[V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard

[too many quattros]

i have seen the car and have pics of it somewhere if anyone is interested.
i can try and dig up the pics if needed.  i looked at it for a friend who
wanted to buy it but gerry was asking WAY too much.


Shayne

PARTING:
1972 mercedes benz 280 se 4.5
1986 audi 4000 cs quattro
1990 audi coupe quattro
1995 audi S6


> From: Luis CaifanSC <caifansc at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 01:02:43 -0400
> To: Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com>
> Cc: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard
> 
> Does anyone have pictures of this car?
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> Steve
>> Might be time to let it go to the yard....  6 months ago when you posted
>> the same email, I forwarded the news to a buddy in TX.  After several
>> rounds of emails and delays, the deal didn't happen.  IIRC2 "looks rough"
>> would be an understatement, as the car needed too much to seriously be a
>> contender for much more than a track car, at best.
>> 
>> Parting out 5speeds can be profitable, but it requires commitment, time
>> and a very tight market.  I'm not 'down' on v8's, just proposing that
>> saving them all, is hardly realistic, especially non runners.  The math to
>> make the tow dollars + the sell dollars + the time to strip - current parts
>> value = A tough justification.
>> 
>> I'd wager by the time all is said and done, a couple quick parts removed
>> by the 'seller' then call for the tax deduction or by weight recycler,
>> might prove to be the best avenue.
>> 
>> Not to start a huge thread, but IMdirectE with parting Audis (with my own
>> truck and trailer), that math is really tough to make work.  Worse when the
>> only real money is in the Clutch/trans and rear diff.  That's 1000USD,
>> anything left is available on any year v8.
>> 
>> Scott J
>> 92 v8
>> 91 v8
>> 
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve B <urq at pacbell.net>
>> To: V8 at Audifans. Com <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 9:52 pm
>> Subject: [V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard
>> 
>> 
>> I saw Gerry's car the other day ... sure it looks rough, but it is still a
>> rare
>> California car (IIRC).  He is talking about sending it to the wrecker
>> soon.  It
>> sure seems to me it would be a good candidate for someone to part out
>> (wish I
>> had room to do the party out myself), if not to restore.
>> 
>> Steve Buchholz
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