Re: MSRP and Cost of the 97 GLX (long) -Def of NEW

[Etienne Totti Del Toro <etienne@caribe.net>]

Mr. Klatt. Come on! You must be kidding. I love my car, but if I could
get into an A8, A6 or an A4 (quatro), tomorrow I'd do it in a second.
Have you driven the A8, we are not talking about anything remotely
comparable to the GLX. I just drove one recently 'cause my father is
loooking into one; I would rate it as far as comfort and drive, better
than any (yes any) Benz and on a par with any (yes any) BMW. Those of
you who disagree, just drop it; I've wasted enough time with non Jetta
related speculations. Oh by the way; drive the A8!:-)

Khan M. Klatt wrote:

> At 2:47 PM -0500 8/25/97, S. Joseph Mann wrote:
> >Yeah, I'm thinking about trying this with a Audi A4 30valve in a year
> or
> >so.  Sorry
> >guys, isn't the point of life to constantly improve one life style?
>
> Yeah, but let's get real here. I've been comparing notes between the
> GLX
> and Audi/Beamer/Mercedes (I'm just a German car kinda guy, I guess.. I
>
> couldn't bear really buying anything else), and I can't imagine
> spending
> that much dough on a car. I mean I'd go out and buy a Hummer or an ATV
> of
> some sort (or even import a Corrado and spend the saved bucks on
> modding it
> to be a convertible, etc.) before I spent more than $25,000 for a car
> in
> the GLX's class.
>
> If you're talking about a car >>> (much greater) than a GLX, then
> fine. But
> I simply don't think that an A4 or an A6, or even an A8 are *THAT*
> much out
> of the GLX's class.
>
> Me, I look at a GLX as the "little baby cousin" of the Audi family.
> It's
> got the same blood, just a different shell. BMW and Mercedes make fine
>
> automobiles, but just to drive one that's WORTH driving, you have to
> fork
> out >> $25,000. Just my opinions, I'd love to hear yours.
>
> -Khan
>
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