'94 Q45 / '89 200q comparison...

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

Yesterday, I had the "privilege" of driving a 1994 Infiniti Q45 ... it had
just 110 fewer miles than my 1989 200q (122,175) and has been
dealer-maintained on a cost-no-object basis.  It was also fitted with 17"
wheels and Dunlop SP-8000s but was otherwise stock.

My conclusion?  The motor's pretty nice -- I'd forgotten how much fun V8s
can be! -- but otherwise, I wasn't very favorably impressed.  The car wasn't
nearly as tight or responsive than my 200q and all the inputs felt "numb" by
comparison.  If this is what the driving public wants, then it's no wonder
why Audi went through a period of hard times during the late '80s/early '90s...

And when you realize I could probably buy at least two and perhaps even
THREE more 200qs for what this car's worth on the used-car market these
days, the comparison between them becomes all the more laughable.  (Their
other two cars are a Mercedes 500SEL and 600SEL ... no wonder this one
quickly became "the kid's car"!)
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