Re: Audi 90

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made jafiluk@acs.ucalgary.ca say:
> 
> A few other things that I have found different in the new sport 90
> as opposed to the 20valve (1991) version of the Audi 90.  I know
> these are minor but I wonder why Audi chose to do this:
> 
> 1)	The 3 gauges below the cassete-deck are now gone, in place
> is an ashtray.  I noticed this when checking out a '94 sport quattro.
> Are these gauges irrelevant, how many people actually look at these
> gauges?

I use my gauges all the time. In my 100Q, they are up top with the
speedo where they belong. My wife's 20V 90Q has them down below the
radio, where they are pretty useless. This is one of the things I
dislike about her 90.


> 4)	I might be imagining, but on the 20valve 90's was there not a
> wooden shift knob?  The sport quattro I looked at had a plain black one.
> Maybe this only comes with leather, who knows?  The rest of the car
> had nice wooden trim on the dash/doors.

Her 20V came with a wooden shift knob, but it was damaged by the
original owner (who wore lots of jewelery). It was replaced with a
black leather one to match the car. I think wood/leather is a toss-up.


> Have I missed anything from this list?  I guess on the additions list
> you have dual airbags, and an outside temperature gauge, bitchin five-
> spoke wheels.

We have the outside temperature gauge, but only one airbag. I don't
care too much about airbags. My 100Q doesn't have them at all - I
trust in my seatbelts, seats, and sheet metal design.

I like the BBS basket-weave wheels (in Pearl White!) on the 20V.
They are a bitch to clean, but they look nice. The new 5-spokes
aren't too bad, but the old ones on the 100's are dull.

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