Re: ur-quattro collectability (a.k.a. Anton's dilemma)

[Anton Gaidos <anton_gaidos@mentorg.com>]

Marty,
 I think you pretty much said it all. The most prudent steps we can take is to
hang on to all our stock parts, just in case and try not to cut metal or make
changes we can't reverse.
 As for future fans of the car. In my town I have a growing number of kids who
line up to go for rides in my ur-quattro. We have a lot of mountain roads here
and the kids are always yelling "Vine Hill Road, Vine Hill Road". It's a lot of
fun taking the kids on roller coaster rides! I figure the more of these young
kids (their parents too) who go for a ride the more I'm doing my part for the urq
and Audi.
 Thanks
Anton

MHLIGGINS wrote:

>      Based on your notes to the list, your are looking to add a bit of
> performance to your car, but don't want to damage possible collector value.
> My comment would be that you should make whatever changes you want to make to
> make the car more desireable to YOU.  BUT, keep all stock parts removed from
> the vehicle.  That way, when you decide to sell, the next owner will have the
> option of maintaining the current configuration or returning it to full stock.
>      It is not likely that these cars are going to escalate in value like the
> A/C Cobras.  They were designed to turn left and right in a sport known as
> "rallying".  In the U.S. the cars that escalate in value are those that are
> designed to a) go in a straight line, or b) turn left only.  Rallying has not
> caught on in the U.S. and isn't likely to (that's an observation, NOT the way
> I'd like to see it BTW).  Since the car is designed to do something that very
> few people in the U.S. are interested in, there is little likelihood that the
> value will ever exceed the original price of the vehicle (if it ever gets back
> to the original value.)  So if the UrQs are going to appreciate in value, it
> won't be in the near future.
>      UrQs are neat vehicles, it's just that very few people are interested in
> buying one to do what they are capable of doing.  And the number of people who
> are willing to pay COLLECTOR prices for them is practically nil these days.
> (And that ain't likely to change any time soon, unfortunately.)
>      So I think my comments in the first paragraph are not far out of line.
>
>      Later.
>      Marty Liggins
>      Imperial Potentate, Bucksnort Quattro Club (Un-Inc.)