A story (maximal Audi content)

[four.rings@MCIONE.com]

I just had a beer with a friend of mine and he told me a recent story
about our mutual acquaintance.

The guy was driving on the Penna turnpike from Philly to Pittsburgh late
at night in the rain in his '96 A4Q. He had his little daughter with
him.
Those who are familiar with the area know that central PA is gorgeous
and the road is cut through the picturesque Appalachian mountains. 

Somewhere in the vicinity of the three tunnels (perhaps the Lehigh
Valley tunnel) he hit a huge puddle and lost control. Quattro or no
quattro, if your rubber stinks (OEM H-rated crap), you are likely to get
in trouble, unless of course your last name happens to be Kankunnen or
Makkinen.

Evidently he aquaplaned on all four wheels and went full smack into the
rocky wall, luckily for him broadside.

The car bounced off the wall and flipped upside down. It then slid on
it's roof for about 70m before coming to rest. The passengers were
hanging upside down on hteir belts. Front airbags did not deploy and he
did not have side airbags on the '96.

Not a scratch or a bruise on either of them!

Now, we all now how strong the 44-chassis cars are and we all know that
the A6 scored 5 out of 5 stars for both passenger and driver in the
Uncle Sam's test (the "icon-of-safety" Volvo scored second, 5 and 4
stars), but this is the first live testament to the effect that the new
and smaller A4 carries the safety banner just as high as it's older
siblings. Good to know. Long live Audis!

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Igor Kessel
'89 200TQ -- 18psi (TAP)
'98 A4TQ -- nothing to declare
Philadelphia, PA
USA
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/8949/homepage.html
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