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V8's

In a message dated 98-08-08 Scott Spangenberg wrote:

<< I've saved a lot of money from visits to the junkyard or by buying
parts
>mail order so I know what you mean about the dealer being expensive.  I've
>done some work on my 200T myself.
 
>From what I've learned on the list, most people aren't doing their own work on the >V8's. Why do you think that is?

I can only speak for myself on this one. Basically, I do not have the
time or knowledge of the V8 to perform the work myself. As a Principal
in a small business, 20 hours of my day is consumed with work related
BS, 1 hour is consumed on the q-list (lately) and the other 3 hours I
try to sleep. I am fortunate to have a very good (and honest) V8
mechanic close to me so I defer to his many years of experience and know
how. If you have done the majority of work on your 200T, there is no
reason that you could not do the same for a V8.
 
>>Exactly what model's are the V8's, anyway?  Are they available in Quattro?
>>What years where they produced.  Why don't they share more parts with other
>>Audi models?  Are they a different body style than the 44 I'm used to? 

In response Frank Santoro wrote:

> I believe the V8 showed up in the US in 1990. It was only available as a quattro, and >came only with an automatic, and 3.7L engine. In 1991, it was available with standard >transmission, and a 4.2L engine. The A8 showed up in the US in 1997, so I am guessing >the V8 was made untill then.

I think Frank is right regarding the 1990 start date. However, I'm not
sure the V8 was available until 1996?? I was thinking that 1995 was the
latest date. Maybe some else can verify this??

IMHO if you really are interested in the performance aspects of the V8,
then hold out for the manual 5-speed tranny. These are hard to find, but
they are suppose to be awesome. 



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