Re: bashing Detroit

[Tomas Leveckis <tomas.leveckis@analog.com>]

JShadzi@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 7/8/99 10:15:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> macatawa@hotmail.com writes:
>
> <<  We aren?t so much loyal to Audi, as believe after much
>  experience the q is the best used AWD car for the $ and effort.  We?re
>  enthusiasts, the type dealers hate.  We aren?t easily swayed by smoke and
>  mirrors or brand loyalty, definitely not PODS. >>
>
>         I totally agree.  PODS are the ones who not only will go and buy a
> car their first time out, they are also the ones who will, at the first sign

nothing wrong with knowing what you want, heading down to the dealership
armed with the dealer cost of the vehicle and cutting a deal in 10-15min for
a deal on the lot....better than the PODS that goes to 10 dealerships trying to
cut
a deal to save 100 bucks

>
> of break down, drop their car off at the dealer and give them a blank check
> whenever there is a problem.  We are the ones calling the dealers for Part

maybe the PODS just has alot more money and would rather be sailing in his yacht

than looking for car part number..............in that case, who's the
PODS now????

>
> #s, asking all kinds of questions, then going to TPC when we really want
> something.  I may be loyal to Used Audis, but that does AoA no good
> whatsoever.  I am loyal to quattro, Audi's racing legacy, style,
> functionality, and performance/tuning possibilities (once massaged a little),
> and the relative rareness of the cars.  It would pain me in a way to see
> someone else driving my car multiple times every day.  These loyalties may be
> to "Audi" cars, but not really to AoA, they do not know I even exist, and
> after about 3 years, the same happens with their cars.
> Javad Shadzi

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