[V8] FW: Re: 4.2 litre V8....not interested?

[Moy, Bob]

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	From:  "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at adelphia.net>
	To:  "'jpb3'" <jpburns3 at gmail.com>
	CC:  v8 at audifans.com
	Subject:  Re: [V8] 4.2 litre V8....not interested?
	Date:  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:03:13 -0400
	>All true.but I am probably not over the V8.  One of the things
that I enjoy
	>the most about all of these cars is that they are now down in
the lower
	>range of a credit card to purchase.  Compared with what the new
and newer
	>"pedestrian" cars.let alone, Audis.go for, they become a
terrific buy if one
	>has the patience to get them properly sorted out.
	>
	>
	>
	>I paid $4500 or so for my 20-valve and have another, oh, maybe
four or five
	>in it, all told.  No complaints, because for less than ten
grand similar
	>vehicles simply do not exist.  IF I buy another V8, I will plan
on keeping
	>it around perhaps for as long as I can drive.  Given that my
father is 93
	>and still driving, that could well be thirty years.  But
certainly, if and
	>when I start the hunt for another 20-valve Avant, I will be
planning on
	>keeping it as my daily driver until it passes the 200,000 mile
mark.  I
	>think that it is quite likely that most parts will still be
available for
	>THAT car for another ten or fifteen years, although the V8 will
probably be
	>more difficult since it was produced in much lower numbers than
the Type 44
	>Avant.
	>
	>
	>
	>Right now, I am hanging by a thread for the new exhaust.  The
car is really
	>getting to need it, and we decided to buy the Stebro instead of
the OEM
	>exhaust because it was considerably less expensive.  That is IF
we can
	>actually get one!  Otherwise it would have had to be a custom
system, and I
	>have little faith in the local people who do this sort of
fabrication.  The
	>20-valve really has some things about it that make it special,
and therefore
	>parts become a bit of a problem and will continue to be more so
as time goes
	>along.
	>
	>
	>
	>In my weaker moments I have also thought about buying an A6
Avant and
	>calling it good.  I just can't get excited about them, though.
Neither the
	>styling, nor the V6 engines that Audi has used appeal to me.
They are
	>"serviceable" for sure, but also lack what I can only describe
as the "soul"
	>that the Type 44 cars have.  The A6 Avant would work here, as
my wife
	>objects to anything that has a clutch, since she absolutely
cannot work one.
	>Then of course, there is the S6 V8 which really isn't much of
an option for
	>now anyway, due to its still relatively high price, and higher
cost of
	>maintenance and operation coupled with lowered ride height
which diminishes
	>its value to me.
	>
	>
	>
	>Roger
	>
	>
	>
	>-----Original Message-----
	>From: jpb3 [mailto:jpburns3 at gmail.com]
	>Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:45 PM
	>To: Roger M. Woodbury
	>Cc: v8 at audifans.com
	>Subject: Re: 4.2 litre V8....not interested?
	>
	>
	>
	>For utility the Avant would be hard to beat.   Once you get use
to the
	>wonderful 20V I-5 turbo it is easier to forget about the V8,
this I speak
	>from experience owning a S6 that is now the daily driver.
Knock on wood it
	>is also a more reliable motor and much easier to diagnose than
the V8.
	>
	>
	>
	>Anyhow, I was just bit surprised to hear that you now seem to
be over your
	>V8 addiction after many of your long and eloquent posts
regarding it's
	>virtues!
	>
	>
	>
	>john b
	>
	>
	>
	>On 7/26/06, Roger M. Woodbury <rmwoodbury at adelphia.net> wrote:
	>
	>Well....not interested is a bit strong.
	>
	>What has happened is that since I have been driving the
20-Valve Avant, I
	>have found that the basic utility of the car, coupled with its
enormous
	>performance (compared to my 89 200Avant), fits my needs
exactly.  Thus,
	>while I can feel the thought of a beautiful V8 Quattro plucking
at my heart
	>strings, the reality is that the Avant is a better vehicle for
me at this
	>point.
	>
	>If you recall my original musings when I sold my '93 V8, the
issue was that
	>the vast majority of the time I needed to be either in a pickup
truck, or
	>perhaps a station wagon, which is why the 20-Valve was bought
to begin with.
	>
	>
	>The Avant is a success, and although so was the V8, the V8 is a
lousy car to
	>carry ten bags of fertilizer in, or an office chair, for
example....
	>
	>Roger
	>
	>
	>
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