200q20v Eye & Ear Candy

Fri Oct 21 13:29:25 PDT 2011

Robby, your tale is a cautionary one for me not to get a cheaper
example just to get myself into one quickly.  It's good to be reminded
of that.  :)  Can't wait to see yours when you get it painted, too.

Brian, what are you driving these days?

Matt
Winston-Salem, NC
www.spannerhead.com

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Brian K. Ullrich
<bullrich at ullrichsys.com> wrote:
> Robby,
>
> You kill me. My own recent 200tq story is much the same, but I got mine for
> $400, and the body and paint were in great shape. Nothing else was, though.
> I was in for about you have in your Lago, though without the same engine
> performance.
>
> The funny thing I found in your post is that your 200 might end up being
> your casket. My father was/is a Corvair man. Swore up and down that he'd be
> buried in a 180 turbo. That car would go like hell in a straight line for
> the 4 or 6 blocks that it ran right. Why he loved them so, I'll never fully
> understand. One time I got a girl by telling her the '67 Monza I was driving
> was really an old Ferrari. The romance lasted about 45 minutes until the
> damn thing threw the belt.
>
> Then there's us...loving 20+ year-old German-made cars with dwindling
> supplies and replacements. Just goes to show, bro.  :-)  Keep that bad boy
> rolling hard.
>
> //BKU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert weinberg [mailto:centaurus3200 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 1:13 PM
> To: auditude at cox.net; 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: 200q20v Eye & Ear Candy
>
> Hi Kenneth,
>
> my friend owns a body shop in oakland, ca where i live. won't be free, but
> should be a decent buddy deal. i don't think i'll have to jam it because
> lago is pretty close to oceanic, but without the green tinge. my friend has
> an oceanic 4kQ. the colors look relatively close when you park them next to
> eachother.
>
>
> my 200q20v is proof that one should never buy a car hastily because "you've
> always wanted one".
>
> i bought the car (listed on audifans in 2008) for $2,800. mainly because it
> had low miles - advertised at 110k. recent timing belt, brake bomb,
> radiators, UFOs, 17" A4 B6 rims, complete records including original window
> sticker. the guy was honest - said the shocks were shot and the bose stereo
> was a POS, a/c stopped working, needed tires and the sunroof didn't slide
> back. but it was literally in my back yard.
>
> i go to check the car out in hayward. the paint is shot. roof is faded. i
> open the door and the mileage says 114k. not a big deal, but the story
> behind it is sorta funny. the owner moved to hawaii and left it with his
> uncle to store and to drive ONCE IN A WHILE to just keep the car from
> rotting in his driveway. i guess his uncle really liked driving the car.
>
> his original plan was to buy the car and rape it for the 3B for his UR
> Quattro. but he said he just couldn't bring himself to kill the 200q20v. so
> he just ended up keeping it.
>
>
> the paint was a super bummer - but the interior was clean and the records
> dictate that the mileage was indeed authentic. so, i buy the car. passes
> smog the first time too. i thought i'd be into the car about $7,500 with
> paint and tires. BWHAHAHA!!!!!
>
> anyway, long story short - the car current state is as follows:
>
> - dyno tuned 034 chip - 233WHP/260 torque - so a good 280HP/305 torque at
> the crank. goes like stink. javad said he could push it more - but doing so
> is stupid with the stock injectors.
> - koni shocks/H&R springs (bought used from force5)
> - 034 billet bypass
> - samco hoses (bought used from a friend)
> - 034 N75H WGFV
> - 034 silicon breather hose kit
> - 034 tranny mounts
> - kuhmo ECSTA SPT tires
>
> - i gotta paint it though. still looks sorta ghetto with the worn lago.
> other than that - i plan on an 034 turboback. already have the euros and V8
> tails. also have some good sunroof rails so the thing will finally slide
> back.
>
> i'll NEVER get my money out of the car once it's done. which is fine. it
> will look killer, hang with modern sport sedans and it will probably be my
> casket when i die ;-)
>
> see ya,
> Robby
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Kenneth <auditude at cox.net>
> To: "200q20v at audifans.com" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Cc: robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>; Tony Hoffman
> <auditony at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: 200q20v Eye & Ear Candy
>
> Wow, Oceanic Blue on a 200q20v.  That would be sweet.  I haven't seen that
> combo before.  It's a great color.  Lago is nice too, but Oceanic would be
> sweet!
>
> Are you having the paint done or doing it yourself by any chance?
>
> Kenneth
>
> ---- robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> yeah, i have my V8 tails siting next to my 200. no point in putting those
> and the euros on before i respray the car Oceanic Blue (currently lago).
>
> Robby
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com>
> To: auditude at cox.net
> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 4:57 AM
> Subject: Re: 200q20v Eye & Ear Candy
>
> Looks nice with those wheels, and love the V8 tails. Very aggressive!
> Definately need to get it on the road and enjoy it, and surprising people at
> it's speed. And, most people have no idea how old these cars are, either.
>
> Would love to see it with some good camera pics as well, you will have to
> post those once you get a chance. I love eye candy!!
>
> Tony
>
> Nice 200q20v.
>>
>> On a related note, I took some no-flash, poor quality, cell phone pics of
>> the 200q20v that I bought a few years ago that I've been sitting on.  Just
>> the other night I put a set of those same Audi OEM BBS CH on it so I could
>> move it since a couple of the tires on the stockers had gone flat.
>>
>> Now that it's not blazing hot AZ summertime, I'm telling myself that this
>> winter I'm going to get the pearl one going, along with some progress on
> the
>> other Audi projects gone dormant.  Seeing the wheels on it are almost
>> inspiration.  Then again, from that video I can tell that my stone gray
> one
>> that runs would look pretty good on those CH's so they may end up on that
> if
>> it keeps sticking around.
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