[V8] Seattle 1993 V8 For Sale

[Audi Sport]

Oh I know you did, that was not directed towards you at all, just general advice :)
 
Dan



> From: allanvega at adelphia.net> To: audisport44 at hotmail.com; v8 at audifans.com> Subject: Re: [V8] Seattle 1993 V8 For Sale> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:33:07 -0500> > Just for the record, I only paid for the car after I drove down to > see/drive/inspect it. Never pay for car you havnt inspected or had someone > else inspect....very risky> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Audi Sport" <audisport44 at hotmail.com>> To: <v8 at audifans.com>> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:35 PM> Subject: Re: [V8] Seattle 1993 V8 For Sale> > > >I need to chime in on this one too...> >> > Of the 17 cars I've had so far (I'm 25), mostly being Audis, I would say > > only about 20-30% (if that) had service records. While it's nice to see > > what parts have been replaced on a car, it doesn't mean much to me. Things > > can break at any point, even stuff that has been replaced rather recently. > > What does mean "everything" to me however, is thoroughly checking the car > > out. This way you get a VERY good idea of the shape the car is in, > > assuming you know cars, know how to work on them and know what you are > > looking at and what to look for.> >> > The person below mentioned: "I will not buy a used car that has no > > service records", in my case I will not buy a car sight unseen. That is by > > FAR the most important factor, everything else like service records is > > just some extra icing on the cake. About 70% of the time I have gone to > > buy a used car I found it to be in the exact opposite shape of what the > > seller was describing it as! For instance, people that buy cars on Ebay > > without being able to see them before payment take HUGE risks.> >> > Bottom line is, NEVER buy a car based on the seller's description! No > > matter how nice it sounds, how much you want it or how little they are > > asking for it. When it sounds too good to be true, 90% of the time it is. > > Go see it for yourself or have someone look at it for you if you can't or > > don't know how.> >> >> > Dan> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: allanvega at adelphia.net> To: dsaad at icehouse.net; v8 at audifans.com> > >> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:04:26 -0500> Subject: Re: [V8] Seattle 1993 V8 > >> For Sale> > Same here. my 73,000 mile 4.2 ebay speacial had no paper work > >> either. Every > time I look to do a little maitanance, I find its been > >> done already. the > two big ones of the top of my head are th t-belt and > >> complete tune-up > (yes...OE wires plugs cap and rotors.)> ----- Original > >> Message ----- > From: "d saad" <dsaad at icehouse.net>> To: > >> <v8 at audifans.com>> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:48 AM> Subject: > >> Re: [V8] Seattle 1993 V8 For Sale> > > >> >> > Something to think > >> about -> >> > None of my cars has any service> > records - and yet they > >> are all well maintained .> > I might not exactly> > be "normal" (no > >> comment please :-), but the real test is to take> > the car yourself and > >> give it a good inspection. You can tell pretty easy> > if the owner has > >> been kind to it.> >> > Case in point - My Dads old> > 1975 diesel Peugeot > >> was dealer maintained for its first 100K miles - up> > until the motor > >> self destructed due to totally incompetent service> > work.> > For the > >> next 400K miles (on the new motor I put in) it never> > saw a dealer or > >> garage other than for tires and brakes. Never had a> > problem with it.> > >> >> > Same with my V8. It has not seen a dealer or> > garage since 1999, > >> but I have gone far and above "regular> > maintenance" on it.> >> > So - > >> never say never is my motto.> >> > Dave> >> >> William,> >>> >> I> > > >> "checked" it to the extent that I learned it has no service> > records > >> and> >> the seller thinks the timing belt> >> does not> > need to be > >> changed until 90K miles. There was some list> >>> > discussion> >> that > >> the belt may have> >> been changed.> > Everyone comes with their own set > >> issues -- I will not buy> >> a> >> used car that has no service> >> > >> records.> >>> >> HTH,> >>> >> Greg J> >>> >> "Bill> > Hitzler" > >> <bhitzler at kpbsd.k12.ak.us>> >>> >>>I'm> > curious, did anyone look at > >> that 93 V8 that Mike Del Tergo linked us> >>> to> >> on the Seattle > >> Craigs List?> >>>> >>>Thanks, William> >>> > > >> _______________________________________________> >> Audifans V8> > > >> mailing list> >> Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com> >>> > Manage your > >> list connection:> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8> >> Have > >> an Audi V8> > question? Check the Audifans Knowledgebase!> >>> > > >> http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/V8> >> Have a V8 answer?> > > >> ... 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