RE: A snow/ice storm and my A4Q (longish)...

[Linus Toy <linust@mindspring.com>]

At 04:19 PM 3/18/97 -0500, Rob Winchell wrote:
>When I got my 200, I was shocked to see a switch that allows me to turn off 
>the Anti-locks. I looked in the manual, and their reasoning for it was 

not sure why you're shocked.  I, for one, am glad Audi respected* the
intelligence of the American driver.  seems every other manufacturer
offering cars in the US doesn't think the average American driver is smart
enough to figure out how to use "extra" controls or gauges.

* past tense 'cause they've since dropped the switch, though i've heard it
was for cost reasons.

2 pennies.
--linus
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