I listened to a hole track of Elvis today

 

My vote is to use the rental car to visit friends for the weekend who happen to live 1000 miles away...

 

Sorry but I wasn't driving around this morning, although you could have called and I would have raced you in your rental car. I work next door to them at LAX. Any way, my car is only half full, so I feel obligated to fill her up with 100 octane since she's been away for so long. At least mechanically the car is still rockin'!

Cheers!

 

I'm sorryabout your problem , I'm sure everything will work out.

 

Thanks.

I decided to go outside and take a picture of the front where they fixed the car. Here you go:

Sorry, the first image was WAY too big.

 

Chef, I commisserate. People have no standard of care, no sense of pride in their workmanship / work product any more.

 

Sure, we can race... I hit the accelarator this morning to change lane and ......... wait for it..... wait for it... here it is ... vrrooooommmm .... it finally launched just in time for me to hit time as the traffic caught up....I love rentals...

Probably the only reason we could make itto Long Beach from LAX safely is because you were NOT driving....

I travelled with a colleage of mine and he chose the car.... Next time,I know better! But in his defense the choices were limited. Next time,I will go with Hertz, they have the A6 quattro...

Good luck to you Chef, a good man deserves a good car so I will let you swap my rental for your damaged/used/abused A3 this week-end. I heard they have a great chip upgrade for this Yunday (or whatever it is called). You cannot sayI never offered you a good deal!!!

Cheers

 

The whole experience from the accident till now sucks like a chest wound.
Hope you get all this shiat straightened out, good luck.[8D]

 

Thanks Olivier!

I'm sure that your offer is from the kindness in your heart, and I appreciate that, but I'll stick with the beaten up A3.

Actually, I had a boost to my spirits today on the way home. I had the windows down, sunroof open, driving spiritedly, enjoying my new ride and then came to a stop light. The guy next to me in a new Camry asks if I have the stock engine in my car. I say, well yeah. He then asks what the hell I did to it? I remark, a little of this and that, then the light turned and I was gone. He was just drooling at my broken down Audi. Another disappointed Japanese car owner.

Cheers!

 

Well, I cannot change myself, always there to help if I can... I can throw in the GPS to sweeten the deal!!!! No taker????? Come on, you know you want it...

It is the little things in life that make it all worth it...