[V8] Re: 93 V8 FS

[quattro + 5 or 8 = fun]

Having seen and driven the car, I can attest to the car needed mostly
maintenance.  The suspension is fine.  In fact, I was shocked to see the
factory locktite still on the suspension pieces.  The suspension looked like
new.  The wear was on the front tires.  They way the car drove indicated it
was toed out a degree or two.  The pump, likely is fine.  My v8 has 200K on
it and the original pump still works great.  I would put my money on the
high pressure hose.  But, you are certainly right about the maintenance
issues.  I am willing to bet every fluid in the car other then the oil is
original.


Shayne


Bay Area, CA
Eastern WA State


PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro


> From: "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at adelphia.net>
> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:28:50 -0500
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: [V8] Re:  93 V8 FS
> 
> I saw this car appear on Autotrader and wrote to find out the asking price.
> I am not going to buy a green with tan car, but the mileage was intriguing.
> I had a subscription to Carfax when I did this, and what I learned finished
> my interest:  a car purchased at auction with low miles and no service
> history or documentation.  And for an outrageous price:  someone at the
> dealership read the Kelly Blue Book and thought the numbers given there were
> real.
> 
> The truth is that this car is a $5000 car IF the body is truly straight.  It
> will take a complete service, beginning with the timing belt, tensioner and
> all that jazz, just to begin with.
> 
> The power steering pump will have to be replaced, and a complete ignition
> tuneup will need to be done in entirety...that means all wires as well as
> the obvious.  
> 
> AND since we would be "in there", all the cam and crank seals will need to
> be done, because if they are not, they will all start to leak within the
> first year of ownership.
> 
> The entire rear and front suspensions will need to be redone.  I mean to say
> that all the bushings that age on these cars will need to be done as well.
> That is what the rear tire wear is telling me, anyway.
> 
> I think that if the body is really straight, for around ten grand this
> could be a fine car.  Five for purchase, and then around five more for the
> necessary maintenance that most likely has not been done, but at 75000 miles
> will be definitely needed.
> 
> Roger
> 
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