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Re: quattro-digest V3 #1547
Randy, I think you're doing well with the settlement. Ever try to sell a
car with 200,000 miles? I'd love that car for parts but there's no way I
can get it to Michigan. BTW, if that speed sensor should make it into your
pocket...
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> From: owner-quattro-digest@coimbra.ans.net
> To: quattro-digest@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: quattro-digest V3 #1547
> Date: Monday, December 16, 1996 11:46 PM
>
>
> quattro-digest Monday, 16 December 1996 Volume 03 :
Number 1547
>
> *
> * Welcome to the digest version of the quattro list.
> * See the end of the digest for unsubscribe info.
> * In this issue:
> '85/'86 4ksQ 4 sale in RI for $500.00
> RE: ABS on rear brakes on 90 CQ?
> A4q Radio question
> Thud in the parking lot
> Guess what? -Reply
> Totaled 5KCSTQ insurance value
> Shifting ruminations ... 5kq upgrades
> Re:Canadian Part Suppliers
> Re: quattro-digest V3 #1541
> Re: Audi Telephone
> Re: OH SH*T! IM TOO LATE!
> Capitol Import Automotive - CIA
> Re: TORSEN's er what
> Re: OH SH*T! IM TOO LATE!
> Koni struts and 4KCSQ
> Re: voltage variance, '89 100Q
> Fwd: VWQtm wagon
> Re: battery moving - was tie rods
> Re: Thud in the parking lot
> Re: Thud in the parking lot
> RE: 4ksq tail light/head light problem
> Them wonderful snows
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: "Sheffield Corey" <SHEF@omdc.gso.uri.edu>
> Date: 16 Dec 96 20:32:00 EST
> Subject: '85/'86 4ksQ 4 sale in RI for $500.00
>
> Hi Gang,
>
> I was out at a local "watering hole" last Friday night "chattin' up" a
> young lady I know and ended up having a nice conversation with her
> boyfriend...just my luck:-/ Anyway, this guy has a '85 or '86 4ksQ he
wants to
> be rid of for $500.00. I haven't seen the car, but he says it either has
noisy
> lifters or an engine knock he's not sure which. I tried to explain to him
about
> the aux. vacuum pump in those cars, but he claims he just wants to get a
new
> car and the first $500.00 can have it. He claims the only rust is a
little bit
> on the leading edge of the hood; I think he said it was silver/blue. If
anyone
> is interested let me know and I'll try to find this guy again...I run
into his
> girlfriend a couple of times a week...fine young lady:-) This car is in
Rhoda
> Rico...aka southern Rhode Island.
>
> Also, I've been having problems off and on for the last few years with
> my windshield washers in the winter time. They work in the summer but not
in
> the winter. A couple of years ago AudiOnly sent me a new one-way valve
for the
> system and that cured it for one season; last winter and this winter no
> washers. My pump was making enough pressure to blow the pump housing off
the
> electric motor, so I glued them together. I could hear it running but
lil' or
> no water made it to the squirters. I was in the auto parts store the
other day
> and tried to look up a cheap replacment pump for my car; the books didn't
even
> list Audis, figures, and for VW's a universal pump was listed that
screwed into
> the fire wall. Well, I went through a few of the reference books from the
> windshield wiper guys and eventually cross referenced a part for a VW
from a
> maker they didn't carry to a part on the shelf. The short of it is that
it
> works fine again, but I think the real problem was that one-way valve
gets old
> and hard after 10 years. The Anco 61-15 comes with both a new one-way
valve and
> a new pump that fits into the reservoir like the ol' grey one did. If you
could
> just get the one-way valve you'd probably be all set, but I was in a
hurry and
> I don'r know if they are sold separately. The Anco 61-15 isn't in the
book as
> fitting '87 5kCSQ's or any Audi for that matter, but it works fine. I
hope this
> helps someone...Best of the Season to y'all:-)
>
> Happy motoring,
>
> Shef
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Duff, Ian" <IDuff@charter.com>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:55:04 -0500
> Subject: RE: ABS on rear brakes on 90 CQ?
>
> ABS works on *both* ends of my CQ. All the docs I can find say that's
> the way it should be. I had a problem with the ABS on my old '89 90,
> where the fuse panel had a bad connection on the bottom, caused the
> instruments in the pod (speedo, tach, odo, gas, temp) to all stay on the
> zero peg, and the ABS to not. Made for frequent out of gas adventures
> (no gas gauge, no odometer). I ended up carrying a gallon of gas in the
> trunk 'til I could get it fixed. Mattie P/A/VW mechanics found it in
> about 15 minutes, cost $15 to fix, at the <gasp> dealer! HTH.
>
> -
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> - -
> Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black
> quattro Owners Club member P877
>
> Home: New Bedford, MA, USA
> Work: Charter Systems, Inc., West Newton, MA, USA
> -
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> - -
>
> >----------
> >From: tasos@avs.com[SMTP:tasos@avs.com]
> >Sent: Monday, 16 December, 1996 11:54 AM
> >To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> >Subject: ABS on rear brakes on 90 CQ?
> >
> ><<File: ATT00983.txt>>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Ron Williams <golf@bway.net>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:58:19 +0000
> Subject: A4q Radio question
>
> I live in an area (New York City) where a nice looking radio is an
> invitation to the so inclined to break a car's window and take that
> radio away. I've been told by dealers that the A4 radios are coded so
> that even if they're stolen, they can't be reused in another vehicle.
> That news is useless unless the idiot who breaks the window has been
> educated to the fact; fat chance. They'll still break the window and
> take the radio. If it doesn't work they just throw it in the river or
> nail it to the wall as decor.
>
> So who makes a pullout version for A4s? How can the original be pulled?
> Is it a hassle? I've noticed that dealers who park their new cars in a
> semi-public place pull the radios to prevent just such an event as I'm
> worried about. I'd appreciate any replies that can help solve this
> dilemma and especially email responses. Thanks.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Carmen S. DeVito" <devitocs@epix.net>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:42:06 -0500
> Subject: Thud in the parking lot
>
> Any help appreciated on this.
> I have an 1988 5KCST w/70000mi. In slow speed (Parking Lot) turns,
> moving the wheel counter clockwise (left turn), I hear and feel a thud
> and slight shift of the front end. This will sometimes also happen on
> straightening from a left turn. I don't notice it at higher speeds. No
> clicking sound, so I don't think it's CV's.
>
> I've checked the ball joints, bearings and bushings, nothing obviously
> loose.
> Shocks are less than one year old Bilsteins
> Replaced the steering rack 2/96 (Blaufergnugen)
> Replaced Lower Control Arm bushings & front bearings on 11/94 (57Kmi)
> Could be early failure of the above but I can't tell. Sound familiar to
> anyone?
>
> Also unrelated, I think, is a vibration in the front end only under
> acceleration. I can feel this through the wheel and the pedal. One
> mechanical thought it was a bad drive shaft, another said tranmission
> mount. I replaced the mount...
>
> I really love the car but after replacing the tranmission this Summer,
> my wife threatened to drive it in the river. :^)
>
> Thanks for the help and good reading.
> Carmen
> 1988 5KCSt
> 1991 Porsche 911 C4 (AWD)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Andrew Fletcher <FLETCHA@citec.qld.gov.au>
> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 11:40:07 +1000
> Subject: Guess what? -Reply
>
> >>> Neil Swanson <75377.3445@compuserve.com> 17/December/1996
> 09:20am >>>
> > More weight,
> > They have added yet more weight to the Audi A4 touring cars. Yes
> > true. Before
> > the season even begins they've added 30kg more to the weight the
> > cars ran with last year. They now race at 1070kg, 95kg more than a
> > FWD car. What is that 180lbs or so?
>
> Actually the A4 has been running with 1070kg since mid-season 1996.
> (source: Racecar Engineering 'the one with the silver A4 quattro on the
> cover, forget which issue it is'.)
>
> Fletch
> '81 urQ 95K miles
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: rpp <75313.1445@compuserve.com>
> Date: 16 Dec 96 20:44:27 EST
> Subject: Totaled 5KCSTQ insurance value
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Just got the figgure from the insurance company. $5075 (minus
deductable). It
> was a pearl white car with 200,900 miles was purfect before the accident
(paint
> wasn't but you can't tell now :-)) What do yall think its worth.
> BTW I can have it for salvage for cheap - lets say less that the cost of
a new
> Fuch wheel for it. I figgr the computer has got to be worth that. Does
anyone
> have a need.... I can't really keep it cause I have nowhere to store it
or work
> on it. The car is in central Maine - anyone nearby need a motor?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Randy...
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:50:53 -0800
> Subject: Shifting ruminations ... 5kq upgrades
>
> I've been perusing a number of different microfiche while contemplating
> options for my upcoming tranny swap. I posted my impressions that the
> clutched "center diff" on the automatic v8q is not separated from the
rest,
> so I doubt that it would be easy to fit one of these to a manual box to
> allow computerized front/rear split. While checking out the fiche I did
> notice that the 5-speed on the v8q has an integral oil pump. Is anyone
> out there in cyber-land familiar with these beasts? Can the v8q tranny
> be retrofitted on the back of a 5-cyl motor? What are the benefits for
> having the pump in the tranny?
>
> I also noticed that the older 5ks have two different EM-head gaskets,
> while the 200Q with the MC engine calls out only one. Does anyone know
> if the new part number will work on the older cars ... and if there is
> any performance benefit to be gained?
>
> 068 129 589 A - 5kCSQ cyl 1-2
> 068 129 589 B - 5kCSQ cyl 3-5
> 028 129 589 B - 200Q all cylinders ...
>
> I've also noticed some different part numbers on some of the turbo oil
line
> gaskets as well between the 5kT and 200.
>
> All suggestions/experiences glad accepted ...
>
> Steve Buchholz
> s_buchho@kla.com
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Sdbigelow@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:55:33 -0500
> Subject: Re:Canadian Part Suppliers
>
> Greetings Listers!
> This message specifically aimed towards the Canadians aboard.
>
> I was wondering about your experiences importing parts from the States.
> (Experiences with particular vendors, cost comparo's etc.)
>
> Or is their a decent aftermarket supplier up here for things German?
>
> Mucho TIA,
>
> Steve Bigelow
> 84 5ks
> 82 C for sale
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Porsray@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 21:58:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: quattro-digest V3 #1541
>
> I would suggest Audi of America; I got onto a subscription service
> with them several years ago.
>
> Looked through a directory of servece publications from '85 -89, found
the
> following PSP stands for "Product Service Publication". Center # is year
> of publ.
>
> PSP # Applic. Descr.
>
> A15-89-T01 All, '88 -'89 Hydr. valve lifters - noisy
> A15-89-01 '88 5000 " " " " Oil
Return
> chk. Valve
> All 80/90100/200 W/ 5 cyl. Leaking
> A15-88-T06 all, '87-88 Cyl Head - Rough Idle, "Ticking" Noise
>
>
> Maybe somebody has copies they can send you.
>
> Ray Calvo (porsray@aol.com)
> 1990 Coupe Quattro
>
>
> In a message dated 96-12-16 08:16:53 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> From: "Martin Friedrich" <Martin.Friedrich@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 12:21:49 +0100 (MET)
> Subject: Where to get Audi Service Bulletins ?
>
> Hi, all!
>
> From time to time some people mention Audi Service Bulletins or TSB's.
Some
> weeks ago, I asked
> Audi Germany where to get them, but they couldn't help me. So, where can
I
> get these mysterious
> TSBs. I'd need to know the publisher and ISBN- or LibraryOfCongress-ID.
I
> have a special
> interest in those TSBs, which deal with noisy lifters ( guess why :-) )
-
> some months ago someone
> mentioned TSBs about noisy lifters - so I would need the titles of these
> TSBs, too.
>
> Any help out there?
>
> Bye,
> Martin Friedrich
> >>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Michael LaRosa <76761.1444@compuserve.com>
> Date: 16 Dec 96 21:59:06 EST
> Subject: Re: Audi Telephone
>
> =============== Included Message =================
>
> On phone hook up, some one here did it successfully
> with a Motorola MicroTAC with a Motorola
> 3W booster/adapter unit.
>
> ==================================================
>
> I had the phone switched in my V8 to the above mentioned
> system. The phone, mounting kit and power booster cost
> about $500.- Unless of course you have large monthly
> cellular bills, then you can negotiate, as in I'll stay
> with your service or I'll switch to your service if you
> blah, blah, blah..... :-)
>
> I had mine done in Manchester, NH at Bell Atlantic/NYNEX
> Mobile in case your wondering....
>
> Works great, when I travel the phone comes with me, when
> it's in the car I have the full 3 watts.
>
> I believe they used the existing wiring that goes from
> the armrest to the trunk.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike L.
> 90 V8
> 89 100 Wagon
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: savidesn@audvid.win.net (Darin Nederhoff)
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 21:45:01
> Subject: Re: OH SH*T! IM TOO LATE!
>
>
> >
> >OK, even as you all know, I would like to sell my Turbo Quattro Coupe.
> >Why? Because Im building a house, and would like the money. But this
> >weekend, I was at an independant used 'exotic' dealer, and they HAD a
> >TQC. You ready for this? It was a 1985, 47,000 original Miles. Black,
> >sexxy. 7" wheels. IT SOLD FOR $4500 DOLLARS!!!!
> >Even though I want to sell my 83, I would have bought this one in a
> >heartbeat. I was two hours too late. I wish I could die now.
>
> Yeah Bob, but did it still have the engine intact!? ;) Was it a
> drug repo with bullet holes down both sides? Somethin' just
> sounds fishy there! ;)
>
> Later,
>
> Darin
>
>
>
> - ---
> ****************************************************************
> ** Darin Nederhoff email: savidesn@audvid.win.net **
> ** "Audi Quattro Enthusiast" **
> ** Teflon makes things slick, Quattro makes 'em STICK! ;) **
> ** '93 S4 (pearl / ecru) -father's **
> ** '90 V8Q (silver / black) -mother's **
> ** '90 Coupe Q (pearl / platinum)-my daily driver **
> ** '86 XR4ti (white / gray) -mine... summers only ;) **
> ** AUTOBAHNIA USA Homepage... http://www.win.net/~audvid **
> ** A site for Audi Quattro and Merkur XR4ti enthusiasts! **
> ****************************************************************
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Roland Broberg <broberg@cpg.mcw.edu>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 21:26:05 -0800
> Subject: Capitol Import Automotive - CIA
>
> Rumor has it that Capitol Import Automotive in Milwaukee has closed due
> to financial problems. Can anyone confirm? CIA was a large Audi,
> Saab, Mits, Porsche house that had invested heavily in physical plant.
> Roland
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Steinbrueck, GL" <steinbru@VNET.IBM.COM>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 96 16:08:47 EST
> Subject: Re: TORSEN's er what
>
> Robert Wheeldon quoted:
> >>If you >>use a "standard" viscous diff, then add a
> >>coupla 12v wires to control viscosity, you have adj bias....
> and then said:
> >Hummmm, what kind of fluid can you electrically (or magnetically)
control
> >the viscosity? Can I use this stuff to make electrically adjustable
shocks?
>
> I think most of the viscous couplings make use of thrixatropic fluids
> - --yeah right, look it up. The fluids I've seen that have "electrically
> variable viscosity" are basically oils with suspended magnetic particles
> which "stick together" to some degree when in a field. While these could
> be micron size particles, I'm not too sure how standard shock orifices
> would handle such a fluid. Then again, maybe NASA already has 'em???
> - --Gary
> '86's: 5ks&5ktq by the Hudson
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Meron" <phwomp@cosmoslink.net>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:26:45 -0800
> Subject: Re: OH SH*T! IM TOO LATE!
>
> >I was two hours too late. I wish I could die now.
> Bob, Please don't die, what will we do without you!!!
> Avi Meron
> 86 5Kcstq 16PSI of boost and 7 torque wrenches in the tool box.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: David Conner <conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 22:35:48 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Koni struts and 4KCSQ
>
> Could somebody who has experience with Koni adjustable struts on a 4KCSQ
> recommend a setting for me to try? This car was Steve Verona's OOOOWWW-D
> which is set up for the track with stock springs and Koni sport
adjustables
> set to full stiff. I want to adjust the struts for mainly street use but
> the rears must be removed to do this. I don't want to do it more often
than
> necessary.
> As a guide to what I think I want to achieve...I like the feel of my 5KS
> with Boge TurboGas.
> TIA,
> DC
> Dave Conner, Columbus OH
> conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu
> '87 5KS, '89 100, 86 4KCSQ
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Paul C. Waterloo" <74543.407@compuserve.com>
> Date: 16 Dec 96 22:54:41 EST
> Subject: Re: voltage variance, '89 100Q
>
> >> > I bet you have a bad diode in your alternator. It is a
> >three phase generator, > that has a full wave rectifier that
> >converts it to DC. > > I'd take it off, bring it to a local
> >alternator shop, have them troubleshoot it > and put in a new
> >regulator if required. >
>
> > Ill bet its regulator brushes and/or dirty slip rings. At idle,
> >you arent exciting the field enough for the rectifier. If it
> >goes away at rpm, thats exactly what it is. A bad diode wouldnt
> >go away. Bob
>
> But once the alternator came up in speed, the generated voltage from the
other
> two phases and half of the third phase (considering only one diode is
bad), it
> would generate a smoother, stronger output. The field could be in
saturation at
> idle, then once the speed comes up, so does voltage, the field is reduced
to
> make the output what it should be.
>
> If it was a diode, and the others are the same age as that one, then I
wouldn't
> doubt that another is going to fail sometime soon. I'm not saying I'm
right, but
> you should take it out and have it looked at.
>
> Paul
>
> ********************************************
> Paul Waterloo
> HydroAire Incorporated
> TEL: (860) 267-7714
> FAX: (860) 267-7387
> EMAIL: 74543.407@compuserve.com
> ********************************************
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: RDG51@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 22:58:08 -0500
> Subject: Fwd: VWQtm wagon
>
> In a message dated 96-12-16 22:53:19 EST, RDG51 writes:
>
> <<
> >>
>
>
> - ---------------------
> Forwarded message:
> Subj: Re: New VWQtm
> Date: 96-12-16 22:53:19 EST
> From: RDG51
> To: ddaily@smtpgw.mitsuicomtek.com
>
> Saw your post--I'm interested in an 87 quantum wagon, for sale by a local
> owner. I have an 83 TQC presently, but need a spare car for the winter,
as so
> far I haven't made it through the last 3 winters without some major
repair
> required. The car is blue, ~100k miles, very clean and straight. I would
be
> interest to know what it is worth (NADA says 3800 retail I believe). I
would
> also like to know what your experience is with the car and what to look
for
> when negotiating the deal. THanks for any help you can offer.---Rob
Greene
> RDG51@aol.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: quattro@rogerswave.ca
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:28:32 +0000
> Subject: Re: battery moving - was tie rods
>
> It fits perfectly into the little well on the pass side, just like
> the one that the spare wheel sits in on the driver side.
> So there is no need for a tray (in my opinion).
> The venting is done just like on the 5000 series models.
> Usually Audi batteries come with a vent hole on top of the side of
> the battery and ables you to hook up a hose a'la winshield washer and
> stick it ou side through a hole of your choice to vent the gases.
> Hope this helps.
> BTW this was the first mod I did on the car becouse I was pissed off
> at the lack of space.
> Martin Pajak
> quattro@rogerswave.ca
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5939
>
> 1982 Coupe (430,000 km)
> 1984 4000s quattro (320,000 km under the wrench)
> 1970 Porsche 911E Targa (also under the wrench)
>
> Who put my tools in the dishwasher?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: VWmeister2@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:33:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: Thud in the parking lot
>
> Hi, I had a customer with a V-8 last year with the same problem. First we
> checked all the obvious like what you stated and all looked good. We
heard of
> frt. wheel brg. shift and loose bolts here or there but this was a new
one
> for us.We found that the cap that retains the strut insert was a bit
loose
> causing the cartridge to shift and make that noise so be sure to check
> them.....
>
> Lichty Auto
> Kevin Lichty
> VWmeister2@aol.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: VWmeister2@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:37:14 -0500
> Subject: Re: Thud in the parking lot
>
> And as far as the vibs under acceleration its sounds like inner cv joints
to
> me
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@msn.com>
> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 04:27:29 UT
> Subject: RE: 4ksq tail light/head light problem
>
> The switch is the problem. Mine has been doing this for about 2 mos.
> I put the switch between the parking and the headlights and it works just
> fine. Try this for a while and then pay the Gods and get a new switch.
> Anybody got a used switch lying around.
> Pat Martin
> 864000csq stupid differential and loving it :) 2 1/2 cat back,
> H&R-Boge,advanced and loving it. Drilled and stopping it. Koenig Cobra
16x7
> with AVS Intermediates, K&N.
> 95 subaru legacy
> Bothell, Wa.
>
> Hello out there:
>
> I was driving home on I-5 when I as pulled over by a state troopper. My
> tail lights were not on. Luckily he didn't cite me.
>
> I hope one of you can shed light onto my situation. When I turn my
> parking lights on (the first click) my tail lights and instument cluster
> lights come on, but when I turn on my head lights (second click) the
> cluster lights and the tail lights go out. It sounds like a crossed
> wire, but I don't know too much about that sort of stuff. Any help or
> advice would greatly be appreciated. All this after I finally fixed the
> reverse lights that were permenently on.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Brian Bressler
> 85 4ksq
> oly, wa
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@msn.com>
> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 04:54:15 UT
> Subject: Them wonderful snows
>
> I have been fortunate enough to have owned many good snow cars through
the
> years(see below) so I have never sprung for new snow tires. Well you can
see
> where this is going. After deciding Yokohama AVS's are NOT snow tires I
went
> out a spent 650 bucks for new snow tires and a set of all seasons
(Michelin)
> for the Subi.
> So I went skiing so I could test out my new snows :-). WOW WHAT AN
ANIMAL.
> That car flat out goes with snows on it. I didn't really push it that
hard
> because it was my first time but I did play in the parking lot. The
oversteer
> is gone and it wasn't even fun to play in the parking lot anymore. The
thing
> stuck so well that I had to use the e-brake to do a 360. So those of you
who
> were like me, bite the bullet and GET SNOW TIRES.
> 1972 Capri (not a good snow car)
> 1982 Subaru BRAT raised and would go ANYWHERE
> 1979 Saab 99
> 1978 Saab 99 (wait a minute IM moving backwards)
> 1979 Saab 900 turbo Many Many Mods
> Pat Martin
> 864000csq 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge,advanced and loving it. Drilled and
> stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS Intermediates, cheap Kelly
> Springfield snows now, K&N.
> 95 subaru legacy
> Bothell, Wa.
>
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