200 ECU on ebay

[David Kase]

FWIW, I was with you G.  Just a poke at an Audi neophyte.

For more 'humor', check out this listing on Audifans:

"wight fased comes with all gauges. $450 206 412 3552 my name is ryan 
call i you have any qustions"

Of course Audi's seem to attract those who's first language is not 
English (but I am not sure about this case...)

Dave Kase



Geraint Lloyd wrote:

>Didn't mean to make a fuss.
>It just struck me as a bit silly, especially as he
>says the car is running.
>He also fails to mention if its a FWD or Quattro,
>which does make a
>difference to the ABS control box.
>I sent him a mail to that effect, but he doesn't seem
>to have changed
>the add.
>
>it is also listed in Emission Systems on Ebay
>
>Anyway, I said, I didn't mean to make a fuss, but
>thought that I should
>share my discovery, since it had a modicum of comedy
>value on an
>otherwise grey and dreary monday afternoon in montreal
>
>Geraint
>
>
>
>Huw Powell wrote:
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>>I don't really see what the fuss is about... that
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>thing *is* a ECU, he 
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>>makes no claims for what it does (or runs!)... the
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>assumption that 
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>>someone somewhere thinks it is a "chipped" engine
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>performance (or 
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>>upgraded anything) thing seems to be in the eye of
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>the beholder.
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>>Just looks like he is parting out a car to me.
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>>>That would be the ABS "ECU" (electronic control
>>>      
>>>
>unit) that might make you
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>>>stop faster, eh?
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>>>>Was looking at ebay ans found something
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>interesting
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>>>>so if I buy this super cheap "ECU" will my car go
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>much
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>>>>much faster?
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>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-91-Audi-200-Electronic-Control-Unit-ECU_W0
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>QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33609QQihZ013QQitemZ230047886533QQrdZ1
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>>>>funny though, I'd swear blind that it was an ABS
>>>>control box, but then what would I know
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