[V8] 1990 V8 5spd

[Ron Wainwright]

Sounds familiar Bill, I had a 1990 V8 5sp Titan Grey
on Platinum Grey sport's. The build date was 4/89.
 The car is in Minnesota now.
 Car was originally bought in Oregon & made it's way
to Mass, then to MN. car has still got under 100k 2
owners.

 Ron

--- lundabo at msn.com wrote:

> 
> Hi fellow V8ers...been a long time since I visited. 
> 3 years to be precise, since I bought my A8.  Hope
> this finds all the regulars well.
>  
> So, the reason for my visit is that I am finally
> selling the V8 5spd.  Some of you may recall that I
> have one of the original 1990 V8 5spds.  One of the
> earliest here in the states I believe.
>  
> The car is a titanium exterior with grey leather
> sports seats.  The original stereo and blose
> speakers were replaced with a blaupunkt stereo,
> eclispe amp and high end speakers.  It also has a
> clifford alarm system which automatically opens the
> door locks.  Upgraded to the AVI ultranator at the
> same time.  
>  
> I know Steve Buchholtz and others disagreed with me
> when I did it, but I replaced the UFO's with the
> standard brakes from the 200.  I always liked the
> fact they didn't warp or throb like the UFO's and I
> never noticed any significant diminishment in
> breaking capacity, but I defer to others on that
> issue.
>  
> Original engine was replaced with a factory new one
> at around 120k, not sure the mileage on it now
> (speedo replaced so I have some calculating to do),
> but it has had one TB replacement on the new engine
> at about 60k.  My sister drove it last (a few months
> back) and she noted a couple issues:  (i) idle was
> uneven; and (ii) starter occasionally spins
> suggesting a couple of teeth are missing on the ring
> gear.  Headliner was starting to droop in spots. 
> Drivers seat heater not working.  Now I see my
> sister broke the lens on one of the front turn
> signals.  I'm sure there are more issues as it is an
> 18 year old car, bu the point is the car is
> fundamentally sound and was used by my sister as a
> daily driver up to a few months ago, when she
> decided to go green and get a Highlander Hybrid once
> her divorce was final.  It is priced accordingly.
>  
> Anyways, if anyone is interested let me know.  As a
> reminder, I'm in the SF Bay Area....I'm also going
> to check in with Steve Nechodom in Berkeley to see
> if he or his posse of V8 owners are interested. 
> Ping me if you want further info.
>  
> Cheers.
>  
> Bill G.  
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