In a message dated 3/22/05 1:05:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
tjhannink@YAHOO.COM writes:

> > or aluminum cast wheel that was ever offered on the vanagon. the V8/ A8
> > wheels are a 38mm offset and are good choices too.
> > i did not give the curb unladen weight for a Audi V8 or A8, but it is
> > SUBSTANTIALLY heavier than the 5000/200. Listmember Hans Achter has 1990
> Audi V8
> > wheels on his syncro.
>
> It would be nice to see some real GVWR numbers for these particular vehicles
> instead of speculating about their particular weights (i.e. "SUBSTANTIANALLY
> heavier" to my wife is around 15-20lbs:>).

 from the Quattro-list:
the audi V8 weighs  4029 unloaded/empty and GVWR is 5093 lbs.

chris