[V8] 5-speed to auto conversion

[Kent McLean]

Roger Woodbury wrote:
> … bear in mind I don't have to drive my V8 in the winter at all.  When the REAL numbers passed $6,000 I gave up.

FYIW, I recently paid $7800 for a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4.7L V8, 145K miles.  No, it’s not an Audi, but it is a V8 AWD wagon with a switch to go into 4-wheel-drive Low. It’s a tank. It’s a wagon. We got 12 inches of heavy, wet snow we got last night. I put it into reverse and drove out of my parking space, easy peasy. 2 weeks ago I drove from NH to IL and back, 2400 miles in 4 days. It didn’t miss a beat. I didn’t wonder if it would start when I turned the key. I didn’t worry about smelling anti-freeze from a leaking core.  It was quiet, comfortable, and ate up the highway miles.  It’s the Audi V8 quattro wagon I wanted but with a different name plate.

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Kent McLean
’02 VW Beetle TDI and lots of ex-Audis, including Bad Puppy