re. car shopping

[Ben Swann]

Kent,

I think you should get the '87 and sort it out.  Once sorted, you'll have lots of reliability ahead.  If it runs and drives well without any noticable problems as is, I think you'ld be way ahead of the game.

Ben

[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:

:
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.
:
Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"]