Help with decision making!! (89 quattro 100)

[Kent McLean]

Nick Karapasas wrote:
>I am a poor student looking to buy a
>used car and someone locally is selling an 89 quattro 100  (manual tranny)
>with 98.5k on it for ~$2000... is it worth it or am I in for it.

You probably don't want to hear this, but then you don't
have to heed my advice either.  A 13 year old Audi is
probably going to need some work. If it didn't, the owner
wouldn't be selling it.  Audi repairs tend to be expensive,
even if you do them yourself.

If I was a poor college student (again), I'd take the $2K,
spend $1K on a 88-92 VW Golf, not be surprised when I
had to sink another $500 into it to get it sorted and
reliable and ready for those nice Buffalo winters. And
I'd still have $500 left in an emergency repair fund.

Then, when you graduate, you can splurge on a nice A4.

HTH,
Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy",
which has had a whole lot more than $2000 in repairs