Re: 91 CQ + confession

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

Good thing you don't have a '91 200 tq. I don't think the cruise control
even works below 100 mph. No problem though, 'cause the car rarely goes
below 100 anyway. Just kidding of course. Lately it seems to want to go
at 0 mph with the various leaks and other maladies :-(
Wolff


> his car and I blink left and get on with my trip, very carefully. For the
> next 200 miles I use the cruise control to match every speed sign exactly.
> No more happy day dreaming and listening to the way the car sounds and
> feels to set the speed. I'm a convicted criminal now, with a record. Damn.
> 
> The point is....he changed my driving behavior. And it was probably a good
> thing for me. Owning this 87 5kcstq has been a lot of fun and it runs best
> over 90 mph, where everything just smooths out and the car feels like it is
> in its element. And that is very seductive. I was doing it too much, not
> 90, but more than 55, and not thinking about laws and other people's
> safety. The car was too much fun and I was out of control....a fanatic,
> actually. I had to be stopped. I am lucky he didn't execute me on the spot.
> He had a fanatic in custody and he didn't know it.
> 
> And there must be no next time. I will control this beast within me, this
> curse of the Audi deities. I swear it in the name of Porsche and all his
> ancestors. So if anyone wants me to drive that 91 Coupe Quattro for
> them....You can be assured that it we be within all the legal limits. I
> have seen the future and want to be there when it happens.
> 
> Have a safe weekend. Apologies for the bw.
> 
> Doyt Echelberger
> 86 4kcsq
> 87 5kcstq