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

Tom Love theloves at localaccess.com
Thu Jan 26 16:19:53 EST 2006


OK Volvo guys-
I have just been offered a perfect condition 2000 S40 with perfect dealer 
service records. The car has 175k no city miles on it (know the owner) never 
smoked in. $5k. Hit or miss? My Audi content is I love my 80q but this might 
just get my Avant back from my wife since this car is a automatic too.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JordanVw at aol.com>
To: <mrmotoguzzi00 at yahoo.com>; <brett at cloud9.net>; <benswann at comcast.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: re. Re: putting a auto trans in a '91 20VTQA


> 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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