Re: '89 90 quattro for $3500 good price?

["Michael Benno" <mbenno@northstar-mn.com>]

If someone wants the car, I have a right headlight and bumper (bamboo) for
sale.

Mike Benno 90q20v
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> From: Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>
> To: Quattro List <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Subject: Re: '89 90 quattro for $3500 good price?
> Date: Wednesday, February 05, 1997 9:45 AM
> 
> Hairy green toads from Mars made Todd Candey say:
> 
> > John Karasaki wrote:
> > > 
> > > A local wrecking yard here in Portland has a '89 90 quattro, black
with 125k
> > > miles.  It needs a new grill and bumper and one headlight.  Looks
like a
> > > very easy fix, even you one such as me with zero autobody experience.
 They
> > > want $3500 or offer for it.  Does this seem high?
> 
> > John, compared to what I've seen here, almost sounds too good to be
true...
> > The only thing that I would be concerned with is the miles.
> 
> That is a good price. I wouldn't be too concerned with the miles.
> My '89 100Q has 136K and is chugging along strong.
> 
> It will likely need some maintenance-type repairs at that age,
> but nothing to outrageous.
> 
> What I would look for is frame damage due to whatever accident
> pranged the grill/bumper. Make sure it drives straight as an arrow,
> and get a *good* alignment shop to check all the numbers and look
> underneath for any weird shims that might be used to fudge the numbers.
> 
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> 
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