Re: A story (maximal Audi content)

[FMARTIN <fmartin@ithaca.edu>]

>From: four.rings@MCIONE.com
>Subject: A story (maximal Audi content)

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>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

Igor,

Thanks for taking the trouble and BW to pass this story along. With all the 
Audi problems posted (mostly legitimate, of course) and occasional slams 
against the make (and it's drive-engineering), it's good to have an occasional 
reminder as to some of the *real-world* values of these cars. The vast 
majority of these cars are being used to carry, at least occasionally, family 
and friends on public roads. Safety and security is not a small issue, and 
I've yet to see a "course worker" at every curve out there warning of dangers 
ahead.

Frank M. 
'90 200TQ
'88 Mazda 323 GTX