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Old 07-03-2010 | 01:59 AM
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Zamirz is onto it. Reliability is pretty good, as weary microbe mentioned about his example. But Damn, you don't wanna be left standing without a seat when something goes wrong.

I wanted an ur quattro, badly. It was in mint mint mint condition with all the right records, services etc. It would have been my only car, and all I had to do was sign on the dotted line. But my head won out over my heart, it would have been a spastic decision for me to buy that thing as a daily driver.
 
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Old 07-03-2010 | 02:25 AM
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It's a shame they never built it, but can't say I'm surprised. I just wish there was something equivalent that BMW could bring to the market today.
 
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Old 07-03-2010 | 02:37 AM
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I wanted an ur quattro, badly. It was in mint mint mint condition with all the right records, services etc. It would have been my only car, and all I had to do was sign on the dotted line. But my head won out over my heart, it would have been a spastic decision for me to buy that thing as a daily driver.
How funny, I was in the same boat on a mint urQuattro, just couldn't bring myself to do it. I do all my own work on my cars, but some of the parts for most of the shit that goes wrong are obscenely expensive for what they are. Still, I will get one eventually and have 2Bennett work their magic on it.
 
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Old 07-03-2010 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ZAMIRZ
How funny, I was in the same boat on a mint urQuattro, just couldn't bring myself to do it. I do all my own work on my cars, but some of the parts for most of the shit that goes wrong are obscenely expensive for what they are. Still, I will get one eventually and have 2Bennett work their magic on it.
Yeah, I was looking through some of the receipts for regular/ everyday items that had been replaced and nearly fainted.

Was a romantic dream that like you, hasn't died, just been put on hold.
 
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Old 07-03-2010 | 06:36 AM
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Old 07-03-2010 | 08:36 AM
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840i 6-spd > 850 Automatic ticking bomb
 
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Old 07-03-2010 | 11:25 AM
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840i 6-spd > 850 Automatic ticking bomb
I would o the other way. The 840i's had bad motor blocks and they went up in flames quite a bit.


The 850's are pretty robust, and there are tons of 750i's/850i's to scavenge parts off cheaply.
 
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Old 07-03-2010 | 11:51 AM
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850 CSi > *
 
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Old 07-04-2010 | 06:07 PM
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This car was designed by Alfa Romeo!

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Old 07-05-2010 | 12:12 AM
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