Mark P

Always check the <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/events">News & Events</a> forum for the latest info on this event (plus the info is easier to find since the forum moves slower)


CT/NY Audi Group's Cruise around Candlewood Lake & Picnic
<b>Meeting location:</b> Danbury High School, Danbury, CT
<b>Meeting time:</b> 9:30AM, Sunday July 1st
<b>Picnic location:</b> Squantz Pond, New Fairfield, CT
<b>Picnic time:</b> ~11:30-2:00
<b>More info:</b> <a href="http://ctny.audiworld.com/events">http://ctny.audiworld.com/events</a> -&gt; 7/1 Cruise

There is a sign up sheet on the website as well. If you will be joining us,
please add yourself to the list. Here's the direct link: <a href="http://pub.alxnet.com/guestbook?id=2174203">Sign Up Sheet</a>

There is also a map on the CT/NY site that shows our approx route. Detailed
maps/directions will be handed out at the High School that morning.


On Sunday, 7/1, the CT/NY Audi Group will be having a Cruise around
Candlewood Lake, ending at Squantz Pond where we will have a picnic. We
will meet at 9:30AM at Danbury High School. Directions for the route will
be handed out at that time. Promptly at 9:45AM we will depart on our route
which will travel the outskirts of Candlewood Lake through Danbury,
Brookfield, New Milford, Sherman, and finally New Fairfield. We will arrive
at Squantz Pond at approx 11:30AM where we will meet up with members of <a href="http://www.germanperformancegroup.com">
http://www.germanperformancegroup.com</a> . Their group is having a cruise from
the Hartford area to meet up with us for lunch. We will have a "bring your
own" picnic lunch at that point (BBQ Grills are available for those that
would like to cook up something). Alcohol is not allowed in the park; not
that I expect anyone to bring any to a driving event. The directions that
will be handed out will include directions back to I-84, so people can leave
the park at their leisure.

Without stops, it looks like the drive will be ~80 mins over 40 miles. Most
of these roads are scenic curvy backroads. Some are more traveled. Last week
I drove the route and took time and distance markers at every turn. This
will be a leisurely drive, with speed limits ranging from 25 to 45.

Hope to see you there,
Mark

<b>Directions to Meeting location (9:30AM at Danbury High School):</b>
<b>From NY:</b>
I-84 East to Exit 5
At STOP SIGN on exit ramp, go STRAIGHT
At 1st STOP LIGHT, turn LEFT
Follow to next STOP LIGHT and go STRAIGHT up Route 39 North
Travel 0.9 miles and turn RIGHT into Danbury High School
*Note: Look for the yellow school crossing signs and the white cross walk
lines on the road - this is where the entrance is to the H.S. This entrance
is at the beginning edge of the H.S. property so if you wait till you see
the H.S., you've probably passed the entrance.
We'll meet in the 1st parking lot on the Left once you enter the H.S.

<b>From Central CT:</b>
I-84 West to Exit 5
At the STOP LIGHT on the exit ramp, turn LEFT and go up Route 39 North
Travel 0.9 miles and turn RIGHT into Danbury High School
*Note: Look for the yellow school crossing signs and the white cross walk
lines on the road - this is where the entrance is to the H.S. This entrance
is at the beginning edge of the H.S. property so if you wait till you see
the H.S., you've probably passed the entrance.
We'll meet in the 1st parking lot on the Left once you enter the H.S.

<b>Directions to Squantz Pond (should you be unable to cruise with us, but want
to meet up for lunch):</b>
<b>From Central CT:</b>
I-84 West to Exit 6
At the STOP LIGHT, turn RIGHT
At the next STOP LIGHT, bear LEFT onto Route 37 North
Travel 4.5 miles to the STOPLIGHT at the Rt37/Rt39 Junction/Intersection,
and turn RIGHT onto Route 39 North
Travel for 3.5 miles and turn LEFT into Squantz Pond State Park

<b>From NY:</b>
I-84 East to Exit 5
At the STOP SIGN on the exit ramp, go STRAIGHT
Go STRAIGHT through 4 STOP LIGHTS
At the 5th STOP LIGHT (Shell Gas Station will be on your right) bear LEFT
onto Route 37 North
Travel 4.5 miles to the STOPLIGHT at the Rt37/Rt39 Junction/Intersection,
and turn RIGHT onto Route 39 North
Travel for 3.5 miles and turn LEFT into Squantz Pond State Park

<img src="http://ctny.audiworld.com/events/lakemap.jpg">

Brian-PA

time. My Tercel will not be making the trip. Just fyi, are you selling the saturn after the new Audi arrives? How much? I know of a person looking. Let me know.

Brian

Mark P

When the S4 gets here, I plan to put the Saturn in the paper for $3950. It's a '94 and will have ~83k miles on it. I'm getting 31.2mpg. Realistically, I expect to be haggled down a little on that price into the $3650 range. When I was looking for a car, I found that the same car with 130k+ miles were going for about the same amount.

Tercel? I hope you're talking about a 2nd car - the A6 is still alive, right??

Brian-PA

I am driving a Tercel because my A6 was used as target practice by an AA flight attendant. Pushed me underneath a Jeep Cherokee. You can figure the rest. Many thousands later (and two months two days) and I "may" get my car back tomorrow.

Now, in addition to that nice diversion of time, money, and mental energy I have been virtually begging IRA Audi to fix multiple problems in my car (in addition to fuel senders, radio, vibrations, all common) and they have keep taking my car in and giving it back to me with a note saying "we ordered parts." This has literally been the routine an average of every 45 days since last year.

As you know, I am probably one of the most staid, unassuming, and patient people you may even encounter. So, I continued to be positive and wrote a letter to Rick Scourtas the GM informing him that I would be willing to work together to solve the problems. Well, basically that gave IRA all the confidence they needed to virtually ignore me completely.

To add insult to injury, they scratched my car the last time it was in for service. The IRA Audi Sales Staff is top shelf, a few of the service people are top shelf, the body shop is top shelf, and the rest are akin to bacteria feeding on weakened DNA. In lay terms, they completely suck.

I am so disappointed with IRA, especially since I have directly contributed approximately $400K in sales via referral (before the best sales people quit or were "let go.") I will probably be at the show but let's just say it will low profile due to the acrimonious nature of our current relationship. I don't take it personally and I still communicate with certain people at the dealership. I have talked to Dave L and to Vijay through Dave.

More info than you needed but thats the story. I hope to have some form of an Audi by the event date. There will be some great giveaway items.

Take Care,

Brian

Mark P

Brian, so sorry to hear. I look forward to chatting more at the event...it's coming soooo quickly!!