[urq] The revolt is on!

[Michael Hopton]

Aye thanks for your input Scott.... I guess I'll have
to stop taking the valium long enough to be as
insightful as you are?
 
- Mike Hopton (apparently asleep at the wheel)...... 

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Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:40 AM
To: Michael Hopton; martin at quattro.ca; cerwinski at hotmail.com;
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Subject: Re: [urq] The revolt is on!


I applaud Audi for how they disposed of the parts.  What they *should
have done* (and did here in the states btw) is to take it all to the
crusher, and call it NLA, write off the full retail price of the part.
The fact they gave a chance for them to be sold for pennies on the
dollar, needs more credit, not discredit.  Several folks here in the
states got in on it too, so Audi didn't need to make it cost a fortune
to put it up for US consumption.  Some can moan about missing out, but
that decision wasn't a secret.
 
Audi bailed on urq ball joints and a lot of other parts.  Mike, I
personally have dreams at night thinking folks have to sell their urq's
cheap because the suspension is falling off the car.  Do you really see
this happening?  I don't...  Audi made a business decision.  Attempts at
re-motivating them seems pretty futile to me.  Motivate Dahlbach, MTM,
Lehmann, 034 and Apikol...  Focus your energies that produces results.
All the rest was a dream on which Audi already clearly demonstrated
their position... Wake up?
 
SJ
 
 
In a message dated 5/16/2008 9:25:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
Michael at siliconoptix.com writes:

	I would be really cheesed off if I owned a sport
	and witnessed the way they disposed of the last
	parts.
	
	And I still don't understand Audi's attitude when
	It comes to safety items like ball joints and tie 
	rods. Even NLA subframe busings, I guess you just
	park the car and trailer it places for PR work.
	
	Given the number of cars in North America versus
	Germany and the UK, I doubt Audi NA will ever 
	show interest. I am surprised the UK and German
	Ur-q owners have't been able to get a bit of recognition 
	for the lack of parts.
	
	- Mike Hopton

 



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