re. Re: putting a auto trans in a '91 20VTQA

[JordanVw at aol.com]

so you guys are trying to get me to buy a volvo wagon?  LOL!!   hmm i thought 
this was the audi list :<)


chris
'86 5kT  auto

In a message dated 1/26/06 1:58:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
mrmotoguzzi00 at yahoo.com writes:


> 
> 
> agree brett the 7 and 9 series cars are nice, but they
> are completely different from the 850 model...
> 
> but then again what where we talking about ?  ;)
> 
> Mike,
> 
> 
> --- Brett Dikeman <quattro at frank.mercea.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Jan 26, 2006, at 9:58 AM, Ben Swann wrote:
> > 
> > > Yes- this is the solution! If you can find an
> > automatic Type 44  
> > > wagon, this would be more straightforward than the
> > tranny swap.   
> > > You will get plenty of power out of a chipped and
> > tuned MC-1 for  
> > > this application.
> > >
> > > I tend to agree with aforementioned Volvo option
> > too, but gotta  
> > > admit, these cars sound and drive  way cheap
> > compared to even the  
> > > 10 year older type44 - I know, as my sister has
> > had 3 relatively  
> > > new Volvos ( '98 - 2003) and eveytime I ride with
> > her I am forced  
> > > to hold my tongue on how cheap the thing feels -
> > at least compared  
> > > to the T44 Audis.
> > 
> > Funny.  The interior quality in my folk's '95 960
> > wagon is Tonka-toy,  
> > but at the same time, it looks as good as it did the
> > day they bought  
> > it; it's durable, which is what Volvo is all about. 
> > Only one bulb in  
> > the entire interior of the car has ever blown
> > (shifter selector.) The  
> > windows and sunroof still open at the same speed
> > they did in 1994.   
> > The locks are still as easy to operate and have
> > never broken a linkage.
> > 
> >    The leather isn't durable though...it's that
> > "thin and soft" style  
> > leather, instead of the "thick and durable" stuff in
> > my 200q20v.  The  
> > paint/bodywork is -very- tough, with the exception
> > of the covered  
> > bumpers.  Not a single spot of rust on the car.
> > 
> > Under the hood after more than ten years and 120,000
> > miles, the only  
> > failures of note are 1 battery, 1 rack (under
> > warranty- started  
> > acting all goofy) and the dipstick tube once popped
> > out and gave my  
> > folks a free underbody rust treatment; their
> > mechanic (who does  
> > everything from P1800's to T5/6's) said it was a
> > first.
> > 
> > It pulls away from a stop with amazing guts and the
> > I-6 sounds pretty  
> > nice.  Handles like a dream (RWD) aside from its
> > weight, the  
> > headlights are FANTASTIC, the stereo is superb, the
> > seats are  
> > incredibly comfortable, and you can fit grand
> > central station in it  
> > with the rear seats folded down.  Noise levels are
> > way below the  
> > 200q20v in any driving conditions.  The ride is
> > slightly wallowy in  
> > turns, taut on big bumps...but is smooth, and 90 on
> > the highway feels  
> > fantastic.  Oh, and if you hit anything at 90,
> > you'll actually have a  
> > shot at surviving.
> > 
> > It's a car I could drive for hours; the 200q20v I
> > can't manage more  
> > than about 4 continuous before I've got to take a
> > break.  On  
> > virtually every front except drivetrain (ie,
> > power/AWD/manual- manual  
> > was available though) and interior "sense of
> > luxury", it's an  
> > infinitely superior car to my 200q20v.
> > 
> > Brett
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