Dumping my q

[Bhatti, Mohammed]

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Ok, so I've finally decided to get rid of my 88 80q.  I'm still hesitant th=
ough.  It's only got about 155k miles on it and I was really hoping to hit =
the 200k mark in it.

Last week when the temps hit the 90's in the DC metro area, my car decided =
to over heat.  Popping the hood I found that the connector to the fan had m=
elted thus the fan was not coming on.  I believe this is a common problem w=
ith earlier 80/90 models.  I sat around in the heat for the traffic to die =
down.  A few hours later, I decided to start up the motor and head for home=
.  Was able to keep the car moving at 60-70 mph so I figured the air flow s=
hould have been sufficient to keep the temps down.  Not having time to fix =
it myself, I decided to drop it off at the local mechanic.

Anyway, he finally called today and gave me a laundry list:
A/C compressor is leaking (kinda new about this)
Front end looks unstable (umm...true since it handled a bit funny)
Rear diffs leak (yeah, I've seen that as well)
Fan needs to replaced (ok...)
Needs new tires (yep...)
plus a bunch of other stuff that I know of that he didn't mention.  Guess h=
e kinda stopped when the repair bill far exceeded the value of the car.  Ce=
rtainly he would have charged me enough that both Mike Arman and Huw Powell=
 would have been able to buy at least 2 old beater Audi each and restored t=
hem to perfect health.  Not I.  I don't seem to have the time or think I ha=
ve the time.  Maybe I'm just too lazy.

Basically he said that it would'nt be worth me spending the money on gettin=
g the work done.  Now most listers here would have been able to fix the pro=
blems mentioned above probably in one weekend.  Like I said, I'm just too l=
azy and have let the car lapse.

It is sad.  So, after approval from the in-home accountant, I've decided to=
 donate my vehicle to a local charity and look for a "new" Audi although I =
seriously doubt that I am worthy of older Audi ownership.  But they just fe=
el sooooo good to drive.

It has served me well for over 5 years so like I said, sad to let it go but=
 too many things to fix and not enough time.

mohammed
88 80q - soon to go
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