Re: 1990 Model 80 Quattro Trivia

["linus d. toy" <linust@interramp.com>]

At 01:33 PM 1/11/96 -0800, Eliot Lim wrote:

>a 4000CSQ is about 2800.  i would guess around 3K since they stiffened
>up the body considerably.
>
>eliot
>
>On Thu, 11 Jan 1996, Greg Koehler wrote:
>
>> Anyone know the weight of my car?  It's not listed anywhere in the 
>> owner's manual.

eliot--don't take this to mean i want to start another engineering purpose
thread (really--i don't) but just 'cause they stiffened up the body doesn't
mean it's got to get heavier--compare a few other cars out there from one
generation to another (i'm thinking of the MB E-series and a few others)
Different sizes and shapes can easily change stiffness of a structure--for
example, on the '88 80/90, the trunk opening was much smaller than on the
'87 and earlier cars--i'd guess that was a significant source of
improvement.  OTOH, if greg is only looking for order of magnitude, we're
close enough!

greg--the easiest way to find "a" weight of the car is to look at the safety
compliance sticker on the door jamb--the one with the vin and date of
manufacture.  also on the sticker is the gvwr (gross vehicle weight rating),
which includes full fuel, oil & coolant.  now subtract out maximum
load--look on the tire inflation sticker for this figure.  the accurate way
to find "the" weight of your car is a scale--check truck stops in the
industrial area of town.
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