# what should i do?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [January 7, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905 "2009-01-07T11:17:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/1 "2009-01-07T11:17:40Z")
Ok so i have a 95 Audi a90 quattro and love the way it looks and drives, but it is a tad slow for me, so after much thought i’ve decided on 3 options (at least my favorite 3) of what i should do come spring will either be:
1. swap engines with a 1.8t and build it up slowly
2. sell the car and buy something else (s4, sti, evo)
3. buy a block and build my own 1.8t from the ground up
This will be my first major project and i can’t wait to start i just have to figure out what i want first haha, im leaning towards buying the block myself.
any advice/opinions?
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### Author:  [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/2 "2009-01-07T11:44:16Z")
1. keep car you love and get a project
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### Author:  [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/3 "2009-01-07T11:51:26Z")
well thats the thing its 15 years old with 201k on it, if im keeping it i want to make it nice again, the interior and body are great but the drivetrain is meh…
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### Author:  [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/4 "2009-01-07T11:51:51Z")
Do you need to depend on this car as a DD? if so dont mod it.
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### Author:  [@garbs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/garbs)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/5 "2009-01-07T11:54:44Z")
> [@jimbo13kaz](#):
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> well thats the thing its 15 years old with 201k on it
Leave it as is or sell it. Anything else would be a waste of money.
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### Author:  [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/6 "2009-01-07T11:54:50Z")
> [@Pauly](#):
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> Do you need to depend on this car as a DD? if so dont mod it.
.amen.
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/7 "2009-01-07T11:54:51Z")
> [@Pauly](#):
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> Do you need to depend on this car as a DD? if so dont mod it.
“only mod your car if you can afford to push it off of a cliff”
also, 1.8t’s are slow and gay
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### Author:  [@upstateclipse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/upstateclipse)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/8 "2009-01-07T12:15:32Z")
If its a DD, I wouldn’t mod it. If you are set on keeping the car, just find a cheap DD and build this one up from scratch
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### Author:  [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/9 "2009-01-07T12:27:04Z")
it’s not a dd i bought it as kind of a project car, and you can get a 1.8 up to ~500whp
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### Author:  [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/10 "2009-01-07T12:30:23Z")
This will get good.
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/11 "2009-01-07T12:31:29Z")
> [@jimbo13kaz](#):
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> it’s not a dd i bought it as kind of a project car, and you can get a 1.8 up to ~500whp
:picard:
im sure you “can get a 1.8 up to ~500whp” but
1. do you have the $$ to do that
2. did you take into account the changes to the drivetrain that would be needed (diffs, axles, driveshaft, ect)
3. do you have the $$ and skills to do all of the fabricating
4. how are you going to run it, stock ecu or standalone
5. do you have a ton of $$ sitting around? can i have some?
basically, you can make almost any motor put out 500 whp if you have the funds. the big question is, will it be worth it?
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### Author:  [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/12 "2009-01-07T12:46:45Z")
Definitely get a new car
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/13 "2009-01-07T12:48:13Z")
Poll seems a bit biased. :lol:
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### Author:  [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/14 "2009-01-07T16:00:56Z")
1. Get a real car
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### Author:  [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/15 "2009-01-07T16:03:39Z")
> [@garbs](#):
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> Leave it as is or sell it. Anything else would be a waste of money.
Preaching to the wrong choir there buddy!!!
As if anybody on here makes reasonable purchasing decisions when it comes to cars :lol:
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### Author:  [@Moruitelda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Moruitelda)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/16 "2009-01-07T16:03:39Z")
19 - 0 - 0
Not a landslide or anything. :lol:
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### Author:  [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/17 "2009-01-07T16:04:12Z")
20 lol
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### Author:  [@iwanagofast1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iwanagofast1)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/18 "2009-01-07T16:04:52Z")
the car has high mileage if it was me id sell it but it is your car though
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### Author:  [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/19 "2009-01-07T16:12:53Z")
Swap in a honda, only reasonable solution.
but really just buy a new car
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### Author:  [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do/60905/20 "2009-01-07T16:12:55Z")
thank you for stealing my avatar :tup:
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