S4 missing - deal killer?

[Jim Green]

--- Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com> wrote:
> When I looked at the S4 that was the subject of my
> V8 v. S4 question, it was missing a low rpms. The
> dealer and I thought it was electrical, as it was
> raining very lightly when I opened the hood to
> check out the engine compartment. He was going to
> fix it before I'd buy it.
>
> He just called to let me know that it's not just
> dist. cap, plugs, and wires. The S4 has direct
> ignition modules, and it may cost him a lot more
> to fix it than he was planning on. He's looking
> to alter the deal, asking for a few hundred more
> (he's not sure what the independent shop will
> charge him yet). He doesn't want to spend $1K
> to fix it, as it would kill his meagre profit.
>
> My point to him was the he was selling the car,
> and he should have known more about what he was
> selling. He accepted my offer.
>
> I offered him $11K for a '93 S4 with 103K miles,
> which I thought was a bargain. Is a '93 S4 in
> excellent shape (with new dir.ignition coils)
> still a bargain at $11.5K?
>
> My decision points -- I was looking at spending
> $7.5K for a black on black '93 V8 until I stumbled
> across this bargain S4. I didn't want to spend
> $11K, never mind another $500 on top of it.
>
> Should I
>
> a) force him to deliver the fixed car at $11K,
>
> or
>
> b) spend less money on the V8, which I think
>     I'd prefer.
>
> I only made the offer on the S4 because I
> thought it was a killer deal.
>
> Thank you for your input,
> Kent McLean
> at a fork in the road
>

Just buy it, that's a really low mileage car for the
year.  I've had my eye on them in the Denver area and
you can get them for that price, but they have 150k on
them.  I've driven both and the V8 really didn't
impress me.  The S4 on the other hand with a chip is a
completly different beast.  Even at $11,500 I think
it's a steal if you can't get him at $11k.  Where's it
at? :)

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq EFI
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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