Blown V8

[Lawrence C Katzenstein <Lawrence.C.Katzenstein-1@tc.umn.edu>]

Well gents,
     More info. on my blown V8. The tech at Maplewood is offering 2K so
that's out. This reminds me of the joke about why surgeons wear masks. 
Maplewood would also want $4K for just installing the engine that Chris at
Autobahn could ship from NH. This would raise my bill from $4500 to $6000.
This means that I either ought to find someone else to install it more
cheaply or go with the rebuilding process there. They now say that the job
will run between $4000 and $4500. It only needs valves and a new timing
belt. No pistons or other parts. 
     Additional information is that Maplewood has a 90 90TQ that could be
a possibility except that the have a deposit and a couple of non-quattro
90s. Their sister Audi dealer has a 1989 100Q non-turbo that sounds kind
of unexciting. 
     By the way, except for the engine I have lots of new stuff in this
car because I wanted to keep it. All trades would therefore be warmly
considered. In fact, if I could get two 4000Q's for this thing I'd make my
16 year old much happier. 
Best,
Larry