Straw Poll: How Dependable is Your 200q20v?

[Tony Hoffman]

I'll say that perhaps expecting dependability may be out of the ordinary,
but IME recieving it is not. I daily drive an /86 Audi, but have never a 200
20V. However, worked on plenty. I've never been broken down/towed. I listen
to the fuel pump, relay it and replace when it starts making different
noises. I relay the headlights, the starter circuit. I have teh starter and
alternator rebuilt when I get the car. Other than that, as mentioned by
several on here, there really isn't much to give you a breakdown. Oh, on the
20V, definately do the brass dizzy gear.

But, my daily driver has been no less than 15 years old for the last 10+
years, currently the 86 4000 which has 235k, I put at least 30K a year on my
dd, and plenty of miles on the others as well. My "new" car is a '98 A6Q,
but I don't drive it much, as it's an automatic :(  So, 13 years old is new
to me ;-)

Tony

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:52 PM, robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> i'll say this - asking a 21 year old car to be a daily driver without
> "surprises" is a tall order. but you said you only drive about 8k/yr. so,
> should still be doable being you like to wrench on cars anyway,
>
> see ya,
> Robby