Hey Pericles (or anyone else with a VIN# in wait)
07-02-2008, 09:56 AM
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Hey Pericles (or anyone else with a VIN# in wait)
Did you see this:
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthread.php/very-bad-news-3495/index.html
God I hope we aren't affected by what they are telling this guy...
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthread.php/very-bad-news-3495/index.html
God I hope we aren't affected by what they are telling this guy...
07-02-2008, 10:15 AM
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Re: Hey Pericles (or anyone else with a VIN# in wait)
Saw an article (see link) that 30,000 VWs were damaged by ping-pong-sized hail while waiting shipment, but haven't seen any mention of Audis affected.<ul><li><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/27/volkswagen.hail.ap/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/27/volkswagen.hail.ap/index.html</a</li></ul>
07-02-2008, 10:20 AM
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personally...
I haven't heard anything from Audi yet.
But that guy is ranting about Audi trying to be responsible?
So would he be happier if his car arrived on time with two hundred pock marks on it from the hail storm???
Some people are never happy.
Look at it this way guys for 50-60k you are getting a car that because of SUPPLY-DEMAND issues has the clout and allure of a 120k Aston Martin or Maserati.
And we're complaining? Seriously. The performance characteristics of the car are on-par if not better than my friends Maserati GranTurismo. He had to wait the same amount of time that I am. (~9 months)
And my S5 has similar enthusiast appeal.
Anything worth having takes patience and effort.
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But that guy is ranting about Audi trying to be responsible?
So would he be happier if his car arrived on time with two hundred pock marks on it from the hail storm???
Some people are never happy.
Look at it this way guys for 50-60k you are getting a car that because of SUPPLY-DEMAND issues has the clout and allure of a 120k Aston Martin or Maserati.
And we're complaining? Seriously. The performance characteristics of the car are on-par if not better than my friends Maserati GranTurismo. He had to wait the same amount of time that I am. (~9 months)
And my S5 has similar enthusiast appeal.
Anything worth having takes patience and effort.
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07-02-2008, 10:37 AM
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I still have my doubts
That guy is a bit of a vocal complainer, but I get nervous.. it's too close!
If the guy's dealer said his Audi was affected by the hail, then it's not that far-fetched an idea that the news reports just mentioned VW because it was VW facility (but used by VW Audi, etc. for port distribution)
If the guy's dealer said his Audi was affected by the hail, then it's not that far-fetched an idea that the news reports just mentioned VW because it was VW facility (but used by VW Audi, etc. for port distribution)
07-02-2008, 11:49 AM
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Re: Hey Pericles (or anyone else with a VIN# in wait)
My car took forever to go from "in production" to "factory inspected", and I was a bit worried that there was some issue.
The dates were:
6/4 in production
6/23 factory inspected
That last date is right around when the storm hit, so I was worried that I could be affected as well. However, I have a VIN and my car is confirmed to be on a boat, so I guess I missed whatever mess they had going on over there.
The dates were:
6/4 in production
6/23 factory inspected
That last date is right around when the storm hit, so I was worried that I could be affected as well. However, I have a VIN and my car is confirmed to be on a boat, so I guess I missed whatever mess they had going on over there.
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