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

Fri Mar 14 08:07:21 PDT 2008

I am proud to say our V8 has been in the family since new. It was the
first V8 delivered in Canada and I bought it off my dad in 99. Still
runs strong and I drive it daily in the winter. It has 250KM and I do
all the maintenance thanks to you guys. I bought my wife an 04 Avant A6
and I much prefer the old V8.
Cheers,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of justin.bowers at comcast.net
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 10:40 AM
To: Lanier Pratt; V8 Audi Fans
Subject: [V8] ...how long have you had your V8...

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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