Re: Boating with an S4

["Avram Dorfman" <dorfman@est.org>]

If you were making monthly payments on an S4 I'll be you would have waited
for the crane!

-Avram
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Hussey <dan_hussey@email.msn.com>
To: John Cunningham <johnc@together.net>; Avram Dorfman <dorfman@est.org>
Cc: quattro list <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: Boating with an S4


>Towing with an S4 (or any turbo quattro for that matter) is no big deal.  A
>personal watercraft is nothing!  I wouldn't call that abusive.  I knew a
guy
>who used to tow a Mazda RX7 to the SCCA races with his 5000TQW and another
I
>know tows his fishing boat up to Canada all the time with his 5KTQ.
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>Proper Class II or III trailer is important as well as proper installation.
>Da'Lan hitches I hear are best for Audis.
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>There are a few S4's here in town and I've seen 2 or 3 of them with
hitches.
>Towing lightweight boats is quite common here with all the lakes nearby.
>Careful operation is the key.  This guy obviously made a mistake as anyone
>could (wet foot on brake), but his real mistake was not to take the tow
>driver's advice and wait for the crane.  Not only was he still late but had
>several thousand dollars worth of damage to a beautiful car.  No excuse for
>it!
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>One more note....  Enough of the rich kid in his 20's stuff!!!!  I just
>about bought an S4 last month and if two incidents hadn't happened to my
200
>requiring body work, I might have been able to sell it and put enough down
>to afford it myself.  But, the big reason was my 200 is paid for.  S4 would
>require payments.  But, I could have afforded it!  People are always quick
>to give someone driving an S4 shit, but I see kids much younger than I
every
>day driving new Tahoes or Grand Cherokees or Accord V6 Coupes, etc.  Maybee
>they seem plain, but in many cases they are more expensive than a used S4.
>Let's give him a break!  Would you say the same about me if I were making
>monthly payments on an S4????  I hope not.
>
>Later,
>Dan
>89 200tq
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