Re: FAQ so far... -Reply -Reply

[Gary Webster <GARY@synaxis.com>]

O' Contraire, mon ami!  (or words to that effect)

>>> Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com> 12/13/94 11:09am
>>>
Hairy green toads from Mars made Gary Webster say:
>  > Great start!  Just a few slight corrections:
> 1. The 5000 became the 100/200 in the 1989 model year. (new
interior,
> ABS, Air bag, TORSEN)
> 2. (I believe) The only 200's with the inverted brakes are the 20V
200's
> which are fairly rare compared to the standard 200 which are just a
> turbo version of the 100.

A few slight corrections to your slight corrections ;-)

The 5000 did indeed become the 100/200 in 1989. The airbag didn't
arrive until 1990.
>>>My 1989 and others that I have driven have the airbag.  Some early
production units were not equipped and were about $1200 less.<<<
 The interior isn't all that different from the 1988.
>>>Sorry, I also owned a 1988 and there is a major difference in the
interior.  (Wood, instruments, computer on the stick, etc.)
ABS I believe was on the 1988 5000's (optional?)
>>>Can't remember - only had it one year.
. It was standard on the 100/200, but maybe only in quattros?

What are inverted brakes? Brakes for when you've flipped the car
upside-down?
>>>These would be the infamous inside-out caliper arrangement (or
whatever they call it) that everyone is replacing or has replaced.
-- 

Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's rarely upside-down.

>>>I can't help you with the cat...