[urq] goofy fenders?
Thatcher Hubbard
thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com
Wed Dec 1 14:37:01 EST 2004
<sarcasm></sarcasm>
Mark up is handy in more places than you might think. You can even go with:
<humor type="snarky"></humor>
Anyway, I don't see that car being a good investment unless someone
was planning to make a track car out of it. The bid is currently at
$3050.00 and the reserve has not been met. If you were going to buy
the car as a restoration project, make the list:
Fix the fenders (even if you leave the flares, they're poorly mounted)
Fix the exhaust
The interior is pretty cut up
New door decals
Probably a respray
Plus all the other things that are likely wrong or will be in the near
future on an Urq of that age. I had to replace the front fenders on
mine, it was a spendy proposition, even considering that Chris at
ForceFive went easy on me when it came to the price.
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:33:30 -0700, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
> Sarcasm- I love it. I just wish I could convey it in email.....
>
> Anyway I'm serious. That car needs some work sure. But I bet if somebody
> put some H&R springs on that thing with some 9" Ronals - it would look
> pretty tough - not that I would do it to my car though....
>
> I'm assuming all questions of authenticity are over - I think it's pretty
> clear it's real - it's just got weird fenders....
>
> Brandon
>
> PS I used spell check!
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Bennett" <ur.quattro at verizon.net>
> To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>; "Thatcher Hubbard"
> <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>; <louis-alain_richard at computerhorizons.com>
> Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] goofy fenders?
>
> > hope it goes to a good home...,, but, what is it?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
> > To: "Bill Bennett" <ur.quattro at verizon.net>; "Thatcher Hubbard"
> > <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>; <louis-alain_richard at computerhorizons.com>
> > Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: [urq] goofy fenders?
> >
> >
> > > It doesn't look all that cool right now, IMO, but I've seen worse for
> > > sure. Put some 9" Sport Q Ronals on this thing, lower it, and some of
> us
> > > may change our tone. Let's not bad mouth it too much lest it's new
> owner,
> > > hopefully, becomes a Lister. I, for one, hope it goes to a good home...
> > >
> > > Brandon
> > > '84 not so "ur" q myself...
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bill Bennett" <ur.quattro at verizon.net>
> > > To: "Thatcher Hubbard" <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>;
> > > <louis-alain_richard at computerhorizons.com>
> > > Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:03 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [urq] goofy fenders?
> > >
> > >
> > > > while we are laughing about this POS, should not all of us let ebay
> know
> > > > this car is not an URQ, protect an unknowing buyer, the "car" might be
> a
> > > > Quattro. it is still a POS. My Son's '86 4000 CSQ has an '84 URQ
> > Interior
> > > > and a MC engine with 4 doors, and the distinctive seats from an URQ
> and
> > it
> > > > is worth more than this POS, at least to us.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>
> > > > To: <louis-alain_richard at computerhorizons.com>
> > > > Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 1:09 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [urq] goofy fenders?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > After looking at it again, it looks like the real thing. You can
> see
> > > > > the anti-roll bar on the rear and it does not appear to have a beam
> > > > > axle. The bumpers/valences are correct, and the interior looks
> right,
> > > > > down to the driver seat with the "eject" function and the knobs
> being
> > > > > on the left side of both seats. Also, if someone was trying to fake
> a
> > > > > quattro, finding the correct rear side window glass and installing
> it
> > > > > would be a long way to go to try to fool someone.
> > > > >
> > > > > The fender work though, is terrible. I guess the interior dash mods
> > > > > are hard to get too down about though: you can't find a new 83 dash
> > > > > anyway.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:47:12 -0500,
> > > > > louis-alain_richard at computerhorizons.com
> > > > > <louis-alain_richard at computerhorizons.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Last year, a strange looking Nogaro-blue Quattro followed me;
> after
> > > > > > chatting with the driver, it appeared that the car was a CGT with
> a
> > > > > > fiberglass body kit copying the Quattro fenders and bumpers. It
> was
> > > > nicely
> > > > > > finished, nice paint and cool BBS RX 17", but proportions were
> > > obviously
> > > > > > wrong. Rear track was too narrow, fenders were too wide, the
> radius
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > > > "flares" was too soft. etc.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > WRT this NV car: look at the width of the OEM urQ fender flares
> (the
> > > > > > horizontal part of the flare)... Aren't they a little thin ? It
> > might
> > > be
> > > > a
> > > > > > genuine urQ, rusted or damaged, with some fiberglass repro fenders
> > > that
> > > > > > needed that extension to clear the wheels.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also: why would a guy replace the boost gauge with a temp gauge
> > AFTER
> > > > > > drilling 4 big holes in his dashboard, where the first one is
> > ALREADY
> > > a
> > > > > > temp gauge? I guess this way a fool won't notice the absence of
> > turbo
> > > > > > boost...because there is no turbo under the hood maybe?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anybody in RENo can check in out ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Louis-Alain
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It looks like the fenders began life as normal urq fenders but
> then
> > > > > > someone added the standard CGT fender treatment on top of them.
> > Very
> > > > > > unusual. And not all that evenly executed, at least from what can
> > be
> > > > > > seen in the pictures. I'm not sure I'd have a problem with it if
> > the
> > > > > > rest of the car was solid.
> > > > > >
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