"Other car" totaled- which Audi should I buy now?

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Type 89 is basically a cooler looking type 44 with mad improvements. Just as
easy/hard to work on and 5cyl Quattro is just as bulletproof. Also more
stock power.

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of R Mangas
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 8:18 AM
To: qshipaz at juno.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: "Other car" totaled- which Audi should I buy now?




     If you can be patient then wait for a good 4kq to come along; ebay, the
AF marketplace, and BensRallyPage are good sources.  The 4kq's are cheap,
light, simple, and bombproof if maintained.  Excellent candidate for a
turboswap, and airlocking differentials.  Airlocking diffs!  How did I ever
get along without them?!

$0.02,
Robert



>From: qshipaz at juno.com
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: "Other car" totaled- which Audi should I buy now?
>Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 04:40:29 GMT
>
>Greetings Audinauts,
>
>Regretfully, my beloved Datsun 240Z gave its life against a Ford Expedition
>(his fault- rear-ender at about 45 mph!). Insurance silliness should begin
>shortly. On a more pleasant note: Am thinking about what to replace it
>with.
>
>It was my daily driver for the last three years. I have a project 200q
>which is slowly coming back together... however, it does seem that I'll
>remain a two-car one-driver family. Having narrowly escaped injury in the
>31 year old Nissan product, I believe I'll put more faith in German iron
>nex time. Audi is my natural inclination @ the present time... but there
>are so many factors involved here:
>
>Have a 200q. I love the type 44, but I think that one is likely enough. And
>a '91 200 is kind of the best-of-breed IMHO.
>
>Owned a CGT previously. Liked it very much... but I have BTDT, am thinking
>about trying to find another flavor of Audi.
>
>My experience with my sister's '93 90S indicates that the later V6 cars
>don't have the character I'm looking for.
>
>An A4 is tempting, but would require creative financing unless the
>settlement for the Datsun is bigger than I thought (not at all likely).
>Don't like making payments on a depreciating investment.
>
>Have I pretty much exhausted the possibilities, except for a nice type 89
>quattro? That's what I'm leaning toward right now...
>
>Actually, an ur-q is my "final frontier"... gotta have one someday. Maybe
>that's the answer- except it has to work on a daily basis and cover many
>miles yearly. Maybe the 200q should get groomed for daily grind use, and
>the ur should be the Datsun successor.
>
>Input on this subject very welcome...
>
>Rob
>
>'91 200q10v hangar queen
>'87 5kt, '85 CGT, '86 5ktq in past
>'72 Datsun 240Z (RIP)
>
>
>
>
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