[V8] '93 V8

Thu Jul 27 12:27:47 PDT 2017

Beware – just heard from a friend who looked at this car about 8 months ago – it had water problems then – mold and mildew from some kind of flooding. 
See his pics from then:
http://quattro4life.com/images/v8/

also, said it needs PS pump and lines, as well as timing

On 7/27/17, 12:40 PM, "V8 on behalf of Paul Jager" <v8-bounces at audifans.com on behalf of pjager at telus.net> wrote:

    Yeah I'm just joking. It looks great but expect or ask about:

    Valve stem seals - oil burning. Not a big issue as you can workaround, just don't start the car and stop it within 5-10 mins. And use low viscosity oil

    Ask about Oil leaks from head gasket, steering rack, hoses, etc etc driveline

    Electrical op - 
    Lighting (dash cluster)
    Climate display
    Audio - all speakers work?

    Really needs a PPI I'll bet it will be a bit of a rap sheet
    Cosmetically looks superb tho.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: V8 [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Ricky Joshi
    Sent: July 27, 2017 8:47 AM
    To: Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net>
    Cc: v8 at audifans.com; Roger M. Woodbury <rmwoodbury at fairpoint.net>
    Subject: Re: [V8] '93 V8

    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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