Luxo-highway-cruiser

[David]

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Thanks for the replies. It sounds like a V8q or early A8 is what I really W=
ANT. The reason for the auto tranie is for th wife, she drives stick but re=
ally wants our luxo-barge to be an auto. So, realistically, how is the over=
all reliability of the V8q or early A8? Which will be better? I live very c=
lose to AudiConnection here is SE Virginia, so if I go the V8q route, I'll =
likely buy from them. Anybody know if they offer extended warranties (beyon=
d the 6 month parts that coes standard)?

Dave
1987 CGT Special Build 2.3
SE Virginia

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> From: Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org>
> Date: 2003/04/28 Mon AM 10:51:24 EDT
> To: David <duandcc_forums at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: Luxo-highway-cruiser
>
>
> The car you describe is an A8.  I have serious doubts you can find one for
> $15K.  If you do, see if there are two of them available. :-)
>
> AFAIK, all S-cars came with manual trannies.  A few 200's had slushboxes
> but most I've seen have been manuals.  My friends tend to be those who
> would almost automatically prefer a manual tranny, though, as I do.
>
> A slushbox 200 avant might suit you.  If you get the slushbox abandon all
> hope of ever chipping the car.
>
> At 09:19 AM 4/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Well, the wife and I have decided to add to our stable, well actually ju=
st
> >change it around a bit. it will soon be time to sell the Impala 9C1 and
> >get a nice big luxury highway cruiser. We want it to be nearly silent at
> >highway speeds, auto tranie, comfey, fairly reliable, big enough for all
> >our crap, a nice interior with good amenities (like auto climate control,
> >moon roof, bun warmers, leather eletric seats, wood trim, etc). I would
> >love for it to have AWD for when we hit bad weather. Here's the kicker, =
we
> >want to buy used and try keeping the price as low as possible. Ideal wou=
ld
> >be under $10,000 but could go as high as $15,000 but if we went that high
> >it would need to be dead reliable and come with a full B2B warranty.  So,
> >anybody care to chime in? I was thinking a V8Q (was the 200Tq ever offer=
ed
> >with an auto?, don't think so...) maybe an early A6? Or maybe an early
> >S4/S6? Was that ever offered with auto tranie? Thoughts? With my limited
> >budget, are my quattro dreams a pie in the sky?
> >
> >Dave
> >1987 CGT Special Build
> >SE Virginia
> >
> >
> >
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> Bob
> *****
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>   Rt. 4, Box 57,  Fayetteville, WV 25840 USA WV tag Q SHIP
>   '95 urS6 Cashmere Grey - der Wunderwagen  ICQ 22170244
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The car you describe is an A8.  I have serious doubts you can find one for
$15K.  If you do, see if there are two of them available. :-)
AFAIK, all S-cars came with manual trannies.  A few 200's had slushboxes but
most I've seen have been manuals.  My friends tend to be those who would
almost automatically prefer a manual tranny, though, as I do.
A slushbox 200 avant might suit you.  If you get the slushbox abandon all h=
ope
of ever chipping the car.
At 09:19 AM 4/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:

Well, the wife and I have decided to add to our stable, well actually just
change it around a bit. it will soon be time to sell the Impala 9C1 and get=
 a
nice big luxury highway cruiser. We want it to be nearly silent at highway
speeds, auto tranie, comfey, fairly reliable, big enough for all our crap, a
nice interior with good amenities (like auto climate control, moon roof, bun
warmers, leather eletric seats, wood trim, etc). I would love for it to have
AWD for when we hit bad weather. Here's the kicker, we want to buy used and
try keeping the price as low as possible. Ideal would be under $10,000 but
could go as high as $15,000 but if we went that high it would need to be de=
ad
reliable and come with a full B2B warranty.  So, anybody care to chime in? I
was thinking a V8Q (was the 200Tq ever offered with an auto?, don't think
so...) maybe an early A6? Or maybe an early S4/S6? Was that ever offered wi=
th
auto tranie? Thoughts? With my limited budget, are my quattro dreams a pie =
in
the sky?
Dave
1987 CGT Special Build
SE Virginia
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 Robert L. Myers 304-574-2372
 Rt. 4, Box 57,  Fayetteville, WV 25840 USA WV tag Q SHIP
 '95 urS6 Cashmere Grey - der Wunderwagen  ICQ 22170244
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