[V8] What Car Next

32VQUATTRO ALLANVEGA at COMCAST.NET
Mon Mar 2 14:30:08 PST 2009


Did I mention I got to keep the car with a clean title?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "32VQUATTRO" <ALLANVEGA at COMCAST.NET>
To: "Bill Hitzler" <bhitzler at kpbsd.k12.ak.us>; <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] What Car Next


> Bill, Tell the insurance company to go pound sand! I just went round and
> round with a trucking companies insurance. They tried to give me 2900 for
> mine. I told them to find me a replacement for 2900 that had all the work 
> I
> just put into it. My repair estimate was for 4200. we ended up agreeing on 
> a
> value of 6300 for my car. They cut me a check for the 4200, and I just
> picked up a 91 5-spd with it. As for the 92', she is all put back together
> and is enjoying daily driver status as my wife's new used car.
>
> http://www.justfourrings.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1963&highlight=
>
>
> http://www.justfourrings.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?lmsg_start=0&t=2077#21343
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Hitzler" <bhitzler at kpbsd.k12.ak.us>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 4:27 PM
> Subject: [V8] What Car Next
>
>
>> Sorry for the Roger style ramble but I'm in need of some "serious car
>> guy wisdom" and where better to go than you maniac V8 guys. My V8 that
>> has been my loyal everyday vehicle for the last 8.5 years was hit in a
>> parking lot. The quarter panel and tail light assembly took the hit. The
>> car still runs fine and I still have bulbs back there. The interesting
>> bit is the other drivers insurance is giving me $3300.00 to total it and
>> I keep the car. I won't put the money in it to fix it properly so
>> someone will get a nice running V8 when I sell it. My question to all
>> you maniac listers is what car next. You may think I'm crazy but I want
>> something from this decade, preferably with all wheel drive but at least
>> front wheel drive. I was thinking about an A6 with the 2.7 L and turbo
>> but they don't seem very reliable. Does anybody know what year Acura
>> fixed their transmission problems? I need some interior room at 6'2" 235
>> the V8 was about as small as I can go. I'll miss the V8 and if I had
>> access to a really fine specimen I'd consider it but there aren't any
>> around here that I'm aware of. I know most if you folks are pretty
>> serious car guys so I'm interested in your thoughts. Thanks, William
>>
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