quattro Digest, Vol 3, Issue 140

[Mihnea Cotet]

One word of warning, please for God's sake, stay away from Ebay chips!!!! 
They either bring no HP increase, or they will break your engine, I know of 
several people who've BTBroke That....


HTH,


Mihnea

At 18:53 25/01/2004 -0600, Robert Deutsch wrote:
> > I have owned my '90 CQ20v for almost two years now and I must say I 
> love it! (Keep in mind it is my first Audi and first AWD) My friend has a 
> A4 2.8 Quattro automatic that I have driven since I bought 
> mine.  Although the A4 has more power and torque (not all that 
> noticeable), I still get as much enjoyment out of driving my CQ. I 
> especially like the fact that they are rare and therefore you don't see 
> many other people driving them.
>
>As far as performance upgrades to increase power and torque, there are few 
>judging from the posts on the quattro and 20v lists. I have heard some 
>good comments about chips from some owners, though I wouldn't expect much. 
>There are several chips available at any given point in time on eBay from 
>Germany. I myself have no experience with them as I am interested in 
>keeping my car bone stock. (I will get into the upgrades once I can afford 
>to purchase a TT).
>
>If the car is available at a good price, I think that you will be happy 
>with it (that is, if you don't expect a drag racer).
>
>Rob Deutsch
>'90CQ20v  206,000 km
>
>
>
> >
> > Message: 10
> > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:00:08 -0500
> > From: LRGreger at aol.com
> > Subject: 1990 Coupe Quattro
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Message-ID: <17062F22.391A0764.0072DD0E at aol.com>
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> >
> > I'm looking for some advice.  I currently have within my family a '97 
> A4q (daughter drives), a '97 Cabriolet (wife drives), and an '88 
> 80q.  The latter was my first Audi and is still around for sentimental 
> reasons, but at ~180,000 mi (odometer no longer working), it's seldom 
> driven and I really need to get rid of it.  I'm currently driving a '95 
> Saab convertible, but want to replace it with an Audi.
> >
> > I have an opportunity to purchase a 1990 coupe quattro with 102,000 
> mi.  I won't have an opportunity to drive the coupe quattro before 
> purchase, so I'm looking for some advice on whether or not to buy 
> it.  I'll have a mechanic check out the car, so the car's mechanics 
> aren't a significant concern to me.  What is of concern is whether I'll 
> enjoy driving the car.  I loved the A4, before I turned it over to my 
> daughter, and don't want to be disappointed with the '90 coupe 
> quattro.  I also always liked the '88 80q, but it was underpowered, 
> especially compared to the A4.  Is the increased power of the 20v engine 
> in the '90 Coupe quattro going to be similar enough to the A4 to make the 
> car enjoyable to drive?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Rob
>
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