I'm a Westy owner (MVC) and a Quattro lover too. I used to drive an 88 Audi 90 and wrench on my buddy's 89 Audi 90 Quattro. Fabulous cars, yes. It made me wish for a 5-cyl powered Syncro Vanagon! On 3/2/09, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> wrote: > dear all quattro lovers > > in december of 2007 my fiance and i were driving to her home in ohio to be > married > Vanagon diesel expired just outside boise idaho -- > triple a to wagon works in garden city for R & R of OEM 1.6 Turbo engine > with AA 1.9 Turbo > > ok so that is all wonderful but what about us we had to be in ohio in 40 > hours ... > Phil provided us with a 1989 Quattro that he had sitting around the shop as > a driver -- > we set out in a strait line for ohio ... those on the list at that time > might recall we drove from Garden city idaho to Pemberville Ohio in 30 hours > --- > through all sorts of winter weather --- some treacherous -- some benign -- > alll sorts in between -- > the Quatrro was a joy to drive -- and i mean an absolute joy ... > comfortable-- fast -- sure footed -- the confidence i had in the ride amazed > me -- > i can only imagine how nice a vanagon would run with that chassis-- if > engineered to work -- > I may even begin a savings plan for one -- > yours > > -- > roger w > From Proverbs: > Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a > servant who becomes king ... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners > and ... older work at > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 > -- Sent from my mobile device Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur" |
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