leaving the fold

[LL - NY]

Doesn't one of our own (as in Lee) have one?

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On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:41 PM, John Lagnese <jlagnese at massed.net> wrote:

> Good luck! Time for a new list?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Brett Dikeman
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:33 PM
> To: Audi List; 200q20V mailing list
> Subject: leaving the fold
>
>  Well, it's time to move on.  There will be an Audi in the family (my
> folk's A6), but it will soon be the only one. There's some new iron in
> the family, literally- it's a Volvo!
>
> After roughly 6 months of on-and-off emails with the previous owner,
> culminating with a visual by an Audifans lister (thank you Ben!) and
> mechanical by Glasgow Volvo (indie shop recommended in the Volvo
> enthusiast community), I bought a car 'unseen', and flew out to MN to
> drive it back home.
>
>  I'm the proud new owner of an '07 Sonic Blue V70R, which the PO took
> delivery in Sweden and did the special R-model euro delivery program,
> which involves a trip to, and laps around, the Nurburgring!  It's
> practical, insanely fun to drive, and definitely unusual- my three
> major 'checkboxes' for a new-to-me car.  The great gearbox, stereo,
> seats, brakes, looks, and stellar navigation&voice-activated bluetooth
> don't hurt.  Neither does the noise out the back- 5 cylinders will
> always sound the sweetest to these ears.
>
>  It takes more room than the QE2 to turn, it's not "real" AWD (3rd gen
> haldex, 10% preload, so not terrible) and there are little niggling
> halo car "issues" with the model (like needing wheel spacers to keep
> from rubbing the front tires at full lock, a fuel pump control module
> that sits *very* exposed to the elements, etc) but the rest of the
> package makes it worthwhile.  Also, the previous owner has performed a
> bunch of mods that may put it past S4 V8 HP and torque (peak) levels,
> so I'm definitely keeping an eye out for a northeast dyno day.
>
> As excited as I am about the new car, I'm really sad that the 200q20v
> is going to have to go.  No parking space, fewer tools, and no
> workspace to get it back into shape.  Sigh :(
>
> Brett
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