Re: FS 88 Avant 5spd

[Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>]

> > newer. All standard options
> 
> Always been curious about this phrase.  If it is 'standard', how could it be
> an 'option'?  And if it is an 'option', how could it be 'standard'.  Now I
> can understand standard equipment and optional equipment, but a standard
> option?

relative to Audis which usually seem to come "loaded", ie power
everything, in the US market, where "all that stuff" is usually
optional, i always figured it was the tortured result of semantics.

Um, what I mean to say is...

It was possible, especially in my era of "specialisation", to get an
Audi with very few luxury features.  EG mine has no sunroof, did not
have power windows or locks, and one of my parts cars had no power
mirrors.  Rear window wipers were definitley an option not standard.  So
all the nifty features are options.  But they seem to be kinda
"standard" on almost all Audis...

This isn't helping, is it?

-- 
Huw Powell

On the verge of either a tremendous philosophical breakthrough or a
psychotic break with reality.