Looking at a '86 90Q (4000Q)

[Ben Doughney]

Hi all,

I recently had a look at a '86 90Q (4000Q) that was cheap in the local 
paper. It has been sitting around for about a year. I took a battery 
along with me, and was surprised when it started on the second turn of 
the engine.

It has some lifter noises which quietened down after about a minute. 
The temperature gauge was not working, and the temperature light stayed 
flashing. Are these both run off the same sensor / switch?

Apart from that I didn't take it for a drive because it wasn't 
registered and didn't have a WOF. It has done about 220K km, and it has 
a full service history, the service book is full of dealer stamps at 
regular intervals. It looked generally like it had been looked after 
until it was parked.

It did have a bit of rust in the bottom left corner of the windscreen- 
I have noticed this on a few now- is this common?

Anything else to look for before I make the guy an offer?

Ben Doughney

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'70 NSU Ro80
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'85 Audi 90 2.3E Quattro
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