[V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons

[Ron Wainwright]

Excellent... both cars are added to my 5sp who's who.
Few other questions on the second one.. what color is the interior? & whats the mileage?
 The 4.2 conversion is an ABH motor?

 & any pics of these cars?

 Ron


--- On Wed, 1/7/09, mendezwerks at gmail.com <mendezwerks at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: mendezwerks at gmail.com <mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 8:06 AM
> Ok, my first V8 (155K) came out of New York. Fully up to
> date on maintenance, timing belt not due until 190K. Pearl
> white with grey leather, all original on the inside. This V8
> has lived on the lower east coast most of it life and then
> ended up in Manor ville, NY. Some guy by the name of Ken, he
> is a professor at some college in the New York area.
> 
> 
> The second V8 is out of the west coast, pearl white with
> connoly interior. Was bought new in Nevada by some big time
> Judge. The car was then sold to a couple in the same state
> and was primarily driven by the wife, it was sold in the
> late 90'S to an Author in the bay area. While the author
> had it, I believe he was the one that put all the work into
> it.
> 4.2 swap
> Koni shocks
> Stainless steel brake lines
> Bunch of new suspension pieces front and rear
> I bought it from some guy named Paul in Alameda Ca who
> bought the car from the author and had it for about a year.
> I did not run a car fax on it, I just tried to put the
> puzzle together from what information I could get out of the
> Audi data base and maintenance records that were in the
> car.
> 
> And that's my story on these two V8's. 
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> 
> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:45:42 
> To: Mendezwerks Mendezwerks<mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> 
> 
> Lets get some info on both these rare beasts!
> 
>  Ron Mit 5sp 4.2
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Mendezwerks Mendezwerks
> <mendezwerks at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Mendezwerks Mendezwerks
> <mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> > To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 5:39 PM
> > I just can't seem to find one for sale. I have
> found a
> > couple of 93's but
> > nothing north of 93. I have two V8's with factory
> 5
> > spds that I just cant
> > keep because my wife can not drive them, so I must now
> get
> > rid of one.
> > Thanks for the info.
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Ron Wainwright
> > <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > One lister I send parts to has a 94. Other than
> that I
> > do not know anyone
> > > else.
> > >  But I'm sure there more on the forume.
> > >
> > >  Ron
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Mendezwerks Mendezwerks
> > <mendezwerks at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Mendezwerks Mendezwerks
> > <mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> > > > To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > > > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 5:26 PM
> > >  > Now That we are on the subject of
> V8's.
> > > > Has anyone seen or knows of any 1994 Audi
> > V8's that are
> > > > currently owned by
> > > > any of the members or for sale?
> > > > Let me know, thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > MendezWerks
> > > > Chicago/Winfield
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Ron
> Wainwright
> > > > <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Kent McLean
> > > > <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > From: Kent McLean
> > <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and
> Cons
> > > > > > To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > > > > > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > > > > > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009,
> 5:51 AM
> > > > > > Ron Wainwright wrote:
> > > > > > > --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Kent
> McLean
> > > > > > <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> Although I would be
> temped by
> > the V8 in
> > > > CT that
> > > > > > >> was all
> > > > > > >> re-done and for sale not
> long
> > ago (and
> > > > may be
> > > > > > still)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  Allen's Blk 92 Auto?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No. The '90? that was
> converted to
> > a 5-speed.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >  That was actualy a NY car with Conn
> tags.
> > Pics were
> > > > erlie into the owners
> > > > > ownership ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > >  But that car was sold & is now in
> > Vermont.
> > > > >
> > > > >  Ron
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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