Do I Really Want One?

PeterBergin at aol.com PeterBergin at aol.com
Tue Oct 11 12:20:36 PDT 2011 

If you need Euro's I have a brand new never used set that has been sitting  
on my shelf for 10 years, sold the Avant, also have the Blau harness with 
all  relays, bulbs etc.
Pete
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2011 7:27:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
msuffern at gmail.com writes:

Mike,

He doesn't give an e-mail address, so he's probably  not a computer
guy, which might be the reason he doesn't give more  details.

What makes the Euro headlights so expensive to add now?   Did they used
to be cheaper?

If he's done the headlights and wheels  himself, it's probably a good
bet he knows what he has.  Especially  since the price seems to be
pretty on target if the rest of the car checks  out.

Will call if it's still around when the time  comes.

-M

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Mike Miller  <mikemilr at blackfoot.net> 
wrote:
> 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  <ce
ntaurus3200 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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