time to move on

[Duncan Thomson]

> the trade values the ur-quattro at significantly more than i paid for it,
> and allows me the right of veto over the new owners - i don't want some
> snotty nosed kid with a rich dad to purchase it. i have no such stipulation
> on the rs2.

nice idea... but I'd feel a bit hard done by if I was young and dad was rich..!
But I'd have trouble imagining a snotty nosed kid saying: "oh, but dad, I don't want an RS2, I want
the Ur"...!!

> i will assist the dealer in marketing the ur-quattro, which will
> be displayed in the showroom alongside all the new models..

cool, this is at Conti, right?
I think it's beyond my means at this point, but I'm in there to pick up some parts this weekend,
I'll have to head round the front and check it out...!

> the ur-quattro
> has appreciated roughly 30% in my ownership (7 years

Wow, what's the new sticker price...?

> the other reality is that owning an immaculate, low kms ur-quattro is a
> mixed blessing. any "playing around" with the car would cost me
> significantly in depreciation, so over the last year or so i have come to
> the realisation that i would be better picking up a late wr, ripping the
> engine and transmission out of it, and turning it into a 20v equivalent
> which i could play around with it (e.g. aan + 016 w/torsen), or even a small
> v8 unit. that is something i will look to achieve over the next few years.

yup, I agree... I'm thinking about picking up a 200T (one for sale for $1800) for an engine swap
into my CQ (non turbo)...
something nice about owning a car that can't depreciate more than $3k (~$1500 USD)

> i will sign-off the ur-quattro list soon, but hang around on the rs2 list
> for a little while and start lurking on the a8 list, now that i've become a
> v8 nerd.

staying on the quattro list...?

seeya
Duncan

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