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A6Q 21.4 mile report (a bit long)

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Old 11-18-2000, 04:09 PM
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Right on! I'm also disgusted at having to take my 2.7T to a gas station every week or two.
Old 11-18-2000, 05:32 PM
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Default Figures he's a Lexus guy... A non-car enthusiast...

I'm not sure I see this person's point.. He has a problem at 21.4 miles, FINE But the dealer quickly diagnosed the problem. I assume the problem is being fixed.. I dont understand what his point is.. These are the same people who assume cars never need maintenance, never do proper oil changes, or regular tuneup intervals, and when their car starts going wrong at 40k miles and get a $1000 repair bill they inherently blame it on the car's lack of engineering and reliability...

The same type of problem could just as happen in a Lexus..
Old 11-18-2000, 06:34 PM
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Default Who on earth buys a new car and then takes 3 weeks to do 21.4 miles??!

...thats 6.5 miles a week, or less than a mile a day!
At that rate your warranty will be up years before you get to the first service, (which will be when the car is about 15 years old.)

Try Driving it a bit more, buddy - it'll be just fine!
Old 11-18-2000, 06:48 PM
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Default Thanks again to Muhammad (more)

for sharing his HTML expertise here. He's the one who taught me these little tricks, too.

By the way, the same process works for underlining, using the letter "u".
Old 11-18-2000, 08:15 PM
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Default Re: A6Q 21.4 mile report (a bit long)

Just read my first letter from e6, I lucked out because there happened to be a computer here at work already logged into Audiworld, so the delay in connecting to the website was nothing like some of the ones people experienced. After starting to read the letter for the first time, I realized e6 is definitely in a class of his own when it comes to quality of his typing skills.
That being said, it is the first and last letter from e6 I will ever read. Unfortunately, e6 should focus not only on typing well but also on literacy. Personally, I would rather spend my time reading intelligent letters from intelligent people than reading a beautifully typed letter from someone who is illiterate. After 3 weeks viewing this website and reading exactly 21.4 letters, the illiteracy light came on. I know this happens quite a bit at other websites and thought at this early stage it was just a bit oversensitive. As I continued to read the letter, it happened again.
Needless to say, the problem is not with oversensitivity, but with illiteracy. I can understand general spelling and punctuation errors which result in run-ons and sentence fragments. I can <b><i> accept </i></b> these more than when one misuses homophones. I refuse to <b><i> accept </i></b> that SH** happens once in a while. When starting to read a new website, I don't think it is unfair to expect bulletin board posters to use homophones correctly. This is the first and last time I let aesthetic appeal of someone's typing override my instincts and it is the first and last time I ever read a letter from e6.

Why, oh why, didn't I follow my initial instincts and stick with letters posted by April.


Thanks, Muhammad, for the HTML help.
Old 11-18-2000, 08:20 PM
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Default Mercy!

What? E.T. phone home?
Old 11-18-2000, 08:47 PM
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Doug, our Nav Cd's have arrived ! No cars yet .. waiting waiting waiting .....
Old 11-18-2000, 08:59 PM
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Dude! 21.4 is your trip computer readout of avg mpg. The odometer is down and to the right.
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Truely poetic! :-)
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It's possible that e6 was out of town for 3 weeks and had negative transfer from the Chevy rental!


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