[V8] NW Audi Fest - Seattle 6/24/06

[William Gutierrez]

BTW, I will be taking leave of the list in the near future.  I may stop in 
at times, but I am officially separating from my ultra rare 1990 V8 5spd 
this week.  It'[s not going far, however.  It had been for sale for some 
time, but my sister is going through a divorce and money is tight, so I 
decided to give it to her.

Funny thing is, before I give it to her, I decided to bring it down to my 
mechanic to fix a bunch of niggly problems (door lock, control arm bushes, 
electrical short) and to do the timing belt.  They call me to come pick up 
the car and when I get there, the owner has a very glum look on his face.  
Apparently, the mechanic hadn't tightened the tensioner enough so when they 
revved the engine taking it out of the work bay, the belt skipped and 
pistons and valves collided.  A top end rebuild later and I now have the car 
back.  For those keeping track at home, that's two engines and two top end 
rebuilds for me with this car.  It's now purring as smooth as ever.

Anyways, I wanted to thank everyone on the list for their generosity in 
sharing their knowledge and the comaraderie.  This list has been a godsend 
for anyone trying to keep these noble beasts on the road.  It truly is a 
remarkable car--IMHO far superior in quality to my current 2002 A8L. My V8 
has been in my family for 16 years and with any luck, it will be around for 
at least 5 more.

Cheers Everyone

Bill Gutierrez


>From: "Jeremy Ward" <jward.v8 at gmail.com>
>To: <v8 at audifans.com>
>CC: 'Michael Thomas' <irnstrw at yahoo.com>, 'Conrad Spens' 
><conrads at wwdb.org>,'Scott Johnson' <scjohnsonis at comcast.net>,'Ned Ritchie' 
><Q at IntendedAcceleration.com>,'Gene Caldwell' <gene.ghc at verizon.net>,'Kevin 
>Kyzar' <readytow at earthlink.net>,'Keith Rollinson' <keith at sector550.com>, 
>'Steve Fevold' <sfevold at wwdb.org>,'Rick Gibson' <Aesir9 at hotmail.com>,'Greg 
>Furstenwerth' <slicerdicer at comcast.net>
>Subject: [V8] NW Audi Fest - Seattle 6/24/06
>Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 09:17:00 -0700
>
>I'll be there Kevin!  The 90 day 'don't wax your car!' window I was given
>from the body shop on my fresh paint expires the first part of June, so my
>cyclamen beauty should be looking pretty sharp.  :-)
>
>This is the event I look forward to every year.  It might have something to
>do with the fact that my first year, I won the big $150 car detailing kit
>door prize from Griot's Garage.  :-)  I can't believe how big the event has
>grown each year as you can see from my pictures:
>http://www.myv8q.com/pics/3AAOG/
>http://www.myv8q.com/pics/4AAOG/
>http://www.myv8q.com/pics/5AAOG/
>
>This will be the 6th annual audi owners gathering (but they changed the 
>name
>to Audi Expo last year) and it promises to be HUGE.  More info can be found
>here:
>http://www.audiexpo.com
>
>Last year I met up with the Portland Audi guys in Jantzen Beach and we flew
>up I-5 together; it was a blast.  As the date gets closer, I will send out
>another email and let you know when/where we will be meeting up.
>
>Last year there was a pair of 20v Avants from Montana and a guy from the
>middle-of-nowhere Canada.  They won some of the biggest door prizes for
>coming the furthest distance, so it would be great to see some of you guys
>from say Las Vegas or the Bay Area ;-)
>
>I look forward to seeing you all there!
>
>Cheers,
>
>- Jeremy
>
>
><snip>
>How many V8/Q's out there are going to the June show in Seattle?  Kind of
>curious.
>
>kevin kyzar
>readytow at earthlink.net
><snip>
>
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