[V8] Re: V8 appraisal

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

Regarding the "D11" designation, why is it not "D1" which follows with 
the 95-03 A8's being the D2 and the newest incarnation the D3?

----- Original Message -----
From: Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:34 am
Subject: [V8] Re: V8 appraisal

> Roger,
> 
> Your trying to be rational here, and we are talking about V8's, 
> aren't we?
> ;-)
> 
> Yeah, it's a tough call, more so for me because of the rarity of 
> the color.
> I will think hard about this -- and don't think for a minute I'm 
> not taking
> all this into consideration.  It so happens I'll be picking up 
> another V8
> regardless.  Hell, if it doesn't work out I know someone who needs 
> a tranny
> for sure :-)  This is certainly one of those times I wish I had a 
> largergarage so I could work on a project car, yet still park the 
> daily drivers in
> the garage -- only because I'm sure we'll get plenty more of the 
> white stuff
> in the coming months.
> 
> As to it being a type 44 -- yes and no.  In the large sense, yes.  But
> actually Audi refers to it as the D11 chassis.
> 
> I went and took some pics this morning for further scrutiny.
> 
> -Ingo
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at adelphia.net>
> To: <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
> Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: V8 appraisal
> 
> 
> >From the pictures, my opinion is "take your money and run.".
> 
> Yesterday the auction for that '93 V8 in Pennsylvania ended with a 
> finalprice well below $3,000.  $2,550 was the final selling bid, 
> if I recall.
> 
> There are quite a few '90 V8s for sale for small dollars.  To buy 
> back the
> car that has had relatively serious damage and then try to fix it 
> with used
> parts will be a great exercise and if you have the time to do it all
> yourself, it might work out.
> 
> But the actual cash value of the V8...ANY V8...in decent condition 
> is really
> never more than twice what you are being offered by the insurance 
> company.So, for six thousand dollars, a newer V8 model, with 
> relatively the same
> miles is available.  For $3500 another '90 V8 is waiting somewhere.
> 
> Then maybe its time for Mom to think of a newer, Honda Accord V8, or
> something similar that hasn't the "issues" of the V8.
> 
> If you can get another five hundred bucks out of the insurance 
> company, then
> its worth a try.  But time is money, and for a '90 V8, the offer 
> from the
> insurer isn't a bad first offer.
> 
> Incidentally, the fact that there has been a gazillion dollars of 
> recentmechanical work done on a car has zero effect on the value 
> of the car from
> an insurance standpoint.  It is assumed that a car is properly 
> maintained,so maintenance must be done in order for an insurance 
> company to pay "fair
> market value" on the carcass after loss.  So also if the car was 
> right at
> timing belt time, and the timing belt had not been done at time of 
> loss, the
> fact that the engine was due for major service would have had no 
> effect on
> the value that an insurance company would pay after loss.  Perfect 
> interior?Worth money.  Ripped and torn upholstery?  Worth negative 
> money, because the
> car is below "average" to an adjuster's eyes.
> 
> If this were my car, I would take make a counter offer of around 
> $5,000 and
> explain why.  The insurance company will probably come up a few 
> bucks, and
> at that point, I would take the whole amount, and start searching 
> for the
> "next" car....whatever that might be.
> 
> Roger  (My .44 worth....well, it IS a Type 44, is it not?)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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