Audi Quattro Sport questions . . .

[Jim Dupree]

Well I kind of disagree. I think there may be a risk drive so far so soon
but that could be minimize with proper inspection and repair/maintenance as
needed. I believe cars like this one were built to be driven and should not
be garage queens. The previous owner of the company I work for, use to drive
his F40 to work most days.(he had 9 cars at one point) When he found he
wasn't driving it much anymore he sold it.

On the inspection issue, 2Bennet has a great reputation, good place to go.
If you want to drive all the way to Sacramento I can inspect it for you at
IPB-Autosport on Broadway in Sacramento. It is my friends shop but I worked
there for 8 years and worked for 3 Audi dealers the 9 years before that. I
still work down at the shop but on evenings and weekends primarily. I mostly
do race car prep and special cases where he wants a little bit of my
experience.
How soon do you want to take the car up to Portland? I have access to a
couple of enclosed trailers and have some family in Washington, might be a
good excuse to visit.
How ever you get it up to your friend I hope it all works out well.
Enjoy
Jim


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: <cobram at juno.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>; <70243.3034 at compuserve.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: Audi Quattro Sport questions . . .


> I agree, and would add another point... maybe he is planning on driving
> it around a lot, but if he isn't, just getting it to him will add 5% or
> so to the miles on it.  And what if it gets scratched?!?  It looks like
> a beautiful museum piece...
>
> to further agree with what cobram is saying, with that few miles, it
> probably has had very little "old car" service, and every piece of
> rubber around the engine and in the suspension is probably ready to fall
> apart.
>
> Although, I will volunteer to fly over there and drive it up for you if
> we've made you nervous!
>
> cobram at juno.com wrote:
>
> > I don't know what your friend paid....but if he's buying something like
> > that, a few more Ben Franklins to have it delivered on an enclosed car
> > carrier aren't going to break him.  And he'd be doing a favor for the
> > both of you, at 19500 miles, and almost 20 years, I wouldn't recommend
> > taking it for a shakeout run over this kind of distance, not with that
> > car.
>
> >>My friend has just purchased this 1985 Audi Quattro Sport:
> >>
> >>http://www.bmw2002faq.com/talkshop/forum/messages/158478.html
> >>
> >>and I'll be driving from Blackhawk/Danville in the SF Bay area to
> >>Portland,
> >>Oregon to deliver it to him.
>
> -- 
> Huw Powell
>
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