The feds are still determined to get my car

[Ed Kellock]

http://www.cardealerreviews.org/?page_id=39

Funny, all my V8's except the 93 qualify.  How scientific.

Ed


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of L DC
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:37 PM
To: alancordeiro at att.net; Ben Swann
Cc: quattro at audifans.com; '200q20V mailing list'
Subject: Re: The feds are still determined to get my car


I second Ben on this one.

This topic was also discussed on motorgeek.com where some interesting points
were brought up.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/oazy26

As expected, problems have already risen with the C4C program.

It appears the system which dealers are using to enter applications is
unable to handle the traffic and consequently many applications are put on
the back burner while a deal is sealed with a customer.

According to an article (listed below) in a few cases the applications have
been turned down and customers were called to either come up with the C4C
cash portion or return their new vehicle. Furthermore, many of those
customers' vehicles have already been destroyed!!!

What a nightmare.

I hear the application is like 20 pages long and in few instances have or
can be turned down by simply leaving a question blank. 

http://tinyurl.com/ml9sdo

-Regards,

-Louis

    

--- On Wed, 8/12/09, Ben Swann <benswann at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Ben Swann <benswann at verizon.net>
> Subject: The feds are still determined to get my car
> To: alancordeiro at att.net
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com, "'200q20V mailing list'" 
> <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 9:20 AM
> Put things in to perspective and
> itemize costs and more imprtantly TCO - Total Cost of
> Ownership (over time),  you may find it is worth
> keeping.
> 
> I find it interesting that folks think $4500 trade in to
> buy a new car they can't really
> afford is a great investment.  If you need a new car
> then this may be reasonable since
> the car as is has little resale value.  It is worth
> more to you as a useful vehicle than
> you will get for it.  Consider what you can actually
> buy new with this deal, since you
> really can't buy a newer used car ( that would make some sense).  What 
> can you get for $10k, $20K?  Will you actually save money over time -
> I doubt it.
> 
> Ben
> 
> [Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:25:02 -0400
> From: <alancordeiro at att.net>
> Subject: The feds are still determined to get my car, they added in
>     more money,    my wife is
> still determined to see it gone.
> To: <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Message-ID:
> <186472FE682443489580517D5312EF5C at alce3100>
> Content-Type: text/plain;   
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> 
> I need some practical advice from all of you.
> 
> When the cash for clunkers first opened up, I toyed with
> the idea ( spurred on by a
> relentless persuasion by my wife) of finally getting a new Jetta TDI. 
> However it appeared all of them were long gone, swept up by the first
> group of early birds. And
> when the Cash for Clunkers ran out of money, I breathed a
> sign of relief, my decision
> was made for me, thanks to my earlier foot dragging.
> 
> Now that someone found out my car had been saved, they decided to pump 
> in more money to make sure that my wife would continue to have a 
> reason to keep reminding me. Here is the
> deal:
> 
> 1) Wife wants to see the old Audi out of the
> driveway...even though its a daily driver
> on cooler days (no Freon).
> 
> *** Envirosafe is inexpensive substitute and works well.
> 
> 2) Rust starting to appear on the tip of the hood, and over the wheel 
> wells.
> 
> *** That can be dealt with, but probably the thing that
> will make the car hard(er) to
> sell if you need to.
> 
> 
> 3) Rear suspension needs two upper control arms  (yes
> it actually clunks)
> 
> *** 3 hours and about $150 in parts?
> 
> 
> 4) It needs four new tires before winter......tread down to less than 
> an eighth.
> 
> *** From $300 to $700 to replace them and this is something that is 
> done even on newer cars.
> 
> 
> 5) Two more brake flex hoses need swapping, a few of the
> rear brake fluid hard lines
> should probably be changed as well.
> 
> *** Do while replacing the Trap links!  $75 in parts
> and 3 hours - bleed system and
> brakes like new.
> 
> 6) Timing belt has 80,000 (mostly freeway) on it, was going to do it 
> before winter, may just swap the belt and WP, since I did seals and 
> idler as well last time.....this time
> it may not need to go as long
> 
> *** Even if you have deler or shop do it it is under
> $800.  $150 in parts and 8 hours
> DIY.
> 
> 
> Pending repair in the near future, since the car presently has 278,000 
> on her:
> 
> 1) Original muffler,
> 2) Original heater core...and some coolant hoses ( right at
> the turbo for example)
> 3) Rear brake rework, new pads and rotors before winter.
> 4) original fuel pump
> 5) Drive shaft is still all original
> 6) Brake master cylinder still original
> 7) A/C control head is moody
> 8) both rear windows do not work.
> 
> **** As you let deferred maintenance pile up, it becomes
> more difficult to keep up.  Fix
> things as needed and the car will last indefinately.
> 
> What is this car worth.....are there people still willing
> to buy these cars for the
> engine and transmission for a reasonable price? I would rather take a 
> smaller amount and save her from being crushed, but the $4500 is a 
> hard number for me to argue with my wife
> with against a much smaller number.
> 
> *** It certainly qualifies as clunker under law.
> 
> And of course, I can just keep her......but it will be a continual 
> fight to spend $$ on the car if something more than a hundred or two 
> needs to be replaced in the near future,
> or she uses up a few days or week of warm garage space
> during the peak winter days. We
> live in Michigan, a snow and ice free car means a lot in
> January and February.
> 
> Thoughts from the collective???  I know what a few
> will say right away.....but hoping to
> get a reasonable spread of opinions,
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alan Cordeiro
> 200q 20v, 278,000 miles, ]
> 


      
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