Re: My new '83 TQC

["David R. Derting" <davidder@teleport.com>]

I have a sale broc + a reprint from Car and Driver on their road test.  
Please send you address and I'll pop a copy of each in s-mail.

David
'83 TQC & a couple of VW 16V's


On Sun, 28 Jan 1996, MS LORI K SCHNEIDER wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> I hadn’t intended to de-lurk quite so soon but I bought a car 
> yesterday and I have a lot of questions about it.  I was looking for 
> an early ‘90’s Audi 90 quattro to replace my ‘88 90Q.  Then I found 
> an ‘83 turbo quattro coupe and bought it yesterday.  It is Mars red 
> with chocolate leather, has 78,000 miles, very clean, very quick and 
> I am just delighted!  I know these cars are rare and desirable and I 
> want to learn as much about my car as I can.  I did get an owner’s 
> manual, but I am looking for more information, such as:
> 
> Were fog lights available as an option, if so what are the correct 
> fog lights and is there a source for them?
> If factory fog lights were not offered, then what has typically been 
> used on these cars as an after market add-on?
> I would like to find a sales brochure for 1983, would anyone have one 
> available to sell or be willing to copy one for me?
> Is there a definitive book on Audi (something like the Buyers Guide 
> series) that would describe year by year features, technical 
> specifications, options, caveats, etc.?  I have looked in vain since 
> I bought my 90Q four years ago. . .
> I gather that the quattro system has undergone improvements over the 
> years.  Can anyone describe to me the evolution of quattro technology?
>   Should I expect any handling differences in my new ‘83?  (I don’t 
> want to be rudely surprised the first time I drive this car on an icy 
> road.)
> I have lots more questions but will stop now before this gets any 
> longer.  Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me!
> 
> Lori Schneider
> 
> ‘83 TQC
> ‘88 90Q
> ‘87 Porsche 930
> ‘79 Chevy Blazer (my husband’s daily driver -- he says he’s going to 
> trade it for a VW Thing)
> 
> 
> 
> 

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