what Q should I get?

[steve@ipecac.engr.sgi.com (Steve Valin)]

I'm trying to figure out which quattro sedan I should get.  4000Q's are 
pretty reasonable.  80Q's are almost twice the price of a 4KQ.  Is this
justified?  I like the idea of galvanized bodies, since I live on the coast.
I also like the more modern appearance of the 80/90.  

Moving on up to a 90Q starts getting into the range of the early V8Qs.  I 
am fairly mechanically inclined and can probably fix most things on any
quattro.  Since the car will mainly be used for commuting, I will be 
putting about 20K miles a year.  I'm concerned about gas mileage on
the V8's.  I also figure the simpler 4KQ's and 80Q's should be more
durable.

	pro			con
4KQ	cheap, durable		non-galvanized, not the prettyest
	ok MPG 			older design

80Q	durable? ok MPG		not as good a deal as 4KQ
	nice looking, newer
	design, galvanized

90Q	same as 80Q but even  	more expensive to buy. 20V
	nicer			parts are $$$

V8Q	quientessential tourer	poor MPG, problem brakes
	total luxury, 		expensive to repair
	reasonably fast, good
	deal

I haven't even mentioned the turbo models.  I know these are great cars
too but they seem to have more problems.  Still probably worth considering.

What do you think?

-steve
'93 100CSQ,  '90 Miata, '84 X1/9, '71 FIAT 850 spyder, '70 Lotus Europa,
'67 Matra D'Jet, '60 Bugeye Sprite, '59 TVR Grantura MK I