Re: Audi of America, are you listening?

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>]

At 08:24 99-02-08 -0500, Andrew Duane USG wrote:

>When the 100Q was about 5 years old, I wrote to Audi about
>lots of stupid problems with it. The dashboard veneer craked
>and fell off. The mirrors fell out of the sun visors. Half
>of my switches and lights didn't work. The gas pedal broke
>in half; so did my shift knob. The heating blower squealed
>so much I couldn't use it.
>
>Their reply was: "these problems are normal for a car of
>this advanced age".  WTF?????

So, Audi basically confirmed that they can't build a car that would last 5
years, therefore suggesting their build quality is worse than that of the
Yugo. 

As we say in my country, "one can't decide if he should laugh or cry"

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)