[s-cars] Crap, I gotta sell

[Harold McComas]

I could probably register it to my dad in ND but I think plates  from that 
far away from me in NH would stand out. Besides, knowing my luck I would get 
in trouble for it.  Yes, I have that kind of luck.
I should have jumped on that Cashmere sedan in Colorado with under 100k 
miles.

 I am going to wait a couple of months and see what is out there, some test 
drives inbetween. Still on the fence on whether getting another S6 or 
something different, definately want to stay under $20k and get some combo 
that I can mod a little. Planning on keeping it 5 years (at least) so the 
mods keep it interesting to me. Those color limitations are not set in 
stone, well maybe the: no Black or Pearl. :-)

Harold
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Douglas" <s_douglas at telus.net>
To: "'Harold McComas'" <HaroldMcComas at comcast.net>; 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:14 AM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Crap, I gotta sell


> Harold:
>
> Sorry to hear of your predicament, that sucks. Could you not get around it
> by registering it in a different state?
>
> You sure like the rare colors, I've never seen a europa blue sedan (only 
> an
> avant) and one cashmere sedan in the last 5 years. Personally, I would 
> never
> "downgrade" to a A4 or VW. They are nice cars, but too small and too 
> common.
> When it comes time for replacement for me, it would be a D2 S8 (2001+
> facelift) or maybe a C5 S6 Avant. I know both are automatic, but they both
> have a touch of classic styling without being too "new".
>
> Sean
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Harold McComas
>> Sent: March 25, 2008 7:57 AM
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: [s-cars] Crap, I gotta sell
>>
>> I got a '96 S6 bought in 2003. Recently NH started doing OBD2
>> inspections for emissions, starting with, ta-da, '96 and
>> newer cars. So it looks like by Nov I have to be rid of the
>> car (inspection due by then). If I was living back in ND this
>> would not even be an issue.
>>
>> I wrote the state asking if I could get an exemption and they
>> in turn contacted EPA who basically said: " I would have to
>> PROVE that the car was legally imported" and around
>> inspection  time I would need to produce such documentation.
>> Problem is, I don't think the car was ever legally imported.
>> Some Canadian bought it , took it to TX . I assume he worked
>> there a couple of years then sold or traded it, then it went
>> to a guy in Mass and now I have it.  I contacted a Registered
>> Importer, one who has specifically imported a 1996 S6 and he
>> pretty much told me I was SOL or I could spend 5-10k to try
>> install OBD2 ( ya right).
>>
>> So, the question now is what to replace it with? I want to
>> stay in the VW/Audi family, I still like the S6. However I
>> really, really want a Europa Blue sedan none has come up in
>> the last 6 months or so. Another Cashmere one would be OK
>> too. Don't really care for the Black ,Pearl White and Red. My
>> dad had 3 green cars in a row so I don't want one of those
>> either. I could swap some of my parts on the new S6 depending
>> on what it came with.
>>
>> A newish A4 w/ 1.8T or 2.0T and quattro might be another
>> possiblilty. My friend is going to let me borrow his 2006 GTI
>> for a week, that would let me know if I would even be
>> interested in the newer GTI/GLIs. I had a '85 GTI for 16 yrs
>> and put 240k miles on it.
>>
>> I would have to buy another car first as this is my only car.
>>
>> Harold M
>> 96 S6  Cashmere Gray
>> Manchester, NH