Re: cars on the side of the road

[Elliott Potter <epotter@abraxis.com>]

I saw a later 5000 on the road the other day, it had the gold badges,
but the owner also had the stock wheels chromed--*very* bright!  These
are the "flying saucer" wheels--lots of chrome!  I would probably love
them if I didn't think chrome was so gaudy.
-- 
Elliott

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."
	--The Notebooks of Lazarus Long


Ken Keith wrote:
> 
> ti@amb.org (Ti Kan) wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> 
> I know someone who had a '91 90 Quattro 20v in pearl white that gold
> plated his badges, as well as his ~3.5" tip.  He was running 15" chrome
> Momo Quazars(sp?) at one time, and then later 17" silver Rial's.
> 
> The badges themselves actually didn't look that bad, against the somewhat
> yellowish/cream colored pearl white.  The Rial's looked much better than
> the Momo's.  The tip, well, I'll reserve comment about that part.
> 
> Then there was his black ur-q with 15" chrome "florenstars" (or "hammers")
> prior to that.  But then we all go through stages...
> 
> Ken