Re: new guy

["Martin Pajak" <quattro@rogerswave.ca>]

> wants 800 for the package, and he's a good mechanic.  but i don't know
> what the car is worth, aside from what i can gather from kelly blue book,
> but that doesn't help too much.  what should i look out for?  is the 4000
> non-Quattro worth owning?  do they have any serious flaws?

The turbo diesel is a rare car indeed.  The only problem I have
with that car is that it's never been offered here with 5 speed, only 
automatics.  The engine is basically a 1.6 liter VW unit with a turbo 
making 52 horses @ 4800 RPM.  The engine should be just as reliable 
as in any VW diesel (don't have much experience here) as long as oil 
changes have been done and or the new engine is rebuilt properly.
The rest of the car is basically a standard 4000 ('82 and '83).
Look for usual things like rust, neglect, poor maintnance.
The non quattro 4000's are worth owning if you are not into high 
performance (stock) or if you do not live where it snows.
There was one for sale here in Toronto region few years ago and 
that's the only one I have ever seen.  They were asing too much 
though and I didn't buy it.  
It would be nice if Audi put the 5 cyl turbo diesel into one of 
those. 
 
> btw, what is Audi's designation for the 4000?  such as 1970 BMW 2800 = E3
> and 1980 VW Rabbit = G1.

The workshop manual call them: Type 81

HTH

Martin Pajak
quattro@rogerswave.ca
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5939

1982 Coupe TURBO (473,150 km)
1984 4000s quattro (soon to be a rally car)
1986 4000s quattro (326,000 km) 
1982 Coupe (154,000) parts car

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