UK v. European parts prices...(No Audi content)

["Ian J Haseltine" <Jim_Haseltine@classic.msn.com>]

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From: 	owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net on behalf of Phil Payne
>In message <9710141706.AA07201@aztek-eng.com> DeWitt Harrison >writes:

>> Any chance that this German vs. UK parts price disparity will
>> diminish when your parts bills are priced in Euros? Meanwhile,
>> I'm content to have the UK contingent hold the Audi
>> Flagellation Society Cup.

>Yes, I think so.   Of course, Audi are likely to tackle this problem by 
raising 
>German prices rather than lowering UK ones ... 

I for one will not lay money on prices aligning - mind you, after another 
round of monster inflation similar to the 70's postdecimalation madness I 
shouldnt think that anyone will care very much.

The Single European Currency ranks along side many other EC decrees, just like 
the proposed legislation forcing us to fit only OEM replacement parts on our 
cars - now just how many people knew that this had raised its ugly head again? 
To my knowledge this is the third time in the last 5 years that it has been 
suggested.

BTW, I'm not anti-Europe, I just think that EC laws would make more sense if 
some nations were excluded from the decision making - like the French, the 
Italians, the Spanish, the ...........:-) 

Jim Haseltine
88 Ur quattro