Re: 4-cylinder engine

[rwcohn@chinet.chinet.com (Robert W. Cohn)]

> 
> I need some feedback on the (perceived) durability of the 4-cylinder Audi
> engines. A good friend of mine is considering buying an 88 Audi 80. The car
> is in as good shape as they come, regularly maintained, and running strong.
> The catch is that it has 107 thousand (California freeway) miles. I inspected
> the car and, if it were a 5-cylinder, I would have given the stamp of approval
> without a blink, but I have very little experience with the 4-cylinder engines.
> If this friend buys the car, she would be driving it about 10M per year.
> 
> 	Thanks much,
> 	Jakov
> 
> 	82 Coupe
> 	86 5000 TQ wagon
> 
What you have is a VW motor.  Parts are less expensive, but the car will be 
under-powered.  Don't be bashful, pull the spark plugs and inspect them.
Then while your at it, perform a compression test of all cylinders.
Are the motors any good?  I have 2 VW Scirocco's that I race in ITB class.