Re: New 1991 200Q...

["Les Lampman" <llampman@islander.whidbey.net>]

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> Well, 
>    I have it finally. A black '91 200Q. 59K miles, factory serviced, all
> records, with years of enjoyment to come. I am looking forward to the
> Q-club outing at lime rock park in august and hope to see other
> Q-listers there with their cars. Family is also looking forward to the
> event as well. STEARIC, good answers to your rebuttle from fletch,
> showed alot of class. 

     Concur! Cool. Found the line early in the race!

>    I am amazed at the difference between my 200Q and my 4KSQ. Night and
> day. I was even happy with the '854KSQ. But the 200Q has my wife wanting
> to trade her LHS for either another 200Q or a '91 v8. I'd like her to
> get a V8 just for variety. Mods are not something she is interested in,
> just comfort and Quattro :-). Are other Q-listers happy with thier V8's?
 
     I love (that's LOVE) my V8. The new has never worn off. Every 
time I get in and drive I feel fortunate to have such an 
engineering work of art. Best road car I've ever owned (and that 
includes a long list of MB, BMW and Audi). It's a 4000 lb plus pig, so no
stoplight bomb, but couldn't be better once rolling. Suspect I'm in the 
minority, but the UFO brakes are fine for me. 75k on original discs 
(2nd set of pads) and no warp. Just completed 400 mi. trip in mostly 
aggressive (Not Eric aggressive!) mountain pass, twisty driving.
Lots of 80/90 to 30 braking for hairpins and deer. Cherry red disks, but
no fade, no warp. :o)  My V8 has required minimum maintenance... but 
when it does, very expensive. Prolly difficult to find a mechanic other than
dealer who has the knowledge and tools to properly service the V8... I
use the Audi dealer in Seattle and am very happy. Some others on this
list have had unpleasant experiences with same dealer maintenance...
    
>    I must say that I enjoy the comraderie on the list as much as the
> info. You all seem to be a real good group of people. Thank for
> everything, and I look forward to many interesting conversations on the
> list.

Good luck with your 200Q. And this is a great bunch of folks... lots 
of friends, lots of fights, lots of knowledge freely given. At least my wife
knows what I'm doing at the computer when I get up in the morning, come
home for lunch, and get home from work. Welcome, Lorens!

Les