what to do with a 200q20v...

[Mike Sylvester]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it Brett that jumps down everyone's
throat for posting for sale items on the list?


Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: what to do with a 200q20v...
> From: Brett Dikeman <brett.dikeman at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, December 23, 2009 11:15 pm
> To: Audi List <quattro at audifans.com>
> Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
> 
> 
> I've been procrastinating on what to do with my 200q20v for a while
> now; about a year or two ago I got tired of putting money into it
> (mostly insurance, but also maintenance) and took it off the road,
> because I didn't strictly NEED a car, and money was tight.  This
> summer I bought a new-to-me car, and the 200q20v has continued to sit.
>  Unfortunately, I have to get the car out of my parking space by
> January 1st, or in close to it; my landlord is selling the building.
> The car is in Boston, MA.
> 
> I really don't want to part with the first car I owned, a car that
> loved to chase S4 V8's at Tremblant  and powerslide around snowy roads
> new england roads...but I don't have the time, tools, storage /
> workspace, or finances to spend on maintaining / restoring it.
> 
> There's no longer a trailer+truck in the family, so I can't just haul
> it onto the trailer and move it somewhere.  I'm open to suggestions
> (contact me off-list), but I preferably need to store it until the
> spring, or maybe sell it to a lister who is jonesing for a project.
> It's being sold as-is, though I'm happy to discuss everything I now
> about the car's condition when it was last started/driven (which was a
> year and a half ago.)  I'd love to have first right of refusal to buy
> the car back if you ever decided to sell it again.  If you decide to
> fix it up and ever go to any track events, I'd gladly split costs for
> some seat time.
> 
> The particulars: '91 200q20v, Panther Black (metallic, slightly purple
> in strong light) w/Black interior cell-phone delete, sport seats, UFO
> brakes (ie: the perfect options, and the perfect colors, IMHO.) Toys:
> IA Stage 3+ chip, euro light headlights, Bilstein shocks and H&R
> springs.  Fully repaired bose speakers (I was the one who wrote that
> PDF on overhauling busted ones.)  Hardwired to power a V1; jack is up
> by the rear view mirror.
> 
>  Comes with a set of Bentley manuals, a set of new glass fronts for
> the euro lights (they un-clip, unlike the US units which are glued), a
> never-installed headlight harness, a pair of unused rear brake rotors,
> rear euro all-red taillights, a bunch of miscellaneous parts.  ~220k
> miles.  Part of the rear interior is disassembled (bottom rear seat,
> one door panel), there's some collision damage to the hood and
> front+rear driver's side quarter panel, with rust in the driver's side
> rear door under the mid-door trim.  I believe the current pads up
> front are porterfield R4's (RACE pads, not very appropriate for the
> street) but I could be wrong.  Radiator only has about two years of
> use on it, and same for the aux coolant pump.  I did a complete
> coolant flush when I did the radiator, and haven't used anything
> except Pentosin Blue since.  The brake calipers (up until it was
> parked) were kept in VERY good condition, completely overhauled and
> repainted with POR15 2-part paint.
> 
> Lovingly driven hard nearly every time I turned the key, and taken to
> about 6 fun-as-all-hell track events.  Pulled like a freight train,
> UFOs stopped like a boat anchor (seriously, the R4 pads when warmed up
> will pull your eyes out), and more road feel than anything Audi's made
> since about 1995.  Yeah, one of those cars where you can actually feel
> grip in wet and snow via the wheel...sigh.
> 
> And yes, this is a for-sale ad.  Spending hundreds of hours and many
> late nights helping run the site for ~10 years earns one the right!
> 
> Again, please contact me off-list.
> 
> Happy Chrihaunkwanzfestivus,
> 
> Brett
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