Re: The ULTIMATE cure for those Quattro blues

[Darin Nederhoff <quattro@audi-s-cars.com>]

John Larson wrote:

> Was the build quality, and I use the term loosely, as high as that of the Fords
> made in the USA at the time?

My '86 XR4ti is not too bad actually.

> How about the seats.

Again, not bad for an '86.

> My shop neighbor is a general
> domestic car guy, specializing in Fords, and I find most of the ones in his shop
> pretty trashed at the age of my 90 90 20v, with only 1/2 to 2/3 the miles, and
> the engines and emissions systems are relatively crude.

Well, the resale value dropped like a rock, and many of them fell into the hands of
teenagers that gave them thorough workouts.  ;-)

> Why did Ford abandon them here?

Poor sales...  due to terrible marketing (can we say "worse than Audi's marketing")?


Darin
Audi-S-Cars.com
'90 CQ20V
'86 XR4ti