[V8] Allroad

[Roger M. Woodbury]

I  think it is highly unlikely that anything will happen with this.  My
chief interest was because it was a 4.2 V8 and not a turbo six, and it was
cheap.  The theory that I was operating under at the time was that since it
was so cheap, any restoration done to a really good overall condition
example would yield an excellent driver.  I know it might be very expensive
and perhaps too much, so, still, all costs considered, and good example
cosmetically, with the right amount of mechanical restoration yields an
excellent driver without the excessive tax and insurance and purchase price
of a new or nearly new car.  I have no need of an allroad, but if cheap
enough and IF the fix were simple and clear cut enough, it might have been
worth driving the 90 miles to look at it.
 
In the end, the lady who has communicated with me about the car has one
offer in hand now, and I doubt I will get a shot at even looking at it.
 
On to the next one....there is a $300 Avant for sale that is a running
driving car, I think, and I may look at that...the wheels alone will be
worth the effort on that one perhaps, as I need another set of wheels for my
wife's car this spring.
 
Roger
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Al Allen [mailto:alallen at pacbell.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:28 PM
To: rmwoodbury at fairpoint.net
Subject: Allroad



Sounds like a great deal, ESPECIALLY if it is a six-speed.  I drove the
first Allroad in the country, and it was TipTronic, could not quite make up
its mind about proper shifting with the twin-turbo 2.7 engine.  Aside from
the transmission, I would have bought one.  Have 4 Land Rovers now and an
URS4, so don't really need one, but for $2,500, it's a steal! 

Al in Los Angeles