Althouse: Snow layers.

March 7, 2018

Snow layers.

Just now.

22 comments:

Ralph L said...: You'll just have to drive in reverse.; 3/7/18, 7:36 AM
WisRich said...: Audi TT. Nice. In any weather.; 3/7/18, 7:42 AM
the 4chan Guy who reads Althouse said...: That is the car coveted by the Girl with the Pony Tail on the Treadmill, I believe.

The Germans have a word for this.; 3/7/18, 7:57 AM
Bruce Hayden said...: Look's like a TT coupe. Seem to remember you replacing your VW Bug with one, and then talking about replacing that one, years later. Don't remember Audi still making them.

Been an Audi owner now for 26 of the last 31 years. I bought my first one to commute on snowy roads to/from law school. My parents and next brother started buying them the same year or so. At the time, Audi, with their Quattros, and Suburu were the only two companies making decent full time 4x4s. The Audis were better road cars (saw too many turtled Suburus back then), so with the commute, went that way. Both have been big in CO since then. 5 of the 6 of us (parents and 4 boys) were/have been Audi owners for most of that 31 years since then, with the 6th one picking up a really fast one when he moved from TX to VT several years ago. My kid, in grad school, went Japanese instead. Everyone has decent full time 4x4 anymore. They claim cost, but I think it is their generation. We call them a traitor. (Not really).; 3/7/18, 7:57 AM
traditionalguy said...: Cute car.; 3/7/18, 8:00 AM
WisRich said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/7/18, 8:01 AM
WisRich said...: Bruce Hayden said...

Been an Audi owner now for 26 of the last 31 years. I bought my first one to commute on snowy roads to/from law school.

I had a Audi GT when in college. Loved that car. Blast to drive.; 3/7/18, 8:02 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "Look's like a TT coupe. Seem to remember you replacing your VW Bug with one, and then talking about replacing that one, years later. Don't remember Audi still making them."

That's the same TT I got after I wrecked the Beetle.

I was going to replace it with a newer model, but they changed the design and I think the one I have is more beautiful. It's a 2005. Works perfectly and looks beautiful (even more beautiful on the inside). I feel extremely comfortable driving it too. Love the sense of oneness with the road. Great on ice and snow. Makes it hard for me to drive anything else. We also have a Honda CRV, which I can drive, but never want to. It feels so ungainly (even though when I test drove it before we bought it, I thought it felt far more manageable than the other SUVs I'd tried).; 3/7/18, 8:04 AM
Ann Althouse said...: I like the way half of the snow fell off when Meade drove it around to the back and then new snow overnight dusted it.; 3/7/18, 8:05 AM
Hagar said...: Re. Trade wars.
Methinks the ladies doth protest way too much.; 3/7/18, 8:10 AM
Humperdink said...: I have had so many Subees that I have lost track. Would run them until 200K miles and them dump them.

My stepson used to joke: There are two things you never want to do in life: 1) Buy a horse from an Amish guy, or 2) Buy a used Subaru from me. Both are used up.; 3/7/18, 8:11 AM
the 4chan Guy who reads Althouse said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/7/18, 8:18 AM
the 4chan Guy who reads Althouse said...: The Audi is a signifier of White Privilege.

From "25 Celebrities Who Drive an Audi - Audiworld", the Top nTen on the list:

Katy Perry (very white pop star):"Bubblegum rocker Katy Perry drives her Audi to attend meetings and photo shoots and while running errands in L.A. "

The Royal Family (very white heritage lottery winners): "Almost every immediate member of the Royal family owns an Audi, from Prince Charles’ A6 and A8 limousine to Prince William’s A5 Sportback to Duchess Kate’s A3 and Prince Harry’s diesel A3."

Kevin Costner (very white actor who plays cowboys and baseball players)"Actor Kevin Costner owns two Audi's: a Q7 and an S8"

Jonah Hill (actor who played fat white kids in Seth Rogan films)"Successful actor, producer and screenwriter Jonah Hill used to drive an Audi S5 (pictured) but likely traded it in for the Audi Q5 he was spotted in a few years ago."

Jason Statham (second-tier white action star and the poor man's Bruce Willis):"Jason Statham has three Audi's: an S8, R8 and an A8"

Emma Stone (hilarious yet poignant white actress): "Hilarious yet poignant actress Emma Stone loves to hit the gym in her Audi Q5 Open Road."

Ben Stiller (actor who plays neurotic white people): "Back in 2009, Ben Stiller treated himself to a brand new Audi Q7 following the success of Tropic Thunder."

Joe Jonas (white guy; evidently he was in a band):"Best known for being one-third of the Jonas Brothers.. So far, his Audi inventory includes a matte black A7..."

Sienna Miller (stunning model and actress): "Stunning model and actress Sienna Miller loves driving with the top down in her 2008 Audi TT..."

B.J. Novak (actor in a very white TV show): "TV writer, director and actor B.J. Novak, widely known for co-starring as Ryan on The Office..."

Not a person of color there.

Maybe they are at the back of the bus -- or, I mean, list. I din't get that far.

By Googling "favorite car of black people" this is the first result:

"Toyota accounted for 15 percent of new-vehicle purchases among African-Americans last year, followed by Ford, Chevrolet and Honda, respectively, in spots 2-4...

...Rounding out the top 10 were Nissan (10.2 percent), Hyundai (5.6 percent), Kia (4.2 percent), Dodge (4 percent), GMC (2.8 percent) and Volkswagen (2.2 percent)."

Not in the Top Ten there, either.

So: Audi is a signifier of White Privilege.

The Germans have a word for this.; 3/7/18, 8:25 AM
Ralph L said...: Everyone has decent full time 4x4 anymore
Assuming you meant "no one," it's because of the government MPG requirements. That's also why all the new sedans look like pinched beans. Everything is sacrificed for a little more efficiency. Sad!

I wanted a Pontiac Solstice (curvey small convertible) badly when they came out. Sat in one and the windshield frame was right in front of my eyes.; 3/7/18, 8:31 AM
tcrosse said...: The German word is hörbar: audible.; 3/7/18, 8:34 AM
Curious George said...: "Humperdink said...
I have had so many Subees that I have lost track. Would run them until 200K miles and them dump them."

I had a 2003 Forester, put 220,000 miles on it, but it was leaking oil like crazy. That 2.5 motor had head gasket failures through multiple generations.; 3/7/18, 8:40 AM
tcrosse said...: My niece in Seattle was thinking of getting a Subaru, but didn't want people to think she was a Lesbian (although she was one in college).; 3/7/18, 8:48 AM
Hagar said...: My experiences with Subarus have been that the belts last for 105,000 miles, but the water pumps don't quite. If your heat gauge start doing funny things around 100,000 miles, just take it it in for the 105,000 maintenance right then. When the head gaskets go, it is too late.; 3/7/18, 8:53 AM
Jersey Fled said...: I has a 1991 Subaru that I put 225,000 miles on, then gave to my daughter's friend.

She sent me a picture of the odometer when it hit 300,000.; 3/7/18, 9:28 AM
chickelit said...: “Odometer hits 300,000”

Way to go; 3/7/18, 9:32 AM
Ann Althouse said...: If my Audi will go to 300,000. I could drive it for 40 more years. And I could last 40 years. There are older people on earth even now.

We oldies will be helped a lot by self-driving cars, and I picture myself transitioning there. But not yet.; 3/7/18, 11:26 AM
Hagar said...: I think the number of "mass deaths" resulting from self-driving cars interacting with the idiosyncratic driving habits of the general public will soon exceed the number resulting from "mass shootings."
So will the MSM call for restricting the cars or the public?; 3/7/18, 11:37 AM