Re: Weight a minute

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In a message dated 98-04-10 11:02:03 EDT, you write:
Josh writes
<< So the reaction when a car manufacturer has something that is advantageous
> that you don't have is...get it banned!!  Right on.  I think this is just
> the opposite methodology that you're looking for.  BMW does something
> better than Audi.  Audi should get their stuff right.  Audi does something
> better than BMW.  Audi should be banned.  No...rather BMW should get their
> stuff right.  
Sorry you are late, btwt.  In regards to BTCC, 6 months before BMW protested
awd, and at least that before awd was banned.  Right here in the archives.  

>I thought the 325IX was a great car (drove it when we shopped
 >for a small AWD sedan...bought the 90q).  It had much better power than the
 >Audi, better brakes too.  But it was lacking in so many areas...fit and
 >finish/build quality being a big one.  Who wants a fast car that's poorly
 >built, made of cheap materials, and falls apart. >>
Amazingly, if you shop for a 325IX you pay 91 200tqw prices.  Somewhere the 90
lost value, "a big one".  How?  "Cheap" got redefined some, don't cha think?

Scott