Re: I was took...

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

Where are you located?  I hate to suggest this but your car
may be a good parts donor car.  If you're paying for labor,
you'll literally pay thousands of dollars to get these things
fixed.

I wish you the best.

Keep us posted.


Paul Anderson: Private email AndersonPaul@juno.com


On Fri, 23 Jan 1998 18:27:49 -0500 Jo Cooper <jo.cooper@trcinc.com>
writes:
>New member here..I'm a woman and I think I was had.  I purchased an 
>'87 =
>Audi for $800.  The reason the guy sold it to me for $800 he said is =
>because there were a 'few' things wrong:  the odometer, temperature =
>gauge and window & light problems.
>
>Well... after two weeks the car started overheating - I barely made it 
>=
>to the dealer for service - I spent $1500 repairing the head gasket, =
>water pump, replaced valves, some kind of converter (I know nothing of 
>=
>cars) and other schtuff.
>
>Here's my question, Do I keep the car?  I like it but is it worth =
>keeping & spending more money?  My door wouldn't open so I took the 
>door =
>panel off to see if I could tweak it - I found a stick holding up the 
>=
>window - not a piece of wood, a stick from a tree.  Besides that, I 
>also =
>need:  the transmission fluid drained, the lights don't work - I have 
>to =
>use the bright lights, I don't have break lights, the air blows but 
>not =
>cold and not hot, three windows do not roll down, the mechanic who 
>fixed =
>my car said I need a new exhaust system (it didn't sound like that =
>Before I took it in ?? Is it because I'm a woman or what?), the temp =
>gauge doesn't work, the odometer doesn't work and there's no radio.
>
>Is it worth it?????
>