[V8] re: Was: That "sinking" feeling! (Now: Happy Birthday Jeremy)

[David Head]

Really no different from most other vehicles...

Maurice Greven wrote:

>Well Happy B-bay to you. My understanding is that the Audi Gods are
>already on the bad side of the Lottery...just look what happensto Value
>on Audi's in the first 3-4 years !!! Your $70k car loses more than 50%
>of its value....!!!
>
>That's good for us who don't aspire to a "new" one... I still feel like
>my '90 Pearl is a "new" car. As well the comments I get from others are
>that there is no way that is a 14 year old car... 185k miles?? WOW
>!!!... Etc.etc...
>
>Maurice
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
>>[mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Ward
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:37 AM
>>To: Coleman, David; V8 Audi Fans
>>Subject: RE: [V8] re: That "sinking" feeling!
>>
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>>Last June when my V8 was *ahem* in the Transmission shop, I 
>>drove up to the NW Audi Club get-together outside of Seattle 
>>Washington.  There were only 2 V8s there and they were both 
>>5-spds.  A father and (teenage) son that had bought it from 
>>out of state last spring, and a family-man with a new baby 
>>(he already had it up for sale).  :-)
>>
>>The only one I know of in Portland is the Pearl w/ 59k for 
>>sale in the Auto Trader.
>>
>>BTW, today is my 30th birthday and my car looks like it will 
>>turn 150k today, too.  I wonder if the proverbial Audi Gods 
>>would grant me a winning lottery ticket if I promised to drop 
>>an RS6 motor and a 6 speed in there...  I'll let you guys 
>>know how that turns out.  :-)
>>
>>- Jeremy
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Coleman, David [mailto:David.Coleman at blackrock.com] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:48 AM
>>To: Buchholz, Steven; V8 Audi Fans
>>Subject: RE: [V8] re: That "sinking" feeling!
>>
>>Until recently, there were two here in Wilmington Delaware.  
>>I also recall two being up for sale several years ago on the 
>>same city block in Rochester.
>>
>>Sort of like dust on a hardwood floor -- they seem to collect 
>>in certain areas!
>>
>>-dc
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>>>[mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf
>>>Of Buchholz, Steven
>>>Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 10:11 PM
>>>To: 'V8 Audi Fans'
>>>Subject: RE: [V8] re: That "sinking" feeling!
>>>
>>>
>>>... in seeing Shayne's post I started to wonder ... out of 
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>>all of the 
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>>>5-speeds that were imported it seems like there's a pretty high 
>>>concentration here in the SF Bay area.  Gerry S, Bill G, I think 
>>>Shayne's is here in the area ... I have two ... and it 
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>>looks like Bob 
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>>>B has one, and
>>>there's also whatever Steve Nechodom has at his disposal.  Is 
>>>there any
>>>other area that seems to be a local maxima on the 
>>>distribution function for
>>>5-speeds?  
>>>
>>>Steve B
>>>San Jose, Kaleefohnia (USA)
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>>>
>>>>>On the way to San Jose Friday night miss started getting
>>>>>worse, actually missed as I was going up a long hill!
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>...
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>>>
>>>>>91 V8Q 5 Speed(Sick)
>>>>>          
>>>>>
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