Car trashed... Options?

[John S. Lagnese]

Where is this?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Butitta" <akbutitta at sbcglobal.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Car trashed... Options?


> Alrighty, in response to the questions:
>
> Yes, lights and signals work fine. The digital dash is fine (it does need 
> a lightbuld replaced, however, for the tach).
> Car starts, and runs fine once warm. Still burns no oil.
>
> There was coolant leaking from the original expansion tank, which I 
> replaced. It still leaks it from somewhere, though at a much slower rate 
> now. It may just need hoses replaced. Otherwise the cooling system works 
> perfectly.
>
> Rust: yes, the car has rust. I believe it may have been hit while owned by 
> the original owner, and never repaired. There is rust perforation near the 
> passenger-side rear wheel well. Also your standard midwest rust on the 
> bottom of the doors, and light surface rust elsewhere. In all, after 
> owning a 1987 Camry that no longer had wheel wells because of rust, I 
> think it's doing pretty well.
>
> I took lots of pictures of the car, which you can see here:
> http://www.dragoth.net/~dragoth/catagories/audiblog/
>
> The passenger-side rust spot is here:
> http://www.dragoth.net/~dragoth/projects/audi/2005-10-16_pics/IMG_8005.jpg
>
> Also, before the car was broken into, I was about to take it to a shop to 
> get the brakes overhauled, and the clutch line bled and refilled. It will 
> be drivable without these repairs, but the rear brakes drag and have no 
> pads left and the front rotors need machining, at the minimum. The clutch 
> works, but is annoying on hot days or if stuck in stop-and-go traffic. I 
> believe there is water in the line, hence the bleed-and-refill work that I 
> had scheduled.
>
> Let's see... what else... The passenger-side door handle no longer opens 
> the door from the outside. Power mirror switches need replacing, as the 
> selector switch is stuck on the passenger side and the directional hat is 
> dirty.
>
> A/C is present, and non-functional.
>
> Cruise is not present, may have been deleted by a previous owner.
>
> Tires are nearly new Hankook W404 winter tires. Great in snow and wet, 
> terrible on dry pavement.
>
> I think that's it.
>
> I'm asking $500 for it. I paid $1200 for it last year. Either drive it 
> away or tow it, it doesn't matter to me. It's only got 1/4 of a tank of 
> gas in it, but there's a service station down the block from me.
>
> Cheers.
> -Andrew
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Steve Meyer <quattroslm at yahoo.com>
> To: Andrew Butitta <akbutitta at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2006 2:41:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Car trashed... Options?
>
> Hi Andrew, sorry about your luck. College towns can be
> a little rough sometimes. My Audi got beat up pretty
> good in a storm in Iowa City a few years back. No
> garage to protect it!
>
> A couple questions about the car:
> I noticed some damage to the instrument cluster...are
> the lights and siganls working?
>
> Any other mechanical problems before the break in?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve...in Iowa!
>
> --- Andrew Butitta <akbutitta at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello, fellow listers. The patient in question is my
>> 1987 Coupe GT with the strangely deleted A/C.
>>
>> Well, the other day some petty theives decided to
>> 'delete' a few things from my wonderful little Audi.
>> They got the stereo, and pretty much destroyed the
>> interior of the car. They left the lights on, too,
>> so the battery was dead by the time I got to it.
>>
>> I've got pictures of the destruction here:
>>
> http://www.dragoth.net/~dragoth/2006/05/31/speechless/
>>
>> So, listers, what do you think? I'm not planning on
>> keeping this car, so does anyone want this for
>> parts, or should I take it to the local yard and off
>> it there? I'm in Madison, WI, right off the highway
>> and easy to get to. I got a jump from a friend and
>> the car does run. I took it down to the local car
>> wash and vacuumed out as much broken glass as I
>> could. I'll be taking the plates off it in a few
>> days and canceling the insurance on it, so if anyone
>> wants this beast, please let me know.
>>
>> I'll also be more than happy to answer any questions
>> about the car as well as I can.
>>
>> It was fun being a part of this excellent and
>> supportive community, even for this brief period.
>>
>> So long, and thanks for all the fish!
>> -Andrew
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