Long-distance purchasing advice?

[Jon Spensko]

Speaking from personal E-Bay experience....

I purchased a 1988 5KCSQT Wagon not too long ago, drilled the guy for
information and pictures.  He complied and I was happy until the car got
here.  Nothing takes the place of driving it, kicking the tires and so on.
If you can't do that, use E-Bays auto inspection service, it will save you
$'s in the long run.
Jon Spensko
1992 100S
1988 5KCSQT Wagon, scattered in pieces


----- Original Message -----
From: "Barton Oleksy" <barto at nait.ab.ca>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 11:45 AM
Subject: Long-distance purchasing advice?


> In the meantime, I noticed a number of nice-looking Audis on eBay in
> various areas of the U.S.  We're in Alberta, north of Montana, so I
> thought perhaps we could get a vehicle delivered to somewhere near the
> Montana/Alberta border (Sweetgrass?).  A couple rough estimates were
> $900-$1000 (USD) by two people with current eBay auctions.
>
> My main question is how to be fairly sure that the vehicle we choose
> (and hopefully win the auction for) isn't a lemon?  Are there people out
> there who might be willing to go have a look at a nearby car for us for
> a fee and give us some idea first-hand of what it's like?
>
> I'm no car expert, so me coming down to wherever would just mean taking
> the car somewhere to get an inspection anyway, if the people selling it
> were open to that idea at all.
>
> Bart
> Edmonton, AB Canada
>