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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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