Please talk some sense into me

[Kneale Brownson]

Whoops, forgot that if you're not on the V8 list you wouldn't know: 
   
  Hi All,

My how things change.  That said, I'm going to go a little Roger on you
 all and start the process of putting my '91 V8 up for sale.

As is the case with cars worth less than the value the owner places on
 them, I won't let it go for 50 bucks -- but I am also realistic about
 things.  So in the off chance there's someone dying to throw me an
 offer, I'm holding off on publicizing a firm price... ballpark:  it'd be on
 the cheap end of the $5k to $10k range.
Anyway, here's the deal:

Overview:

1991 5-speed
~220k miles 
White / black
Runs great, goes like stink
Feels dead-on solid from walking speed to 160 mph
Factory radio w/ 6-disc changer
Exceptionally clean & straight exterior
Interior standard V8 excellence (Comfort seats)
A/C properly converted to 134, cold cold cold
Recently replaced every sub-frame bushing, front and rear
Recent rear brake system overhaul
Recent OEM battery
Extra set urS4 wheels with slightly-used snow tires
Extra pair of black sport seats but one has a small tear in butt area


Cool stuff:

-- Engine is a 4.2 ABH that Keith / AudiConnection installed a few
 years back; there's some pics on Bruce's site (now
 germanautoconnection.com).
-- Semi-comp Spec clutch... super smooth take-up, zero slippage ever. 
 Has about 30k on it... (Original disc had 190k when replaced,
 unnecessarily)
-- Repainted alpine / pearl white; appears contemporary but not
 street-punk-like....  The respray was very comprehensive... if it weren't for
 having a good friend in the biz, I'd have never been able to afford it.
-- BIRA brake conversion with 996/Brembo calipers and big drilled
 rotors.
-- OEM Evo trunk spoiler (the only one in the US, s'far as I know)
-- Euro headlights, CAC clear corner lites and side repeaters
-- Koni / H&R suspension
-- Exhaust:  gutted cats, Magnaflow center (SS), OE 4.2 rear muffler


Stuff I'd do next if I weren't selling:

-- Sunroof headliner is crap
-- ABS light always on
-- Needs tires like nobody's business (17")
-- Valve seals (occasional smoke puff on startup)
-- Rear defrost (suspect switch)
-- Radio works fine, though the door speakers act up every full moon
-- Rearview mirror set screw needs tightening
-- A couple-few interior lights out


Stuff that I'd never do:
-- Fix the driver's side seat heater


Anyway, I'm forgetting stuff for sure.  Let me know if you know anyone
 who might like additional info.

Dave Coleman
Wilmington, DE
302-547-4775






Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  Buy the Coleman V8

Michael McLaughlin wrote: Hello everyone. I'm having some crazy ideas (and, for once, my wife 
is behind me on these crazy ideas) and I'm hoping the list can talk 
some sense into me. Or confirm I'm not crazy. Or, probably, both.

In a nutshell, we're thinking of replacing our A4 with an older Audi 
-- probably something along the lines of a five-cylinder S6, or 
perhaps even a 90 quattro. Our A4 (a 1999.5 1.8T five-speed Avant) 
replaced a 1995 90, and after a few years of ownership we can't help 
but think in some ways the A4 was a downgrade.

The A4 has a lot going for it, but it's also been the most 
troublesome Audi of the three we've owned. Additionally -- and more 
importantly, to my wife especially -- the A4 doesn't have the old 
German car feel that it'll last forever. Our older Audis had a very 
different, more solid feel on the road, and also felt like they were 
built to survive anything short of a direct nuclear strike.

Anyway, any thoughts/input/etc. on this issue would be appreciated. I 
can't help but think that buying a car that old (even if we find one 
in spectacular condition) is a bad idea in a lot of ways, but man, I 
miss my old Audis.

Thanks,
Mike
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