[V8] ...how long have you had your V8...

Fri Mar 14 07:54:51 PDT 2008

I'm in the same boat. I've still got the hanger queen and the tornado 
red V8. Don't drive it nearly enough and it hates me for it.

I may just sell the Jetta TDI wagon and keep it. Mostly driving the 
wife's 03 deVille Vintage Edition these days. Quite the comfy boat...

justin.bowers at comcast.net wrote:
> I purchased my first V8 in 1997 with 114k on her...flew to UT and drove her home to Seattle - it was love at first drive.  :)  She now has 204k on her.  I still own her, but she gets very little road time now.  I'll likely put her up for sale fairly soon as I just don't drive her anymore.
> 
> I purchased my second V8 in early 2000 for my wife.  She had 130k on her when we bought her.  I sold this one in 2002.
> 
> My daily driver now is my 2001 S8 that I picked up in 2006...once again, it was love at first drive.  :)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Justin
> 
> 01 //S8
> 90 V8q
> 
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Lanier Pratt <lanierpratt at mac.com>
> 
>>Hey guys.  Long time no talk....I've been listening though.  My baby  
>>has been up on jacks
>>since Spring of last year.  Some of you may remember that I was in  
>>the process of changing
>>the timing belt, strut mounts, etc...well still sits where it  
>>was...Ron if you're out there let me know
>>if you're still willing to make the trip back to Minnesota.  We've  
>>been above 32 degrees for about
>>4 days now.  It feels like a heat wave.  I purchased her in 2000.   
>>Flew out to California from Lansing
>>Michigan and drove her back.  She's been great other than the  
>>occasional no start when it hits 10 below
>>here and I left her outside over night.  I too am the only one that  
>>works on her.  Living in a small town
>>leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to knowledgable mechanics.
>>
>>I would really love to make a trip to meet up with all of you self  
>>proclaimed Audi head cases this year.
>>We should shoot for Carlisle again or maybe somewhere in the  
>>midwest..hint, hint.
>>
>>
>>
>>Lanier Pratt
>>'92 V8Q 4.2L
>>'90 V8Q 3.6L
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Mar 14, 2008, at 12:46 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Bought my 91 in June of 99 with 99k miles.  Opal Mica, grey sport.
>>>Currently 142k, pulsation free UFOs, and original clutch.  Previous  
>>>owner
>>>had t-belt go at 85k.  Rebuild was monkey-lad at its best, at a dealer
>>>(supposedly) no less.  Never has run right.  Much improved with  
>>>proper cam
>>>timing when I did a t-belt job at 130k or so (thanks V8 list!).   
>>>Still has a
>>>leaky ring or nicked valve... very uneven firing pulses when  
>>>lugged.  92 4.2
>>>donor car in the wings.
>>>
>>>Ed
>>>
>>>PS There's a cyclamen/grey one in FL for sale right now that was  
>>>sold/bought
>>>here (COS) and migrated SE.  Been treated to a lot of TLC by a former
>>>factory trained Audi tech who really appreciates the "ur" cars. I  
>>>think it
>>>has about the same miles as mine.
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>>>>[mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of too many quattros
>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:42 PM
>>>>To: V8 Audi Fans
>>>>Subject: Re: [V8] 1990 V8 5spd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>this makes me curious how long each of us has had our v8s.
>>>>me june or july of 1994.  and it is an original 5 speed.  i
>>>>got it with about 48K on it. and i too had a t-belt break.
>>>>but, only messed up the heads.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Shayne
>>>>
>>>>PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
>>>>PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From: <lundabo at msn.com>
>>>>>Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:22:22 +0000
>>>>>To: <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>, <v8-bounces at audifans.com>,
>>>>><v8 at audifans.com>
>>>>>Subject: Re: [V8] 1990 V8 5spd
>>>>>
>>>>> We bought it new from Rector Porsche Audi in Burlingame,
>>>>
>>>>CA, in 1990,
>>>>
>>>>>but it had about 4k on the odometer because the general manager was
>>>>>using it as a personal car.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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