[ba] My trusty old '91 200Q

[quattro + 5 or 8 = fun]

start by reading this:

http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/print_item.asp?NewsID=188





Shayne


PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro


> From: Arun Rao <rao at pixar.com>
> Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:59:14 -0700
> To: <ba-group at audifans.com>
> Subject: [ba] My trusty old '91 200Q
> 
> Folks,
> 
> What with gas prices the way they are, and my own new-found
> environmental consciousness, I'm contemplating replacing my 200Q (now
> with just a tad over 200K on the clock) with one of them new-fangled
> hybrids. Too bad there isn't an Audi, or even VW, that fills the bill ...
> 
> Needless to say, I'm not exactly cock-a-hoop with joy about driving a
> dish-cloth around (although I have to confess that a mid-sized popular
> sedan made by a large Japanese company is actually quite nice).
> Besides, my 15-year-old son is quite bummed: he's quite looking forward
> to driving that car starting next month.
> 
> Anyone care to offer arguments to dissuade me?  The 200Q looks great,
> and runs essentially perfectly, but I can't get more than about 21 mpg
> if I drive .. ahem .. normally.  Besides, I suspect I'll have to fight
> emissions battles again next year, and I find that replacement parts are
> already getting hard to get.
> 
> Aargh.
> 
> -Arun
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