'93 100 (no suffix)

[William Magliocco]

Thanks to all who gave me their $0.02 on the 90CS last
week.  Keeping that car in mind, but I ran across
another I'd like:

'93 100-base...90K on working odometer.  

Car was recently listed by an Acura dealer who claims
to have had the car for about 2 months...Birmingham,
Alabama does NOT appear to be a hotbed of Audi
afficiandos.  Acura dealer recently sold the car to a
local wholesaler whom I visited yesterday.  Stopped at
Acura dealer to ask about car _before_ I met with the
wholesaler.

Car runs ok...Acura dealer told me that the steering
rack leaked (so what else is new?), and that's why
they had listed the car at $6000.  Acura dealer claims
to have used the car as a parts runner & service
loaner while they had it...just that there is low Audi
interest in that part of the South, and the steering
rack replacement probably was not a money making
proposition for the Acura dealer to do/have done to
try and sell a car that isn't moving.  Wholesaler
threw out opening price of $5000 before I drove to
B'ham yesterday to look at car.  Wholesaler is also
using car as family conveyance.

I'm inclined to offer $4500 for the car...my big
concerns are:

1)  Could wholesaler have damaged p/s pump with
whatever he put in there...he did not use Pentosin,
rather, something from Lucas (when will these guys
learn?).  I am assuming I have to change the rack
sooner or later...per the Acura dealer.

2)  Smog...this baby has two cats, and they are
pricey.  B'ham does not appear to have smog testing,
but Atlanta sure does...Blau'en wants $500 each for
the cats.  The '90CS I looked at last week has the
same issues but at least I could have smog tested it
before buying it.

3)  Timing belt...same issues as the '90CS from last
week.  Thanks for the heads up from the gallery.


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