I really like Audis. There is a reason why they sell so many, mostly styling and performance. I used to sell them, along with Porsches, back in the 1980s. I was working at the dealer when the whole 60 Minutes story came out which nearly sank the brand. To this day, it was one of, if not the single worst case of unfair publicity for a corporation in the hustory of the world. The story of unintended acceleration was complete BS and led to new regulations about shift locks and tons of hysteria.
I've always liked driving them. Their engineering has always been unique, much like Porsche, and they're great driver's cars. Their AWD system is the standard of the world for a sporty snow car or rally car. My cousins in MN., the Beddors, used to be sponsored by Audi as pro skiers in the late '70s and early '80s. It is how they got involved with motorsports, eventually they became very prominent with RUF cars and now the Pike's Peak hill climb is named after Frank Jr. Frank III used to drive a red Sport Quattro as a DD for years around L.A. in the '80s. Cool car.
Some of my friends have not had great luck with new Audis in recent times, both service issues with the cars and absolutely horrible dealer service depts. Then again, I have cousins in MN., (other ones, not the Beddors), who are on Q7 # 3 & 4. They went through 2 leased ones and got two new ones, both TDIs. Those are the shizzle for a family truckster in a place with 4 seasons. So I guess the first two could not have been too bad. They are good-looking beyond all get-up, IMO.
