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At 17:20 9/1/96 -0500, human wrote: >When I pulled into my parents house to visit in my first Audi (1980 5k) >years ago, my dad said "it's just a volkswagen with four circles on the >grille". Fine with me. I like volkswagens. But this one had power >everything, cruise, leather seats, and that "feel" guess you haven't seen some of the latest Jettas or Passats, huh? you could have had a '92 GLI with power everything, and leather, too (maybe not factory, but dealers have their ways). Current GLXs (Jetta or Passat) are also available heavily loaded. And as I recall, the early Audis in this country (100ls, Fox, early 4000) didn't have power anything--my '80 4k had window cranks and unassisted steering. As for the flap over Buick/Chevy engines, at one time, these were different engines--a Chevy 350 was not a Buick 350 was not an Olds 350. While the consolidation (product line rationalization) is about economic necessity, the general consumer doesn't understand that--hey, i paid for an Olds Rocket engine, not a cheap Chevy (even if the Chevy might arguably be better). The issue IS status and perception, not necessarily value. And the cultural attachments in many emerging economies is even greater than here in the US. --linus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * linus toy linust@interramp.com * * mercer island, wa USA * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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