[V8] '93 V8

[Ricky Joshi]

I am bidding.  Are these serious concerns? I don't mind spending a little
bit on a belt change and tuneup to get it back in shape. Ill probably swap
the wheels too.

On Jul 27, 2017 4:26 PM, "Paul Jager" <pjager at telus.net> wrote:

> You missed:
>
> Cam Belt shroud gasket out of place
> Spare tire Foamie/retention not period correct :)
> Coolant bottle is not original
> Not original petrol
>
> I'm out
>>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Roger M. Woodbury
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:27 AM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] '93 V8
>
> Oh, how do I not love thee?  Let me count the ways!
>
> Now before we begin to hyperventilate over the '93 V8 on eBay, here are
> my observations now fully OUT of the Audi Quattro orbit.
>
> Yes, it's pretty and has low miles.  BUT the seller while he waxes
> poetic about the wonderful condition of the car leaves out ALL the most
> important bits and pieces of information and worse: he makes false
> statements and misleads with others.
>
> First of all, he mentions the car has European headlights.  True enough
> in that they probably were installed and made in Europe but they are US
> DOT headlights just like any other Audi for US automatically had.
>
> The car has "period correct" wheels.....well, maybe they were made in
> 1993, but they are NOT correct for this car and are n no way a proper
> wheel for a V8 unless he specifies the wheels are the correct offset.
> Also, no mention of what brakes are on the car and I suspect the seller
> may not even be aware of why this might or might not be important.
>
> Despite the nice cosmetic appearance, the right front corner Audi logo
> is missing from the lower body molding.  This is not uncommon and I am
> not sure the pieces are even still available to make this little piece
> that annoys the devil out of me, "period correct".
>
> and naturally, the seller ignores, doesn't realize, dosen't care, or
> perhaps no one else did, the belly pan is missing from the car, and I
> suspect it will be a long search to find another one that isn't beaten
> to death in the wrecker yard.
>
> The cell phone in the arm rest was standard equipment in ALL V8's ever
> imported to the US.  It was NOT an optional extra.
>
> Finally although the seller claims all services are up to date, I would
> need to KNOW when the timing belt service was last done, because I'll
> bet you lunch it wasn't within the past dozen years.
>
> Now, having said all those negative things, would I, as an experienced
> Audi V8 owner consider buying this car?
>
> Simply put: NO.  Not even if I could fly out to whereever this car is
> and along with a qualified mechanic do a thorough PPI. The reason is
> that the car is simply obsolete.  There are far too many newer cars on
> the road for small dollars that do what this car does at a far lower
> cost per mile.  At some point the V8 quattro will be a true "collectors"
> car. That is to say, thee LAST V8 Quattro running in perfect condition
> with 10,000 miles from new will be for some museum collection of some
> eccentric millionaire who has forgotten what cars he has in his
> collection.  Otherwise, no: just another Audi oddity in Audi's long
> history of such vehicles.
>
> I LOOOOVED my V8's and enjoyed having them, especially the last one
> which was white pearl over black with charcoal headliner.  But they all
> took a kind of dedication to maintenance that was expensive that is
> simply no longer appropriate for me.  Time and my enthusiasm has moved on.
>
> Roger
>
>
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