[urq] 2 urqs on ebay

[Thatcher Hubbard]

These cars will always be a labor of love Ken. If we were rational we'd stay
away from them entirely. But if you've already been bitten by the bug, I can
give you some advice based on the accquistion and maintenance of my own car.

Mine had bad body rust on (actually, more like "through") the front fenders
at the A-pillar. I was lucky enough to find a set of OEM ones in the states
for cheap (they were still $1000 by the time I'd shipped them). I don't have
any other rust issues (it was stored for a long time, but indoors) save a
couple of rock chips and the trunk hatch (which can still be found).

The question that you may want to start with is this: Do you want a
concours-winning all-original garage queen or are you more interested in
driving in that maintaining all-original parts?

There are some NLA parts with these cars that can be a pain, but as far as I
know, it is limited to:

Ball joints
Tie-rod ends (though I thought I saw Blau selling reconditioned ones)
Dash board
F/TCU and ICU

I don't think but the last one is a huge issue. I managed to find ball
joints here in the US, and I think a worst case is either a) buy from Europe
or b) engineer your own. The dash board can be replaced with one from a
later 4kq or CGT, which is actually a nice upgrade from the original. I'm
converting my car to EFI, which I have about $1700 into, and I'll probably
be right at $2000.00 when it's all said and done.

Between the two cars you've mentioned, definitely go with the one with less
rust. I would not worry about the electrical systems too much, they can be
problematic, but there is a TON of experience with those issues on this
list.

I would pursue the question of whether they start or not. They are both
low-mileage, so the engines should be in good shape. I guess it all depends
on what the seller wants to get for them.


On 10/26/05, mayerk at umich.edu <mayerk412 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Since this is my first post, I wanted to take a second to introduce
> myself. My name is Ken, I have been reading this list for about a year now
> and tracking AudiFans, eBay, and VWvortex classifieds looking for an UrQ in
> my price range. I am in southeastern Michigan, about 45 minutes from the
> dealer selling the two on eBay. I have been looking for something to do this
> winter and I am planning to take a look at them this week. The Gobi one
> seems to only have undercarriage rust, where as the Mars one seems to have
> some body rot.
> I am reluctant to go for an '83 becuase it seems like the eletrical
> systems got better by '84 and '85, but I'm foolish and have a lot of energy.
> Is anyone interested in going with me to take a look or any pointers on what
> to look for, or anything I should report back? I am looking for a project,
> not a basket case.
> Restoring a #5 condition car like this is a labor of love, but I am
> worried about having to spend $5000 on NLA parts when having something in
> reasonable condition would be $5000 to begin with. Sorry about being long
> winded, I am enthusiastic to finally get one of these, but I have waited
> this long so if one of these isnt the one, I will keep looking.
> --Ken
>
>
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-Quattro-1983-Audi-Quattro-Coupe_W0QQcmdZView
> > ItemQQcategoryZ6055QQitemZ4585264816QQrdZ1#mainImage
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-Quattro-1983-Audi-Quattro-Coupe_W0QQcmdZView
> > ItemQQcategoryZ6055QQitemZ4585264836QQrdZ1#mainImage
> >
> > low miles, plenty or rust on the undercarriage
> >
> > no affiliation blah blah blah
> >
> > Brandon
> > '84 urq
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