Audi V8 Quattro

[CALL_911]

It actually wasn't Grand until the 80's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Marquis

Grand Marquis was introduced as a trim line in 1975.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Grand Marquis was introduced as a trim line in 1975.

IZ EDITIN MY P0ST!

[CALL_911]

IZ EDITIN MY P0ST!

z0mg buy t3h aud1.

[Eye of the Tiger]

z0mg buy t3h aud1.

z0mg gimme $100 for bus ticket so I can go pick it up

[Secret Chimp]

It actually wasn't Grand until the 1975 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Marquis
says Grand was a trim back in the 70's, but in '83 it became part of the model name.

My 76 had a "Grand Marquis" on the trunk and the title, AND you can Google Image it.
Also, way to reference the source I already said was wrong :P

[CALL_911]

z0mg gimme $100 for bus ticket so I can go pick it up

z0mg i ne3d t3h mon13s for mah E30!!11!1!eleven!!!onehundredeleven!!!!!

[Eye of the Tiger]

My 76 had a "Grand Marquis" on the trunk and the title, AND you can Google Image it.
Also, way to reference the source I already said was wrong :P

Mercuries are gh3y. This is the Audi thread!   

[CALL_911]

Mercuries are gh3y. This is the Audi thread!   

I like t3h Aud1s.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I like t3h Aud1s.

The thing is built like a tank, dude. It is impenetrable. Do not even try to penetrate it. Nothing can stop it.

[TheIntrepid]

Then how did I own one built in 1976?

You owned a '76 Grand Marquis? Secret Pimp ftw!

[Eye of the Tiger]

You owned a '76 Grand Marquis? Secret Pimp ftw!

Giant land yachts FTMFL 

[TheIntrepid]

Giant land yachts FTMFL 

I was late for class this morning and I couldn't find parking so I'm parked in a "Compact Only" spot.

All 203.9 inches of it.

[S204STi]

1: Audi's Torsen-based AWD system is frankly the best thing on the market, it's simple and it's very effective.

2: The V8 Quattro is a very unique and relatively uncommon car, and the part of me that's into oddball stuff says buy this thing NOW!

3: Chimp has the right idea in terms of checking it.  Lift the vehicle up on jackstands so that all four tires are off the ground.  Start the car and put in drive,then crank the steering wheel over till you can hear the clicking.  Then grab hold of one front wheel (if you can do so safely, usually you can without ripping your arms off...) and whichever side causes the noise to go away when you stop it is the side with the issue.  And yes, it's probably just a worn joint.

4:  Good luck!

[Eye of the Tiger]

1: Audi's Torsen-based AWD system is frankly the best thing on the market, it's simple and it's very effective.

2: The V8 Quattro is a very unique and relatively uncommon car, and the part of me that's into oddball stuff says buy this thing NOW!

3: Chimp has the right idea in terms of checking it.  Lift the vehicle up on jackstands so that all four tires are off the ground.  Start the car and put in drive,then crank the steering wheel over till you can hear the clicking.  Then grab hold of one front wheel (if you can do so safely, usually you can without ripping your arms off...) and whichever side causes the noise to go away when you stop it is the side with the issue.  And yes, it's probably just a worn joint.

4:  Good luck!

I don't think I'll be having all four wheels in the air anytime soon. From test-driving it, I'm 90% sure it was the CV joint that was groaning and clicking, but I'm no so edumacated on the intricacies of the AWD system that I could rule it out completely.

[Colonel Cadillac]

As they say in the Nike commercials, just do it!

[The Pirate]

You're a freaking genius and/or I'm retarded. I will do just that! 
But it will really suck lugging a jack around on the bus (I plan on taking a bus part of the way to pickup the car)

Just buy a bottle jack.  They aren't that expensive, and will easily fit in a backpack or something.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Just buy a bottle jack.  They aren't that expensive, and will easily fit in a backpack or something.

I had one in the back seat of the 'sc0rt with me, but I didn't even think about jacking the AUdi up. It was dark, anyhow. I hate looking at cars in the dark.

[CALL_911]

!!!

[Eye of the Tiger]

 

[CALL_911]

When you get it, record a video of it's exhaust note.

[Eye of the Tiger]

When you get it, record a video of it's exhaust note.

It sounds pretty nice, but it's too quiet. I'll have to put a Flowmaster on it 

[CALL_911]

It sounds pretty nice, but it's too quiet. I'll have to put a Flowmaster on it 

Before you do that, record a vid of the exhaust note.

[Eye of the Tiger]

So, tomorrow I shall make a final decision on whether or not to purchase this machine. Should I just flip a coin?

[Raghavan]

If it's only the CV joint that's bad, go for it.

[Eye of the Tiger]

If it's only the CV joint that's bad, go for it.

I need to find out if the seller has found the record of the previous timing belt change. I have a feeling it's overdue, anyway. That's an instant $700+ I'll be putting into it.

[CALL_911]

So, tomorrow I shall make a final decision on whether or not to purchase this machine. Should I just flip a coin?

Make the coin a double-sided coin, and make that side the one that decides "Buy it".

[Eye of the Tiger]

Make the coin a double-sided coin, and make that side the one that decides "Buy it".

you are evil 

[Raghavan]

I need to find out if the seller has found the record of the previous timing belt change. I have a feeling it's overdue, anyway. That's an instant $700+ I'll be putting into it.

In that case, I probably wouldn't go for it.
Again, it's a complex car that's expensive to fix, so...

[Vinsanity]

So, tomorrow I shall make a final decision on whether or not to purchase this machine. Should I just flip a coin?

What are the pro's to buying this car over say, a Q45 or STS or something else that depreciates like a rock but has better parts availability? Must you have AWD?

[CALL_911]

you are evil