Re: Audi V8 Production Numbers for 5 Speed

[Tomas Leveckis <tomas.leveckis@analog.com>]

upkeep costs are a little higher, but a very nice cruiser........on the
automatic, there a shift mode button...I heard in sport mode, the
car doesn't go into 4th until 120mph or so


Gary Boyd wrote:

> I've heard to stay away from the v8. Has anyone else heard of that?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-audi-20v@lists.emailsol.com
> [mailto:owner-audi-20v@lists.emailsol.com]On Behalf Of Tomas Leveckis
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 3:48 PM
> To: Sean Douglas
> Cc: 'Audi Quattro 20v List'; 'Quattro List'
> Subject: Re: Audi V8 Production Numbers for 5 Speed
>
> actually most of the 1990 model year V8's I see are automatics, and most of
> the '91's are 5 speeds
>
> Sean Douglas wrote:
>
> > Sorry for the non-20V, but I was at an Audi used car lot today and saw a
> > 1991 V8 5 speed. The salesman told me that only 3 V8 equipped 5 speeds
> > were imported into Canada.
> >
> > Is the 5 speed that rare?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sean
> > 1990 90Q20V
> > Surrey, BC