Last Avant question for a while, I hope

[Fay Kelley]

>John Gourley wrote:
>>>> how does one get a warranty on an 11 year old car if I may ask ?
>>> Why buy from a dealer otherwise?
>>
>>  Fay's question about how to get a warranty.... the Avant she bought in
>> Tucson....may be because the ad in cars.com shows the seller as being a
>> private party
>
>She had been talking about looking at cars at dealers.

I think I had said that buying a car from a dealer is about $1,000 over
buying from a private party and that I have not done that during the past.

The only car I have ever been involved in buying from a dealership is
my hubby's Chevy S-10 truck ... never again.

Altho I *would* buy a car from Audi N. Scottsdale as I have had
tremendously good luck with their repair folks .... awesome in fact.


>And a car that
>clean looks like it has been detailed, usually by a dealer.

the seller is a German car technician in Tucson at private
European auto repair shop.

He told me up front he paid $200 to have it detailed .... and he
said they did a great job ... they did an outstanding job.



>But from
>a private seller, caveat emptor and take it to an independent mechanic
>for a pre-purchase evaluation.

I had planned to take it to the Audi dealership in Scottsdale if I bought one
in Phoenix.   I had called them and had it all set up if I found something .....

I could not find what I was looking for *with repair records* nicely priced
and good condition in Phoenix.

I called a lot of sellers and when I mentioned repair records and heard 'no'
I said "good luck but no thank you."

>As for the blower, I think the expense is more lots of labor, as opposed
>to expensive parts. But taking it to a mechanic for that labor may turn
>a bargain into an albatross.

It all depends ... if it takes an hour and the part is reasonable, then it is worth
it to take it in and have them do it .... if they charge 4 hours, then it is something else.

>Fay, it might be time to buy some wrenches. :)

I worked on cars part time for a friend when I was young and laid off of work and not injured
(back surgery, bad neck, asthma etc.)  ... so it is not that I cannot work on a car ....
I helped a guy change a tranny when I was 16 and it took me 2 weeks to get the
tranny fluid out of my hair, LOL.

My hubby has "absorbed" all of my metric tools years ago .... If the blower motor
is easy to access it, I'll change it.   Same with the fan ... but if it entails work
that might mess the car up, it is worth it to me to take it to where I usually
get the work done.

I will then have them make a note in my book that the work was done and I will then
have proof of repairs (being terrible with hanging on to receipts/papers, etc).   I have
it all set up for me in the glove compartment.

I was hoping that someone who has a '97 A6 Avant Wagon would be able to tell me
about the blower motor before I order the part.

Can I change the blower motor from the engine compartment without taking the dash off?

ThanX


-- 
Cheers,  Fay

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