[Marketplace] Cars: 1991 200 quattro sedan + more

[Henry Harper]

Section:  Cars
Title:    1991 200 quattro sedan + more
Price:    4,500.00
Location: Boise, ID

Date:     December 08, 2009
Contact:  Henry Harper
Email:    hah at alumni.rice.edu
Phone:    

Description:
PICTURES.

130k miles. Bamboo metallic with papyrus interior. Strong runner with occasional hiccup - could be just water in the gas tank because I don't drive it very much. It's been a really good, reliable car.<p>

Good:
</p><ul><li> Hoppen stage 1 chipped ECU &amp; 2.5bar PT / otherwise stock engine. Doesn't burn oil, no fluid leaks. Great highway cruiser, will get 26-27mpg on trips. Lower if you give in to temptation and put your foot down. More like low 20s around town.
</li><li> clean windshield and "quattro" written in rear defroster wires
</li><li> brand new summer tires, Goodyear Eagle GT VR-rated on stock 15x7.5 BBS wheels
</li><li> Bilsteins on stock springs
</li><li> relayed euro headlights w/stongard type 3M film
</li><li> nice CD stereo + 10 disc changer &amp; speakers (incl 8" sub tube) replacing the Bose cassette deck and speakers
</li><li> reasonable original UFO brakes - same pads since I got it, I don't beat on the brakes. Never got around to big brake kit.
</li><li>4 heated seats &amp; everything electrical works, all little bulbs light up except for the rear diff switch
</li><li> cold A/C converted to R134A with new o-rings, dryer and variable-orifice valve
</li><li> steel wheels with studded Hakkapellita 1s - now 10+ years old but very few studs missing and lots of tread left
</li><li>4 color-matched fitted floormats + front seats have rubber "winter" mats
</li><li> front door and trunk hinge wiring repaired with more flexible wire
</li><li> pot metal part that breaks in driver's door outside handle replaced with steel part
</li><li> receipts since 1997 for things like heater core, hvac fan, pump to rack hose, thermostat, heater valve, batteries, hydraulic accumulator, timing belt &amp; water pump with shaft seals, spark plugs &amp; wires, afterrun thermoswitch
</li><li> paper Bentley manual 3-vol set
</li><li> extras: metal-geared distributor NIB, 3 brake hoses, a couple cans of Pentosin CHF 11S, paper copy of parts microfiche
</li></ul>

Not as good:
<ul><li> small dings in every door, crease under trim on passenger rear - all there when I bought it
</li><li> paint in generally good shape and pretty shiny but not showroom fresh after 20 years
</li><li> some discoloration on driver's seat leather outer bolsters, there when I got it and hasn't gotten any worse
</li><li> previous owners should have installed front mudflaps - paint erosion behind front wheels from apparent gravel rallying
</li><li> that hiccup - can be disconcerting. not a full-boost thing, usually part-throttle. Could need new BPV, I have not ever replaced it. Doesn't stall when pushing clutch pedal in which is the usual symptom.
</li><li>trunk can "forget" that it's supposed to stay unlocked after a drive, because I removed a ball bearing that was sticking instead of replacing the whole trunk lock assembly
</li><li>front doors have been apart a few times, there are some broken plastic trim pieces inside them
</li><li> plenum cover under hood has a few cracks
</li></ul>

So why am I selling? One word: marriage. Instead of my 2 really old cars (this and an 88 GTI) where at least one would always work for parts runs :) I have "agreed" to consolidate into "my" car (just got B7 avant) and "her" car (Prius, ugh).

Have many more higher-res pictures, contact me for URL.

URL:
http://www.audifans.com/marketplace/show.php?table=pm_audifans_Cars&id=5665

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