[V8] I could fix it or buy a different one...

[cobram at juno.com]

I'd advise anyone interested in a Houston area car to triple check for
flood damage.  I wouldn't buy one without pulling the dash pad and the
passenger floor insulation to check, only takes a couple minutes for
both.  
Many moons ago in my misspent youth, I worked a couple of summers on the
outskirts of Houston fixing, towing and whatever cars and International
trucks.  When there was decent rainfall during storms, tornados, etc. 
certain areas of Houston would flood big time, and we'd spend weeks doing
little more drying out cars.  Caveat Emptor, the last thing anyone needs
is a V8Q with electrical gremlins, well, more than the usual anyway.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
"God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."

Karl Middlebrooks <benzeenprophet at hotmail.com> writes:
> 
> I've actually been tempted by that one, as well. When I get back to 
> Texas next week, I'm considering selling my 02 A6 Avant 3.0 and 
> seeing if I can pick up a V8 down there (yeah, I know, it's probably 
> an ill-advised plan, but ill-advised plans and I go together well).
> 
> However, if you pick up the Houston V8 and need to get it back to 
> the Pacific NW, I'd be glad to drive it up for you, since I split my 
> time between Texas and Oregon, and love making the drive.
> 
> I'm with you on the Pearl. Initially, I only picked up a Pearl car 
> because it was a nice 93, but the more I look at it, the more it's 
> grown on me. Dunno why, but I'd like to find one in Papyrus or 
> Panther.
> 
> > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:57:32 -0800
> > From: cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com
> > To: V8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: [V8] I could fix it or buy a different one...
> > 
> > I have a dilemma:  should I fix the car have or buy a different 
> one that
> > might be in better shape.
> > 
> > I'm looking specifically at this car, which seems to be in pretty 
> good shape
> > and just had the timing belt done:
> > http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1004074200.html
> > 
> > I *really* want a black car, but for almost the same price as the 
> above
> > black V8, I can get the p&p heads Ron was talking about before 
> (which
> > includes all the gaskets needed to do the job) as well a complete 
> timing
> > belt/water pump kit.  Even though my car won't be black, it should 
> be a
> > rather nice running 120k mi. V8, and to be honest the pearl color 
> is
> > starting to grow on me.  I think it would look pretty damn good 
> with some
> > BBS LM's and tinted windows.
> > 
> > Anyway, what concerns me most is that doing the head job and 
> timing belt
> > stuff means I'll have to make sure and set the timing perfectly.  
> I really
> > hate the thought of screwing up the timing and bending brand new 
> valves.  ><
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