notice in snow and even on dry grounds when
> pushed very hard, the car has a strong understeer, is there any way to make
> the car handle more neutral or get it to oversteer?
My urq is similar when lightly loaded. I like the feel best with a full size
spare wheel, a large (and heavy) tool chest and a full tank of petrol aboard.
- --
Phil Payne
phil@sievers.com
Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club
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HOW TO: 4000 suspension [very long]
Ah A4 is better
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hp/liter comparison(long)
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Re: A4Q 2-stage accelerator???
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From: shields@tembel.org (Michael Shields)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 06:07:55 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: HOW TO: 4000 suspension [very long]
AUDI 4000 SUSPENSION FOR DUMMIES
- - --------------------------------
("If Shields can fix it, so can you")
Here's what I learned as a not-too-experienced mechanic replacing
suspension components on my '86 Coupe GT. I'm writing this all up as a
thank-you to the list for all the time and money I've saved. (Of course,
the list has probably coerced me into being much more discriminating
about my car's maintainence, so I've probably done enough extra work to
even out the savings -- but hey, I don't regret it.)
Anyway, here's how it's done. All the tricks in one place.
1. General observations
Firstly, having the proper tools *counts*. I'll comment as I go through
the procedure about what tools you need. Don't skimp, or you'll be
very sorry. Start by making sure you have a good stock of sockets,
ratchets, and torque wrenches over a full range (torques involved vary
between 20 and 230 Nm). Also, you will definitely get your money's
worth from a mallet.
If your suspension isn't regularly dismantled (mine went a full decade
and 112k before getting any major work), it will not come apart cleanly.
You will need to pull, push, oil, and use that mallet many times.
This implies that (a) you have a good assortment of tools for applying
force so that you can avoid spending hours on single components (yes,
really), and (b) you have a good understanding of how things fit together
so you know where and how force should be applied.
One good bit of advice is to spray all the nuts involved with your
favorite penetrating oil once a day for a week before you do the work.
Finally, it's not a bad idea to replace everything you can. I ended up
replacing not just the strut cartridge, but also *every* nut and bolt I
removed from the suspension components, as well as the strut bearings,
outer tie rod ends, bump stops, dust sleeves, and wheel bearings.
You might also consider the control arm bushings (mine had only 30k on
them); and if necessary, subframe bushings or ball joint. The hardware
should be replaced because it is almost all nylon-locking, and the rubber
components you should replace as a matter of course.
I bought Boge Turbo Gas dampers from RD Enterprises and everything else
from Linda, except for tie rod ends which I bought locally (wrong part
from Carlsen, 811 419 812 vs. 811 419 812 A).
Dampers are supposed to be pumped a few times through their full range
to release any bubbles (or something) from horizontal storage. I don't
know if this is necessary, but it's easy.
2. Front suspension
This is about the front suspension in my Coupe, but the 4000Q's rear is
apparently very similar.
2.1. Getting started
Spend some time studying the assembly before you take it apart. This is
easiest with the non-suspension components removed, so let's do that
first. Choose a side, then loosen the lug bolts and the axle nut.
The axle nut is 30mm and you will want a breaker bar and 1.5 m pipe
to take it off. Do this *on the ground*; you need the torque applied
by the tire, and you also don't want there to be any chance of the car
falling off the jackstands when you apply all that force.
Now jack up both sides (of course using jackstands, wheel chocks, &c.).
Remove the wheel. Remove the brake caliper (two bolts on the back)
and hang it out of the way with a coathanger or cable tie. If the rotor
hasn't fallen off already, tap it on the back with the mallet.
You should now be able to see how everything works. The driveshaft
carries power from the transmission to the hub, which rotates in the
wheel bearing. The wheel is held at a fixed angle about the vertical
axis by the tie rod, and is prevented from moving along the longitudinal
axis by the control arm. Weight is supported by the spring and movement
along the vertical axis is regulated by the strut. After seeing this
on the car, suspension theory made much more sense to me.
2.2. Removing the strut assembly
But the goal here isn't to theorize, it's to take it apart.
First remove the nut underneath the control arm that holds on the
roll bar or its link rod (depending on vintage). This is needed to
let the control arm swing freely, which of course is exactly what the
bar prevents. If you didn't jack up both sides it will pull itself out
as you loosen the nut.
Next you will need to press out the tie rod end. Remove the nut and
tap it with the mallet; it might just pop out. If not I recommend you
use one of those tie rod presses JC Whitney has for $10. I didn't have
one; I used a pickle fork on one side, destroying the rubber boot. I was
going to replace the tie rod end anyway, but still, I recommend you *not*
buy a pickle fork. On the other side I improvised with the gear puller,
but it was awkward.
Now the ball joint. Use a 17mm wrench and socket to remove the bolt.
Then pry apart the clamp joint as best as you can, and pull down the
control arm by whatever means necessary until the ball joint pops out
of the strut assembly.
Press out the driveshaft. The right tool for this is a Sears gear
puller; you hook the three jaws onto the hub and turn the shaft with
a 16mm socket, pushing the driveshaft in and the strut assembly out.
(It's not actually 16mm, but some oddball nonmetric size. Close enough
if you have good six-point sockets.) Thanks to Dave Lawton for this --
it went very smoothly. Again, tools count.
The only thing holding in the strut assembly now is the nut at the very
top, under the hood. Support the hub so the whole assembly doesn't fall
when you remove that nut. A floor jack is good for this.
The way you have to remove that nut is to hold the strut shaft in place
with its 7mm allen-head recess while turning the nut. The right tool
for this is a 3078, pictured in the Bentley. An alternative suggestion
I tried was to turn a 22mm socket with a pipe wrench while holding an
allen key through the square drive hole. This did not work at all; a pipe
wrench on a socket couldn't hold enough torque. Another suggestion was
to mill the sides so you could hold it with an open-end wrench. I ended
up making my own 3078 by cutting 60 degrees out of a 22mm deep socket.
So the tool *can* be fabricated, but it's probably easier to buy it.
My passenger side took a huge amount of torque for some reason --
I ended up blocking the allen key against the fender with a piece of
wood and using the pipe on the ratchet. I wasn't happy about it, but
it worked and since I was discarding both strut and nut, I didn't worry
about damage to their thread.
Congratulations, you now have the strut assembly off the car!
2.3. Dismantling the strut assembly
First, you need to compress the spring. This is of course a little
dangerous; use common sense and go slowly. Beware of the two halves of
the compressor walking towards each other; if that happens back them off
and start over. You can prevent it by cross-torquing a little at a time
(I alternated giving each side one full turn).
Once you have that done, you need to remove the slotted nut. The nut is
actually not a hex nut, but a round steel sleeve with thread in the center
and two notches at the top. To torque it you need to engage the notches.
Let me tell you, you need tools here. I'll spare you my story, but
suffice it to say that I did not buy the tool, I regretted it, and that
modifying a socket is *not* the way to go.
Fortunately I *did* find an alternative to the official tool. To make
the Shields Slotted Nut Remover Tool, start with the nut you removed
from the top of the strut. Lay the new replacement slotted nut on
top of it, centered, slots against the round locking ring, and scribe
where the slots fall. Then hold the nuts side-by-side and observe
how deep the slots are. Use these marks to cut away two crescents,
so you essentially have a shorter nut with two small projections 180
degrees apart. Now grind out all the thread from the center. I did
all this with a Dremel and patience.
You can now slip the nut over the top of the strut, seat the projections
into the slots, and torque away. Neat, eh?
I didn't have a problem keeping it seated, but if you do, you could put
another strut nut (this one with threads) on after it, and torque them
both together, since they're the same size. That is advantage #1 of the
modified-nut tool. Advantage #2 is that if you have a problem with the
strut rotating in its housing for some reason (I did!), you have the
top end unobstructed and can just put the 7mm allen key back on it.
It basically just slides apart from here. Spring retainer, dished washer,
bump stop with dust sleeve, and the compressed spring. Careful with
that spring; carry it gently and don't put it where someone might trip
over it or kids might play with it.
The strut is held on with a threaded cap. The cap has a *large*
hex-shaped opening in the center which matches yet another special tool.
You don't need that tool at all, because this is, for once, exactly the
application pipe wrenches are designed for.
At this point my old strut disassembled internally and left a puddle of
oil on the driveway. Kitty litter cleans it up.
If the strut doesn't slide out of its tube, put a 14mm box-end on the
top, follow with a nut, and bang that with a mallet. This proceduce
is Bentley-approved.
Ok, that's it! Now is the perfect time to have a new wheel bearing
installed; take the bearing and the hub assembly to any decent garage
and they'll take care of it for you. Then put it all back together.
You remembered to use new strut bearings, right?
2.4. Reassembly
Here is the part where I scream at my car in the pouring rain. The car
must have powerful friends because it only rained harder...
If your car isn't cursed like mine, it will just slide back together.
The driveshaft is no problem (mallet, with patience); thread on the axle
nut a few threads so it doesn't fall completely off later, but torque
it very gently. The tie rod just pushes in once you get it lined up,
which is easy. The upper mount and the roll bar just go right on the
same way they came off.
Now, for *no good reason*, it took me hours to get the passenger side
ball joint lined up. After a while I realized I should loosen the
adjusting nuts, but then it took a while (and much WD-40 and coaxing)
to get it to slide out. It still wasn't vertical. It's raining now,
mind you, and I am *very* late for work. After some more cursing and
pleading I finally did get it aligned. Slip it back in with a mallet
or floor jack and install the new clamp bolt.
Oh, if you're replacing the tie rod end, it's easy. Slip the vertical
rod into the strut assembly to stop it from turning, and loosen the
nearest nut a few turns. Give the locking collar one tap with a mallet
on a screwdriver. Pull the tie rod back out from the strut assembly
and unscrew it. Installation is the reverse of removal.
FYI, those two settings -- moving the ball joint, adjusting camber, and
moving the tie rod end, adjusting toe -- are the two main adjustments
in an alignment, which is why your car now needs to be realigned.
Doublecheck that everything is torqued to spec and lower the car.
3. Rear suspension
This applies only to the FWD models. On a quattro, the rear is very
much like the front, so you already know what to do.
The rear is *way* easy and doesn't require any special tools. This is
because the rear wheels are neither driven nor steered; they just provide
traction and absorb bumps. It's a self-evident design.
The upper mounting points for the rear suspension are at the very back
of the trunk. You could do the job entirely from that side, but if you
pull the rear seat (no fasteners -- it's all a clever system of clips
and locating wire!), Audi has thoughtfully installed access portals for
the suspension mounts. Good design there.
With the weight on the wheels, pull off the black dust cap and loosen
the 17 mm nut. You will need to hold the shock tube with an adjustable
wrench (I would actually have preferred a hex socket). The best tool
is an offset box-end ratchet; a nonratcheting box-end will be tedious,
because the nut is locking and does not spin off with finger pressure.
You need to wrench it the whole way.
Now jack up the car on that side (only do one side at a time). As you
raise the car the spring will lose all tension and the strut will just
fall out of the upper mount. Isn't that cool?
I recommend you remove the wheel at this point; it makes access a bit
easier and more importantly you have less unsprung weight to move around.
At this point you should take out and set aside the rubber upper mount
and the large washer above this. Otherwise you will bump them when you
try to insert the new shock from below, and the washer will fall behind
the gas tank, where you will never, ever retrieve it. Uh, not that I
would do that.
The strut is held at the bottom by a long bolt in double shear. This is a
critical part with 10.9 hardness and you should replace the bolt and nut.
If your old bolts are rusted as badly as mine were you'll be glad you
have new hardware.
That's really all there is to disassembly. Pull the washers, bump
stops, &c. off the old shock and assemble parts onto the new shock.
Orient the lower spring retainer; it adjusts by knocking it up with
a mallet and then back down. Install the lower bolt and nut (60 Nm;
bolt head away from wheel). Push the thread of the shock into the upper
mounting hole and prop the wheel up there with a jackstand. Slide the
rubber mount and washer on and get the new nut started so it won't fall
out of the hole. Lower the car. Torque the upper nut and the lugs.
You're done.
4. Driving pleasure
First you need to take it down to the alignment shop. Drive carefully
and don't go very far or you'll ruin the tires. It is possible to align
the car yourself (the procedure involves constructing parallel lines with
jackstands and plumb bobs, so you have a reference to measure against),
but I decided I had used up my karma budget.
And second, you need to drive it around for a while, at speed and on
corners, and enjoy the way that when you brake, it confidently glides to
a stop instead of pitching forward, and when you accelerate it doesn't
pitch all the traction away from the front wheels, and when you corner it
doesn't roll like a boat. The old suspension was great for understanding
weight transfer but not much for driving.
When it works, it's all worth it. Happy motoring.
- - --
Shields.
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From: "R. Wiratorn" <withu@loxinfo.co.th>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:23:26 +0700
Subject: Ah A4 is better
hello, now I know What to buy A4 or C-Class.
At the same price we can buy only C180 in Classic trim,which
cannot compare to the interior of A4. We must go to Elegance
trim to make Merc match Audi in interior, and the price will
go beyond $90,000. So A4 is a better buy, but we have to wait for a
new lot of A4 till Jan 97...oh that's the boring part.
Ben
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From: Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:42:52 -0800
Subject: RE: Drain plug won't budge
So can I get it cheaper by asking for a Porsche part at the (shared)
parts counter? :-)
- - - peter
>----------
>From: Joe Yakubik[SMTP:75363.2524@compuserve.com]
>Sent: Saturday, November 16, 1996 11:26 AM
>To: quattro
>Subject: Drain plug won't budge
>
>Peter H. wrote that some poor unfortunate soul had to use an air hammer
>(impact
>wrench) to remove the drain plug. That would've been me.
>
>While trying to remove the plug for the first change after buying the car
>used:
>wouldn't budge, wouldn't even think about looking like it was about to budge.
> I
>started using progressively larger and larger tools: a wrench, a 3/8 drive
>socket, 1/2 in, 1/2 in with cheater bar, etc. All I succeeded in doing was
>rounding the corners on the plug.
>
>Using the "bigger hammer" theory, I got the air hammer out and removed it.
>After reinstalling the plug, I went to the dealer and got a new drain plug
>which
>lived in my glove box until the next oil change. Save yourself the trouble
>and
>have a new plug standing by in the event you have to do something silly to
>get
>your old plug out.
>
>BTW: This plug is BIG. The threaded section is approx 1 inch diameter. Do
>not
>be fooled by a skinny little bolt head. It's also a Porsche part. My
>replacement plug came in a little plastic bag with the P*** word all over it.
>
>Joe Yakubik
>
>
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From: "Meron" <phwomp@cosmoslink.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:58:43 -0800
Subject: Re: Tire sizes
Just buy a set of two and rotate them around the car frequently.
Avi Meron
86 5K cstq
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From: "Mike " <JoMi@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 06:56:34 UT
Subject: RE: quattro-digest V3 #1382
I had the reverse happen a few years back. Went to wash the wifes car in the
90 degree summer heat and cracked the windshield with the cold water.
mike miller
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From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net on behalf of Phil Payne
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 1996 2:04 PM
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: quattro-digest V3 #1382
In message <961117120610_1384874974@emout15.mail.aol.com> Nivi@aol.com writes:
> I cracked the windshield on my Caprice one cold winter, so be careful of
> using the defroster on high heat and air flow if it's really cold out!
I can vouch for the fact that one "accepted urban myth" isn't a myth at all.
I saw what happened when a guy ran a bucket of hot water in his bathroom and
threw it on his (hired) BMW's screen.
KABOOM!
- - --
Phil Payne
phil@sievers.com
Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club
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From: "PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 07:17:45 UT
Subject: hp/liter comparison(long)
I recently did my 2nd hp/liter comparison spreadsheet. I did the first one
about 5 years ago and was not so surprised by the results. The German and
Japanese makes were towards the top of the list and the Americans were down at
the bottom. IMHO This is a very good indicator of technology leaders of the
auto industry. It also means that the cars that have the higher specific
output are going to be lighter weight in the critical area of the car, the
engine. For many years American cars put bigger, heavier and less efficient
engines in their cars until the buying public had enough and started to buy
cars with smaller higher efficiency engines. On my last sheet the American
cars were dead last and didn't have any in the top 50. Most of the cars were
in the last 50 including your Northstar's and even the Quad 4 which was
supposed to be the best engine Detroit put out in 25 years. So this time I
went in to it thinking that things have gotten better and maybe they might
have improved somewhat. I tabulated about 130 cars and let excel do its work.
For this list I compiled hp, weight, torque, engine size, and 0-60 time. I
then tabulated hp/ltr, torque/ltr., lb./hp, and torque+hp/ltr. I then could
sort them by category. The list I did this time put turbo and supercharged
cars in the same list where I did not do that before. I did include some of
the Audi models of old that I had inf. on and the inf. I had on the new A-3.
After all this I must say I am very disappointed. I expected the American
cars to have caught up in some of these areas. I want more than anything for
our cars to at least match the efficiencies and technology that the Germans
and Japanese have had for several years now, but. They not only lagged behind
they were dead last in just about every category that I had. Of the last 18,
15 were American cars. Even more astounding was that some of the cars were
"performance" cars. I would expect this of the eco-cars but not performance
cars. The Americans did not even brake into the top 35 unless you include the
Vector but thats really Italian. Of the last 50, 29 were Americans. Even my
4000, whose engine is hardly a techno marvel by todays standards, beat out
some very heady competition. Some of the cars in front were hardly
performance cars either like the Mazda melenia that placed 18th in the
Hp+torque/ltr. Of the top 20 in this category 6 were German, 2 brits, 4
Italians, 4 Japanese, and 3 Swedes. You will be happy to know that Audi
placed 4 of those 6 Germans mostly due to turbocharging.
I know that this is not a very scientific poll but it does show one areas the
American cars can and have to improve on. The days of pushrods and rockers
are over but if you look at most American cars they still use these old
designs which sap an engines efficiency.
I dont mean to bash the American cars but the numbers speak volumes. How
many foreign cars still use pushrods? I sell a product which is made in
America and is good not because it is made here but because the product is
good but we still buy these cars thinking that we are creating jobs but
instead we are perpetuating the problem. I would much prefer to buy American
but given the quality and performance issues I will not buy one until these
problems are solved. Dont anybody chime in and say that the American cars are
not tuned for performance but durability either, because I have had several
v-6 fords and v-8 chevy's that require rebuilds or new engines after just 150k
miles.
I will get of my horse now and let the debates rage but I just went to the
car show today and saw what everyone had to offer and I must say that the
American cars ARE getting better especially in the areas of finish quality.
If anyone wants a copy and has the ability to get attachments with their mail
e-mail me and I will send you one. I copy it to text format but it got
scrambled in the translation.
See Ya.
Pat Martin
864000csq 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge,advanced and loving it. Drilled and
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS Intermediates, K&N.
95 subaru legacy
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From: "Mike " <JoMi@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 07:08:37 UT
Subject: Who was that?
Was that a list member in that nice dark grey 5Kst on I-5 and I-405 this
afternoon around 2:30? My guess, based upon observed acceleration runs, is
that you have more than 1.3 bar boost. Also a more understanding wife than
mine who will silently allow you to do 90 in the rain. Did you notice the grey
5ks behind me on I-405? Three Audis in a row on I-405 - not a Kanc run but not
bad for this area!! I was in the pearl 91 200q.
mike miller - bonney lake, wa
91 200q
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From: ti@bazooka.amb.org (Ti Kan)
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:33:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: A4Q 2-stage accelerator???
Achille Riviello writes:
> I have noticed in my
> other drives that the accelerator pedal seemed to have 2 stages to it.
> ...
> Anyone have this experience? Can anyone explain it?
Yes, my A4q feels this way too. The 2nd stage is probably due to the
secondary throttle butterfly opening, greatly increasing the quantity
of air intake into the engine.
- - -Ti
96 A4 quattro
84 5000S Turbo
80 4000
- - --
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From: "Meron" <phwomp@cosmoslink.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 23:48:55 -0800
Subject: Re: Cup holder vendor
Husco Engineering Co.
17 Calvin Road
Wilton CT 06897
Orders: 800-752-3182
Phone: 203-762-3181
Fax: 203-762-3427
- ------------------------------
From: quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:07:20 GMT
Subject: 2wd Audi's
In message <328FB848.4A53@netten.net> mike tipton writes:
> Which type of car do you think Audi will be running in 98? 2wd or 4wd!
> The 98 BTCC rules do not allow 4wd to compete? True?
Correct. It will have to be FWD.
> If this is the case, then Audi will have to field a 2wd car in order to
> continue. With the "Quattro" image being Audi's forte' and main sales
> platform, I dont see Audi fielding a 2wd car for very long! One season
> maybe but not longer!
Their other problem is that their engine is expiring under the rules. They
will not have a legally permitted engine in 1999.
- - --
Phil Payne
phil@sievers.com
Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club
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From: quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:04:03 GMT
Subject: quattro-digest V3 #1382
In message <199611180513.VAA01713@cosmoslink.net> "Meron" writes:
> Was the guy who pored the hot water on his Bimmer a Brit???
Tup. A computer engineer based, at the time, in Frankfurt.
P.S. Some of us don't like the term "Brit". I don't think anyone thinks it
as perjorative as "Kraut", but as a long-time expatriate (Germany,
1970s and 1980s) I came to find the term quite offensive.
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Phil Payne
phil@sievers.com
Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club
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