car shopping

[Adam A. Luy]

Kent,

Go for the Avant! They have gobs of space inside. My '87 5k CSTQ Avant is
longer than my Isuzu Rodeo. I bought mine at 195k miles and it is still very
solid.

Good luck,

-Adam

Adam A. Luy - President
Routers, Inc.
6730 E. McDowell Rd.
Suite # 133
Scottsdale, Arizona 85257
USA
Voice - 480.941.0472
FAX - 480.941.0478


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Kent McLean
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:34 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com; v8 at audifans.com
Subject: car shopping

Gentlepeople,

I'm taking a job as a traveling sales person. My '89 200, with 237K miles on
her, isn't big enough to hold all the samples, so I need a wagon.  Since
it's a commission-only job, and I won't see a paycheck for 3 months, I'm
bottom feeding. I was shopping for a mid-90s Passat wagon, but here's what I
found:

1 - 1994 Audi 100 Avant, V6, auto, FWD, 138K miles, needs minor work. Will
probably trade for my Miata for it. Good: newer Audi, clean.  Bad: FWD.
Questionable: the automatic.

2 - 1987 Audi 5K Avant. Quattro, 5-speed, MC-1. 128K miles.
Good: Dirt cheap. Fairly low miles. I keep my 200 as a parts car (the Eur
lights fit). Bad: Older than my '89, mechanical condition unknown.

3 - The dark horse: 1992 Audi V8, Pearl and black. 173K miles.
Needs some work. Good: it's my lust car. Bad: not a wagon, high miles, and
poor gas mileage.

I'm leaning towards the '94 100 as it's newer and without the complication
of quattro. The 5K avant would work, and if it broke, I could walk away from
it.  The V8 is a crazy idea that I could be talked in to.

So, start talking.  Should I go for the "reliability" of the '94 100?  Take
a chance on an old 5K Avant?  Or be stupid and pop for the V8,
space-for-samples be damned?
I'm looking for opinions as to "what would you do" given
a) the need for a reliable vehicle, b) that can put a lot of miles on it, c)
with gas at $2.50/gallon, and d) the need for samples space.

Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"
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