anybody in SF east bay wanna check out a 200q20v with me?

Thu Jun 19 05:31:45 PDT 2008

164k you barely get your ass groove in the driver seat (comfort seats)
by then....that's nothing.  I would go with to look at it but I refuse
to ride in a Nissan sentra....if you get a limo I'll go.....seriously
now, like the guys have been saying you need to assess the general
condition.  Getting an enthusiast's auto is would be well worth any
premium, you might consider the one in nyc that was posted a little
while ago, that car was decked out, i would not buy an old 20v unless it
had euro lites (or equivalent) and suspension work done,  

I would have bought a car 800 miles away (20v avant) except that some
guy from 2000 miles away from it beat me to it.....so I only had to go
like 350 or something for another one. 

-----Original Message-----
From: robert weinberg [mailto:centaurus3200 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:27 PM
To: rguzz at mindspring.com
Cc: 200q20V mailing list
Subject: Re: anybody in SF east bay wanna check out a 200q20v with me?

164k isn't too many miles?

Robby

--- On Wed, 6/18/08, rguzz at mindspring.com <rguzz at mindspring.com> wrote:

> From: rguzz at mindspring.com <rguzz at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: anybody in SF east bay wanna check out a 200q20v with me?
> To: centaurus3200 at yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 5:15 PM
> Take the one that is in better shape for 3500 bucks...about
> what it's worth (4k maybe?). You will be catching up
> forever with the blue one.
> Richard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Jun 18, 2008 7:24 PM
> >To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> >Cc: ba-group at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: anybody in SF east bay wanna check out a
> 200q20v with me?
> >
> >ha ha!
> >
> >well, i used to drive a 92 ford taurus SHO. i used to
> replace stuff before it broke - because i could pretty much
> guess what was going to take a crap at the worst time ;-)
> >
> >here's the deal:
> >
> >the car in question - owned by an audifan member - lago
> blue, 17" rims from an A6, new radiators, new bomb, new
> UFOs, new timing belt. 110k original miles
> >
> >things to fix - sunroof tilts but doesn't slide
> back, a/c busted, slow power steering leak, windows work if
> you tap them a couple times, radio has a mind of its own,
> needs struts and tires. $3,000
> >
> >another one in SF - red (not my favorite color), 164k
> on the clock (sorta high for my tastes) but needs nothing.
> $4200
> >
> >the price difference doesn't concern me - i am
> intrigued by the lago blue and lower miles of the one that
> needs more work though.
> >
> >i will keep the sentra for a daily driver. still it
> would be cool if someone who knows what the heck they are
> looking at would come with me. no biggie if no one can make
> it though.
> >
> >Robby
> >
> >
> >--- On Wed, 6/18/08, Kent McLean
> <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> >> Subject: Re: anybody in SF east bay wanna check
> out a 200q20v with me?
> >> To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> >> Cc: ba-group at audifans.com
> >> Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 4:09 PM
> >> robert weinberg wrote:
> >> > there is another one in the east bay i'm
> >> interested in taking a look at 
> >> > but would like someone who really knows these
> cars to
> >> go with me. 
> >> 
> >> What could possibly be wrong with it?  To
> paraphrase Nike,
> >> "Just buy it".
> >> Just make sure you have a truckload of money in
> reserve.
> >> Then we can help
> >> you through the "minor" issues to make
> it road
> >> worthy.
> >> 
> >> Seriously, unlike "normal" cars, the 200
> is
> >> subject to a lot of peculiar
> >> issues. The engine itself is pretty bulletproof,
> but the
> >> aged rubber (hoses
> >> and lines) will need to be replaced if they
> haven't
> >> already. There is other
> >> rubber that is probably 20 years old -- suspension
> >> bushings. Then there are
> >> the myriad electrical gremlins -- even if
> everything worked
> >> when you looked
> >> at it, on the ride home the sunroof will open on
> its own
> >> and the windows
> >> won't go up back up. And don't forget all
> the
> >> sensors that keep the ECU
> >> happy; they die with age, too.
> >> 
> >> Other big-ticket items that will hurt you -- the
> heater
> >> core inside the
> >> dash is probably ready to go (8+ hours to replace
> it), and
> >> the blower motor
> >> is probably ready to make noise. The AC is
> probably R12 and
> >> should be
> >> converted to R134a.
> >> 
> >> There are two approaches to buying an old Audi. 1)
> buy one
> >> from someone
> >> who has done all the hard work and pay a premium
> for it, or
> >> 2) buy one
> >> dirt cheap and be ready to spend the time and
> money to fix
> >> it all.
> >> 
> >> Remember, even if you find a good one, the
> gremlins will
> >> still be there
> >> to bite you in the arse. And it will pick the
> worst time.
> >> 
> >> Good luck.
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Kent McLean
> >> '99 A4 Avant, w/ quattro, V6, Tiptronic, :)
> >> '91 200 TQA #1, backup car
> >> gone but not forgotten:
> >> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody", now with
> new owner
> >> '91 200 TQA #2, up in smoke 2
> >> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", up in smoke
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