Re: Importing Ur-Quattro

[Stan Jirman <stanj@apple.com>]

Hello Phil:

> The last two European years were 1990 and 1991.  It wasn't the S2
> engine, but a close relative of the 3B engine used in US 20Vs.

Ooops, I stand corrected!

> I don't know about the "rejected by the audience" comment - ur-quattros 
> were digital to the very end, thank heavens.  What _have_ you been 
> reading?

I have been reading nothing, I have been seeing and DRIVING one. I  
know it was the last year of production, in Switzerland, unmodified,  
ugly brown, and had ANALOG instruments, like the very first ones. I  
hate digital, but that's of course just a matter of preference. Maybe  
it was a special edition something, it had the Audi Sport logo on  
the grille (again, just as it came from the factory, no aftermarket  
stuff), but this is what I saw and drove.

> $15000 just confirms that we're talking about a GV/WR/WX.  Old
> technology.

Here I am showing my ignorance again (gee, I just used to drive  
these, didn't study the engines :-))  Could you please give me a  
pointer to a list of all the different engines etc., so that I can  
catch up on the technical side?

> And you _certainly_ wouldn't get an MB
> registered in the USA.

Dumb again - why not? Maybe I was off with the years, but I know  
that the last two years had catalytic converters in Switzerland, as  
mandated by law by then.

Thanks,
- Stan