Re: My Almost V8 Experience

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In a message dated 97-03-26 15:45:21 EST, cschwart@stern.nyu.edu (Charles
Schwartz) writes:

>There was an ad in last Sunday's New York Times for a 1990 V8 Quattro with
>45k and a bad trans.  The owner wanted the best offer over the $1200 he had
>been offered by the local dealer Zumbach.  Zumback had given him a repair
>estimate of $10,000 for the new trans plus over $1000 to install it.

Yup, I chased that one based on Mike Aiello's tip. By the time I spoke with
the owner he confirmed he had sold it for 5000$. Still a bargain, the front
clip's worth 4k$...Oh well, maybe next time.

-Chris Semple
'90 V8 under my care, still looking for an oil cooler and both wing mirrors.