[V8] Depressing

[Paul Jäger]

There is albeit curiously at touch of sadness - as cars represent an era of time passed. In a way they reflect our lives, good times & trips, kids growing up, journeys. 

The V8 is a great bit of kit. I turned my kids loose with it they hit every corner, went camping, off roading, blew tires, hoses, brakes and wheel bolts. But she hung in there. They took it from 180k km to 250k's doing winter duty when all comers failed. The v8 is as good as a Rangie! 

I had plans for a restoration to a DTM replica faux - but my wife demanded it GONE or the Porsche 928gts simply no space for clutter ... Hmmmm
 




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On 2014-09-19, at 9:54 AM, <cobram at juno.com> wrote:

> "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at fairpoint.net> writes:
>> This morning's V8 summary was depressing.  First of all it's been 
> 
> 
> If I had the time and space I'd track my V8Q's and the probably the
> 200TQA too.  
> 
> Where I'm at in age/space/priorities/interests I don't ever see going
> back to resolving the endless niggling little things (water dripping on
> rock proverb comes to mind) that always need to be addressed on Audi's of
> the V8Q's vintage.  There ARE better rides out there which don't employ
> complication in components for complications sake like Audi does/did.  
> 
> I suspect if I hadn't returned to motorcycling about a half a decade ago
> I'd likely still have the same interest in all things Q to feed my habit.
> Hell, it's such a non-contest between two wheels vs four (AWD or not)
> that I'm even contemplating a hack (sidecar) rig so that I can spend as
> little cage time as necessary in the winter too.  
> 
> My V8Q's, 200TQA and 90Q all still available, zero interest shown by
> anyone since I posted.  I offered the whole lot (including a couple of
> plow trucks that are more rust than truck) to the boneyard, and their
> offer averaged out to $575 each.  I might just drive one or two out into
> the woods somewhere, beat the living crap out of it to get there, when it
> can't go any further set fire to it roast some marshmallows.  That
> experience would be worth more than the market value of any these 
>