Dumping my q

[Mike Arman]

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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.
>
.  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


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 to
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 any
to spare.


Best Regards,

Mike Arman