Re: Newsflash: Audi merges with Cadillac!...I May Weep Openly

[tsal2@juno.com (Timothy C Salazar II)]

DON'T DO THAT!!!  I was on the tip of the chair, with the noose around my
neck, before I noticed the rest of the posts.  [8^)

Timothy 


On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:12:35 EDT RELAYER@aol.com writes:
>Audi announced today that they will be merging under the Cadillac 
>umbrella. VW
>sold it's highly touted Audi division to fund it's next acquisition; 
>Dalmer-
>Benz-Chrysler.
>
>Audi spokes person said that they are looking forward to being a 
>division of
>Cadillac; "we are excited about using Cadillac's engineering resources 
>to
>bring Audi's quality and styling up to Cadillac levels." 
>
>Cadillac said they will be rebadging the Cadillac Catera with the Audi 
>rings
>to increase sales of the slow selling import fighter. It is also 
>rumored that
>the Head of Cadillac is looking to sell the popular A4 as the Cadillac
>Cimmaron starting in late '99.
>
>Audi fans around the world are said to be celebrating the buyout. Many 
>Audi
>fans site their love of chrome styling and landau tops as the reasons 
>behind
>their jubilation. Audi is expected to offer the following Cadillac 
>options on
>their A4 & A6 lines within the next 6 months; Chrome wheels, opera 
>windows,
>white walls, landau tops, and fake truck mounted spare tires.
>
>End of AP news report
>
>  /\        _I        Christian J. Long (& Breeze Heller - fiancee)
>/    \ I_I I_I I      Orlando, Florida, USA
>                       University of Central Florida Alumni 1994
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>'98 Audi A4 1.8T            Low pressure V2 rocket
>'96 BMW 318ti              Looking to replace with a 4000CSQ
>'90 Audi 90                   Now in the hands of the mother-in-law
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Past Audis: '84 CGT, '85CGT, '87.5 CGT, '90 CQ
>

Love, Like, or Just Plain Tolerate,

Timothy