200q20v Eye & Ear Candy

Fri Oct 21 17:49:49 PDT 2011

Brian,

My daily is my '95 525i 5-speed, the car I sold the 635 for about a
year and half ago.  It's a great car, supremely balanced and fluid to
drive.  Second owner, runs perfect.

Still got that old-school Audi bug bite, though...  It won't leave me alone.  :)

Matt
Winston-Salem, NC
www.spannerhead.com

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Brian K. Ullrich
<bullrich at ullrichsys.com> wrote:
> Matt,
>
> My daily is a MB E430 (W210). 4.3l 285hp, 295 ft lbs torque stock, which
> mine is not. I also have a '91 V8, pearl, 5-speed. She's heavy, but fast.
> Interestingly, they both get about the same highway mileage...around 27 mpg
> at 60/65. The V8 is worse in city traffic, but only because of its weight.
> Cool thing about the W210 is the auto tranny, which has heuristic features;
> it learns how you drive, and shifts accordingly. And that car is so
> overbuilt it's not funny.
>
> What about you?
>
> //BKU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Suffern [mailto:msuffern at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 3:29 PM
> To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: 200q20v Eye & Ear Candy
>
> 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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