Re: Buying Advice on 94 - 90Q - V6

["Bill" <billfree@interlynx.net>]

Patrick
Try Toronto, 93 S4 are going for 27- 30,000 cdn. I also was looking at a
94 a6 with 66k for 27,000 cdn in Hamilton.

Regards  Bill

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> From: Patrick James <jamesp@sk.sympatico.ca>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Buying Advice on 94 - 90Q - V6
> Date: August 31, 1996 2:28 PM
> 
> Greetings all;
> 
>      I am in the market for a new car as my 86 4000q is getting old 
> and cranky(exhaust,rad,brakes,front end,rust).  My first choice was an
93 
> S4 but they are selling for $40,000CDN plus currently in Canada. This
was 
> too high for my budget(sigh). 
> 
>      I have stumbled on to a :
>    1994 - 90Q - Light Silver with Factory Spoiler. 
> 
>     Good items : 26,000 Kms , Not a mark on it. S4 style wheels.
>                  Still on warranty.
>     Bad items: Black(coal mine) interior. No sunroof(good or bad?)
>                Goodyear GA tires... 
>    The asking price is $27,000CDN + GST.
> 
> I am asking for opinions from the sporting driver on the car.
> 
> I have found the steering and spring/shock set up to be atrocious.
> Numb steering, oversprung and too high and no damping almost.
> I was thinking of nice spring/shock set to tune it closer to my 
> style. Comments ?
> 
> Does the numb engine get annoying after a while or can a few mods 
> give it some character? Intake , exshaust mods ?.
> 
> After my old 4000q which has a funky character but it is almost better
> for for me. I can see the 4000 short comings though .... 
> 
> Or should I wait for a S4? Arrgh.. 
> 
> Patrick James
> Saskatchewan Telecommunications
> 86 4000q