On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 22:37:08 +1000, Tat Chan
wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 23:47:29 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


I suspect this 'Bose setup' has got (alloy) wheels - which just goes to
prove we don't always want the 'most economic/sensible solution' (do we? :-)


It was a great deal! I bought this terrific Bose sound system, and
they gave me a free Audi A3 3.2 Sport Quattro with 'flappy paddle'
gearbox! You don't get that kind of offer in 'high end' hi-fi stores,
although they *will* take more money for poorer sound....... :-)

Mate, you got ripped off! You could have got a McIntosh sound system
for £20000.

And they would have thrown in a 3.0 litre car with All Wheel Drive as well ...

http://subaru.com.au/explore/liberty...asp?item=23527

We call it the Legacy here, and it's a barge, damn near as big as my
A6. BTW, I don't know where you live, but it costs a basic £27,500
here in the UK against £24,125 for the basic A3 3.2 Sport Quattro,
which is hardly a bargain.

But why the A3? Mid life crisis?

There's only two of us, my existing A6 was too big, A3 easier to park
in town and practical, being a hatchback, TT too harsh. Don't confuse
the new A3 3.2 with the old S3. I had one of those too (briefly!), and
the 3.2 is a *vast* leap in refinement, having the same pace, better
handling *and* better ride, much less NVH and a generally nicer
interior. Truly, a gentleman's express. Mine is even in mumsy lilac
(Akoya silver to the marketing guys), so people wave the poor old
white-haired pensioner out of the lane, where if I drove a Boxster,
I'd have to sit there all day! It's only once I've blasted past half a
dozen cars in the first mile that they realise what a Q-car it really
is.............
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering