[V8] How many is too many

Tue Aug 12 11:55:22 PDT 2008

Not for the faint of heart?  Ah, yeah.  I can attest to that.  How  
about a fully-loaded dodge carravan and running over a waskally  
wittle rabbit while taking a turn.  Oh my!

Yeah, my heart skipped a beat or two when that happened(that was in  
June in the early 90's).  There's a reason that pass is seldom  
travelled and closed from November to April or May iirc.

-Ingo

On Aug 12, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> It's definitely not your average road.  On the west side, from  
> Aspen to the
> top, there were sections where it was too narrow for two vehicles  
> to pass
> each other, with no center line, and I don't recall any signage  
> related to
> this.  In several places, the edge of the pavement might as well be  
> the edge
> of the world.  On the east side, the road was noticeably better and  
> more
> consistent with very little of the aforementioned issues.
>
> Not for the faint of heart.
>
> Ed
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Greg
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:06 PM
>> To: v8 at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [V8] How many is too many
>>
>>
>> Indy pass is a pain though if not familar, I lived in aspen for 5
>> years. Beautiful but nerve racking
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 12, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Ingo.  The V8 was at Champagne and I left my urq
>> with him to go
>>> through the front suspension.  I had it looked at locally and the
>>> guy htere
>>> said everything looked good, but it drove like a cattle cart this
>>> weekend so
>>> something's not right.  Nevertheless, I loved driving it.  We left
>>> the track
>>> event Sunday a bit early and went up to Aspen for lunch, then over
>>> Independence Pass.  That is one helluva road.  Very nice.
>> Gorgeous
>>> scenery.
>>> Definitely worth doing if you're in the area.
>>>
>>> The tires on the 94 are 225/50-17 which are only 3% too larger which
>>> is only
>>> 2mph at 75 so I make hang on to those and just sell the wheels.  I
>>> definitely do not care for the wheels.  The BBS 16's are
>> going today.
>>> That's give me a chance to check the brakes, etc.  I'm also
>> going to
>>> pull
>>> the driver's side timing belt cover to have a quick look.
>> The last
>>> time the
>>> timing belt was done was in 98 at about 47k miles, which
>> puts it at
>>> 10 years
>>> and 78k miles.  Either way you look at it, it's time.
>>>
>>> Did Audi revise the t-belt interval to 60k in ALL years?
>>>
>>> It's got an issue with the a/c, the slightest bit of throttle causes
>>> it to
>>> change vents and blow hot air.  Larry referred to the C4 cars with
>>> the same
>>> CC system and said there's a check valve that can be added (or
>>> replaced?)
>>> that causes that.  I was able to drive it very gingerly on the way
>>> home and
>>> keep it cool inside.  Also got nearly 25 mpg as a result.  Check
>>> engine
>>> light is on too.  Time to hook up my new toy that I bought months
>>> ago and
>>> haven't touched.  Only other thing I know of so far is the cruise
>>> control
>>> doesn't work.
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, the headliner in this thing is spotless and the nets on the
>>> back of
>>> the front seats are tight.   The steering wheel feels thicker than
>>> any of my
>>> others.  It's nice.
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:00 AM
>>>> To: Ed Kellock
>>>> Cc: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com; v8 at audifans.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [V8] How many is too many
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Congrats, Ed!  Wow, you really did have a maaavelous weekend with
>>>> Urq25 and your new acquisition.  Congrats on the new job, too.  I
>>>> always wanted a V8 that color.  Didn't realize that one
>> could order
>>>> special colors in the US.  Guess they took the idea from porsche.
>>>>
>>>> Ingo
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 12, 2008, at 11:46 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I agree and had a conversation about that with the seller,
>>>> a Quattro
>>>>> dealer/service business in Denver.  I am considering storing this
>>>>> car more than driving it for a while.  I doubt that I'll
>> be able to
>>>> do that in
>>>>> reality however.
>>>>>
>>>>> The only thing that would make this car absolutely
>> perfect is if it
>>>>> had black interior.  It is grey.  The silver/grey combo is a bit
>>>>> less stunning,
>>>>> but it actually still smells new inside, even in the trunk, at
>>>>> least as
>>>>> close to new as I can remember, so I really hesitate to do
>>>> anything
>>>>> about
>>>>> the interior, like a full swap with my black car.  Crazy talk.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Roger Woodbury [mailto:rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:21 AM
>>>>>> To: v8 at audifans.com
>>>>>> Cc: 'Ed Kellock'
>>>>>> Subject: Re: How many is too many
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Over the top, Ed.  But a '94!  Congratulations!  I too saw
>>>> this car
>>>>>> on Cars.com and pondered about it about as long as I
>> could before
>>>>>> reality set in, and I realized that two V8's right now are
>>>> too many
>>>>>> for me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But I have been thinking about doing what you have done
>> so that my
>>>>>> "next" car can be another V8.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And it really isn't insane considering that there isn't
>>>> anything else
>>>>>> being made today that is as nice, imho!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger
>>>>>>
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