[s-cars] Looking for a 99-02 A4 - clean within 250 miles of Lancaster, PA

[LL - NY]

Although the admittedly the very low mileage 2.8 30V in Mom's Passat has so
far proven to be reliable, and it's more than adequate in terms of
performance with 4-motion and a tip, it's a gas hog.  In local driving, it's
about all it can do in terms of MPG to get in the mid-teens, and the best
it's ever done on the highway is in the low to mid (more like low)
twenties.

LL - NY



On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:09 AM, <dbkase at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good info - thanks JC
>
> On Feb 26, 2010 10:02am, JC <jc at j2c3.com> wrote:
>
> > I love the little 1.8t-2.0t motor family. we just closed on a
> > 2008 A3 with the 2.0t FSI for the wife yesterday.
>
>
>
> > given the huge numbers of cars these ended up at this point
> > and the number I"ve either owned, or had friends/family in, those few
> > sludging
> > engines seem to be the exception. I always wonder if it's related to the
> > mfrs modern super long oil service intervals and if people did the old
> > school
> > routine that my 4kcsq had with something like 2 changes within first 2k
> > miles
> > then regular 2-3k mile changes if it'd ever be a problem. the stupid coil
> > failures seem to be the biggest potential inconvience issue, and I
> > really prefer it driving-wise over the 2.8 with a manual. few other
> little
> > picky issues like the BPV or DV or whatever they want to call it always
> > seems to fail but you just replace that with either a cheap new one or a
> > nice
> > metal Forge or whatever... I hear there's MAF issues on some cars, but
> > I have a dozen close friends or family with these engines who never had a
> > significant problems.
>
>
>
> > of course for a 1.8t or 2.0ta nice conservative Stage I chip
>  > is a must, like an UrS car ot leaves the car completely stock driveable
> > and
> > dependable but better in all ways. :^)
>
>
>
> > the boring 2.8 AHA motor obviously has better torque and
> > so better for a CrapTronic transmission, but IMO it's kind of an
> > anti-Beemer/anti-Alfa motor - aka no driving joy comes just from
> > operating the
> > engine and hearing it rev, it's a utilitarian power production appliance.
> > I used to drive a friends A4Q with a 30v2.8 manual and somehow just never
> > as
> > enjoyable as driving my own chipped 1.8t. as I've posted here before, I
> > did up an AHA 2.8 in my C5 with a PES blower kit and that did wonders for
> > it but
> > it still didn't have much personality. however they do seem to be
> reliable
> > enough so if it's practicality you're looking for they certainly work and
> > if you
> > found an otherwise mint specimen with that motor it shouldn't be a deal
> > breaker...
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > ---- current ----
> > 1995.5 S6 Avant
>
> > 2008 A3
> > 2.0tDSG
> > ---- past lives ----
> > 2006 A4 2.0TQA
> > 1998 A6Q 2.8 PES
> > G2
> > 1989 200TQA SJM
> > 1990 CQ
> > 1997 A4 1.8TQ Wett
> > 1987 4kCSQ
>
>
>
>
> > John J.
> > Cunningham
>  > jc at j2c3.com
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>
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>
>
>
> > From: dbkase at gmail.com
> > [mailto:dbkase at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 9:34
> > AM
> > To: JC; dbkase at gmail.com
> > Cc: S-Cars
> > Subject:
> > Re: RE: [s-cars] Looking for a 99-02 A4 - clean within 250 miles of
> > Lancaster,PA
>
>
>
>
> > Ha! Ya got me there.
>
> > I am actually not leaning 2.8 or 1.8 -
> > any comments? I would think the 30v 2.8 should be peppy enough.
>
> > I know
> > the 1.8 in the Jetta has oiling problems. I don't know if its the same
> > for the
> > A4 application. A history of synthetic oil use seems important with the
> > 1.8.
>
> > Dave
>
> > On Feb 26, 2010 8:53am, JC jc at j2c3.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Dave -
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I would think you
> > might have trouble finding a car that old with only 250
> > >
> > > miles
> > on it...
> > >
> > > Boy you're really lookin' for a museum piece,
> > eh? Picky picky. I bet you
> > >
> > > can find one with a more
> > reasonable mileage that is located in a near
> > >
> > > proximity to the
> > mid-atlantic region though. ;^)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sorry
> > I don't have any real help to offer instead of just wise-ass
> > >
> > >
> > remarks... This shouldn't be a tough get though.
> > >
> > > Are you
> > leaning 1.8t or 2.8?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > JC
> > >
> > >
>
> > >
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