200 Q delima

[James Bell]

Scotty:

You bought it for a song, for a reason! You will
not know what the water got into until 5000 Miles
down the road. The percentages that your up against
are, high, not very good long term.

If you value your time and patience for anything...
Sell it for parts! and RUN!     BTDT.

90% chance that the chassis parts are full of water
and dirt. Wheel bearings, tie rods, Sub frame mounts,
and C/V'S. Don't get emotionally involved with
Flooded cars. They will burn you.

J.B. in ID.

----- Original Message -----
From: <ScottyCBoy at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:47 PM
Subject: 200 Q delima


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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