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Date:         Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:36:16 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: audi wheels on vanagon,
              was Re: Call for .Actual Vehicle Weight info / al...
Comments: To: tjhannink@YAHOO.COM
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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
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