(sacared salesman) was: Variable valve timing goodness

[Paul Nicholson <paul@eisusa.com>]

At 8:19 AM -0400 9/17/97, Andrew Duane USG/PE wrote:
>Hairy green toads from Mars made Paul Timmerman say:
>
>> >...when I noticed my passenger was saying something over and over... it
>> >was, "Mother of God we'll all die!"
>>
>> That was mean scaring the little fella like that! ;-)
>
>Well, you know that's how I decided which car to buy. I test drove
>several at several different dealers. The salesman at Park was the
>first one who didn't grab for the hand-hold or get white knuckles.
>In fact, he pointed out a really nice road full of turns that I would
>have missed....
>
>He earned his commission.
>

I test drove an A4Q last year at Ogner in Woodland Hills, California. My 11
year old son was next to me in the front seat with the salesman sitting
behind me. I took the car up Topanga Canyon Road, stopping to let the
traffic precede, so I had a clear shot at the winding grade. The A4Q while
having softer suspension than my now gone 4000Q, negotiated the road with
ease. I took a sharp uphill turn with the car in second and the pedal to
the floor, and the salesman was so scared he cracked open the back door, I
guess so he could jump out. After he calmed down he asked me how I liked
the car, "OK", I said "but the suspension is too soft" as I jerked the
wheel right and left causing the body to roll back and forth. In the rear
view mirror all I saw was the salesman's head swinging back and forth as
the body rolled.

It was obvious this guy did not know quattros.

Paul

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