worth fooling with?

[thejimrose]

hey Mike - I would say depends how much time / money you have and what you
are looking to get out of it. Motors can be had cheaply although might be
tough to get a 'good' one.  It also depends on what else it needs.. there's
a slew of common failure points that stack up as the cars get older. You'll
probably spend a couple grand on parts you might want to do while it's all
apart [ps rack + hoses, clutch, etc].

They are great little cars. If it's in good nick and you can get an engine
cheap ish ly and you can put it together w/ out too much fuss then you'd
have a nice little car for short $ and some time.

Keep in mind nicely modded, well maintained ones go for $5k tops which is
pretty cheap.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mike Arman <Armanmik at earthlink.net>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:20:46 -0400
> Subject: worth fooling with?
>
> Been offered a 1999 A4 turbo Quattro 5 speed with a bad engine for $1,200.
>
>
> Haven't visited it yet, the pix look nice (but we know how that can be
> deceiving).
>
>
> "Won't start, belt broke or motor bad, was daily driver" and this is the
> SECOND engine this car has had.
>
>
> Is this car worth fooling with if I can get it for a grand?
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Arman
> 90V8Q
>
>