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Re: New Order
Well..
I am 20 and have never done this to a vehicle....
I must say my 4kq does now have an '87 interior w/quattro stitched seats,
eibachs and boges, A reasonable CD player and otherwise stock....
oh yeah... TSW Hockenheims w/16" Dunlop w-10 sports...
Later,
Rich Andrews
rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu
'86 4kq (my baby)
prior vehicles: '84 & '86 CGT, '84 5ks, '83 5kt
>
> I agree entirely. I support customizing vehicles. It's a way to set
> yourself apart as an enthusiast/driver rather than a user/consumer of
> vehicles. But I think for the most part, the new breed of youths modding
> their cars aren't "car" people at all. They're exhibitionists. It's more
> important that you notice their mods than their cars. The cars have become
> secondary to the spectacle. Attention seeking folks who don't seem to care
> if it's good attention or bad - they're only concern is that THEY are the
> focus of that attention... It goes beyond the typical "kids will be kids"
> and in my humble opinion, it trashes and otherwise fine automobile. I guess
> I still subscribe to the "less is more" school of design.
>
> -Dan
>
> Dan Sinclair
> 1988 Audi 90, 68K mi.
> Photo and details online at:
> http://131.107.68.28/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R Justin Andrews [mailto:rjandrew@post.smu.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 9:11 AM
> To: Dan Sinclair
> Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: New Order
>
>
> > >>>He was obviously
> > of the school of thought that the more aftermarket stuff you throw
> > on the car the more "cool" it becomes. To him I seem to have committed
> > mortal sin by appreciating a fine car just as it is...<<<
> >
> Wait you forgot the two most important mods!!
> colored fog lights that blind on-coming traffic and racing stripes!!
> I always sorta kid with people that have the stripes....
> me : "You like racing stripes ?"
> honda driver: "yeah"
> me: "what's that do for resale value"
> honda driver: (dumb look and explains that it is removable)
>
> anyways, I try to show these morons what a real car is but their idea of
> mods
> are purple fi lines, blue headlights, clear tail lights, a huge tach,
> ad of course so sort of huge decal such as "OUTLAW"
> I actually was signalled to stop one time by some guy in a jetta whom was
> with this crowd and I talked to a couple people but everyone sort of looked
> at the 4kq funny...
> I had one guy try to explain to me how his racing clutch was going bad
> because he had 10k miles on it...
> These guys really don't have a clue about cars for the most part....
>
> Sorry to vent...
> I just don't understand some of the "mods" that people do unneccesarily..
> they ruin perfectly good vehicles..
> Later!
> Rich Andrews
> rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu
> > This is the same school of thought that believes a suspension that still
> has
> > vertical travel is unacceptable, and a tire that has more than an inch of
> > sidewall is a waste. The same fools who run neon under their cars and
> have
> > stereos with a frequency range between 35 and 125 Hz. Morons...every last
> > one of them... I really hope your wrong that these are the Audi drivers
> of
> > the future. Although, I've seen a growing number of slammed and chopped
> > older BMWs running around....
> >
> > Dan Sinclair
> > 1988 Audi 90, 68K mi.
> > Photo and details online at:
> > http://131.107.68.28/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Ti Kan
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 8:05 AM
> > To: John Cunningham
> > Cc: Audi Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: New Order
> >
> >
> > John Cunningham writes:
> > > > > 2.8's are for A4 owners that don't wave (and need to feel that they
> > > > > bought the 'better, top-of-the-line model'). ;^)
> > > >
> > > > Oooh those are fightin words...
> > > >
> > > i was _waiting_ for some heat on that one...
> >
> > You know, I actually agree with you. Besides those who bought A4s
> > as personal appliances, there are some A4 owners that were probably
> > Hondacura transplants (you know, the slammed to the ground, tin-can
> > muffler variety). They brought along a certain attitude and mentality...
> >
> > I got this really bizarre e-mail from a young A4 1.8T owner, flaming me
> > for posting pics of my un-modded A4 on my web site. He was obviously
> > of the school of thought that the more aftermarket stuff you throw
> > on the car the more "cool" it becomes. To him I seem to have committed
> > mortal sin by appreciating a fine car just as it is...
> >
> > Hmmph.
> >
> > -Ti
> > 96 A4 2.8 quattro
> > 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> > 80 4000 2.0
> > --
> > /// Ti Kan Vorsprung durch Technik
> > /// AMB Research Laboratories, Sunnyvale, CA. USA
> > /// ti@amb.org
> > ////// http://metalab.unc.edu/tkan/
> > ///
> >
> >
>
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