Do I Really Want One?

Thu Oct 6 19:05:18 PDT 2011

Anybody recognize this one?

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2621745001.html

-M

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Matt Suffern <msuffern at gmail.com> wrote:
> Robby, Kent,
>
> My budget isn't crazy.  I'd like to pay a max of around $4K for a
> clean, stock one with "reliability mods" done and receipts/records.
> The power stuff isn't obligatory.  It's nice, but given the choice of
> a chip and a big turbo or regular maintenance, I'll take regular
> maintenance.  :)
>
> Thanks for the tip about cam / crank seals and timing belt & WP
> replacement.  I did all that on my 4kq, so if the 3B is similar, it's
> charted territory for me.  I'd love to find one with the rack
> replaced.  What makes it such a difficult job?  Access to that area of
> the engine bay?
>
> Good to know about heater core and blower motor too.  I assume
> replacement involves ripping out the whole dash?
>
> I figure it's probably a foregone conclusion I'm going to have to pay
> for a headliner replacement.  I know a couple of good upholstery
> places in the area that could maybe tackle it.
>
> Still not totally sold though.  I'm wary, y'know?  Hmm.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 8:15 PM, robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> well than Matt - i see a 200 20V in your future ;-)
>> what's your budget? i'd push it as high as you can go - and get a well
>> maintained one with full records. decent chip and suspension, euros, nice
>> rims/tires, V8 tails, etc.
>>
>> if you can push it more - get one already done the way you'd like it. big
>> turbo, maybe even an AAN ECU conversion (or stand-alone) to DIS ignition.
>> there was one i still think about with a GT-3701 turbo a few years back.
>> here, this should get you all pumped ;-)
>> http://www.youtube.com/user/amdisthebest#p/u/11/tYAbGyNijkc
>> here's the same car running a 12.5 quarter mile!
>> http://www.youtube.com/user/amdisthebest#p/u/3/TxEm9TFcWls
>> i think it's only running 23 lbs on stock internals. no doubt this is an 11
>> second car with some bigger connecting rods. and perhaps lower compression
>> pistons. SICK!
>> dang - now i'm all worked up ;-)
>>
>> see ya,
>> Robby
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Matt Suffern <msuffern at gmail.com>
>> To: "200q20v at audifans.com" <200q20v at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 3:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: Do I Really Want One?
>>
>> There's very little I'd rather do than work on a car.  Have a two-car
>> heated basement garage, loads of tools (including engine hoist) and
>> have performed at least half a dozen engine swaps (between
>> like-engined cars, that is).  About the only things I outsource are
>> tire mounting and balancing and A/C work.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:23 PM, robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>> matt - can you wrench on cars (or have friends who are able and willing)
>>> or
>>> will the audi be at a mechanic for everything that arises?
>>> Robby
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Matt Suffern <msuffern at gmail.com>
>>> To: 200q20v at audifans.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 3:19 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Do I Really Want One?
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply, Kent.
>>>
>>> I'm beginning to think this might be an unanswerable question by
>>> anybody but me.  See, it's not the speed or the power (though those
>>> are definite draws); it's the "Audi-ness" of the car that appeals.
>>> That's why the additional grunt of a 535 or 540 doesn't really do
>>> anything for me, since at the end of the day it's still a boring (to
>>> me) BMW E34.
>>>
>>> Maybe I just want to make sure the "Audi-ness" of the 200q20v can
>>> overcome some of the dynamic disadvantages?
>>>
>>> Hmm.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Matt Suffern wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The
>>>>> 525i is a wonderful car to drive, and I want to make sure, as fast as
>>>>> the 200q20v is, will it compare to the BMW in terms of the overall
>>>>> polish of the driving experience.
>>>>
>>>> NC?  One big attraction of the 200 is its quattro all-wheel drive.
>>>> Unless you live in the mountains, you won't see much snow, so it
>>>> may not meet your "needs". The other attraction is the turbo. The
>>>> Audi I-5 is a solid motor that can take a lot of boost, and the
>>>> quattro lets you put all the HP to the pavement. So that may be a
>>>> win.
>>>>
>>>>> "especially given the fact that although the 525 doesn't excite me,
>>>>> it is still a very, very good car."
>>>>
>>>> Ugh. With expectations like that, I fear the 200 may not live up to
>>>> your dreams. What *will* make you happy?  Maybe you should have gotten
>>>> a 535 or a 540 instead.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kent McLean
>>>> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
>>>> 1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
>>>> gone: too many to count, including my first, "Bad Puppy"
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