RE: FS (UK): 1988 ur-quattro

["Dave Eaton" <Dave.Eaton@clear.net.nz>]

phil, as they say, rip for a fine, well used motor vehicle...

i must confess that driving the v8 a6 got me thinking about the future of
turbos.  audi were showing off a nz autocar test of the a6 against the 540i
and the e430 and jag which awarded the crown to the audi and gave it 5 stars
on handling and brakes.  driving the car you could see why.

anyway, it there was something about the leather, the auto and the gutsy v8
that made me fell a little, well old.  maybe it's time to give up on the
turbos?  maybe they are short trousers cars?

another thought is that the 996 c4 is so nearly how i would imagine a 1999
ur-quattro with 320hp that it makes you spit.

best wishes on your retirement :-)

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q
'88 mb 2.3-16


-----Original Message-----

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:53:12 GMT
From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)
Subject: FS (UK): 1988 ur-quattro

Well, I've finally put F600 JVJ on the Autotrader site and posted a note
to alt.autos.audi - so I'll soon (hopefully) be an ex-owner.  It's also
going into the October newsletter.

I'll miss the digital dash and the handling.

Hopefully I'll collect the replacement (1989 100TQW) tomorrow.  I'm
looking forward to all the space, the air conditioning, and a whole new
set of unknown problems.  Shouldn't be more than a week this time round
- - sorting out F600 took me a couple of years.  In that regard, I owe an
enormous debt to Scott Mockry who patiently answered about fifty or so
emails a couple of years back, and to Orin Eman for all sorts of things
like the WGFV diode light that is the backbone of MB debugging and his
neat little duty cycle display.