92 20v Turbo motor FS on Ebay

[Martin Pot]

> I can really understand your point, but I still don't think you can say
that
> this guy is an evil salesman. I understand that he is just totally
> misinformed about this motor and possibly the other ones he is selling
> also.May be he should not be selling them at all, because he obviously
does
> not have the expertise, to rate or judge the quality of his motors. This
is
> going to cause for some very unhappy customers if he doesn't catch up
quick,
> and if he doesn't, he will be branded with the evil salesman mark. What
> really gets me, is that he is getting bids!! I just don't understand
anyone
> bidding on an expensive item, like this old motor, with no history or
> knowledge of its condition, and it sure doesn't seem like the salesman is
> capable of  producing that info. I don't believe that a non mechanically
> inclined person would even be interested in buying a motor like this, and
> someone who knows about these engines would have a bunch of detailed
> questions, but could never get them answered. It really puzzles me who is
> bidding on this motor, and what their intentions are. I have the feeling
we
> will find out, because the buyer will probably have to come to the list
for
> help, and I will be curious about the condition of the motor. It still
could
> be a very good motor, or with a little cleaning and paint it could make a
> nice stand for a heavy duty glass coffee table, but I hope this motor will
> make someone's Quattro real happy. We all know how durable these motors
are,
> and it seems a rarity for an Audi motor to catastrophically fail.  I am
> definitely not qualified either, to be able to tell the condition of a
motor
> like this. I have had the '86 since '89 and I have never had any "real"
> engine trouble, the only trouble is all the stuff around it. I just keep
on
> replacing and hope to never have to buy  a whole other engine, but I might
> need a new interior. I have not even any idea what a decent Audi engine
will
> sell for. All I do is keeping  the 3 Audi's maintained and running strong,
> whatever they need, including my patience. If they go for a longer stretch
> without trouble, I buy them candy, like a new piece of trim or some extra
> preventive stuff.
> Martin.
> 91' 2CTQW PRL   '86 5KTQ PRL   91' 2CTQ Maroon  All cars chipped
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> To: "Martin Pot" <paulnet at direcway.com>
> Cc: "audi list" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 7:57 PM
> Subject: Re: 92 20v Turbo motor FS on Ebay
>
>
> > Yes, I understand and can even believe all this.
> > BUT... as many others have already posted, this car
> > was f*cking smashed.  Not just a little.  They sheared
> > off the driveaxle and trans mount on the right side.
> > O.K., that's 1.  Second is, what do you do for
> > electronics?  Make it up?  Build a ECU and wiring
> > harness along with all the other missing components in
> > your basement?  I'm more than willing to give this guy
> > "a break", but it seems to me this is only useful to
> > someone with an identical engine that had expired and
> > only if it actually runs.  I don't think I'm being
> > overly critical or skeptical.  But I'll be God dammed
> > if I'll pay x thousand dollars for some obviously
> > wrecked POS fromm someone I don't know from Adam
> > hoping it might work.  Again, don't misunderstand me,
> > I don't have anything against you or him, but I'm
> > ALWAYS skeptical when buying things that seem much too
> > good to be true from people I don't know.  Or someone
> > who knows them.  Sorry if you don't like to hear this,
> > but too bad.
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