[Biturbos4] need advice - interested in 2000 A6 2.7T

[robert weinberg]

thanks brad!

wow, another sho enthusiast. were you ever on baysho
or the shoforum?

as i stated before, the A6 WILL be my next car. but
that's contingent on finding gainful employment after
my present company moves out of state (which will be
at some point this year - no one tells us anything
more than that).

i have the money to comfortably buy one now, but they
can only get cheaper, and we have a wedding to pay
for. i just want to know as much as possible about
them and meet people who might join me when checking
one out.

as far as the sho, who knows, i might just keep it.
after all, look at all the cash i've dumped into it.
friggen thing isn't worth enough to sell it.:

1992 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
210.5 HP 196.4 LB Torque at the wheels (250 crank HP)
silver on gray with all options
sho shop y-pipe with high flow cats
sho shop underdrive pullies
PRO M 80mm Mass airflow meter
Walbro 190lph fuel pump
Tokico struts
Eibach springs
sho shop motor mounts
edelbrock RPM exhaust
shonut aluminum sub frame bushings
26mm rear sway bar
sho shop sub frame connectors
Yokohama AVS ES100 225/55/ZR16 tires 

--- Brad R <mrtwr at early.com> wrote:
> Ah, your SHO is just getting broken in at that age! 
> Well, as long as you
> keep a good CPS in there, they'll run a good long
> time.  I sold my 91 about
> two years ago with 186k on it.  It is well over 200k
> now.  They are neat
> cars and huge bang for the buck.  But I do like my
> S4 a bit better!
> 
> Can't help you much on the A6 topic, since I'm an S4
> owner...Good luck.
> 
> Brad
> (former president of LSHOC and huge SHO enthusiast)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert weinberg" <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
> To: <biturbos4 at www.audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 11:13 AM
> Subject: [Biturbos4] need advice - interested in
> 2000 A6 2.7T
> 
> 
> > hi all,
> >
> > i was directed to you guys from the bay area audi
> > list.
> >
> > i was on this group about a year and a half ago. i
> was
> > looking into buying a URS4 back then. well, i
> decided
> > to keep my present car and look for a house
> instead
> > (1992 ford taurus SHO 5 speed).
> >
> > as some of you know, bay area housing has gone up
> > about $200,000 on the past 2 years. well, at
> leastin
> > my area (montclair village in the oakland hills).
> in
> > fact, the east bay is screaming while the south
> > bayslows down. so, 7 offers later and we are still
> in
> > our apartment.
> >
> > too make a long story short. i'm NOT quite in
> > themarket at this point, BUT DO want to gather as
> > muchinformation on this car from knowledgable
> > enthusiasts. my fiance and i have penny pinched
> for
> > the last 3 years in hopes of buying a house (she
> hasa
> > 1997 A4). well, that's put on hold for now due
> tothe
> > wedding, stratospheric housing prices and, wow
> what a
> > surprise, lack of job security ;-)
> >
> > bottom line, my car has 135,000 miles on it.
> runsfine,
> > but it's getting up there in age. my companyis
> moving
> > out of state in less than a year. i'm notgoing but
> am
> > getting a decent retention package to stickit out
> > until the end. so, my plan of this moment is to
> save
> > the cash, heaven willing, get a stable new job.
> once
> > secure in that notion, i will buy a new(er)
> audi.so,
> > what do you guys think of a 2000-2001 audi A6
> 2.7T- 6
> > speed? i notice they are getting in the lateteens
> to
> > low 20s in price. they are everything my SHOwishes
> it
> > was. and everything i want in a car.
> mid-sizesedan,
> > manual tranny, awd, lots of power.
> >
> > i've seen opinions on newsgroup searches range
> > fromtotal joy to utter disappointment
> (reliability).
> > i'mnot looking for honda reliability. after all,
> > idrive a SHO ;-)
> >
> > what are the right mods for these cars? i know
> > theturbos are a bit small for adding more boost
> AND
> > that you have to take out the engine to replace
> them.
> > so, how much power would be gained by just intake
> and
> > better flowing turbo back exhaust?
> >
> > that's all for now.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Robby
> >
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