What's your OTHER ride ?

[NickCats]

I think you guys talked me into an Audi Quattro. Sounds like a nice winter ride, like the AWD, and it looks like I can pick up a ten year old one in good condition with 100k + miles for around $5k. Thanks for the advice !

Nick

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by NickCats

I think you guys talked me into an Audi Quattro. Sounds like a nice winter ride, like the AWD, and it looks like I can pick up a ten year old one in good condition with 100k + miles for around $5k. Thanks for the advice !

Nick

Some of the guys with more contemporary Audi's will chime in, but in my experience in the 90s with a 4000s, an older Audi is an expensive Audi.

[PorscheDoc]

I have done PPI's on quite a few early 90's quattro's, and all of them have needed quite a bit of work. All of them have had leaking PS racks, among other significant oil leaks. Then they usually need the obvious things like new bushings, brakes, etc. Make sure you really look one over before you buy. These were all cars in the $5k range. I would say most of them need about 750-1000 just in parts, then the labor to put stuff in. If you can find one in good shape that has been well taken care of, then they can be really good cars...until something breaks. Man I hate working on Audi's, lol.

[986Jim]

00 Jetta VR6 daily Driver. Intake, Exhaust, Projector headlights with HID conversion, Kamei Grill, Eibach Springs, Audi TT Wheels and various other bits.

98 Talon TSi, way too many mods to list. 424whp 371ft/lbs of torque. Basically fully built motor by me, T3//T4 50trim turbo, front mount, 9:1 Wiseco pistons, eagle rods, balanced rotating assembly, Comp cams, 6 bolt 1g bottom end, 2g head with trick port work, sheet metal intake manifold etc etc..

02 Honda CBR600 - Crashed this which sucks, these pictures are pre crash. Devil Highmount CF Exhaust, Dual headlight conversion, Perelli Diablo Super Corsa track tires. Other monor mods for track racing.

95 VW GTi VR6, just for fun. Full NX direct port nitrous system 75-150hp shot availability (yes ran 150whp shots with race gas 117octane VP) and lots of other crap.

[NickCats]

986Jim, cool pics !

Thanks for the heads up on the Audi's and potential problems. The Boxster will still be my primary driver, I will only leave it in the garage if it is snowing or if there is salt on the road, but I will be sure to have the Audi thoroughly checked out prior to purchase...

Just remember, cars are meant to be driven.

Most cars, especially older/used cars, don't like to sit for 9 months out of the year. The ones that sit tend to develop more problems than those that get used regularly. Whatever you get, you should think about giving it a good drive at least once per week (10 to 20 miles minimum). Starting it up and driving it around the block isn't sufficient to get the fluids moving and keep everything lubricated and the battery charged. It needs to be driven at normal operating temperature for a while to keep it happy.

Otherwise, when the snow falls, and you go to drive your snow car, you might find it is a little grumpy from being ignored for 9 months.

[rorrim]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

Some of the guys with more contemporary Audi's will chime in, but in my experience in the 90s with a 4000s, an older Audi is an expensive Audi.

My 2001 Audi S4 with 60,000 miles is costing me a small fortune to keep on the road. While I love this car, I would not recommend owning an Audi outside the warranty period.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by rorrim

My 2001 Audi S4 with 60,000 miles is costing me a small fortune to keep on the road. While I love this car, I would not recommend owning an Audi outside the warranty period.

It looks like things haven't changed.

When they were building cars in the 80s, they used aluminum in the electrical connections. With enough time, the galvanic corrosion gets to the point where they will no longer conduct and blink, eveything on the dashboard goes blank.

[jangobox]

I recently bought a new ride but don't have any pics of it yet. But I will show you my box and my brother's 84 911 cab. Amazing how beautiful these cars are.

Porsche Family

I wish my second ride was a 911 old style convertible, that would be the ****************.

unfortunetly my second car, for work purposes(and traffic) and to keep the overall life of my boxster is a beautiful greeen army coloured mini vannnnnnnnnnnn.....lol....i hate it sooo much, and that is why i had to buy the smallest (no back seats)fastest(fast enough for me, going from a mini van) most beautiful sports car the porsche boxster.

i drive the mini van 9-5 and cruise at night and weekends in my boxster. great under cover car the van is though....lol/jokes

[NickCats]

I don't know what is worse, that you own a minivan or that you ADMIT you own a minivan.

At least you are are Boxster owner, so all is forgiven ( I HATE MINIVANS ).

Having a Boxster and a minivan to me would be like being married to a pig but having a playboy playmate as a mistress...

[TVC15]

I'm a practical guy, so, my other ride is another two seater:

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by TVC15

I'm a practical guy, so, my other ride is another two seater:

I've got many years of experience with a '67 250SL 5 speed. It's a German import (kph speedometer, cool looking euro headlights, shoulder-only seat belts and all) and I don't think they offered the 5 speed in the US and I've never seen another 250, most are 280s and there are some 230s. VERY notchy shifter, like you think you're going to break the shaft off!

They are really pretty nice driving cars aside from the overboosted steering. Handling is surprisingly good for a swing axle car too. The upsetting thing is there isn't much that the dealer stocks for them anymore. They had to build a driveshaft from scratch for it once. Nothing is cheap on that car.