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Stalking the Elusive Quattro
In message <v03110704b135a537586e@[206.106.147.12]> Phil Rose writes:
> Let's not confuse what we may see on the road with actual factory output.
> Things like alternate side S4 badges may merely reflect some repainting was
> done by a sloppy (or dislexic) shop. A couple of weeks ago I came across a
> very nice looking '95 Audi A9 quattro--that's right, _A9_ :)
That's just someone taking the piss. It used to be quite common to find
Mercedes 450s and 500s sporting "200D" stickers. When I picked up my JS-
engined Passat from Autohaus Gotta in Dietzenbach back in 1982 it had "Passat
diesel" on the back.
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Phil Payne
UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club