Audi V8 Quattro

[280Z Turbo]

LOLZ 

This is the most recent ad for the same car:

http://maine.craigslist.org/car/548018976.html

I am speculating... Sciroccos aren't exactly as common as Ford Tauruses. Perhaps it is not such a good idea.

His car is in fairly nice shape, but it had a bad motor. He got one from the junkyard and it was good to go.

Plus he found some weed in the car too.

[Eye of the Tiger]

His car is in fairly nice shape, but it had a bad motor. He got one from the junkyard and it was good to go.

Plus he found some weed in the car too.

I wonder if this one has some weed in it... 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Perhaps I should take a look at this '91 Firebird with the interior from a Ford Explorer...  http://maine.craigslist.org/car/548224599.html

[TheIntrepid]

Perhaps I should take a look at this '91 Firebird with the interior from a Ford Explorer...

Link.

[280Z Turbo]

Perhaps I should take a look at this '91 Firebird with the interior from a Ford Explorer...

Sounds like an upgrade.

[Eye of the Tiger]

http://maine.craigslist.org/car/525590752.html

what's wrong with it

[Cookie Monster]

http://maine.craigslist.org/car/525590752.html

what's wrong with it

Salvage?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Salvage?

your bike is salvage

[Cookie Monster]

your bike is salvage

Ever since I've stopped trying to do stupid stuff with it, it's been a lot more reliable! Hmm...

[The Pirate]

Tentatively, I think I have decided to hold onto the Audi for now, ditch the Escort, and buy a good $1000 car ASAP.

Good plan.  At this point, it'd be good to keep the Audi, and fix it as you get time.  In a few months, the weather will be perfect for working on vehicles, and you could probably have a bit of money saved up from your job as well.  Rationally, you should probably cut your losses, but this wasn't a rational purchase.

[J86]

Brakes suck,....

Autozone has all the brake line benders, etc. for rent...I did my brake lines over Thanksgiving, and again before Christmas, and it sucked horribly.  Have fun...

[Eye of the Tiger]

Brakes suck,....

Autozone has all the brake line benders, etc. for rent...I did my brake lines over Thanksgiving, and again before Christmas, and it sucked horribly.  Have fun...

Wow, usually brake lines last longer than one month. You must have done it wrong.

[The Pirate]

http://maine.craigslist.org/car/525590752.html

what's wrong with it

Looks okay, it might be worth checking out.  If it's a 4-cylinder, it's the same engine that's in my car.

[J86]

Wow, usually brake lines last longer than one month. You must have done it wrong.

I ran over a deer a few months back, which dented the floor of my car (you should see the backseat!), and it evidently crunched the lines in a few places.  That compounded with the rust caused serious problems...I had one line go in November that was right between the gas tank and the frame; it took me ten hours to repair.  The next month, the line running from the front to back went, fortunately that was easily accessible.  Went through them all in minute detail after that, I should be good now...

[Cookie Monster]

I ran over a deer a few months back, which dented the floor of my car (you should see the backseat!), and it evidently crunched the lines in a few places.  That compounded with the rust caused serious problems...I had one line go in November that was right between the gas tank and the frame; it took me ten hours to repair.  The next month, the line running from the front to back went, fortunately that was easily accessible.  Went through them all in minute detail after that, I should be good now...

Pics of backseat??

[280Z Turbo]

Brakes suck,....

Autozone has all the brake line benders, etc. for rent...I did my brake lines over Thanksgiving, and again before Christmas, and it sucked horribly.  Have fun...

I bend mine by hand. It's not hard to avoid kinks if you're careful.

[J86]

Pics of backseat??

no....just imagine a dented floor!

[J86]

I bend mine by hand. It's not hard to avoid kinks if you're careful.

Ya can't make some of these turns by hand....they were real tight.  It was a chore to get 'em done with the tool!

[280Z Turbo]

Ya can't make some of these turns by hand....they were real tight.  It was a chore to get 'em done with the tool!

I bent a ~1.5" 360 degree loop by hand with no kinks. You must have been using a really hard metal. My lines were soft metal.

[J86]

I bent a ~1.5" 360 degree loop by hand with no kinks. You must have been using a really hard metal. My lines were soft metal.

I used whatever you buy in autozone...it's nothing fancy.  I never knew there were three different size lines, not to mention, standard, flare, bubble flare, etc!  What a bloody pain.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I made a couple of lame videos today

starting her up:
http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j128/ncasler/V8Q/?action=view&current=100_0345.flv

pedal to the metal:
http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j128/ncasler/V8Q/?action=view&current=100_0346.flv

[Secret Chimp]

Jeezaloo, what's with all the black smoke?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Jeezaloo, what's with all the black smoke?

unburned fuel 

[CALL_911]

The V8Q was pretty quick. I got 7.3 seconds to 60. Man, I would miss that car.

[Eye of the Tiger]

The V8Q was pretty quick. I got 7.3 seconds to 60. Man, I would miss that car.

I miss it alrelady. But now it will either be rebuilt, or become an organ donor so other Audis can live on in the glory of V8-Quattroness.

[Cookie Monster]

Make some Jetta vids.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Make some Jetta vids.

I'll make some vids just before I trade it in for a 1st gen RX-7 in a few months 

[Cookie Monster]

I'll make some vids just before I trade it in for a 1st gen RX-7 in a few months 

Then you will have to eat Top Ramen for the rest of your life because the RX-7 will drink through gas like crazy.

[CALL_911]

I'll make some vids just before I trade it in for a 1st gen RX-7 in a few months 

Don't even think about that, man. Just live with the Jetta now, and get an even better car later.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Don't even think about that, man. Just live with the Jetta now, and get an even better car later.

I'm not thinking about it yet, I'm just making a prediction based on an extrapolation of my previous behaviour.