New Guy- 4k/5k? Where do I start?

[Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com]

On Tue, 5 Sep 2000 Robert Deis <rdeis at io.com> wrote:

[snip] 
>I'm probably looking for a mid 80s 4000 or 5000, I think.

>SO:  What are the gotchas and good points of these, what should 
>I look for when shopping, can I *really* afford to maintain it, 
>stuff like that...

See the following:

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/9715/faq.html 

http://www.teleport.com/~scottmo/index.html

http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/repair.html

Eric R. Kissell
1989 200q Avant, needs 1.8 bar upgrade
1986 5000cstq, 1.8 bar, k24, Fuchs at next tire change
1987 VW GTI 16v, 1984cc, Euro Intake Camshaft, Techtonics SS 
exhaust, etc.