New to the list

[John Corbishley]

Hey Brian.  There are a lot of good people on the list.  Don't let one put
you off.  If the car has been well maintained it could well be worth what
you paid.  Having said that, the most important thing is that you are
pleased and happy with it.  That is its true worth.  There are a lot of
folks on the list who love the 4k and will be very happy to help with any
issues you might have.  BTW I thought that some of the "Ss" were quattros?

John Corbs

----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Rodgers <brodgers at ofdc.on.ca>
To: Quattro at Audifans. Com (E-mail) <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 2:57 PM
Subject: FW: New to the list


> if this list is full of 'a-holes'... ...I don't know why I bothered...
>
> B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Pawlisz [mailto:APawlisz at cadmusgroup.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 1:31 PM
> To: Bryan Rodgers
> Subject: Re: New to the list
>
>
> I am sorry to hear that becuase I think that you paid way too much for
that
> car,
> especially for a non-quattro model. These cars can be gotten for $500.0
USD
> (or
> $700 CDN). Look for them on the net and check the prices for yourself. A
> couple
> weeks, Auto Trader had one for sale at $800 CDN in Ottawa region. $800 vs
$
> 1800
> is a huge price difference. A 14, almost 15-year old car should not cost
> more
> than $1000 becuase you will be expected to feed it more $$$ on regular
> basis.
> Also, AUDI parts in Canada are very expensive and few and far between,
> unlike VW
> pieces. Consider yourself warned.
>
> Andrew
> 88 5ksq
> Ottawa, ON
>
>
> Bryan Rodgers wrote:
>
> > Hey, I'm new to the Quattro list, and just wanted to say hello to
> everyone.
> >
> > I just purchased a 1986 Audi 4000s, from the original owner with 230k
for
> > $1800cdn. The body's in fantastic shape, and the motor is very strong.
> There
> > were a few things that needed attention, like the lower control arm
> bushings
> > and a bunch of 'power' items that stopped working(a little persistence
and
> a
> > soldering iron took care of that!), but I'm loving the car.
> >
> > I'm a certified VW fanatic, so purchasing an Audi wasn't that far off ;)
> >
> > I guess with age comes the need for a little 'class'. I think I've found
> it.
> > Although it's no A4 1.8T, it's still a very solid automobile(door that
go
> > 'thunk'!), and the power items are nice, my 27 year old frame is
starting
> to
> > see some mileage(too many days at the track...heh heh heh);)
> >
> > I look forward to input I may need form time to time, so please be
patient
> > with me.
> >
> > Thanks for the bandwidth.
> >
> > Peace,
> > B
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > --
> > Cars previously owned:
> > -1990 Corrado G60 ('mostly' stock)
> > -1986 Golf GTI (my favorite of the bunch, everything that could be done
to
> > it, was!)
> > -1979 Rabbit GTI (modified, and fun, fun, fun!)
> > -1990 Golf GL ('fairy' stock, my mom now drive it..Eibach suspension and
> > all)
> > -1983 Honda Station Wagon (OUCH! ...it was free, but never again!)
> > -1976 VW Panel Van
> > -1972 VW Bus
> > -1969 VW Camper
>