[s-cars] Mrs. Manny's 325ix total

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

We might be cut from the same cloth PK, nice choice in cars. I had a '72 TR-6, my dad bought it new and I took over stewardship of that rust bucket until about '90, when I could not afford to keep sinking money into it. I think I could have built a house with the amount of cabbage I spent at the Roadster Factory. At least the Audi is galvanized, my beloved TR just rusted to oblivion. I loved that car, but man, what a pain. I still loved that transmission, and the I-6 sounded good even though it was a bit light on the power. I never managed to save up for the 6-pack of Webers before it was gone. That led me to a pair of early RX-7's, those were video games come to life, the joy of oversteer, but a handful in the rain. Then came the iX and currently the S6.

I searched fior a VW Transporter too, but never found one I liked or could afford.

I can't get the other persons Insurance Co to return my calls. This is just like when some bonehead clipped my fender about a year ago in my truck. I have assumed the position.

Haven't had the time to focus on it, but some of the parts are hard to come by, those strut housings were hard to source, there were 4 left in the US when I bought 2. Some current iXer might just get real lucky.

Good news is I'm going to VIR tomorrow thru Sunday, got my new RS2 brackets on, rebuilt steering rack, I think I've plugged my boost leaks so I want be over spinning the turbo and shooting flames out the back like last time. I'll try not to break anything. Got a new remote camera that I hope to get good footage from. These track days are just what the Dr ordered.

Nuts. Looks like car payments are in my future. Paging Mr. Mendel.

-manny



---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:31:20 -0500
>From: <pkrasusky at ups.com>  
>Subject: RE: Mrs. Manny's 325ix total  
>To: <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>, <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>
>Dude, that's so lame.  My heart breaks for you.
>
>And you sir have achieved a new state of You Ruleness - continue track
>junkiness post kiddies, maintain stupid Audi, and saddle wifey up with
>daily fam trans in a 325ix.  Again, you rule.  Wayway more man than I!
>
>I really dug the 2.3-16, fabulous car.  Talk about an intake note!  The
>E28 ///M5 was a hoot too, definitely.  That thing made wundrous
>sillynoises too from them 6 butterflies.
>
>Few pics of both as you scan your way down the left column:
>
>http://www.krasusky.photos.us.com/c425422.html
>
>2.3-16 @ LRP - good times, seems 1,000 years ago unfort.
>
>http://www.krasusky.photos.us.com/c426109.html
>
>So you decide to part or not to part?  Replacement contenders?
>
>
>
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: manuelsanchez at starpower.net [mailto:manuelsanchez at starpower.net] 
>Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:47 PM
>To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK); s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: RE: Mrs. Manny's 325ix total
>
>Paulie,
>
>I hear ya about the time factor.
>
>I get attached to these things, so I feel bad letting it go to the
>wrecker. I feel some strange sense of duty to try to keep it on the
>road. Then there are the expensive parts that I put in a few months ago
>that just kill me, new strut housing for 440 each, lower control arms
>225 a piece, Bilsteins all round, links and other doodads,
>radiator....I'm getting a headache....Might be time to cut the cord and
>have a stiff drink.
>
>There were about 2,640 brought to this side of the pond between 88-91.
>I think that at the time, they cost more than an E30 M3 if you can
>believe that.
>
>I liked those 2.3-16's as well as those E28 M5's.
>
>-manny
>
>
>---- Original message ----
>>Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:06:09 -0500
>>From: <pkrasusky at ups.com>  
>>Subject: RE:  Mrs. Manny's 325ix total  
>>To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>, <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
>>
>>   Manny t-boned'ed:
>>
>>   <<<Victim is a '89 BMW E30 325iX. Wife and kids are
>>   OK fortunately, but now I've got to deal with the
>>   Insurance Co. These cars are rare, and I just spent
>>   about 3K in repairs/replacements for some unique AWD
>>   parts.
>>
>>   Thanks in Advance, please feel free to mail off list
>>   if you choose.
>>
>>   -manny>>>
>>
>>   Manny-
>>
>>   Bummer man, bummer.  Obviously great to hear on the
>>   everyone OK bit of course - but that blows.  I've
>>   always dug those, nearly got one but opted for the
>>   2.3-16 at the time.  Great mindz think alike, or
>>   lack of think in my case.
>>
>>   Shame after what you just refurbed.  You can go down
>>   the road you speak but you're going to have to do
>>   your research online collecting data points to
>>   submit to the company to substantiate the 'inherent'
>>   value, and that may not get you much more than what
>>   little they're going to say I bet.  A few here have
>>   (2 time Avanting //Serge, hit Manny up if you
>>   haven't yet) but UrS's are newer and easier (in
>>   relative terms) to show accreted value than an '89
>>   E30 (in insurance's eyes).
>>
>>   Plus as a fellow family man / professional (in my
>>   case professional idiot), ***time*** will be your
>>   biggest cost in the matter to part it.  Not enough
>>   time these days to bother unfort., unless it's
>>   really going to pay out - which it very well may not
>>   (I could be wrong / hope better for you!).
>>
>>   Again, bummer man.  Good luck, condolences, etc. 
>>   Whatchya gonna get her to replace?  Not an easy
>>   proposition...
>>
>>   -Paul better you than me K.
>>
>>   ps.  any idea on the 'rare' bit?  I dig import data
>>   as well I'm a dork