RE: Plea for mercy

["Avi Meron" <avi@cosmoslink.net>]

Maybe we could replace it with a "torque multiplier" subject?......
Avi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Mike Arman
> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 1998 6:58 AM
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Plea for mercy
>
>
> OK guys, I'm askin' ya nice - heck - you win - I'm BEGGING . . .
>
> PUUUUHHHHHHLLLEEEEEEZZZZZEEEEEEEEEE can we move past the infamous Torsen
> Torture Techfest???????????
>
> This has become so utterly arcane as to defy my meager powers of
> description, and seems to have degenerated into a "my ego's bigger than
> your ego!" flamefest.
>
> I'm really saddened to see some of our list's very best "heavy hitters",
> people with real contributions to make, get so wound up in this
> very minor,
> extremely technical point that all else falls by the wayside. C'mon guys,
> can't we just agree to disagree? It isn't like this controversy will make
> or break Audi, will cost us major money to keep our cars running, might be
> the only true path to health, happiness, positive cash flow and finally
> being able to go off Viagra with no ill effects - IT SIMPLY
> DOESN"T WARRANT
> THE AMOUNT OF HEAT OR SPACE IT HAS TAKEN UP LATELY . . .
>
> Face it - if you have a Torsen, you're not going to get rid of it. If you
> don't, you won't be running out to buy one - SO WHO CARES?????? Fine, they
> (may) have some characteristics that we might want to be aware of - OK,
> already, we are now WELL ADVISED of them, ad nauseum, and if they are not
> real, well neither is the Loch Ness Monster, but there's no shortage of
> people who claim to have seen that, too.
>
> Now if we can just put the torsen into the washing machine, pump the
> control knob to check the bomb, and improve the lights (did I mention the
> power window switches?) and get back to Audi automobiles IN TOTO,
> I promise
> to be sit down and be quiet.
>
> Gimme a break, fellas!
>
> </rant mode>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Arman
>
> P.S. Changed the oil and filter this AM - not about to say what brand
> filter or what flavor of oil!!!!!
>