[urq] Another Urq for sale (and an RS6)

[javadog at att.net]

I originally sent this out about an hour ago and it seems to have disappeared into a hole in the internet.  So, in case nobody else got it either, I'm resending it...

"Scott,

Thanks for the comments.  I'll address a couple of them, if I may.  I'm not sure what my "$30k RS6 ad" has to do with anything.  I have thrown an ad for the car onto Audifans.com , although the price wasn't $30k, so I guess maybe that was a typo.  Anyway, I'm not sure what one has to do with the other.

I am not using this forum, or any of the Audi forums, as a primary vehicle to sell either car.  I realize that the chances of selling either of them to the guys reading this list are close to zero.  Having said that, people have contacted me off-list in the past expressing some interest, so I told them then that I would let the list know when I was ready to sell either car, which I have done.

Now, about the car.  If you have the visor clips, or the radio memory button, I'd be happy to buy them from you.  I am supposedly on the list to receive the visor clips, if they ever come to market.   I haven't heard anything on that front in a while, although I periodically ask about them.  Same with the memory button; I have posted inquiries here and in other places looking for one.  So far, no joy.  This car has the original radio and not many of those exist anymore.  Look at it another way, if that's all the car needs, that ain't bad for an urq....

With regard to the modifications, I have to differ with you.  I don't ordinarily like modified cars but a bone stock US quattro can be a pretty miserable car to drive.  No power at low revs, a fairly abrupt transition when the boost builds, then no top end.  It sort of reminds me of the narrow power bands some of my old two-stroke motorcylces had, way back in the "good old days."  On the highway, it's not much of an issue but in city driving, it gets old quick.  The two changes I made help fill in the hole at the bottom end, give a softer transition from of-boost to on-boost and help raise the torque curve at higfher rpm's.  It simply makes the car a lot nicer to drive, without taking away from the longevity, or reliability.  If the new owner wants to put it back to stock, that's fine with me.  It's not hard.

I agree that this crowd can be a little tough on these cars.  The people in the Audi club also can have a little "different" perspective on them.  I remember when I showed this car one year at the Beddor Nationals.  During the day, I had nothing much to do, so I worked on detailing the car a little bit.  More than one guy stopped by and wondered why anyone would do that to a car...  I guess if I was trying to say anything is that sometimes this crowd is a little too pessimistic about these cars.  I've owned a lot of collectible cars over the years, in all sorts of price ranges, and these cars deserve a little more respect than some of their owners give them.

Cheers,
Jeff"