On May 26, 3:05*am, D. LaCourse > wrote:
> Went to observe my grandson drive a Lamborgini today. *He's a polce
> officer and there is a local business that rents high-end cars by the
> day. *The Lambo is $650 for a week-day, and $500 a day for more than
> one day. *They had a Porsche 911 Turbo cab, a Bently Continental GT,
> and the Lambo. *I told him to do the Bently, but I was overruled. *This
> company has a police and fireman appreciation day each year where they
> allow those that sign up a chance to run their exotics.
>
> Jeff took off and the sounds were fantastic. *Sounded more like a
> motorcycle than a 4 wheeler. *He came back 20 minutes later totally
> *unimpressed*. * He's been to a couple of driving schools, including
> the one I used to teach, and he has driven my RS6 at the track. *He
> said he'd druther the RS6. *Steering, transmission, and handling were
> better! *Surprised the hell out of me.
>
> The "Yikes" came in on the way home when my wife and I stopped by an
> Audi dealer to check on a bike carrier for the A8L. *They wanted $700+
> for the two roof rack bars, and the bike carrier set-up. *That back
> seat is looking better all the time.
>
Er, may I suggest a trip to U_haul for a hitch and a hitch mounted
bike carrier (you can carry 2 bikes on a hitch with a 1.25"
receptacle)

The love affair with the roof mounted bike carrier may just fall
apart after you enter a garage (I assume you have one and that's
where A8L lives) with the bikes still on top.

besides, I somehow suspect the aerodynamiks of a car with the bikes on
the hitch bike carrier
is so much better so that you won't go far down from your beloved
30mpg.

It takes about a minute or less to mount and dismount the carrier from
the hitch.0
I vaguely remember getting one from vehicleoutfitters.com (Sport Rack
retail shop)

the hitch is about $150 for more mundane cars and the rack was about
that also, though
that was about 8 years back and these days you might have to pay
upward from $200.

I consider $300-400 a small investment to protect the upholstery on
the back yard of your A8L