[V8] meandering thoughts on a mild Saturday

[Kneale Brownson]

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On 7/11/2015 1:14 PM, Dave Saad wrote:
> Well...
> I just bought a allroad 2.7t. I got it for 3k with 115k miles on it. The interior is in fantastic shape, and the body is also very nice. The previous owners daughter did a little "art work" on the paint, but it will all buff out. Kinda cute actually - kids do funny stuff. It also has a rebuilt transmission and came with an extra set of wheels/snow tires. It had a leaky front suspension and weak air pump. Also had a bad dash display and the stereo display has dead pixels. Basically this is how I wanted to buy it. All fixable stuff.
> So far I have rebuilt the front end with new lifetime air springs, new upper control arms and re-bushed lower control arms. The air pump is rebuildable for $30. The dash lcd panel was $120 and easy to replace. I also put new tires on. The whole mess cost about $2k (including the vag-com I just bought and the service manual) so I am in this car for slightly north of 5k and it certainly feels like it will go another 100k miles with little trouble.
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> So far I love it which surprises me since it is a tip tronic but I like that too. It is very easy to drive like a manual transmission.
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> So- rather than spend top dollar for a perfect specimen, look for one that can be brought back to life. This way you get to control the quality and cost of your repairs.
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> I also hear the 2.7t is near bullet  proof. There will be lots of rubber hose issues for me for the next year but this is expected and planed for.
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> Dave
> Btw does this mean I have to leave the v8 list?
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