[V8] All the makings for disaster (NAC)

[Curtis Helton]

LOL....I have a Volvo has well. Has been one of the most trouble free cars
I've owned. (knock on wood)
It's a 98 v70 with 220k original miles.Doesn't smoke or leak oil. May burn a
quart in between changes.
It's the 5 cylinder NA, and slow as a slug. But I love it....Great for
hauling my daughter, her friends & all there soccer stuff around in.

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> Now Paul.... your somewhat anti- Audi and/or V8 point of view is fairly
> well
> professed already.
>
> We each have our own unique experience/relation/opinion of cars we have
> spent a number of years with...
>
> I won't even try to defend A8's, not that I feel they need much more than
> V8's....
>
> All cars "degrade" for a variety of reasons, BUT no car lasts forever
> without some TLC... that's Tender Loving Care...
>
> I totally get that sooner or later many people tire permanently of
> providing
> TLC.
>
> Ed
> with a couple more mostly leak-free 15+ year old Audis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of
> Paul Jager
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 1:01 PM
> To: V8List Fans
> Subject: Re: [V8] All the makings for disaster (NAC)
>
>
> I have the V70R and it's a barn burner. The R is the hopped up base car.
> Gobs of power, handles the beast and stops like a Porsche.  You can crush
> distances in it too.
>
> With AWD drive, a ton of space, comfy seats, cool R gauges and....tows the
> boat! http://twitpic.com/369qh0
> This one is a 2006. The car is probably the most well thought out I've ever
> driven. .and works great.
>
> My only complaint is what I feel - like a stretched FWD hatcback, kinda
> cheap like. But they did that for efficiency. It weighs around 3300 lbs.
>
> After watching the V8 degrade and my brother's A8 follies I'm staying away
> from anything VAG. Want to keep the driveway/garage clean.
> My wife is considering a GTI but a C30 is in the mix for that.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "NIck Miller" <chance9121 at gmail.com>
> To: "V8List Fans" <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:10 AM
> Subject: [V8] All the makings for disaster (NAC)
>
>
> > Well,  mostly no audi content.  Let's see,  volvo competes moderately
> > with audi, and the volvo S70 t5 awd is comprable to a few audis of the
> > era.
> >
> >
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