Re: cars on the side of the road/Gold Badges

["Douglas Hurst Quebbeman" <dougq@iglou.com>]

> > 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.

I saw an 85/86/87 4000CS Quattro yesterday, red, wth gold badges. Waved at
the guy (not a local but a Hoosier from the Hinterlands), he did not wave
back.

-Doug Q
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