Re: This is getting ridiculous . . .

["R. Shayne Pavlic'" <bcpi@arias.net>]

>Found in gift shop in St. Augustine, FL yesterday:
>
>Nice little model of a 93'-ish 100 wagon, white, not quattro, about 5 1/2"
>long, die cast metal, tailgate and two front doors open, seat backs fold
>forward, made in China (where they are currently making real ones, too),
>and paid $4.00 for it - least expensive Audi anything I've ever bought.
>
>Got it home - it has a TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! Rolls backward but not
>forward. Just like the real ones! Took it apart (requires special tool #
>VAG - 0002-456-421A, green dot, on back order for next 350 years)
>(otherwise known as cheap Radio Shack jeweler's screwdriver), snapped gear
>back into place, re-assembled, it's fixed.
>
>Sunroof inop, too.
>
>Now I know models are supposed to be faithful to the originals, but don't
>you think this is carrying things a bit far?
>
>Confused (and I'm not even near Bucksnort!)
>
>Mike Arman
>


What do you expect, the Chinese are absolutely fantastic at building direct
copies of the real thing.


Shayne, [proud to own the real thing (thank God they all have 5 Speeds!)].