Damage to my '87 5000 Turbo Quattro avant.

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In a message dated 1/2/03 12:24:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
benswann at comcast.net writes:


> both cars doing ~30mph, both declared totalled AFAIK.
>
> Picture of the damage to my '87 5000 tqa are at:
> http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewCar&carid=1327
>
> Id appreciate suggestions towards possibility of repair.  The damage
> extent is that there is slight paint cracking where strut tower meets
> firewall, but no deformation of tower.  Passenger front door opens, but
> fender binds it ever so slghtly.  Windsheild stress cracked through the
> qfans sticker a lower left of windsheild.  Fender is wasted and support
> is deformed.  Car was declared totalled, but I have seen a similar
> damaged tqa repaired.
>
> If the car can be put back on the road safely for reasonable cost, it
> would be ashamed not to.  I'd rather not have to strip it, but need to
> make an educated decision.
>
> Thanks,
>

ouch ben, i feel your pain...ive seen your tqa in person, i know it was a
nice car... its hard to see the pass side damage fromt he pic but it looks
like the strut tower was pushed in?  hard to tell from the pics.  you know,
there was a lister from SE pa near me - he's also been to my place, who had a
nice red '87 tqa who was trying to sell it cheap a month or so ago... john
valhalla (sp?)  i got his phone number here if you want..

chris