[V8] '93 V8

Thu Jul 27 17:39:39 PDT 2017

Hey Ben-

1) Thank you for this
2) I'm going to cancel my ebay bid
3) How did they get the interior to go from that link to what's posted

Much of my desire to buy it was because of the interior.

Ricky

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Ben Castle <grillage at mac.com> wrote:

> 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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