[Marketplace] Cars: FS: 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro

[Mike Graham]

Section:  Cars
Title:    FS: 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro
Price:    3,500.00
Location: SE Virginia

Date:     November 01, 2011
Contact:  Mike Graham
Email:    mikecgraham at hotmail.com
Phone:    

Description:
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FS: 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro - Black/Black - SE VA

Iâd always liked the look of this model coupe and so when I had the opportunity to buy one, I jumped on it.  I wanted something that I could work on over the weekends, upgrade where necessary, and keep for a long time.  

After contacting a number of sellers, I decided on this 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro in September of 2008.  I flew up to Connecticut over a weekend and drove it home to my home in Virginia (Hampton Roads area).  It didnât come with much for records other than the original log book that the first owner had kept showing oil changes at the dealer, but it ran reasonably well and I had been without a car for a couple weeks after selling my Mk3 Jetta.

Before flying up I ran a Carfax at the time and can probably find it for any potential buyers, but donât have a link to it right now.  The VIN# [WAUGE58B8LA006501] is if youâd like to run a current one.  Current mileage is ~247k, and as far as I know, itâs original.

 

I love this car, but Iâm putting this up for sale as things have changed for me.  In 2011 my wife and I had our first kiddo, and Iâve quickly realizing that my time cannot be devoted to the car as it once was.  Reality has set in, and I know that there is very little time to fiddle with the car, and even less money to devote to its upkeep.  Nevertheless, this has been my daily driver up until July of this year (I now own a 4-door sedan that is much more amicable to a 1-year-old and a car seat), and Iâd really like to see it go to someone who will love it, too.

Iâve tried to get a feel for market value based on other similar cars that have been posted over the last couple months.  Iâm asking $3500, or best offer.

[B][U]Current Exterior Pictures:[/B][/U]

    

    

 

[B][U]Current Interior Pictures:[/B][/U]

    

  

[B][U]Items Iâve purchased and installed since taking ownership in September 2008, or came with the car: [/B][/U]

â¢	Bilstein Race Struts & Shocks
â¢	H&R Sport Springs #50311
â¢	034 Motorsports HD upper strut mounts
â¢	Motor mounts
â¢	Empi Front Half-Shafts
â¢	034 Motorsports Brass Distributor Gear
â¢	034 Motorsports 7A Injector Kit
â¢	034 Motorsports Poly-nose stub Mount
â¢	Rebuilt Calipers, new rotors, pads, and Stainless/Teflon braided brake lines
â¢	Remanufactured AC Compressor
â¢	AC Condenser (NOS)
â¢	Expansion valve for R134A
â¢	Receiver/dryer
â¢	Alpine 7892 Head Unit  (came with car)
â¢	Alpine KCA-420i iPod Control Interface
â¢	K&N Air Filter Panel (came with car)
â¢	Stebro Exhaust (purchased used)
â¢	OEM Sachs clutch & resurfaced flywheel
â¢	034 Street Density trans/diff mounts (front and rear)
â¢	Replaced center driveline bearing
â¢	Timing belt, water pump, thermostat done at 204k
â¢	Control arm bushings, tie rods, ball joints, swaybar links replaced at 210k
â¢	Tires replaced at 210k
â¢	Power steering hoses
â¢	FUBA Antenna
â¢	Headliner 

[B][U]Extras that will go with the car:[/B][/U]

â¢	Inner & Outer CV Joint Boots for Rear Axle Half-shafts
â¢	Rear Differential Mount
â¢	Rear Differential Output Seals (Small & Large)
â¢	Engine Fan
â¢	Heater Core
â¢	All 4 Wheel Bearings
â¢	Additional Timing Belt
â¢	Interior-air carbon filter holder (OEM Audi plastic component)
â¢	Yakima Roof Rack Towers + Bars
Anything else I can find that belongs to my Audi collectionâ¦

[B][U]The not-so-good:[/B][/U]

When I purchased the car, the AC was not functioning at all (condenser threads were stripped, no charge in system).  I replaced the condenser, compressor, expansion valve, receiver/dryer, and o-rings in order to use R134A refrigerant. Itâs charged and blows cool air, but the flap in the HVAC box behind the dash needs to have the foam replaced.  You can read about the process here: (http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int55.shtml)

The front bumper was cracking (you can see the driverâs side in the pics) and one of the previous owners had put screws into the steel support behind the bumper skin to ensure that it wasnât lost while driving.  It never bugged me because I had plans to buy myself a set of euro bumpers off of eBay (didnât happen).



The rocker panel just in front of the rear wheels has been pushed in, and was something I was very concerned with prior to purchasing the vehicle.  Thereâs nothing rusting through (thanks Audi for the galvanized unibody), and it was something that Iâd only have fixed if I was going to have the entire car worked over by a body shop.

 

The cruise control hasnât ever worked for me, but I havenât looked into fixing it, either.  It appears that all the components are there to work, so it could be as simple as brushing corrosion off the contacts at the steering column.

I think at least one of the rear wheel bearings is making more noise than it should, but havenât had time to tear into it.

The front door panel âleatherâ is coming loose, and might be fixed by the time someone sees the car in person.

Other than this, itâs a 23 year-old car that isnât perfect, but definitely in good shape for a driven vehicle of its age.  It has current Virginia plates and inspection is valid through February 2013, and thereâs no reason that I know of that it shouldnât pass inspection this coming year.

Thanks for looking!

URL:
http://www.audifans.com/marketplace/show.php?table=pm_audifans_Cars&id=6915

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