Got an '88 80 4cyl for almost free, now what? Also 5ktq update.

[Huw Powell]

> So now I've got this 80
> 4cyl autobox thing sitting here, and I'm looking at it, then at my
> 5ktq (was ~290hp before the fire), then back to the 80. Lets see
> here, the 3100lb 5k would run a 13.8 in the 1/4, 0-60 in 5.5-6
> seconds, then the 2500lb 80 would just have to be a little tire
> eating rocket ship with 300hp!
>
> 5)
> Am I crazy and should I just leave it be for a backup incase the 5k
> is apart for some reason? Rephrased, are the 80s reliable enough to
> be truly depended upon as a backup car?

Yes, yes, and yes.

Not to knock front wheel drive, heck, my "fun" car is one (but with a
bone crushing 101 hp), but that FWD auto 4 cyl 80 is not the platform on
which to build your mean dream machine.

get a type 89 quattro and work from there.  They can be picked up real
cheap these days, especially if the drivetrain finally needs an
expensive repair.  Which does not matter to you...

> My new 5ktq is on its way now too, should have it next week. My old
> one (the fire victim), while fast, was kinda beat up - seats were
> cracked, hood was dented and it was missing some trim. The new one is
> really pretty. Its black, painted recently, and the interior was
> reupholstered at the same time.
>
> To satisfy any curiosity out there about the insurance on the old 5k,
> blue book value on the car was $1100, State Farm gave me $2500
> including the $500 deductable. Considering I paid $750 for it, and
> had just a tad over $1k into it (including buying 2 parts cars!), I
> think I made out fairly well.

Ah, free labor...

> -Cody '86 5ktq '87 5ktq '88 80 4cyl I've recently realised Audis are
> herd animals, and magnetic to each other. --

Yes, there is a strange, as-yet unexplained force of nature that brings
the ugly ducklings and lost sheep of many minor marques to share their
final homes together.

I actually have reached the point where I have to beware of strangers
abandoning their old Audis in my parking lot...

--
Huw Powell

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