Should I consider buying it?

[Brett Dikeman]

At 11:35 AM -0400 10/3/02, Rob Boersema wrote:
>Hi, I found a 1990 quattro coupe for sale in Toronto that needs some work.
>It's been sitting for the last 2 years I think and needs a new starter for
>sure, brakes, battery and maybe more.  the interior is mint apparently and
>the body is decent with the only damage being the front fender is pushed in.
>
>The guy is asking $1600 USD for it.  You can't find a '90 coupe up here for
>under $7,000 here usually.  I was wondering how much it would cost to get
>this thing on the road and what other problems there might be with it.  It
>has 138,000 miles on it.  Thanks for any input,

Find out when the timing belt was done, both mileage and date.  6
years/60k is the limit.

Also, find out if:
a)the owner regularly started/ran it
b)it has synthetic or dino oil

First thing you need to do if buying it is plan on a full fluids
change- oil, coolant, brake fluid.  Might as well do tranny and diff
fluids while you're at it.  Brake rotors are probably in need of
resurfacing.

Have a body shop check it out and give an estimate.  If
$1700+estimate+freshening < $7000, why not?

FYI-have the bodyshop and a mechanic look the car over for side
effects of the collision, body and mechanical.

Brett
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