AUDI-lightful
Friday, January 28, 2005
VORSPRUNG
Those who know me well, know that I am not generally a walking billboard. I don't buy shirts, pants, hats, etc. with the big Nike swoosh or other bs logos on them. I've long held that companies should be giving the stuff away if I'm going to be doing the advertising for them.
There is however, one exception to this rule. And that my friends is when it comes to my brand loyalty with respect to my car. Call it hypocritical, call it being a corporate shill, call it what you like. I call it promoting a product in which I believe. A great car, well designed and manufactured, that keeps me as safe as possible while affording a boatload of driving enjoyment.
Now I'll grant you, these are not inexpensive cars. But, if researched carefully as any large purchase should be, great deals can be found on pre-owned models that offer all the joy and excitement of a new car at a vastly reduced rate.
For more info than you could imagine about Audis, check out http://www.audiworld.com
Now, I'll take a moment to rant just a bit about HDTV.
The picture is fantastic if you're watching an HDTV broadcast. The picture is far less than thrilling when watching standard broadcast programs. It's kind of like being in a hotel bathroom and looking at your face in one of those 16x lighted mirrors. The image is remarkably clear, but the flaws revealed by such clarity may not be a welcome sight! It's still great and I wouldn't go back to plain old TV if you paid me, but it'll be sooo nice when my local giant conglomerate of a cable company starts carrying more HD programming.
Other than that, life is good. Very good. Family is healthy and happy. Job is great. Outdoors are a beautiful winter wonderland and Lewis Black and Jim Short were on XM Comedy this morning back to back! Just the laughs I needed to wade my way through traffic.
Be nice.
Peace
There is however, one exception to this rule. And that my friends is when it comes to my brand loyalty with respect to my car. Call it hypocritical, call it being a corporate shill, call it what you like. I call it promoting a product in which I believe. A great car, well designed and manufactured, that keeps me as safe as possible while affording a boatload of driving enjoyment.
Now I'll grant you, these are not inexpensive cars. But, if researched carefully as any large purchase should be, great deals can be found on pre-owned models that offer all the joy and excitement of a new car at a vastly reduced rate.
For more info than you could imagine about Audis, check out http://www.audiworld.com
Now, I'll take a moment to rant just a bit about HDTV.
The picture is fantastic if you're watching an HDTV broadcast. The picture is far less than thrilling when watching standard broadcast programs. It's kind of like being in a hotel bathroom and looking at your face in one of those 16x lighted mirrors. The image is remarkably clear, but the flaws revealed by such clarity may not be a welcome sight! It's still great and I wouldn't go back to plain old TV if you paid me, but it'll be sooo nice when my local giant conglomerate of a cable company starts carrying more HD programming.
Other than that, life is good. Very good. Family is healthy and happy. Job is great. Outdoors are a beautiful winter wonderland and Lewis Black and Jim Short were on XM Comedy this morning back to back! Just the laughs I needed to wade my way through traffic.
Be nice.
Peace
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