Dumping my q

[Bhatti, Mohammed]

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Mike,

Exactly my sentiments.  I don't want a car payment over my head for somethi=
ng that depreciates so fast.  And I'd rather be called "cheap" than have a =
$300 per month car payment for X years.

My price range is $3k-5$k, something I can pay off within a year and I sure=
 I can find something reasonable in that range that will last at least 60k =
miles with little maintenance other than oil changes, brakes and the odd CV=
 joint.

Now actively looking at Audi's, Subuies and Jeep Wranglers.  Hopefully some=
thing will show up.

mohammed
88 80q - going soon

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Mike Arman [mailto:armanmik at earthlink.net]
	Sent: Mon 6/30/2003 3:25 PM
	To: quattro at audifans.com
	Cc: Bhatti, Mohammed
	Subject: Dumping my q






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	>Ok, so I've finally decided to get rid of my 88 80q.  I'm still hesitant =
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	>ough.  It's only got about 155k miles on it and I was really hoping to hi=
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	>the 200k mark in it.
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	=2E  Ce>rtainly he would have charged me enough that both Mike Arman and H=
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	> would have been able to buy at least 2 old beater Audi each and restored=
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	>hem to perfect health.  Not I.  I don't seem to have the time or think I =
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	>ve the time.  Maybe I'm just too lazy.
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	>Basically he said that it would'nt be worth me spending the money on gett=
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	>g the work done.  Now most listers here would have been able to fix the p=
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	>blems mentioned above probably in one weekend.  Like I said, I'm just too=
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	>azy and have let the car lapse.
	>
	>It is sad.  So, after approval from the in-home accountant, I've decided =
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	> donate my vehicle to a local charity and look for a "new" Audi although =
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	>seriously doubt that I am worthy of older Audi ownership.  But they just =
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	>el sooooo good to drive.
	>
	>It has served me well for over 5 years so like I said, sad to let it go b=
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	> too many things to fix and not enough time.
	>
	>mohammed
	>88 80q - soon to go


	I have evidently developed a reputation here . . . ;-)

	It isn't that I'm cheap, and it isn't that I love crawling around in the
	broiling sun feeding the mosquitoes under old, rusty, greasy, pentosin
	soaked cars precariously balanced on old beer cases and fragile cinder
	blocks, it's just that I find all of the above to be INFINITELY superior t=
o
	talking to car dealers and monkey lads . . . and I simply don't want to
	have a car payment if I can possibly avoid it (and I have avoided it for
	the last ten years - 120 months times say $300 a month, give or take, is
	$36,000 . . . which is why I have an airplane - paid for, several
	motorcycles - same, and some slums - almost paid for - instead of a shiny
	car which costs more to insure than my old Audi, too).

	Mohammed, you've been here a LONG time, and we'd hate to lose you, so even
	if you get a new(er) Audi, we certainly look forward to hearing from you.

	And I agree with you about the time factor - sometimes there just isn't an=
y
	to spare.


	Best Regards,

	Mike Arman



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