quattro digest, Vol 1 #3257 - 16 msgs

[Larry C Leung]

Mike,

I'd hazard a guess from 0-30 or so, the 4KQ is actually a bit quicker
than the 100CSQA, but once moving, it's all 100. From personal
experience.

Anyway, the Northeast car bit does kind of make suspension work a PITA,
everything rusts into place more than (I'd imagine, never have had the
pleasure) a CA car. In fact, a recent alignment job on my 200Q (post
lowering) meant that I ended up having to replace the tie-rods, could NOT
get the adjusters to budge, heat, pounding, nasty chemicals, NOTHING
broke them loose.

I'd agree, that would be the biggest concern on that car, besides the
T-belt and the oil leak, which, if you check the archives, could be that
top end leak (can't recall what is was) that is a bit of an annoyance
issue on the V6 cars.

Finally, I'd agree, though waiting for a used UrS4/6 Avant would be a
wonderful dream, if you constantly fear getting home everyday in the
Volvo, then you have to do something about it on a NOW type basis. THe
problem with any of the "desireable" cars is that they ALL are getting
older, and all of them will eventually lose reliability until they go
through the full replacement cycle. On a sample to sample basis, I'd be
willing to bet that the 100 will be more reliable than the UrS's for two
reasons:

1) the V6 is a simpler engine, the autobox (if taken care of) is a less
complicated drivetrain that is less shocking to the whole car.

2) Ur'S's are more likely to be driven like an "S" car should be, i.e.
harder. 100CS's are probably treated albit more kindly, though arguably
their somewhat more mundane nature probably would mean not as likely with
as much owner DEEP care or respect.


Just a few thoughts from my way.

LL - NY



> Original Message:  Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:48:01 -0700
> From: Motor Sport Visions Photography <msvphoto at pacbell.net>
> Subject: Drove a FS '93 100csq Avant last night...
> To: quattro at audifans.com
>
> And I see what you all mean about them being, ahem, sluggish off
> the
> line. My wife's comment was something like "why won't it go?" (Then
> I
> told her to floor it and she was doing almost 50 without realizing
> how
> fast she was going--it insulates you from speed sensations very
> well
> like most large Audis). In reality it is probably not much slower
> off
> the line than the little 4kq I'm enjoying so much right now, but
> sure
> feels like a slug compared to the ovlov 850t and my 5kcstq with
> boost
> mods. We didn't have a chance to get it out on the highway to
> stretch
> out. It may be a good three seat family wagon for us. Overall
> condition
> is very good, interior looks new, exterior is way above average for
> a 9
> year old car. It is from the East coast it turns out so rusty stuff
> is a
> maintenance concern. There is some evidence of oil leakage around
> the
> front of the engine. No records and no idea when the last T-Belt job
> was
> done. Car has 107k miles and overall condition indicates a very
> high
> level of care. Aside from being a bit on the sluggish side, the car
> drove nearly perfectly. I noted a slight warped rotor feeling in
> the
> brakes, but that was all I could sense was amiss, drove like a new
> car.
> We can get it for $8500.00. A part of me really wants to hold out
> for an
> Ur-S6 Avant, but another part of me says sell the ovloV ASAP and
> get
> what we can out of it and cut our losses. Since there's no way we
> can
> stretch to the $18-20k range (though a few more image usage sales
> like I
> got yesterday and that may change) this seems to make a lot of sense
> for
> the here and now. The only non-Audi alternative I can think of would
> be
> a ovloV 940 turbo and my wife hates the way they look, and they
> have
> about the same power as the 100csq (and the 100csq is a superior car
> IMO
> in every respect). Comments? Suggestions? I'm going to resume this
> quest
> next week upon my return from our four-day marathon road trip to
> Pahrump
> NV ACCNA driver's school and Long Beach GP.
>
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> http://www.motorsportvisions.com
>