does this sound like a good deal? - Re: do 5kS 4-bolt wheels fit a QuantumSyncro?

[Travis Edwards]

I have seen/drove the quantum Synchros, and I personally like the 4kq a LOT better- it's a much more refined car than the VW Quantum Synchro. Some folks like those Quantum Synchros, and there are alot of parts these cars share, but for $1850 and the issues that car has, you can find a good, solid 4kq no problem, and be happier about the money you have spent. Heck, I paid LESS than that for my 4kq!! You might not have all the wheel options of a 4x100 VW, but wheels are not the ONLY option one should base their decision on. I have a VW freak that has dumped ridiculous amounts of money into expensive wheels for his VW Sciroccos (2), GTIs (2), VW pickup truck, and his Corrado VR6. I think he has like 8 different sets, well over 6 grand in wheels and tires. His cars, with the exception of his Corrado, couldn't fetch that much if he sold ALL of them. Truly a fetish if you ask me. When I first got my 4kq, the first thing out of his mouth was, "You need to throw some BBS Rx's on this t
hing, man". Sorry, I WONT spend 2500 dollars on wheels and tires on a car worth well less than that!! I'd like to keep it on the road and running well, thank you. Sorry about the rant, but I guess we all have our weaknesses, don't we? Anyhoo, keep looking for a 4kq and be CHOOSY. You have the right. 
                     Travmonster
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:28:51  
 BenediktRochow wrote:
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>
>Thanks for all the wheel fitment replies.
>So, I don't have fitting wheels, but at least the tires (195/65/14)
>appear to be exactly stock size.
>
>Now, this Quantum Syncro is offered for $1850. I haven't driven
>it yet, but according to the owner, it has 144k miles, bought 2 years
>ago from orig. owner (through a charity auction, though he says he knows
>the orig. owner personally) at 115k, timingbelt/waterpump done at ~110k
>(he has paperwork from orig owner, but couldn't remember exactly);
>he's recently had new rear calipers put on (that and other tune-up items
>totalling $1000 last fall).
>"No wrecks", though it has a shallow, large-area dent in the left half of
>the tailgate
>and a scrape/dent on the RF fender, with the turn signal and headlight
>pushed
>back about 3/8" and the headlight adjuster/mount broken (it pivots loosely
>around two diagonally opposed corners); one segment on the RR taillight
>is taped over.
>AC is "not very cold", orig. owner replaced condenser shortly before
>selling,
>current owner thinks it needs recharge, but hasn't done it as it's of
>course
>espensive (can one do a 134a conversion?) and "we don't really use it
>around
>here [southern Maine]".
>Of the original wheels, 2 are bent; on the car are "used wheels with used
>tires";
>the center caps seem to say Volkswagen on them (can't remember), though the
>7-spoke design is not familiar. Tires are (slightly undersized at
>185/60/14?)
>Dunlop D60 A2.
>Has a CD player; non-smoker; allegedly no winter use for 7 years until
>seller bought it 2 years ago.
>
>What should I watch out for? What funny noises should scare me?
>Given that there are none, is $1850 good, bad, or average?
>As for the Quantum Syncro as such, am I likely to run into spare parts
>problems with parts that are neither from the 2wd-Quantum nor the 4kq?
>The local junkyards say (without a pause to check their database - hm?)
>that they have no Quantums at all; at least for wheels for winter tires,
>many amply available VW wheels should do, correct?
>
>
>thanks in advance.
>-gbr
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