Re: The quattro experience (r

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

cobram@Channel1.Com (Cobram) wrote:

> -=> Quoting Tom Nas <=-

> TN> Yesterday I went to pick up my 'new' 1987 90q in Friesland, a 110-mile
> TN> drive from my home. I traded my 1988 80 1.8S FWD (accident damaged) in
>
>                 AND
> TN> My car:
> TN> 1989 90 quattro 10v, B3 or 89-type body, build date 2-87, NG engine

>     Well, is it an '87 or an '89? I'm betting '89.

Oops, minor typo- it's really an '87. One of the first type 89 bodied 90s.


> TN> Anyway, I'm glad I took the plunge (at least for now!), and look
> TN> forward to a lot of pleasurable drives in the future. Now I have a
> TN> rare, quick and good-looking car.

>     The car would be rare here in the US too, no power windows,
>     AC, or Cruise.  And when it's 10PM on a Saturday night, and
>     you're still trying to pry out the last pieces of the
>     broken oxygen sensor (that's how I spent last night) after
>     you've finally managed to pop in the lower ball joint
>     for a "simple" boot change and "tune up" that started at 2PM,
>     REMEMBER the pleasure you've had driving the car, and the
>     satisfaction that's coming.

Thanks, I'll try to do that. At least my car hasn't got the bomb and
steering rack as 'wear items'.

> TN> expensive and NLA), four 'Audi' mudflaps. Aftermarket remote alarm, not
> TN> working (batteries in remote are dead).

>     If it's a cheap alarm system, get rid of it.  Right after
>     I purchased my '84 5KS I started having very strange
>     problems with the car.  One day in total frustration
>     I started cutting all the alarm wires and ripped the
>     whole thing out of the car. Never had a problem again.

I think I'm going to take your advice. No-one ever takes any notice of
alarms anyway.

> TN> the rest of the car, none of them original Audi items. Cracked coolant
> TN> reservoir (on top), repaired with some glue but leaking slightly again.

>     Costs about U$ 35.00 here.

Same here.

>     The rest of the problems you cited are nothing to worry about
>     and should be resolved with a little troubleshooting on
>     a Sunday afternoon.

Like today. Time well spent, and very nice work too, in the sun.

Thanks for your comments!

Bye,

Tom

 _______________________________________________________________________
 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
 tnas@euronet.nl
 1988 Audi 80 1.8S, mostly Tizianrot metallic, 219,000km
 1987 Audi 90q 2.3E, Tizianrot metallic, 163,000km

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