Can you help me out???

[David]

> 
> From: Peter Hill <pjhill1 at ptd.net>
> Date: 2004/10/28 Thu PM 06:38:10 EDT
> To: duandcc_forums at cox.net
> Subject: Can you help me out???
> 
> Dave:
> After figuring out some of the complexities of the audifan website, I'm 
> directing
> my question to you.
> 	--have a chance to purchase an '83/84 Audi Quattro Coupe w/82K on the odometer
> 	--my Audi mechanic (who I'd use for engine work only) is telling me it's a 
> 20 year
> 	  old car (dahhh), parts are hard to get, bushings/seals/plugs/leaks, 
> blah, blah, blah
> 	--my other cars are a '95 S-6 & a '91 20V  (also have a '65 Volvo PV544 which
> 	  I've restored, but that doesn't count)  I would sell the twenty valve; 
> unfortunately,
> 	  I can't do a One Up trade.  The guy who's selling it is no dummy & wants
> 	  about $8000; it's been sitting for about a year but is in good to very good
> 	  condition.
> 	--know car purchases  are an emotional thing, but I've been an Audi owner 
> since
> 	  my first '81 Audi diesel (the body fell off after 293,000 miles), under 
> the hood looks
> 	  just like the numerous 5000s  I've owned & fixed.
> 	--any serious downsides to me seriously considering this possible purchase?
> Trust this is not too much of a bother.
> Thx.
> PJH
> 
> 
> 

Hi Peter,

I am cetainly not an expert on the UrQ ('83/84 Audi Quattro Coupe), so I'm going to carbon the q-list on this. I am pretty good with Coupe GTs, especially the 1987 CGT 2.3 (which is what I own). If you aren't on the q-list, I'd really suggest joining. Another site to check out is AudiWorld and Fourtitude.com. The knowledge levels are overall much higher on the q-list. It's sort of like q-list = PhD in Audi and the others are a BS. 

I too am looking into buying a UrQ so I have done some research. Lots of people will say things that will scare you away from owning a UrQ, but they areally aren't much harder to keep up than any older German car. There are some parts that are NLA and some others are getting hard to find, so some creaztivity may be needed. But as far as low reliability goes, this is a mis-conception that scares away many would-be urq owners.
With the numbers of urq's in the US limited there has been more attention to bring these cars back up to specs.
If you get a later model ('84, '85)with the newer, much up rated electrical system, these cars are no less reliable, and no harder to maintain than any other older Audi.
Just some extra parts, that's all.
Look at how many 5KQT's there were in the US....same situation build wise.
A decent project car, requiring some paint, parts from any coupe, and some tlc easily sells for 5-7 grand. Hoep this helps...


Dave

1987 Coupe GT Special Build 2.3 
All in SE VA