My Avant Story

"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2) 08/21/2019 at 11:00 • Filed to: Audi RS6 Avant, Unnecessary Feels Trip with BlueMazda2

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This whole Audi RS6 Avant coming to America thing means something more to me than to the average enthusiast.

When I was in elementary school, I found it very hard to make friends, whether it was because of my relatively poor English or whether it was because of my passion for cars. Nobody ever wanted to be friends with that one kid in the class  who read car magazines and had Matchbox cars . I remember always being sad about nobody really wanting to ever befriend me, but something changed in 2006.

On the Friday afternoon of the first week of school, my mother took me to our local grocery store to help her buy some things for dinner and told me she would get me a toy car if I helped her.

Deal.

When we were walking down the aisle that had Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars at the end, I couldn’t help but notice one car at the bottom that caught my attention. It said Audi RS6 Avant. I had read about that car in one of the magazines I took to school and told her that was what I wanted. Later that evening, I opened it up and started inspecting the car from the vanity plate to the sporty appearance compared to my neighbor’s 2003 A6 Avant. I was mesmerized by the fact that I now possessed a fast wagon that could keep up with my Ferraris and Porsches.

Mine looked like this for all of four days

The first time I took it to school was the following week, but I was ridiculed for it because I was playing with a wagon. Some kid took it from my hand and threw it on the ground at recess, leaving a nasty scratch that it has to this day.

I’ve loved wagons ever since that time and have been endlessly ridiculed for it by my friends and classmates alike.

Why am I so excited about this new RS6?

Watching the commercial earlier and reminiscing over this story made me feel like my time has finally come. A childhood dream that I refused to give up has come true. An Audi RS6 Avant here on American soil. I may not be able to afford it now, but here’s to making a long awaited dream come true.

My day will come sooner or later.

TheRealBicycleBuck > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/21/2019 at 11:19

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Kids can be cruel. My own son stopped talking about dinosaurs for years after he and his sister got into an argument about them while we were visiting a museum of natural history when he was about seven . We knew at the time that the argument hurt him deeply, but didn’t realize how much it affected him as a person. He stopped expressing his enthusiasm about the world around him because he was afraid of getting crushed again. He’s in a better place now because we’ve been encouraging him to open up about the things that he enjoys. But it’s taken a lot of work.

I’m glad to see that you didn’t let your enthusiasm wane because of a bunch of kids who hadn’t yet learned compassion.

Alex B > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/21/2019 at 11:35

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I have the same one, and while I don’t have a meaningful  story attached to it, I enjoy it 

PlaysWellWithNOthers > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/21/2019 at 14:12

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I wish you the most of success and that you will be able to buy one, even if it takes some time. I told my wife we’d be looking into one in ten years time or so. We now have a 2009 A6 Avant that we both love and enjoy driving. My three year old son is a big car fan and will happily point out any Audi he spots, old or new. I love that he does that.

PlaysWellWithNOthers > PlaysWellWithNOthers 08/21/2019 at 17:27

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Met the wife and the kids at meijer after work . This is what the little one had picked out before I got there.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > PlaysWellWithNOthers 08/21/2019 at 18:04

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This is the wholesome content we need, but don’t deserve.

I hope he enjoys it. You taught him well.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > PlaysWellWithNOthers 08/21/2019 at 18:09

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Starting them off right.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > PlaysWellWithNOthers 09/12/2019 at 16:30

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I bought this recently and thought of you. I figured I’d share it. I know it’s not an Avant, but it’s still neat.

If you read this, thank you for your kind words. The world truly does need more people like you.

PlaysWellWithNOthers > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 09/16/2019 at 17:13

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I love it. I love cars of every type, shape or form, but there is a special place in my heart for a nice Audi. Avant or not. Thanks for sharing!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > PlaysWellWithNOthers 02/11/2020 at 18:35

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It’s been months since my last activity here and this’ll probably be the last thing I write here, but I logged back in because I thought about you again when I got this in the mail this week. I finally made that Avant dream come true. I’ve since landed a pretty good job and am looking into getting my own 2021 RS6 Avant by Christmas this year if not early 2021. Thanks for keeping the flame alive. I hope you join me in C8 ownership  one day when your C6 A6 needs a garage buddy. All the best to you guys.

PlaysWellWithNOthers > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 02/13/2020 at 09:23

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That makes me happy for you. Congratulations on the new job and the opportunity to own an RS6 Avant. If you ever happen to take it to Michigan make sure to let me know. I’d love to see it.