RE: Bleeding to death

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com>]

Sounds to me like you bought a piece of crap.  Is that the cars fault.  All 
the things mentioned with the exception of maybe 1 or 2 would have easily been 
replaced at that mileage before on ANY car.  All except a few of the things 
are wear items.  Door handles are a travesty I admit.  

Sorry for your troubles but I have little sympathy considering what you would 
have had with any other make.  Simplicity excepted of course.

Pat Martin
864000csq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge, MC and loving it.  Drilled rotors 
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS Intermediates turning it,  K&N and 
uh....  
95 subaru legacy 
Bothell, Wa


My 1987 5KCSTQ 188k miles, Is the worst car I have ever owned! Never works 
right, 
Allways F*cks up,
Is rusting to pieces, had F brakes (only disk and pads), R brakes New 
everything, 
cables, alt, starter, Many mounts, RACK!!!!
AC, windows! Shocks F&R, Top strut mount bearings, Left front CV (total axel) 
Ball 
joints, Rusted fuel line (left me stranded, as well as busted radiator hose, 
dead fool 
pump, brake line burst, dead start in the rain,
dead battery in the cold) Audi's should come with a discount coupon for AAA! 
Other 
things, Seat heat dead, Radio is screwed & Power annt dead, Did I say windows? 
, Power 
mirrors, Sunroorf, 1/2 rear window heater, Did i say door handels, Windshield 
washers, 
Hi Lo switch dead, Leather seat stiching fell apart after puchace, New 
exhahst, Many 
other things I can't even think of!

My point? Is it nobeler to suffer the slings and arrows of outragious fortune, 
or Own a 
better car?

I am an Engineer, and have owened everything from an MGA to several Porsche 
911s.

I know you will want a 5KCSTQ with all the work already done, But my Hell is 
to live 
with it, because I paid for all the work (plus future) Makes it not for sale!

My two $0.01

Later!