Do I Really Want One?

Thu Oct 6 19:28:23 PDT 2011

I don't recognize it, but I wonder why the owner doesn't day more about the car.

Like the fact that it has Euro headlights. VERY desireable!! And VERY expensive to add now. One might wonder if the same owner added a chip to "improve" HP. What else is he not saying? Or. perhaps, he is unaware of what he actually has. Looks like S4 16 in wheels. At 132k, what has been replaced? 

--mike in montana
91 200q (4th one since '96)
95 S6 with RS2 "goodies"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Matt Suffern 
To: 200q20v at audifans.com 
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: Do I Really Want One?

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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