[V8] '93 V8

Fri Jul 28 09:00:26 PDT 2017

It had to be too good to be true.... That probably explains why the engine bay was so clean?

Dave

> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:39 PM, Ricky Joshi <rickyjoshi01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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