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Hi!

Hi everybody!

I have just recently entered the wonderful world of Audis. Not that 
long ago I purchased a used 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with 110 000 Km 
(um, say, 69K miles). 16 000 Km later, I think I have decided that I 
really enjoy my car. Having equipped it with snow tires, it is a dream 
in all the snow that we get here. It is a fantastic car to take 
skiing. I haven't had a chance to drive on dry roads yet, but it looks 
promising. There is nothing quite so much fun as cruising along 
quietly in 5th,  then dropping a couple of gears so that it lands at 
4000 rpm and rocketing off. I love the sound of the engine at full 
throttle! And then the roar from the airbox when you shift. Ah, yes. 
It is a far superior automotive experience than my previous stead (a 
1988 4WD Subaru Justy, 1.3 litre, 9 valve, 3 cylinders and the last 
commercially available automotive carburetor in North America). On the 
downside, I don't quite enjoy the expensive service (like the $700CDN 
master cylinder replacement). Nor am I overwhelmed by the car's small 
trunk and mediocre driving lights. Nor do I derive a tremendous 
amounts of aesthetic pleasure from the car's appearance although its 
nondescript looks and bland charcoal metalic paint keeps me from 
getting noticed. Which has been very useful several times (see part 
above about me enjoying the car...). Prior to getting my own Audi, I 
got my parents hooked. My mother drives a 5 speed '96 A4q2.8 in dark 
metalic green (not that weird lighter green the '97 cars have). 
Anyway, I just wanted to say "hi" and that I've been reading the 
quattro list for a while.

Tamas
'90 90q20v

Tamas Bertenyi, B.Eng.
Aerodynamics Laboratory
Institute for Aerospace Research
National Research Council Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada