Re: bringing black/black leather audi to Nevada HELP!

[Zsolt Kovacs <zsolt@telusplanet.net>]

>From hot climate to cold. Here's a question I meant to ask a long time ago.
My dash cracked at the passanger side this winter when the temperature dropped
below -30C. Is there a way to fix it?
Thanx,
  Zsolt

Avi Meron wrote:

> Anyway you cut it, your car going to be a "Dutch oven"..............never
> buy black, terrible color.........
> You can tint your widows (a must) and you can park your car in the shade a
> lot (not easy to find shade in Vegas) and you can run your AC in recrc. all
> the time. Of course you can get a dash cover (looks tacky) and treat your
> plastic interior regularly (to prevent cracking). You can also use one of
> those inside shades when you park it in the sun.
> Good luck, when I go to Vegas (ONLY for business!) I will watch for paint
> peeling 90Q,
> If you didn't get it (by now) it this post supposes to be "amusing"..to some
> people anyway,
> Avi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]
> On Behalf Of Harten, Eric
> Sent:   Thursday, March 25, 1999 7:13 AM
> To:     'Quattro List'
> Subject:        bringing black/black leather audi to Nevada  HELP!
>
> Hi folks,
>
>         I am new to the list, and I need some advice.  I am getting
> transferred from Boston to Nellis AFB in Las Vegas Nevada this summer and I
> am worried about the heat and my car.  My 1995 90 Quattro is black with
> black leather interior.  This strikes me as a potentially uncomfortable
> combination.  I have purchased some mesh see-through sun shades for the back
> windows, but I am not sure this will be enough.  Does anybody have a lighter
> interior for this car?  I seem to remember them coming in at least charcoal
> and creme cloth.  Any other suggestions from folks in hot climates?   Also,
> I will be needing a timing belt in a year or so.  Does anybody know any good
> Audi mechanics in the Las Vegas area?   Thanks.
>
> Eric Harten
>
> 1995 90 Sport Quattro (75k)