Re: Beware of VRC and VRE

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> > You don't have to see the logic - they aren't trying to convince you.
> >  they just don't stock them.
> 
> Good point.  What seems perfectly logical to one person -- say, owning and
> driving a 13-year old Audi -- might strike another person as something that is
> completely insane.  ;^)

try 17 years... and I'm trying to build it into a "new" car...!
> 
> >  Remember that the auto industry is not about used cars except for the
> >  first resale value.  It's about new cars.  And we are dealing with a
> >  marque that suffered a massive sales and reputation setback since our
> >  cars were built.  Again, consider ourselves lucky to be able to get
> >  *anything* that only fits cars this old.
> 
> I'll concede your point.  But if I can walk into a Mercedes dealership and buy
> parts for an ex-girlfriend's '71 280SE from stock, it doesn't seem
> unreasonable for me to expect that an Audi dealer can sell me a consumable
> part that is pretty much universal across several different models, all of
> which are anywhere from 10 to 16 years younger.

remember that in the 70's Audis were just not lifetime cars like they
(hopefully) are built to be today.  MB, however, took that market
approach a lot earlier.  And never suffered a marketing catastrophe like
the UA fiasco.

> 
> >  I guess I'm a little closer to some reality checks on this, my neighbor
> >  runs a foreign car garage and is very straight with me about what I am
> >  doing.
> 
> And I've been known to tilt at windmills on occasion ... hope you enjoyed your
> party.  ;^)

it was fun. thanks.

-- 
Huw Powell

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82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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