Anyone selling?

[Matt Suffern]

Hi Kent,

Yep, knew about the engine differences.  If the engine bay and
undercarriage had been as clean as the rest of the car I would have
considered it, but as it was there was a substantial "value disparity"
between my 635 and the '89 200.

My budget is around $4K, which unfortunately would preclude getting
both an A4 and a 200q20v.  Sigh.

-Matt

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
> Matt Suffern wrote:
>>
>> I was actually looking at an '89 200tq from Mass. a month or so ago,
>
> If you are new to this, the '89 200TQ is a 10-valve turbo, which
> doesn't have as much power as the 20-valve 1991 200TQ.
>
>> My wife is pushing for a B5 A4...  I'm working hard to convince her a
>> 200q20v is the way to go, but the newer, more "modern" (her word)
>> looking car may win out in the end.
>
> Depending on what your budget is, you may find that for the price of
> a ten-year-old A4, you can get a 1996 A4 *and* a 1991 200 20V. She can
> have her cake, and you can eat it for lunch. :)
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>
>