Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>
> I think you would be happier with that 90 Volvo 240DL even though I
> can not imagine driving such a box, new or old.

LOL. I once drove a 240-series wagon (estate) for a time. Auto tx,
and orange. The Swedish Pumpkin, I called it. Good car for a
high-school aged male. ;)

BTW, if your daughter's date is driving a station wagon, don't let her
go...

E.P.

P.S. That car was slow, and handled like a tank. It was also very
thirsty for its size. brick, more like. :)

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>
> I think you would be happier with that 90 Volvo 240DL even though I
> can not imagine driving such a box, new or old.

LOL. I once drove a 240-series wagon (estate) for a time. Auto tx,
and orange. The Swedish Pumpkin, I called it. Good car for a
high-school aged male. ;)

BTW, if your daughter's date is driving a station wagon, don't let her
go...

E.P.

P.S. That car was slow, and handled like a tank. It was also very
thirsty for its size. brick, more like. :)

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>
> I think you would be happier with that 90 Volvo 240DL even though I
> can not imagine driving such a box, new or old.

LOL. I once drove a 240-series wagon (estate) for a time. Auto tx,
and orange. The Swedish Pumpkin, I called it. Good car for a
high-school aged male. ;)

BTW, if your daughter's date is driving a station wagon, don't let her
go...

E.P.

P.S. That car was slow, and handled like a tank. It was also very
thirsty for its size. brick, more like. :)

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

"Dave LaCourse" <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>
> If Audi made an SUV, there wouldn't be a Lexus in
> my garage.

Not much longer to wait then... Audi Q7 :)

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

"Dave LaCourse" <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>
> If Audi made an SUV, there wouldn't be a Lexus in
> my garage.

Not much longer to wait then... Audi Q7 :)

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

"Dave LaCourse" <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>
> If Audi made an SUV, there wouldn't be a Lexus in
> my garage.

Not much longer to wait then... Audi Q7 :)

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:56:02 +0100, "5potnoodle"
<leesehold@COLDmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Dave LaCourse" <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote in message
>news:8r56619bcpjcktqk4j39rfkl3ivnc1798o@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>>
>> If Audi made an SUV, there wouldn't be a Lexus in
>> my garage.
>
>Not much longer to wait then... Audi Q7 :)
>

We just bought a Lexus for the SWMBO, so it'll be a couple of years
before we get the Q7. Haven't seen pictures of it yet.

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:56:02 +0100, "5potnoodle"
<leesehold@COLDmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Dave LaCourse" <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote in message
>news:8r56619bcpjcktqk4j39rfkl3ivnc1798o@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>>
>> If Audi made an SUV, there wouldn't be a Lexus in
>> my garage.
>
>Not much longer to wait then... Audi Q7 :)
>

We just bought a Lexus for the SWMBO, so it'll be a couple of years
before we get the Q7. Haven't seen pictures of it yet.

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:56:02 +0100, "5potnoodle"
<leesehold@COLDmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Dave LaCourse" <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote in message
>news:8r56619bcpjcktqk4j39rfkl3ivnc1798o@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>>
>> If Audi made an SUV, there wouldn't be a Lexus in
>> my garage.
>
>Not much longer to wait then... Audi Q7 :)
>

We just bought a Lexus for the SWMBO, so it'll be a couple of years
before we get the Q7. Haven't seen pictures of it yet.

Re: What makes Audi maintenance so expensive?
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:22:04 -0500, "Joe" <none@none.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I found a set of 4
>>shocks on the Net for $200 (although they weren't for Quattro), and that's
>>more or less what I pay for shocks for a '90 Volvo 240DL (about $50/shock).
>
>
> You get what you pay for. I've been driving Quattros since 1984, and
> wouldn't buy anything else. My wife likes Toyota/Lexus SUVs, but she
> also loves Audis. If Audi made an SUV, there wouldn't be a Lexus in
> my garage.

Tell her to go look at a VW Touareg. Not really and SUV, but something
auto pundits call a PUV. (Performance Utility Vehicle. One could also
call it a PEV. Enhancement Vehicle.)


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