RE: Would you buy a 1994 V8???

[Daniel Jones <captaudi@ma.ultranet.com>]

Careful, only the 90-91 model year V8q's had the "UFO" brakes. The 92-94 
cars have conventional brakes that are the same as any other car to 
service. I'd hate to see someone not buy a car because of incorrect info.

Daniel Jones
Ex-Dealer tech

-----Original Message-----
From:	Eyvind Spangen [SMTP:eyvind.spangen@c2i.net]
Sent:	Sunday, December 12, 1999 12:49 PM
To:	Glenn D. Kaufman
Cc:	quattro@audifans.com
Subject:	Re: Would you buy a 1994 V8???

On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:07:21 -0500, you wrote:

>Would anyone have any feedback on buying a 1994 V8?
>For example, what should I be concerned about?
>
>Is this a high maintenance car ?

Not exactly, but it tends to be expensive to fix when you have to fix
it..

>What are some of the big ticket repair items?

UFO brake discs (the "strange" front brakes)

>Does it have a lot of unexpected repairs (breakdowns) ?

No. The early models had some problems, but a 1994 is a sure bet.

>I recall that the old brakes with the internal calipers were not too 
great.

Correct. Worked great, but the discs tended to warp pretty easily..

>The V8 depreciated so much that I thought it would  be a good value, but I
>don't want to spend a fortune on maintainance.

I would say that a 1994 V8 is a good buy.. Comfortable, fast and
"luxury".. :-)


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