what to do with a 200q20v...

[Brett Dikeman]

I've been procrastinating on what to do with my 200q20v for a while
now; about a year or two ago I got tired of putting money into it
(mostly insurance, but also maintenance) and took it off the road,
because I didn't strictly NEED a car, and money was tight.  This
summer I bought a new-to-me car, and the 200q20v has continued to sit.
 Unfortunately, I have to get the car out of my parking space by
January 1st, or in close to it; my landlord is selling the building.
The car is in Boston, MA.

I really don't want to part with the first car I owned, a car that
loved to chase S4 V8's at Tremblant  and powerslide around snowy roads
new england roads...but I don't have the time, tools, storage /
workspace, or finances to spend on maintaining / restoring it.

There's no longer a trailer+truck in the family, so I can't just haul
it onto the trailer and move it somewhere.  I'm open to suggestions
(contact me off-list), but I preferably need to store it until the
spring, or maybe sell it to a lister who is jonesing for a project.
It's being sold as-is, though I'm happy to discuss everything I now
about the car's condition when it was last started/driven (which was a
year and a half ago.)  I'd love to have first right of refusal to buy
the car back if you ever decided to sell it again.  If you decide to
fix it up and ever go to any track events, I'd gladly split costs for
some seat time.

The particulars: '91 200q20v, Panther Black (metallic, slightly purple
in strong light) w/Black interior cell-phone delete, sport seats, UFO
brakes (ie: the perfect options, and the perfect colors, IMHO.) Toys:
IA Stage 3+ chip, euro light headlights, Bilstein shocks and H&R
springs.  Fully repaired bose speakers (I was the one who wrote that
PDF on overhauling busted ones.)  Hardwired to power a V1; jack is up
by the rear view mirror.

 Comes with a set of Bentley manuals, a set of new glass fronts for
the euro lights (they un-clip, unlike the US units which are glued), a
never-installed headlight harness, a pair of unused rear brake rotors,
rear euro all-red taillights, a bunch of miscellaneous parts.  ~220k
miles.  Part of the rear interior is disassembled (bottom rear seat,
one door panel), there's some collision damage to the hood and
front+rear driver's side quarter panel, with rust in the driver's side
rear door under the mid-door trim.  I believe the current pads up
front are porterfield R4's (RACE pads, not very appropriate for the
street) but I could be wrong.  Radiator only has about two years of
use on it, and same for the aux coolant pump.  I did a complete
coolant flush when I did the radiator, and haven't used anything
except Pentosin Blue since.  The brake calipers (up until it was
parked) were kept in VERY good condition, completely overhauled and
repainted with POR15 2-part paint.

Lovingly driven hard nearly every time I turned the key, and taken to
about 6 fun-as-all-hell track events.  Pulled like a freight train,
UFOs stopped like a boat anchor (seriously, the R4 pads when warmed up
will pull your eyes out), and more road feel than anything Audi's made
since about 1995.  Yeah, one of those cars where you can actually feel
grip in wet and snow via the wheel...sigh.

And yes, this is a for-sale ad.  Spending hundreds of hours and many
late nights helping run the site for ~10 years earns one the right!

Again, please contact me off-list.

Happy Chrihaunkwanzfestivus,

Brett