Bought my first audi - 200q20v!

[Ed Kellock]

The cam belt is the timing belt.  You should be good to go.

In re: tires, I'd say stick with the wheels you have and get tires.  I think
they complement the car better than the S4 wheels do.  I picked up a set
locally for cheap cheap cheap and really like them on my silver Avant.

Ed



> -----Original Message-----
> From: 200q20v-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:200q20v-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of robert weinberg
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 5:44 PM
> To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Bought my first audi - 200q20v!
> 
> 
> 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=336
> > 2
> > >
> > > 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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