[s-cars] Replacement car for urs4

[Wylie Bean]

Not to mention the noise the 2.0T DSG makes when you shift it.... Fugginfunasallhell to drive.
Wylie Bean
90 cq
91 90q20v
92 UrS4
08 Q7

-----Original Message-----
From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:07:08 
To: W. Bean<theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
Cc: Harold McComas<haroldmccomas at comcast.net>; Lee Levitt<lee at wheelman.com>; wd43 at hevanet.com<wd43 at hevanet.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com><s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Replacement car for urs4

Automatic and all I love my A8 on H&R coilovers. It'll run circles around a lot of much more "sporty" cars, comfy as can be, looks GREAT, plenty of room, very nice on road trips, not horrible fuel economy (26mph on the highway, less around town but mostly because I love the V8 torque a bit too much).

Another option would be to buy a fresher urS that somebody has recently put a bunch of work into and wants to bail out of.

The only VAG product I'd buy newer than a D2 A8 would be an A3q DSG 2.0t and that's only because, as Clarkson would put it, I have a 'crisis' every time I click up a gear in a modded DSG car.

-Cody (mobile)

On Jul 18, 2011, at 8:36 PM, "W. Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> Finally an answer to the question that didn't make me want to hit delete, much less throw up in my mouth a little. I can't imagine going from an UrS car to a Forester, or any of the other variations of boring that have been mentioned in prior responses....
> 
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> 
> ---- Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote: 
>> Wayne,
>> 
>> You have maybe $5K of work identified, none of it urgent. 
>> 
>> If you love the car, go through it and replace all the hoses and wires that you are worried about. Do any other prophylactic maintenance you feel necessary.
>> 
>> You will be into it for way less than a new (or newer) car purchase, and you won't be driving a car that doesn't excite you
>> 
>> I'm starting to think about a new-to-me car, and aside from a 997 twin turbo or a new A4, what I'd really like is a 5 speed V8. 
>> 
>> The V8 was the very first Audi I drove, and I just love the style and grace of these older cars. (We ended up in a 200T).
>> 
>> Now, it wouldn't be my only car, and I'm not doing a lot of driving. I work at home and fly or train to other offices.
>> 
>> Just a thought. You love the car and you don't really like the alternatives.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Lee
>> 
>>>> Wayne writes;
>>>> 
>>>> I think all that's left is Subaru.  Is there another good
>>>> alternative that I'm not seeing?
>>>> 
>>>> Wayne
>>>> 1994 S4
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> 91 90q20v sport
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