Re: V8 Story

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In a message dated 97-03-05 20:04:30 EST, raromero@bu.EDU (Richard Romero)
writes:

<< The car was in excellent 
 shape in and out, But I was about to take a big gamble; buy a car with a 
 bad engine and not know condition of mechanicals(no test drive).  Owner 
 said car was running perfectly up until the car died. Other buyers passed 
 on car b/c of complexity of repair and expense.
 	Well I bought the car. Got the owner down to 5.5k. ...

 	This took about 2 months(from purchase to driving the V8Q) but 
 the car started up fine and was extremely quiet. TEST DRIVE-strong and quiet
 and before you know it you are way past 65mph. No rattles or clunks, 
 steering is smooth, brakes are fine,smooth shifts from the AT. Gamma bose
 is terrific.  A V8 in black is just the ultimate in my opinion. Problems:
 2 window swithes are erratic...that is it for now.  
 	Drove the car 700 mi with zero problems.  It is AMAZING. So I got 
 my dream car for (car, parts, labor, tow) around 10k and don't have to 
 worry about tbelt for a few years.  
 
 Andrew Romero
 90 V8Q
 86 5KS
  >>

Andrew-

Wow!  Looks like you took the plunge and survived, with four gleaming chrome
circles glued to your forehead.  Most of my friends thought I was crazy when
I bought my V8 (running well, thank you) three years ago for about the price
of a new adnoH with 96k, but they don't think I'm that crazy anymore.
 Congratulations on your new acquisition...I'm inquiring about alternative
sparkplugs right now...

-Ingo Rautenberg
90 V8Q 163k+