New to Audi...

[Steve Sprague]

  Another thing - the car doesn't use power steering fluid - it uses mineral
hydraulic fluid which is totally different.

	Yes, that was what the previous owner of my 4ksq told me.  Make sure the
reservoir is kept full, as my has a little leak.

	On the engine, mine has a ton of miles and it is still strong!  Don't be
afraid of the 10v!

The only thing I'd worry about is the non-quattro-ness of your future 100. I
am such a quattro fan I see virtually no reason to buy a non-quat car from
them.  Not that there's anything wrong with FWD I just love Quattro in all
its incantations.

	Alan, if you can swing it, look into a quattro.  They are the best.  This
car has handled better than my VW Rabbit (1979) with its autocross
suspension set up.  Also it feels more confident than my 89 VW Jetta 16v
with Neuspeed swaybars.  My 4k is totally stock and needs suspension work to
make it stiff, but quattro makes up for it's short comings.

Good luck with your purchase, I'm sure you'll love (and hate! at times) your
car!  You'll find that with the support of the Quattro list you'll never
have a problem that is unsolvable!

	That's for sure!  I had asked the Quattro list for tips on my replacement
of a clutch slave cylinder and was given some great advice and a lot of
comments from the peanut gallery (just kidding).  Everyone was very helpful
and the job wasn't as bad as first thought.  With your VW experience, you'll
be fine...

	So welcome to the clan!

Steve
84 4ksq   317,000 miles

>From: arbosch at ra.rockwell.com
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: New to Audi...
>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 17:27:18 -0500
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>There's something about being a newbie that's unnerving.  So please bear
>with me...
>
>There appears to be a '91 100, 2wd, on my horizon.  Low mileage, very good
>shape physically, and red.  And while I know about VW's, having owned ten
>in past, Audi's are a different beast altogether.  I'm not affraid to turn
>a wrench or get dirty so the repairs and maintance looming in the future
>are not an issue, really.
>
>What I'd really like to know is what to look for when looking at a
>11-year-old Audi.  Are there particular trouble spots that need constant
>attention and should be glaring if the PO is unattentive?  How tough is it
>to get parts?  Is the I-5 engine really as tough as I've heard?
>
>Any and all insight is greatly appreciated.
>
>Thank you!
>
>Alan Bosch
>
>Present stable:  1988 VW Vanagon Wolfsburg (Phred)
>
>Formerly:       '69, '71, '73 VW Bugs
>                 '82 Rabbit L
>                 '82 Rabbit Diesel
>                 '83 Rabbit GTi
>                 '88 Fox GL Sport
>                 '92 Passat CL
>                 '95 Jetta III


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