[Biturbos4] A milestone

[Rhett Ennis]

Good west coast cars are still fetching over $10k.  Especially Avants.  I see low-mile examples with modifications sell between $12k-$14k out here. 

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From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com [mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:40 AM
To: 'Richard van der Hoff'; biturbos4 at ec2.audifans.com
Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] A milestone

Yeah that seems like a lot of work for a car that isn't worth much
(unfortunately) - these cars are the deal of the century - in that they sell for sooooo cheap and are soooo much car.  What are they worth these days $6000???  I would spend the time working over the insurance company to get a good settlement... 

Brandon
'01 S4
'84 urQuattro 20Vt FOR SALE 
 


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From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com
[mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com] On Behalf Of Richard van der
Hoff
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:05 AM
To: biturbos4 at www.audifans.com
Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] A milestone


On 08/02/2012 12:36, alan cordeiro wrote:
> Richard,
>
> My sympathies on your loss, especially since it was running so nicely.
>
> If the vehicle does get totaled, would the insurance company allow you 
> to buy it back for salvage value? If so, you might be ale to get parts 
> from "recyclers" and build it back to how it was before.

Yeah, they'll allow that. It's an option I'm considering. But it seems 
like a long and complex process: apart from sourcing parts, getting them 
painted, and fitting them, I'd then have to flat-bed it to somewhere 
which can do an alignment check, and then to a government inspection 
centre. The nearest place which will hire me a flat-bed is an hour's 
drive away, which make it hard to get to on a weekday.

There's quite a lot of damage: it needs a new bonnet, front wing, 
bumper, headlight, lock carrier... I just don't think I have the time or 
enthusiasm to attack the job.  I suppose I could do a timing belt job 
while the front's off, though ;)

If anyone does have any DIY experience on replacing a front wing, 
though, I'd be interested to hear how easy it is...

Cheers

Richard




>
> Alan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard van der Hoff" 
> <richard at sw1v.org>
> To: <biturbos4 at www.audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 7:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] A milestone
>
>
>> On 06/02/2012 23:08, Richard van der Hoff wrote:
>>> On 03/02/12 23:24, Steve Munk wrote:
>>>> Nice! How's it drive? Mine still feels pretty much new after 112K 
>>>> miles (previous owner put in new struts at 70K, I did new control 
>>>> arms at 100K).
>>>
>>> It's good, though I don't have a lot to compare it with, to be 
>>> honest. I'm sure I wouldn't get anything else nearly as much fun for 
>>> the price.
>>>
>>> I did the control arms about 25K ago.
>>
>> Well, that jinxed it.
>>
>> The next day, I went out in the snow, and, long story short, made a 
>> spectacular mess of the front end.
>>
>> Negotiations with the insurance company are ongoing, but it doesn't 
>> look like a happy ending :'(
>>
>> Pissed-off doesn't really cover it right now. 
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