Bought my first audi - 200q20v!

Sun Jul 6 09:11:47 PDT 2008

Hey Bob,

small world, eh? the 200q20v is just a far better built car than the SHO. probably too complicated with regards to the electrical than necessary, but the audi is built like a tank. the doors yclose like a bank vault!

the SHO creaked and rattled all over the place. it was fun - dynoed 211HP to the front wheels (so, about 250HP at the crank). no bad for a normally aspirated 3.0L V6 with minor bolt ons.

i'm looking forward to getting the audi dialed in. the one thing that is annoying is the trip computer/boost guage doesn't work. is that common? the previous owner said it had no boost leaks (he did a lot of work himself). i noticed he had a VDO boost guage in the glove compartment. i have no idea if he used it temporarily to check boost.

i need to get the bently manual - is there a fuse for the trip computer?

Robby

--- On Sun, 7/6/08, Rbade12 at aol.com <Rbade12 at aol.com> wrote:

> From: Rbade12 at aol.com <Rbade12 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: Bought my first audi - 200q20v!
> To: centaurus3200 at yahoo.com, 200q20v at audifans.com
> Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 5:29 AM
> Robby,
>  I also own an SHO, a 93 MTX with 120k. I don't drive
> it much, kind of  
> prefer the 200q20v.
>  
> Welcome to the 200q20v world! I've been in it for 5
> years or so and it's  
> filled with fun and frustration as is/was the SHO world.
>  
> The passenger side cam is timing belt driven, the drivers
> driven by  chain 
> from the passenger side. No cam belts to change...unless
> you wish to call  the 
> timing belt a cam belt. 
>  
> Are you familiar with Chris Millers site and Scott
> Mockery's site and  
> Quattro 123? Get a set of Bentley manuals and ask
> questions, good group of folks  
> here!
>  
> Best of luck,
>  
> Bob    91 200q20v   Franklin, Wi
>  
>  
> In a message dated 7/5/2008 6:45:06 P.M. Central Daylight
> Time,  
> centaurus3200 at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> Thanks  Ken and to all for the insight. yes, i guess
> y'all have a point - 
> used tires  are kinda ghetto and the S4 rims don't look
> all that much cooler (if 
> at all)  than the 17" A4 rims i have on it now.
> 
> so - i guess it's kuhmo escta  sports 235 45 Z17s.
> sucks because i bought the 
> same mode tire for my SHO only  to total it 10k later :-(
> 
> i had Yokohama AVS ES100 on my SHO before  that. a ho-hum
> tire IMHO - not 
> stellar grip and squealed like a pig around  corners,
> especially when i took the 
> car to thunderhill in 2004.
> 
> oh, one  question - i have that old european car mag from
> 1197 - that had an 
> article on  the audi 5000/200 - with a special section on
> the 200q20v. it said 
> something  about need to change the cam drive belts every
> 60k. not sure if 
> that applies  to the 20V. i know mike changed the timing
> belt at 90k, but know 
> nothing about  the cam belts - my sho had cam chains, so
> they didn't need 
> replacing. i  emailed him to ask - but have not heard back
> yet. i would assume he'd 
> change  those too if necessary.
> 
> see ya,
> Robby
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Sat,  7/5/08, Kenneth Keith
> <auditude at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From:  Kenneth Keith <auditude at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Bought my first  audi - 200q20v!
> > To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> > Date: Saturday, July  5, 2008, 3:46 PM
> > robert weinberg  <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
> > >
> > > hi all,
> >  >
> > > i figure if I'm going to buy an Audi - lets
> get a
> >  real Audi - i.e. finicky, frustrating but sometimes
> very
> > enjoyable  ;-)
> > >
> > > i think some of you guys probably checked the 
> car out
> > and passed. maybe for good reason too ;-)
> > >
> >  > it's the one in Castro valley (although i
> bought
> > it in  Hayward)
> > >
> > >
> > 
> http://audifans.com/marketplace/show.php?table=pm_audifans_Cars&id=3362
> >  >
> > > i paid $2,800. not an awesome deal - but good 
> enough.
> > passed smog the first time. idles and runs smooth, no 
> leaks
> > - new bomb, UFOs, timing belt, both radiators. a/c
> >  doesn't work, trip computer/boost guage
> doesn't
> > work (fuse? - never  that simple, i suppose). needs
> struts
> > and tires (might as well lower  it at this point).
> 114,000
> > original miles - Ian checked the car fax  report to
> confirm.
> > >
> > > all in all, it was as i expected  - except the
> roof is
> > faded. interior is very clean though and the body  is
> > straight. i know what I'm in for (i think) from
> owning
> > a  1992 Ford Taurus SHO for the last 10 years and all
> the
> > fun that was to  throw money at ;-)
> > >
> > > reasons for buying this one  instead of the red
> one in
> > SF is I'm smitten by the low-ish miles and  the
> red one
> > is...well, red and it has 166k on the clock.
> >  >
> > > the owner was really cool. he actually moved to
> >  Hawaii, so i dealt with his in-laws in Hayward - who
> were
> > very cool  too. they were always honest about the car
> and
> > made no pretenses about  it.
> > >
> > > i drove it home - floaty due to the worn struts 
> and
> > shocks - but smooth and responsive when i hit the gas.
> i
> >  had an Infiniti G35 on my ass going from the 238
> > interchange to the  580. i was thinking "not yet
> my
> > friend - in good time - you will get  yours, Mr.
> > Infiniti" ;-)
> > >
> > > see ya,
> >  > Robby
> > 
> > Beautiful car, and a good deal too, IMHO.
> >  
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Kenneth
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