Buying a 90 Quattro

[James Bell]

J.A.F:

You have some of us salivating to get our hands on it.
Advertise it on the list! Give a good description of the
Engine, interior and drive components. If there is no rush
Play the web a while.

J.B in ID.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel A. Frahm" <frahm at jilau1.Colorado.EDU>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: towing a 90 Quattro


> Thanks for all the replies.  I'm not sure yet how to proceed.
> Some background, for those who missed my first post:
> The car is in Ouray, Colorado, 300 miles or seven hours away from me in
> Boulder, CO. I slid off a trecherous mountain road and a rock damaged the
> right front of the car.  The car was towed to a shop in Ouray and I
> currently owe a towing bill of $75.  Storage will probably cost me nothing
> as long as it's not sitting there too long.
>
> The right front wheel is now pressed back against the wheelwell.  I
> couldn't further examine the damage due to the dangerous situation on the
> side of a narrow mountain road, and I had gotten a ride out of there
> before the tow truck could get the car so I have not seen underneath.
>
> My options at this point are:
>
> Have a yard pick the car up
>   I probably get nothing, maybe they pay my towing bill?
>
> Go and get the car, take it to a yard myself
>
>   No idea what I might get for it then, $250?  Probably not worth the
>   trouble.
>
> Get the car out of there, take some valuable parts off of it myself, junk
> the rest.
>
>   This would require more time, but I might get a few hundred for easy to
>   remove items such as lights, seats, steering wheel, console,
>   wheels/tires.  I could throw all thas crap in my van and haul it back
>   home.  I would probably not get much for the body and driveline though,
>   and I would need to get a decent amount for the parts I remove to make
>   it worth the time and trouble.
>
> The upside, at least, is that I can shop for another Q.  That's always
> fun.
>
> -Joel.
> --
> Joel Frahm <frahm at jila.colorado.edu>
> University of Colorado, JILA
>
>