Not Gobi ?- owner writes it was repainted.: [urq] Lofty goal? orGrand dilusion...

[Ado Sigal]

Ingo Rautenberg wrote:

>True.  Best to check on parts (of the car) where the sun don't shine :-)
>Easily done when one is repairing or replacing the window regulator(s) and
>has to remove the door panel.  Normally, I'd say the underside of the trunk
>lid, but with 20 or 30 screws used to secure the black felt-like covering,
>it's easier to remove the door panel :-)
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>BTW, Port Rose is decidedly more rose/pink in color.  Gobi has just a tad
>pink in it...
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>Ingo
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>>It's also possible that the color changes over time.  Any car with
>>original paint and typical mileage has surely seen lots of sun over the
>>years.  If your only reference is 20 year old original paint, you might
>>not recognize the factory fresh color.
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>>It seems to me that tornado red gets darker and/or blue-ish over time.
>>My 180K+ CQ (with recent clean/polish/wax) next to a 20K garage queen CQ
>>at Mid-Ohio a few years ago made that clear.  My '86 with fresh Glasurit
>>t-red looks like that garage queen, but if I only had old nags to
>>compare it to, I'd think it was a shade off.  Maybe this eBay car is
>>what all Gobi cars looked like in the showroom, ca. '83?
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>>Also, pictures on the web can't really tell you much.  The camera,
>>lighting, development/scanner (if film), software, and even your vid
>>card and monitor all have a hand in the image.
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>>Naw,  A good paint shop should be able to duplicate the original color.
>>However, it's quite possible that they didn't like the Gobi shade of
>>gold (it was called gobi Beige Metallic, after all) and so went for
>>something similar.
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>>>In the ebay writeup owner says the car was repainted.
>>>Is there a good reason why one wouldn't go for exactly
>>>the same color - like cost??  I ordered a spray can of
>>>Gobi from audi for $21 but I imagine when it comes to
>>>to be repainted I'm going to try to get the original
>>>color.  BTW my can of Montego black was $24.
>>>steve
>>>--- Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
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>>>>You mean this one?
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>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=45353
>>23029&category=6055&sspagename=WDVW
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That  colour is bronze metallic and in the pics its pretty much true to 
real colour, if shade lighter. Recently sold one in that colour and 
zebra interior to lister in Stockholm. It was the first Urq in that 
colour I've seen in Switzerland and Europe, and although brought it 
because of its superb body and running gear condition, the colour in 
real life looks surprisingly good, including brown interior and all. The 
price is BTW way to high. Well sorted Urq of that vintage, with full VAG 
stealer service book, could be found here for 8 - 9K.

Cheers,

Ado