Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] Speaking of cars...
From: reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Tue May 2 20:13:25 2006
References: <4453DA52.5050400@nathanfoto.com> <p06230914c079c4bc6a34@[10.0.1.3]> <BCF54CD352427399B47D268C@hindolveston.reid.org> <20060501173528.GY9872@jbm.org>
 
> Out of curiosity, what tipped you to the Phaeton over the A8?  Just the
> way the sheer mass of it damps road vibrations better, subtleties of
> their different aesthetics, or something I'm not considering?

The equivalent of black tape. It's a really great car, on the same quality 
level as a Mercedes or a BMW or a Lexus, but it says "Volkswagen" on the 
back, and it doesn't turn heads. I didn't want a showy car, I wanted a good 
car, and I felt that the Audi badging was showier. Plus I've had bad luck in 
the past with aluminum cars. I intend to drive it more or less forever, 
which probably means 20 years for a car of that quality.
Replies: Reply from ken at iisaka.org (Ken Iisaka) ([Leica] Speaking of cars...)
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Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Speaking of cars...)
Message from jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] Speaking of cars...)