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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Audi 5000s Turbo Quatro?
Message-ID: <1663@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 08:29:52 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 11 08:29:52 1985
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In article <163@cdstar.UUCP> saltiel@cdstar.UUCP (Jack Saltiel) writes:
>	b. Audi's high performance models are not stable. I.e.,
>	the product life cycle isn't long enough to establish
>	a meaningful retail/used car price. Now while I don't
>	agree with Mercedes Benz of North America's merchandising
>	practices, I should would love to own a Benz when it comes
>	time to sell my used car.

Wait, let's see.  What Audi high performance models have there been?
	1. Audi 100 S Coupe (not sold in the US)	 ???? - 1976
	2. Audi 5000 Turbo				~1980 - present
	3. Audi 4000S 5+5				 1980
	4. Audi Coupe					 1981 - present
	5. Audi quattro				 	 1982 - present
	6. Audi 4000 quattro				 1984 - present
	7. Audi quattro Sport (not sold in the U.S.)	 1984 - present
	8. Audi Coupe quattro (not sold in the U.S.)	 1984 - present
	9. Audi 5000 turbo quattro			 1985 - present
In addition, the Europeans have had some more model variations such as
the Audi 80 GTE (a sporty 4000 with Euro GTI engine) and various
models of the Coupe.

As you can see, only one discontinued U.S. model (the 5+5 was never
really intended to be a permanent model but a stopgap measure until
the Coupe was made available in the U.S.);  doesn't seem that
unstable to me.  The only thing I can see that you could be referring
to you is the update on the 5000, after "only" 6 years.

I will not argue the other points; I don't agree on several of them
but I feel my arguments aren't worthwhile enough to clutter usenet
with them.

				   \tom haapanen
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