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RE: '94 Q45 / '89 200q comparison...
I have no problem with them. They are for the most part reliable. I see a
lot around here. I just don't like to be behind one under full throttle.
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*Steve Sachelle Babbar
*'84 5ksT 1.6-2.0 bar <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
*personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use caution as
*your results may vary from mine."
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On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Aleksander Mierzwa wrote:
> I tend to disagree about MB diesels. Half of taxi cabs in Poland are MB
> diesels, many of them are 15 or more years old, yet they're driven every
> day. A fellow mechanic of mine drives an '80 or '81 300D and says it's
> absolutely bulletproof.
>
> Aleksander Mierzwa
> Warsaw, Poland
> mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
> 87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
> 88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
> 91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sachelle Babbar [SMTP:sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 7:34 PM
> > To: Harry R Glesner III
> > Cc: ckm@eainet.com; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > Subject: Re: '94 Q45 / '89 200q comparison...
> >
> > Erata: the RX-7's chassis was great, but very sensitiveas was the
> > engine,
> > electronics, etc. I will go out on a limb and say that when the
> > Germans
> > build a car, they'll build it right (generally) the first time. MB
> > diesels
> > excluded (except for newer ones).
> >
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> > ******
> > *Steve Sachelle Babbar
> > *'84 5ksT 1.6-2.0 bar <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
> > *Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
> > *
> > *Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my
> > own
> > *personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use
> > caution as
> > *your results may vary from mine."
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> > **********
> >
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