Why I Drive an Audi

[Larry C Leung]

Gee Mike, you sound like me, (except I skip the total rebuild part, no
time, no $$, not, at least at this point, needed, though I just did ALL
of my hoses, bottle, radiator, and crossing my fingers about the heater
core.). But, yeah, I'd like a 20V Avant, too. Or in reality, an Ur
S4avant. Pearl or green, steath machine.....

And, 'cuz I've been doing a little remodeling, and needing an "avant",
I'm also bopping around town with my borrowed (from the folks) Sable
station wagon. I'm amazed, back when they came out, how I thought that
FoMoCo did such a good job with these. Not that it's THAT bad for it's
time, mind you, but I can most definitely see why my 200Q cost btw 3-4
times the Ford. The best thing about the Ford, regular unleaded, and it's
MUCH harder to get up to speeds that would cause me to get tickets in it.
Which lately is a good thing.....

LL - NY (traffic court pending.....)

On Sat, 18 Aug 2001 21:58:55 -0700 mimyers at cableone.net writes:
>I spent over a year to find my current Audi, a pearl white 89 200TQ.  
>I've now had it for over 2 years and have all intentions of keeping it 
>quite a while longer.  So, whenever anything breaks, I tend to rebuild 
>everything.  6 weeks ago I was changing the timing belt and spun the 
>cam gear over bending a valve.  Off came the head for a full rebuild.  
>I just finished putting it back together yesterday.  I drove it around 
>for about 15 minutes noticing how wonderful the engine was running.  
>Very smooth.  The 6 month old suspension was holding the road just 
>right.  Not a single rattle in the car, and not because I've fixed 
>them.  Yes, if I ignore the bouncing speedometer, everything was 
>perfect.  Till I noticed the voltmeter was sitting at 11.5V.  The 
>alternator had failed.
>
>Those 15 minutes are the reason why I drive an Audi and not a boring 
>GM or Ford.  In addition, thanks to this list and my own experience, I 
>can nearly fix anything on my Audi myself.  Between Carlsen and Blau, 
>prices for parts really aren't that bad.
>
>If I could change anything on my Audi, the answer is really simple.  
>Avant and 20V engine.  Otherwise I'll stick with what I've got.
>
>OTOH, a new Audi I want and think Audi should make is a S4 coupe.  
>Remember the new convertable that was recently mentioned on the list?  
>Make that a coupe with 2.7T and a 6 spd.  That's what I want.
>
>http://www.kak.net/audi/audia4/audia4cabriolet02s.jpg
>
>     -Mike