I do remember that he called himself the quattro king? Ring any bells? He was also a benz owner which I guess the reason he was on the list. I used to be a a Audi owner, what I had was a quattro coupe with a turbo 5 cyl and sadly it was destroyed by a drunk ass in a pickup. I think he was on the list when it was mbz.org and didn't subscribe after the list changed. oh well was just curious 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata -----Original Message----- From: Russ Maki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:09:55 -0500 Subject: Re: [MBZ] audi nut
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Ah, I'm the smartass who asked about our in infamous audi nut.. and if I knew it was you I wouldn't have asked where he went. At least you respect the car? > > I think it was another nut on the list (not me) extolling the virtues of the cars from Ingolstadt. My experience is love-hate. I wouldn't own a new one -- the lone Audi dealership in southeast Wisconsin is not known for their service. A sad circumstance, considering the headquarters of the Audi Club of North America is five miles from my home! My 4000 is like my Benzes except for the electrical system and door handles, for which the car's designers should be beaten severely. The 5-cylinder 2.2 liter engine is nearly indestructible -- a very torquey undersquare design that can deliver surprising horsepower when turbocharged, as in the 5000/200 models (owners often modify them to run at 1.8 bar). My car is a lot tamer, but still fun on the track -- and ridiculously forgiving. On snow and ice the center and rear differentials can be locked to deliver power to three wheels. That said, my quattro is down for service -- needs a new starter. :-/ Russ Maki _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net __________________________________________________________________ Look What The New Netscape.com Can Do! Now you can preview dozens of stories and have the ones you select delivered to you without ever leaving the Top Home Page. And the new Tool Box gives you one click access to local Movie times, Maps, White Pages and more. See for yourself at http://netcenter.netscape.com/netcenter/
