Re: depressed and kicking myself...

[Dave Eaton <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

commiseration's.  the key thing in buying a car is to know when to be
decisive..

i think the change to efi from cis makes the 20v worth it in itself.  that an
the much stronger bottom end torque....

but than i would say that (just as phil would say what he did).

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

>Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:40:00 GMT
>From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)
>Subject: depressed and kicking myself...
>
>In message <199711202127.XAA29756@vtoy.fi> "Jouko Haapanen" writes:
>
>> Thanks a million to all of you who helped, but well, it was not to be.  The
>> 1990 urquattro (20V) in ever-so-immaculate condition slipped through my
>> fingers.
>
>For the best, perhaps.  The considered opinion of the UK Committee is that the

>20v represents only a small incremental improvement over the MB (TORSEN) model

>and commands an unjustified premium.  The MB is _much_ easier to work on, a 
>great deal simpler at the top end, and almost the same power and torque.
>
>The 'great leap' is between the WR and MB engines, not between the MB and RR.
>
>(For our North American lister friends - this equates to the difference 
> between the MC-2 and the 3B engines.)
>
>- -- 
> Phil Payne