Re: What is going on here?

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

I don't think there's a snobbery issue here, Alex.  I think it's a matter
of the list being made up primarily of enthusiasts, and the cars they know
about and can respond about with experience are the more common and/or more
performance-natured of the models.  Some issues (doorhandles  :(  for
example) apply to  a good many more of the list members than do
four-bangers.  It  IS the quattro list, after all, and no quattros had
automatice till the V8 and the V6 models evolved.  I've been reading here
for about a year, and it's amazing the range of experience and knowledge
displayed.  Not all posters are always available or have time to respond to
the 15th repetition of the same question in two months.  But the
willingness, even the DESIRE, to help others here is tremendous.  What's
really amazing is that such a divergent collection of interests doesn't
lead to more rants and wasted bandwidth.

Kneale Brownson  (four quattro's but limited knowledge that keeps growing
because of quattro@audifans.com)



At 10:55 PM 6/18/99 -0400, A  v  G wrote:
>This list is becoming more of a chat session that a place for help.  I
>hate to bitch, but I must at this point.  I try to help those that ask
>things that I know about.  Sometimes I try to help those that ask
>questions that I know nothing about, not such a good idea all of the time.
>Although I thought the list was a place to exchange little helpful bits of
>info or advice.  I have asked numerous questions that have gone
>unanswered, I bet most of that is because my car is kind of odd and not so
>well liked('88 80 Automatic) along with the fact that not many people know
>to much about the 4 Cylinder engine.  Although plenty of people know about
>the 087 transmission, I have asked some questions concerning that, no
>answers.  Questions concerning fancy cars such as the 200q20v my mother
>owns get answered right away, without fail.  By numerous amounts of
>peoples as well.  The car snobbery on the list is quite obvious to me
>sometimes, but sometimes you guys are super helpful with questions about 
>my car.  I, and I hope others, would like to see less banter and more good
>helpful advice going around.  Thanks for your time.
>
>P.S. I would like to thank Javad Shadzi(excuse the spelling if incorrect)
>for all the help he has given me about my car, my engine, and my exhaust
>system.  He really has been helpful even though my car ain't the coolest.
>
>Thanks all!
>
>         Alex '88 80
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