I had an 87 4kQ until I sold it to a guy making an SCCA car out of
it.  I liked it al ot, but the sunroof was tough on a tall driver.

BTW, good thing JIm A. is out Christmas shopping today, or we
wouldn't be getting away with this subject.

DM&FS

At 03:33 AM 12/13/2008, Ryan wrote:
>When I was learning to drive a stick my old man had this little Toyota truck
>w/ 4wd.  The man never had too much to say to me but he occasionally had a
>few life lessons.  He told me this, "4wd might go better in the snow but it
>won't stop any better".  I of course ignored him, and a few weeks later was
>zipping along a backroad covered in snow and ice.  Things were great and
>then I went to stop....luckily no damage except some soiled underwear.
>Lesson learned, thanks Dad.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Zeitgeist" <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:46 AM
>Subject: Re: AWD
>
>
>>Two years ago, I drove a company Ford Taurus across state in the midst of
>>a
>>major snowstorm.  I counted no less than twenty SUVs in the ditch along
>>the
>>way.  I've long stated my hypothesis that AWD fills drivers with a false
>>sense of security.  As far as AWD systems go, the Quattro/Syncro cars are
>>head and shoulders above the rest, but that doesn't mean their drivers can
>>proceed with impunity.
>>
>>On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:30 PM, jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Back "in the day" (early 90's), the large percentage of cars wiped
>>>alongside I-5 in Oregon when it snowed were Audis.
>>>
>>>Not that a Vanagon would do better, but something about snow, Oregon
>>>drivers, and Audis don't mix.
>>>
>>>Drive careful!
>>>
>>>Jon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, Zeitgeist wrote:
>>>
>>> > I love old-skool Quattros.  I had an '89 90Q that I acquired as a
>>> > wreck.
>>>  I
>>> > never got the chance to drive it, but damn, it sure was a kool kar.  I
>>>now
>>> > have a '94 100CS Quattro that has me chomping at the bit to get our
>>> > first
>>> > snow this weekend.  I sure wish I could reverse the final drive and
>>> > swap
>>> > over the entire driveline into my Vanagon--awesome cars, fo sho!
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Ian Allan <ian.allan@bmts.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Hi:
>>> > >
>>> > > Late Friday so I gotta squeeze this in. Last summer I bought an 90
>>> > > Audi 90 Quattro from the school teacher lady just down the road. Car
>>> > > had a busted strut, the usual number of recently replaced parts and a
>>> > > kick ass Apline stereo. Well, after replacing the strut with a
>>> > > salvage
>>> > > yard unit, installing a rebuilt starter and fixing a gas return line
>>> > > leak the Audi was set to go. We have had about 3 or 4 feet of snow
>>> > > here so the roads look like bobsled runs. I cannot express how neat
>>> > > it
>>> > > is to take one of these cars and run it wide open in the first three
>>> > > gears down snow packed roads in the dark of night, full moon with the
>>> > > Alpine supplying the background. If the Big 3....
>>> > >
>>> > > Ian Allan
>>> > >
>>> > > 94 Eurovan Westfalia
>>> > > 86 Syncro
>>> > > 85 Westfalia/Bostig
>>> > > 02 Jetta 1.8t
>>> > > 90 Audi 90Q
>>> > >
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>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Casey
>>> > '87 300TD
>>> > '94 100CSQ Avant
>>> > '89 Bluestar
>>> >
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>>
>>
>>--
>>Casey
>>'87 300TD
>>'94 100CSQ Avant
>>'89 Bluestar
>>
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