200 Q delima

[ScottyCBoy at aol.com]

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Well I've got a delima.....

What to do with the 1991 200Q...

Here's what I do know....

I bought the car for a song from a local salvage auction...
Flood damage water up to base of radio housing. Engine untouched there was
still oil collected in the accordian boot and intercooler. What it needs:

ECU $$$ Very Pricey
ABS unit
Airbag control units
A/C head...

Just about every control unit below the trans tunnel...

I've got most everything covered with the exception of the ECU, my two 1991
200 parts cars are going to come in really handy!!!

I'm going to have to buy an ECU at a cost of 900 bucks from the dealer. I've
been unable to find a used one for less..

I guess my question is what to do with the beast... I've been looking at used
prices and they range from 4500 all the way to 24, 500 (which is a joke). So
I got to thinking if I gave myself a budget of 3K including the price of the
car I could have a real screamer... Or do I part it and take the money I made
and purchase a running example?? The interior stinks but is probably a 7 out
of ten on looks. The body is a 9 out of 10. It was sold by a local dealer and
it's first owner was really anal about service he owned it for about 7
years.. It's only been abused by the last two owners (3-4 years ago). If I
fix it I have no intention of selling it anytime soon and I realise that
since it's going to have a reconstructed title it will be worth less than
other examples with a clean title. So I guess I'm wondering if anyone has an
opinion on the matter.

What I'm considering doing is since that I need an ECU I'll purchase a RS2
unit and go from there with other RS2 parts, but I'm unsure if the RS2 had a
distributor... What I've read is that the RS2 was a version of the AAN engine
which has coils for each cylinder.

Any Suggestions, comments, or insults are appreciated......

Scott