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Re: cars on the side of the road
geo writes:
> We came across a DOTSOTR (dead on the side of...well...you know)
> and stopped to help. It turned out to be a black quat 44 with
> gold badges on it. I've never seen these gold badges.
...
> but I would appreciate any info on whether this was a
> 'special edition' Audi. Had all the usual for a 5000 CD, no
> turbo.
Audi (the factory) has better taste than to gold-plate its
badges. However, I have seen some dealers do so, as well as
various individuals. Yuck.
What you describe sounds like just a standard 5K non-turbo that
was unfortunate enough to be so dressed.
-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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