Re: Was: 89' 200 vs 91' 200 20v

[Zsolt Kovacs <zsolt@telusplanet.net>]

"Then go out and score a quattro
and write to us all on how much you love your quattro and how you are really
glad we talked you into it."

I couldn't agree more. I have a 5k tq right now, after I owned three 5k S models.
The difference is phenomenal. I think it's kind of like running the 100m barefoot,
as oppose to high tech running shoes. It's a completely different car!

AQUATTRO4U@aol.com wrote:

> DoctorJay Said,
>
> >Good day all,
>
> >I currently own a 89' Audi 200t(fwd) automatic and have recently been feeling
>
> >deprieved because my car is a FWD instead of a Q.  My question to my fellow
>
> >listers is, "Was there any improvement in the 91' Audi 200 20v since the 89
>
> >Audi 200?  (Mechanical wise)"  Going though the list I see that most problems
>
> >are the same from 88 to 91.  So I am confronted with this question.....Should
>
> >I go out and buy a car that is just like mine but ALOT FASTER and continue to
>
> >keep fixing it like I am with my 89' 200?  Or should I get a newer Audi(like
> a
>
> >A4) and deal with the lack of Horses(150hp)??? (and i I get a A4 I can't
>
> >afford to fix it up) ARG!!..Why can't newer Audi's have MORE HPs? ARG!!!  Any
>
> >comments would be great!!
>
> >Thanks guys and gals
>
> >Jason C
>
> >Audi 200t (FWD <-- yes I know Howard, I know I know)  :)
>
> >Please help the deprieved doctor.....=P
>
> Well I had to respond to this one.
> I am the Howard that Jason keeps referring to.
>
> Jason,
>
> It is going to cost the same to keep a quattro on the road as it is to keep
> your front wheel car, as the quattro system is bullet proof and requires
> little maintenance.
> You should replace your differential fluid prolly every 100k miles and lube
> the driveshaft every 7500 miles and that's it. Not a bad trade off for a car
> that handles 100% better than the FWD 200 that you have. As for the 1991 20v
> Turbo Quattro this is going to be the biggest bang for the buck and moddable.
> The A4's are sweet and if you can actually afford an A4 (I can't) the 1.8
> turbo model can be modded to kick some butt over the 2.8  6 cylinder model.
> A4's handle awesome and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. As for power
> there is such thing as too much power and the A4 can handle every bit of it's
> power. In my opinion you've got that right now with your intended acceleration
> and front wheel drive. It may be fast but can it handle it's power? I think
> not.
> Anyways, do yourself a favor and sell that FWD car to some lazy driver and go
> out and buy yourself a real car, a quattro. You've been provided a lot of
> information from a lot of knowledgable listers, so go out and do the logical
> thing and put a 4 sale sign on your car today. Then go out and score a quattro
> and write to us all on how much you love your quattro and how you are really
> glad we talked you into it.
>
> Howard Dinits
> San Mateo CA
> '88 5000CS quattro
> '86 4000CS quattro
> '95 A6 quattro on Wednesdays and Fridays