[V8] $500 for a V8

Wed Feb 25 08:37:39 PST 2009

I've thought about unloading the V8's, but the market is weak in general, 
from what I've been able to tell. Go trolling Craigslist looking, and you'll 
quickly find there's tons of folks trying to unload their cars that are 
older, less fuel efficient, or just the "extra" car. I'm always on the 
lookout for something oddball (not that I have the cash at the moment), and 
right now is an awesome time to pick up obscure/project/"gas guzzler" cars 
and trucks on the cheap. I've got a couple of Citroen's and Lotuses (Loti?) 
I'm eyeballing....

Of course, you get those folks who are just now running into trouble, 
haven't paid attention to the market, and say "Well, the KBB value on my old 
Audi V8 is over $4k, so I'll just ask $3500, and it'll be easy as pie to 
unload." And as it turns out, it's not that easy.

So, I hang on to the V8's because their value to me is more than the value 
to the market. Same reason I've kept the house I grew up in in rural west 
Texas....thing's damn near worthless on paper, but it's paid for, and I like 
it.

And yep, I'd absolutely pick up another V8 in a heartbeat....

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From: <bblake1055 at aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:53 PM
To: <ekellock at gmail.com>; <diemarthadie at aol.com>; <kentmclean at comcast.net>; 
<v8 at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [V8] $500 for a V8

> The market on these cars is just not there anymore.? I sold a perfectly 
> running 1990 3 months ago for $810.00.? I put it on ebay and that was the 
> best I could do.? I thought about keeping it for parts, but it wasn't 
> worth the aggravation of removing the part and installing it on the broken 
> car.? The car was a daily driver and ran fine.? I have 4 other V8's and 
> the property tax and insurance per year was just too much of a burden.? 
> I've got two of them now that need timing belts and the cost of the timing 
> belt job is probably close to?about what the cars are worth.? I've got 3 
> kids in college and in a year and a half (when the first ones out) it's 
> time to upgrade to something new (2002 or 2003 A8).? I've been following 
> the W12's on ebay but I know that would be a BIG mistake.
>
> The wife doesn't understand the addiction (84 Targa in the garage with 
> 61,000 original miles and 89 corvette with 46,000 original miles) There is 
> no time to drive all these cars but somehow I just can't get rid of them.? 
> I put 172 miles on the Targa last year.? Cost was about $3.50 per mile for 
> insurance, registration and taxes.
>
> Anyhoo!!? With this bad economy - I have been trying to downsize the fleet 
> and the Audi's seem to be the best candidate to get rid of.
>
> Bob Blake
>
> 1991 V8 just fixed voltage regulator and serpentine belt(still needs 
> brakes and CV joint)
> 1992 V8 leaking steering pump - needs timing belt
> 1993 V8 - needs timing belt
> 1993 V8 5spd - runs great but only has 87,000 miles and don't want to 
> drive it
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> To: diemarthadie at aol.com; kentmclean at comcast.net; v8 at audifans.com
> Sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [V8] $500 for a V8
>
>
>
> The master cylinder is gone too.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of diemarthadie at aol.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:21 PM
>> To: kentmclean at comcast.net; v8 at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [V8] $500 for a V8
>>
>>
>> yeah, I was scrolling down thinking "this doesn't look so bad" maybe
>> the pipe hanger sticking out of the front was a bad sign... then "why
>> is it in Neutral not Park?" then HOLY S%^T that engine
>> burned.  Nice to
>> save that scary shot for last...  Still it's way more than $500 worth
>> of parts and body panels.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
>> To: v8 at audifans.com
>> Sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:02 pm
>> Subject: Re: [V8] $500 for a V8
>>
>> Kent McLean wrote:
>> > Mendezwerks wrote:
>> >> Not mine, just thought some one would save this V8.
>> >> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ctd/1048975373.html
>> >
>> > Ouch!  The engine bay looks... rough.  Like they tried to
>> > fix it and gave up, leaving pieces and parts all over the place.
>> > Including yesterday's newspaper.
>>
>> On second viewing, it looks like it had an engine fire.
>>
>> --
>> Kent McLean
>> '99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
>> '91 200 TQA #3, with mods
>> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ
>>
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