[V8] The Black Mariah

[Tony and Lillie]

When they first came out I ran across a guy in a new one. He was traveling 
on the road, between Houston and Dallas. He also had a Phaeton W12 and a 
Passat W8 6-speed. He had several M3's, S4's, Porsches, etc in the past. He 
said overall, the R32 was the most fun car he had ever owned. He told me "If 
you can afford one in any way possible, buy it. You won't be dissapointed".

Mandatory V8 comment: I was driving the V8 at the time, and he wanted to 
check it out. It had 290K at the time, and he was impressed by the overall 
condition and longevity of the car.

As for the R32 vs V8, well, 240hp and 3200 lbs -vs- 300(?) and 4000lbs. And, 
an extra gear in the R32. I think the R32 will win ;-)

Tony Hoffman



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Wainwright" <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
To: "Unka Bart" <gatorojo at earthlink.net>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] The Black Mariah


>
> --- Unka Bart <gatorojo at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>Believe it or not, it out performs the Gentleman's
>>Express in
>>every performance measure
>
> Unka..say it aint so......
>
> But they are...peppy little cars. A friend of mine
> went from a 200 20v to one a few years ago. Turned it
> into a track/road pounder. Great little car.
> But..outperform the GE.....
>
> Ron